African City Textualities
The stereotype of Africa as a predominantly ‘natural’ space ignores the existence of vibrant and cosmopolitan urban environments on the continent. Far from merely embodying…
Armas, Gérmenes Y Acero / Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Hace trece mil anos la evolucion de las distintas sociedades humanas comenzo a tomar rumbos diferentes. La domesticacion de los animales y el cultivo de…
Children at Play Learning Gender in the Early Years
This captivating book illuminates our understanding of how young children develop gender identities. A two year longitudinal research project on children’s own understandings of gender…
Evicted Poverty and Profit in the American City
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF TIME‘S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE ONE OF THE…
Farming Stories from the Scottish Borders Hard Lives for Poor Reward
This book is about the generations of people who have made the farms we know today. Engaging, enjoyable and informative, the author uses various family…
Hold Tight Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime
HOLD TIGHT is a book about being black, British and born after 1980. It’s also about Grime. Celebrating over fifty key songs that make up…
Orientalism
A groundbreaking critique of the West’s historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is-decades after its first publication-one of the most important books…
Respectable Crossing the Class Divide
‘Pithy and provoking, spiced with the personal’ Hilary Mantel Lynsey Hanley grew up part of the ‘respectable working class’. At university, she discovered that social…
Rising Voices Writings of Young Native Americans
An astonishing collection of poems and essays written by young contemporary Native Americans. Words of protest against prejudice and oppression, poems of estrangement and pain,…
The Apple Orchard The Story of Our Most English Fruit
‘An absorbing love letter to the English apple tree…lyrical and joyful’ – TLS ‘A delightful book’ – Sunday Times Shortlisted for the André Simon Food…
The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome
The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger’s syndrome (AS). Now including a new introduction explaining the impact…
The Discourse of Race in Modern China
First published in 1992, The Discourse of Race in Modern China rapidly became a classic, showing for the first time on the basis of detailed…













