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Anthem Series Spotlight | Key Issues in Modern Sociology

27 March 2013 Uncategorized

Sociology, as the systematic study of social institutions, inevitably looks at how major institutional areas (the political, the legal and the economic) intersect and mutually shape each other. At the same time, to quote the famous words of American sociologist C. Wright Mills, sociologists concern themselves with the interface between...

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Anthem Library of the Month | BIBLIOTHEQUE DES AMIS D’INSTRUCTION

Anthem Library of the Month | BIBLIOTHEQUE DES AMIS D’INSTRUCTION

28 February 2013 Uncategorized

© 2012 ParisRevu The Bibliothèque des Amis d’Instruction (Library of the Friends of Education) was a workers’ self-help library founded in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris in 1861 by a group of artisans led by the lithographer Giraud. It claims to be the first lending library ever established in the...

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Anthem Library of the Month | SOCIETA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA

Anthem Library of the Month | SOCIETA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA

14 January 2013 Uncategorized

© 2011 Congresso della Società Italiana di BIOGEOGRAFIA Much as I like large libraries and their never ending collections, I also have a passion for (relatively) small places. It started in the corridors of the British Institute of Florence and it became a habit when the London Library gave me...

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‘Molière on Stage’ attains CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title status | ‘On Beckett’ and the latest from our Theatre and Performance series

2 January 2013 Uncategorized

Over the past year, we have been working on developing our Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance series. Looking at a wide range of theatre, from historically traditional forms to less structured, contemporary acts, this series seeks to analyse one of the most dynamic aspects of culture with a broad,...

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Anthem Library of the Month | CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND DOCUMENTATION IN MUMBAI

17 December 2012 Uncategorized

The Centre for Education and Documentation in Mumbai was founded sometime in the late 1970s, amid a host of solicitors’ offices in an inconspicuous side street behind Regal Cinema. For a graduate student in the late 1980s looking for information on recent social and political events, there were few resources...

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The Rise of the IGCSE

11 December 2012 Uncategorized

The Cambridge International GCSE (IGCSE) is widely recognised as the most popular international qualification for 14-16 year olds in the world. One of the primary reasons for its wide reach is that Cambridge qualifications are highly regarded by universities and employers worldwide. As a result, schools everywhere, from Brussels to...

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Anthem Book Spotlight | EUROPE’S UNFINISHED CURRENCY

27 November 2012 Uncategorized

October was a busy month for our author, Dr Thomas Mayer. His book, ‘Europe’s Unfinished Currency,’ was published at the beginning of the month and in order to promote and celebrate the release, Dr Mayer participated in a book tour around Europe and the U.S. with stops in several cities...

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Professor Craig Calhoun and the Public Mission of Research Universities

16 November 2012 Uncategorized

In a recent lecture at the LSE, Professor Craig Calhoun, who is a world-renowned social scientist and the LSE Director (as of 1 September), discussed the public mission of research universities. It’s a very informative and interesting lecture that follows the evolution of universities and their function within and in...

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Anthem Press Backs AFC Wimbledon

Anthem Press Backs AFC Wimbledon

15 November 2012 Uncategorized

Anthem Press’ roots lie in Wimbledon, South West London. It and the recently launched Thames River Press are imprints of Wimbledon Publishing Company Limited. The Sood family behind the company are active members of the local community and are supporters of Wimbledon Bookfest and the local football team, AFC Wimbledon....

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Anthem Library of the Month | NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY

Anthem Library of the Month | NEW YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY

9 November 2012 Uncategorized

© 2012 New York Society Library People who are melodramatic about the decline of the physical book often see booklovers as having to retreat to redoubts, sanctuaries, like people of learning retiring to monasteries in late antiquity. Things may not be that drastic, but my personal Monte Cassino or Vivarium...

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