Books from Avebury
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Data Management and Data Description
By Richard WilliamsThis study sets out to place Cypriot migration to Britain within the context of New Commonwealth migration as a whole and within current developments in the field of racial and...
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Children, Sex, and Social Policy: Humanistic Solutions for Problems of Child Sexual Abuse
By Christopher BagleyChildren, Sex, and Social Policy: Humanistic Solutions for Problems of Child Sexual Abuse
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Alcohol, Politics and Social Policy
By Rob BaggottAlcohol, Politics and Social Policy
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The New Struggle for Democracy in Africa
By John A. WisemanJohn A. Wiseman, who has already established an international reputation for his writings on African democracy, here presents, for the first time in a book-length study, an examination and analysis...
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Security, Identity and Nation Building: Cyprus and the European Union in Comparative Perspective
By Demetrios A. TheophylactouSecurity, Identity and Nation Building: Cyprus and the European Union in Comparative Perspective
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Bus Deregulation in the Metropolitan Areas
By Laurie PickupA report by the Transport Studies Unit, set up to monitor the effects of the 1985 Transport Act from a broad perspective and incorporating assessment of indirect and social impacts,...
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Macro-econometric Models
By Joachim Fischer, Götz UebeThis is the second edition, essentially a completely newly written state of the art introduction into the field of macro-econometric models. Its first focus is to present the different specifications...
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Reinventing Revolution: Value and Difference in New Social Movements and the Left
By Tim JordanThis text discusses social movements and socialist politics. It looks at the changing face of socialist politics, examining the concepts of difference, value and emancipatory political processes.
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Reimaging the Pariah City: Urban Development in Belfast & Detroit
By Brendan Murtagh, William J. V. Neill, Diana S. FitzsimonsThis book examines the pressure that politicians, policy makers and planners are under in Detroit and Belfast to put 'image building' at the centre of urban development. The book also...
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Accounting, Management Control, and Business Organisation: An Institutionalist Perspective
By W. B. SealThis text focuses on the questions "why does accounting exist, and what contribution does it make to the creation of wealth?" These issues are central to economic theory, and in...
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Disruption, Displacement, Discontinuity?: Children in Care and Their Families in Ireland
By Kathleen O'HigginsWho were the five strangest mathematicians in history? What are the ten most interesting numbers? Full of thought-provoking mathematical mysteries, puzzles, and games, this text should enchant even the most...
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Adoption in the Two Jurisdictions of Ireland: A Comparative Study
By Kerry O'HalloranAdoption in the Two Jurisdictions of Ireland: A Comparative Study
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What No One Told You about Health Care: A Look at Some Health Care Problems and Some Possible Solutions
By Donald L. PriceThis text discusses some of the problems and successes of the existing health care system, and aims to show that the costs of health care are not the only problem....
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Defining Violence: Understanding the Causes and Effects of Violence
By Hannah BradbyDefining Violence: Understanding the Causes and Effects of Violence
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Post-war Caribbean Migration to Britain: The Unfinished Cycle
By Margaret ByronThis text analyzes post-war Caribbean migration to Britain. It examines the historical context and Britain as the chosen destination - both on an national level and a local level, and...
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Staff Supervision in the Probation Service: Keeping Pace with Change
By Michael DaviesStaff Supervision in the Probation Service: Keeping Pace with Change
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The Planning and Evaluation of Hallmark Events
By Geoffrey J. SymeRecueil des articles et présentations de la conférence. Analyse, définition, méthodologie et évaluation des grands évènements touristiques (hallmark events). Aspects et études de cas. De sensibilité australienne, la diversité des...
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Cities in Transformation - Transformation in Cities: Social and Symbolic Change of Urban Space
By Ove KälltorpMany cities in different parts of the world have experienced a fundamental economic, cultural and social transformation in recent decades. This volume addresses the global processes of urban transformation empirically...
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Women, the Elderly and Social Policy in Finland and Japan: The Muse Or the Worker Bee?
By Briitta Koskiaho, Paula Mäkinen, Maija-Liisa PättiniemiThese papers study the position of women in two ageing societies - Japan and Finland. The focus on women is seen as an essential indicator which helps analyze the nature...
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The Media in British Politics
By Ben Pimlott, Jean SeatonThe Media in British Politics