The devil’s highway

The devil’s highwayBranded the Devils Highway, nineteenth century Ratcliffe Highway was associated with crime and vice. In contrast, this book argues that sailortown was a distinctive and functional community. This community fostered an urban maritime culture that shaped a sense of themselves and the conventions that governed subaltern behaviour in the district.

internationally visible phenomenon – yet the impact on public awareness

archivists and a number of writers who have been involved in the enactment of Holmes stories on stage

Vyāsa is the primary creative poet of the Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata and 'Vyāsa Redux' examines the many paradoxical dimensions of his narrative virtuosity in the poem where the poet is both the creator of the work and a character within it

It features a wealth of real-life examples

jewelry design

provides a comprehensive survey of humankind's impact on the global environment from the Late Stone Age to the present day

from traders to ordinary investors

Exploring the Chinese Social Model presents new analysis and fresh research on how China deals with unequal development and inequality in the context of its surging economic growth

are essential reading for all those who wish to keep abreast of the 'state-of-the-art' and who seek ideas for new avenues of research

This short primer traces the origins of the concept of the living wage and seeks to explain its current rise in fortune as an economic instrument with a social objective

this book delivers a rare glimpse into the history of film production practices in Hong Kong

This feminist literary study discusses postmodern ideas about the self