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Global Culture and Sport Series

Palgrave Macmillan
This book is the first in-depth exploration of why East Germany was, for two decades, one of the three most successful nations in both the Summer and Winter...
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Aristocratic Families in Republican France, 1870-1940
Studies in Modern French History

Manchester University Press
This is a study of the daily life, concerns, and dynamics of aristocratic families in the France of the Third Republic. Elizabeth Macknight draws on a vast...
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Dirty Work
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Identity Studies in the Social Sciences

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This book explores new understandings and contemporary experiences of dirty work – tasks or roles that are seen to be disgusting or degrading. Through novel...
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Women In Business
Navigating Career Success

Palgrave Macmillan
Much has been written about equal opportunity issues, but little has been published about how organizations might provide more structure and support to ensure...
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Intersections between Feminist and Queer Theory
Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences

Palgrave Macmillan
The emergence of queer ideas has unsettled other forms of exploring gender and sexuality, in particular, feminism. In response, feminists have been significant...
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The Demands of Motherhood
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Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

Palgrave Macmillan
Drawing on qualitative interviews with forty middle-class mothers living in Northern Ireland and the US, this book explores the strategies women adopt, as...
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Children, Morality and Society
Studies in Childhood and Youth

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This book explores the extent to which children engage with questions of morality, arguing that they are active members of society who have both the capacity...
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The Sociology of Elite Distinction
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This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and...
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Whiteness, Class and the Legacies of Empire
On Home Ground

Palgrave Macmillan
What has Britain's inglorious history of colonial exploitation got to do with the tranquil, green and pleasant environment of the village community that is...
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Secret Manoeuvres in the Dark
Corporate Spying on Activists

Pluto Press
The exposure of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy in the "eco-activist" movement revealed how the state monitors and undermines political activism. This book...

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American Higher Education, Second Edition
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The roots of controversy surrounding higher education in the US extend deep into the past. This original, incisive history goes far in offering a needed sense...
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Don't Bite Your Tongue
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The Presumption of Guilt
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The Future of Your Only Child
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Palgrave Insights in Psychology Series

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From body image to social networking, the media has a huge influence on how we view ourselves and others and this engaging text is ideal for students studying...
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The Homeschooling Option
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Power, Second Edition
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Being Sociological

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Being Sociological is a concise and original thematic introduction to sociology that will help lecturers inspire their students and act as a springboard into...
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Collective Action for Social Change
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Community organizers build solidarity and collective power in fractured communities. They help ordinary people turn their private pain into public action,...
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Forensic Psychology
Palgrave Insights in Psychology Series

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This introduction shows the reader how much forensic psychology informs us about every step of the criminal process. From biological, social and cognitive...