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A Life in Education
Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart
Author: Brian Simon
Published:  1998
ISBN:   PB 0 85315 866 5
Subject: Education
  • Brian Simon, the eminent historian of British education, looks back on over half a century of involvement in the politics of education.

    • A Nation in Barracks: Modern Germany, Military Conscription and Civil Society
    Publisher: Berg
    Author: Ute Frevert
    Published: September 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 881 8   PB 1 85973 886 9
    Subject: history;politics;sociology;
  • German militarism' has long been understood to be a central element of German society. Considering the role of militarism, this book investigates how conscription has contributed to instilling a strong sense of military commitment in Germany

    • A New Modernity?: Change in Science, Literature and Politics
    Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart
    Author: Wendy Wheeler
    Published:  1999
    ISBN:   PB 0 85315 877 0
    Subject: Cultural Studies

    • A POW's Memoir of the First World War: The Other Ordeal
    Publisher: Berg
    Author: Georges Connes
    Published: May 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 783 8   PB 1 85973 788 9
    Subject: history
  • Translated by Marie-Claire Connes Wrage and edited by Lois Davis Vines This lyrical memoir offers a fresh look inside the trauma of war and captivity during the First World War, with resonance for today's world.

    • A War Too Far: Iraq, Iran and the New American Century
    Publisher: Pluto Press
    Author: Paul Rogers
    Published: January 2006
    ISBN:   HB 0 74532 432 0   PB 0 74532 431 2
    Subject: Middle and Far East Studies |Conflict Resolution/Peace Studies |Current Affairs |
  • Leading security expert analyses the implications of war in Iraq, and the possibility of an attack on Iran and its consequences.

    • Age, Narrative and Migration: The Life Course and Life Histories of Bengali Elders in London
    Publisher: Berg
    Author: Katy Gardner
    Published: June 2002
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 313 1   PB n/a
    Subject: sociology;
  • Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in Britain has focused upon younger people, this book deals with Bengali elders, the first generation of migrants from Sylhet, in Bangladesh.

    • Alternative Femininities: Body, Age and Identity
    Publisher: Berg
    Author: Samantha Holland
    Published: June 2004
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 803 6   PB 1 85973 808 7
    Subject: sociology;Fashion;anthropology;
  • Imagine a world where the oppressive, over-feminized images of women from advertising, television, films, and magazines have re-armed themselves with army boots, body modifications, and flamboyant hair.

    • An Exclusive Education: Race, class and exclusion in British Schools
    Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart
    Author: Chris Searle
    Published: June 2001
    ISBN:   PB 0 85315 932 7
    Subject: Education, politics, history
  • Chris Searle provides a wealth of statistical information, together with many case studies of wrongly excluded children.

    • Anthropology and Theology
    Publisher: Berg
    Author: Douglas Davies
    Published: March 2002
    ISBN:   HB 1 85973 532 0   PB 1 85973 537 1
    Subject: anthropology;
  • Anthropology and Christian Theology have traditionally interpreted religion in quite different ways and have often been thought of as hostile to one another. In fact, a fundamental concern for human experience lies at the heart of both disciplines.

    • Anti-Arab Racism in the USA: Where it Comes from and What it Means for Politics Today
    Publisher: Pluto Press
    Author: Steven Salaita
    Published: March 2006
    ISBN:   HB 0 74532 517 3   PB 0 74532 516 5
    Subject: Current Affairs |
  • A subtle account of anti-Arab racism in today's America and its place in supposedly 'liberal' communities, especially since 9/11.

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