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This text looks at illness and death in Britain as something very dependant upon the whole environment. It adopts the environmental and geographical approach to the study of diseases and death from medieval to modern times.

This full length study provides a basic account of the rationale and content of victimization surveys; it examines the value of crime/victim surveys and deals with the shortcomings of official statistics gathered by the police.

This volume combines a general introduction, an in-depth study of, an interview with, and five original poems by German poet, Sarah Kirsch.

A biography of the poet Nikolay Zabolotsky, written by his son, illustrated with examples of his work and telling in detail the story of his arrest during Stalin's terror, eight years of prison and exile, and stubborn survival.

The contents of this text on social policy, crime and punishment include: crime in the South Wales police district; researching the child victims; justice and responsibility; and race relations in prisons.

An introduction to the life and work of one of the greatest Welsh dramatists of this century. John Gwilym Jones (1904-1988) was also a short-story writer, novelist and literary critic whose work was almost exclusively in the Welsh language.

William Salesbury is a seminal figure in the literary history of Wales. This text provides an introduction to the life and work of Salesbury (c.1520-1584), a scholar and translator of the New Testament into Welsh.

The information provided in this book aims to fill a gap in the reference literature on Wales and contains all the facts that the reader would want to know about the country. The contents are arranged under 17 subject headings in lists and tables so that information can be easily located.

A volume tracing the history and development of the University of Wales published to celebrate the centenary of its founding in 1893 . Black-and-white photographs.

A comprehensive and scholary history of prehistoric and early Cardiganshire. This volume is illustrated with maps, line-drawings and photographic plates. It begins with the geography of the county, its flora and fauna, and traces the slow emergence of Man in prehistoric times.

The poignant autobiography of a poor Welsh farm-boy who struggled vainly to achieve education and identity, giving a firsthand account of the changing society and culture of mid-nineteenth-century Wales.

The proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Celtic Studies held at Swansea in 1987.

This study covers two main areas: the excavation of archaeological sites in Wales and work on Roman material culture, particularly iron work. Individual essays discuss Celtic religion, the Roman army in Wales, Roman bronze, pottery and glass objects, and more.

This work provides an analysis of issues involved in the conservation of British landscape and countryside. Topics covered include: the European Habitats Directive and its implementation in the UK; agricultural reform and the environment; public access; and control of agricultural pollution.