Given the scarcity of data relating to trade with Japan in 1861-1910, the Cornes archive is of great significance. A complete transcript on CD forms part of this volume, which in turn is supported in Part 2 by content summaries of all the private letters and copy books. Part 1 considers the life...

The problems of competition in agriculture have been highlighted recently by disagreement over the European Community's Common Agricultural Policy. This book presents an analysis of the roots of these problems in agrarian politics from 1846-1919

This is a history of Labour's use of the tax system from 1906 to 1979: an epilogue surveys New Labour's tax policies and dilemmas. This study sheds new light on Labour's history, and is a valuable contribution to understanding both the tax structure and the politics of twentieth-century Britain

Editorials are always a pleasure to write but also strange beasts because of their timing. The sun is shining as I write this - a rare event in the UK this year - and summer holidays have only just begun for many people. But these words are to accompany the final issue of the year, which will be...

This special issue of Women in ManagementReview presents a selection of thecontributions presented at the BritishAcademy of Management conference inSeptember 2002, hosted by MiddlesexUniversity Business School, from the''Gender and management'' track

The transition from school to work: a European perspectiveIn general, a person's employment and educational biographies do not alwaysrun smoothly and in only one direction. Interruptions often occur, or theindividual may begin to move in different or new directions

The importance of gender to the field of management research is acknowledged by the growing number of researchers in the field, and further witnessed by the increasing number of dedicated tracks at both specialized and general conferences. This e-book arises from the track on 'Gender and...