This integrated, analytic text presents a comprehensive analysis of the transformation of the political economy of development in the contemporary Middle East over the past ...

A compelling new study from Nobel laureate Robert Fogel, examining health, nutrition and technology over the last three centuries and beyond. It will be essential reading for ...

An introduction to the sociological study of death, dying and bereavement.

The world's population is expected to grow by about 2.2 billion people between now and the year 2020. There is no doubt that feeding these extra mouths represents the principal ...

This book is an attempt to recover the different familial systems and compare them with one another.

Assesses Britain's handling of city growth during the First Industrial Revolution.