a pretty obsessive book of the author and his scabby associates walking around the peri-urban wasteland that fringes London: a world of conferencing centres, security installatins, psychiatric hospitals, wastelands, housing developments, chip vans &c Very much the world of JG Ballard who makes a few appearances, along with assorted mystics, utopians, dystopians, medics &c - a quintessentailly English book. Long and at times pretty tedious - like the walk itself. But it would have been good to be along.
great slagging of sociologists and sociology. As a sociologist what's not to like?? Must read it again soon.
tedious and pretentious. I quite liked Atomised, at least it was funny, this is just boring. One of the few books I couldn't be bothered finishing.
nice little book about the life, times and designs of Ireland's most famous designer - virtually unknown in her own country until rediscovered in the last few years. Her lacquer work is something else, and worth looking at in Dublin's Collins Barracks Museum.
a very interesting book that maps aspects of global food culture and politics: for example, there are maps depicting urban farming, retail power, food aid and alcohol consumption (we know who tops that league table!)
a bit disappointing, after all the hype about the film, which I haven't seen yet. Strayed a bit close to Alexander McCall territory. Didn't really get under Amin's skin in the way it promised.
all about things that come in 2s - like twins (and very interesting on lost twins). I found it very useful in my study of plagiarism. Long.
interesting book on the links between (mainly protestant) religions in USA and food: lots on food in church halls and basements; food aid and charity. Gets a bit repetitive - there is only so much you can say about the topic!
Looks at design as related to food - from pasta shapes to restaurants
A colourful company history of Ireland's best-known ice cream manufacturer and Dublin institution. Company is now part of multinational Unilever.
Landscape of Food: The Food Relationships of Town and Country in Modern Times (Studia Fennica. Historica, 4) by Tanja Vahtikari
collection of papers on the rural-urban food interface. Based on a food history syposium in Tampere, Finland in 1999.
The rituals of dinner : the origins, evolution, eccentricities, and meaning of table manners by Margaret Visser
Fascinating study - all you ever needed to know about knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks - and how we use them. Explains why Europeans and Americans have very different approaches to the use of the fork.
a sociological study of the introduction of the RSE sex education programme to Irish schools
a sociological analysis of the infamous Kerry Babies case of the mid-1980s, by one of Ireland's leading sociologists
A county-by-county guide to famous and lesser known scientists, technologists and innovators in Ireland
interesting history of food and eating in Australia - one of the first. Argues that Australia's lack of a national 'food culture' stems from its lack of peasant agriculture.
colourfully presented story of Australia's multicultural eating heritage
lively story of the development of the organic food industry in the USA
a fairly technical book on aspects of food and eating, from a symposium in Waginengen University in 1993.
Professional identity crisis: Race, class, gender and success at professional schools by Carrie Yang Costello
An interesting study of the differential socialisation processes of law and social work students at UC Berkeley.
comprehensive scholarly history of food in Ireland to 1920. Strong on economic aspects
The first Cafe Paradiso cookbook. Great recipes that all work. They can be a bit over-elaborate but lend themselves well to amendment and deconstruction into their component elements. The book itself is beautifully designed.
a good textbook on the sociology of fodd and eating, edited by two Australian sociologists
study of an ultimately unsuccessful anti-smoking intervention amongst the young people of Leitrim
This is a great read, much better than Riply Bogle, his 'classic'