Acclaimed as a magisterial classic work A Social History of English Cricket is an encyclopaedic survey of the game from its humble origins all the way to modern floodlit finishes. But it is also the story of English culture mirrored in a sport that has always been a complex repository of our manners hierarchies & politics. Derek Birley's survey of the impact on cricket of two world wars Empire & 'the English caste system' will contends Ian Wooldridge 'teach an intelligent child of twelve more about their heritage than he or she will ever pick up at school.' In just under 400 pages Birley takes us through a rich historical tapestry: how the game was snatched from rustic obscurity by gentlemanly gamblers; became the height of late eighteenth century metropolitan fashion; was turned into both symbol & synonym for British imperialism; & its more recent struggle to dislodge the discomforting social values preserved in the game from its imperial heyday. Superbly witty & humorous peopled by larger-than-life characters from Denis Compton to Ian Botham & wholly forswearing nostalgia A Social History of English Cricket is a tour-de-force by one of the great writers on cricket. ...

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- Bernard Melling University of Salford. I consider this to be an essential book for students of social policy here at the University of Salford. This third edition of the bestselling " Social Policy" builds on the strengths of the highly respected first & second editions to offer a broad introduction to current developments in social policy & welfare. Comprehensive readable & thought-provoking this is the standard introductory book on social policy in the UK. It provides a framework for exploring key questions such as: What are social policies? How are social policies created & implemented? Why do certain policies exist? This revised edition has been expanded & thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the fields of social policy & welfare. It
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Studying a social science degree? Need to know how to develop your research methods & write up your results more effectively? In the fourth edition of this lively & engaging textbook Alan Bryman presents students with an updated & all-encompassing guide to the principle techniques & methodology in the field of Social Research. Adopting a coherent & student-friendly format the book offers an encyclopaedic introduction to social research methodology & considers a broad range of qualitative & quantitative methods to help students identify & evaluate the best approach for their research needs. Building on the success of the previous editions this book is concerned with the ways that social researchers approach their craft. Bryman guides the reader through all aspects of the research process including formulating objectives choosing research methods securing research participants as well as advice on how to effectively collect analyse & interpret data & disseminate those findings to others. This fourth edition features a new supervisor experience feature which offers helpful tips from the supervisors perspective on successful research as well as a new chapter which tackles the sampling issues faced by qualitative researchers in a more consolidated fashion than in previous editions. Substantial updates have also been made to the existing material particularly the internet research section which has been fully revised to accommodate the extensive developments in this area. An Online Resource Centre accompanies the text &
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Social Sciences: The Big Issues second edition offers an introduction to the big debates within the social sciences & to what the social sciences can provide as a means of explaining the changing world. The social sciences focus upon people as individuals & as members of wider communities & networks & look at all aspects of human relationships from the personal & intimate to the public & political. The book covers contemporary concerns with identities citizenship migration diversity new technologies & the changing & often uncertain impact of globalization. The second edition has been extensively updated with new illustrations & examples & additional discussion of the responses of the social sciences to the mobilities of contemporary life such as migration living in multiethnic & often rapidly changing communities new forms of citizenship the impact of the material world the perception that we live in a more insecure & dangerous world & the role of the media in presenting ideas about the changes that might be taking place. ...