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Global Clothing and Poverty; Fur Inheritance in Poland

Laurie Taylor explores the commodity chains in high fashion and ...

Laurie Taylor explores the commodity chains in high fashion and second-hand clothing.

Love, Money and HIV in Kenya, Microbreweries

Laurie Taylor explores the disproportionate rates of HIV infection in ...

Laurie Taylor explores the disproportionate rates of HIV infection in young African women.

Biologising Parenthood - A Lost Avant-Garde,

Laurie Taylor examines the tension between art and money. Also, ...

Laurie Taylor examines the tension between art and money. Also, biologising parenthood.

Commercial Surrogacy in India, Money

Commercial surrogacy in India and beyond, plus new kinds of ...

Commercial surrogacy in India and beyond, plus new kinds of money. With Laurie Taylor.

The British in South Africa - Romanian Economic Migrants in London

Laurie Taylor explores migration in contrasting contexts.

Conservatism, Emotional Labour in a Care Home

Conservatism: its roots and meaning. Also, the emotional impact of ...

Conservatism: its roots and meaning. Also, the emotional impact of working in a care home.

Harvard Business School – The Construction of Pain

Harvard Business School: profit versus morality. Also, the cultural meaning ...

Harvard Business School: profit versus morality. Also, the cultural meaning of pain.

Inside the Muslim Brotherhood

Laurie Taylor on the Muslim Brotherhood, plus a study into ...

Laurie Taylor on the Muslim Brotherhood, plus a study into privately educated young women.

Social Stigma and Negative Labels - Migraine

A cultural history of migraine. Also 'pramfaces' - denigrating the ...

A cultural history of migraine. Also 'pramfaces' - denigrating the working class?

Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944 - 2015) - Dissident Irish Republicanism

Laurie Taylor on dissident Irish republicans, plus a tribute to ...

Laurie Taylor on dissident Irish republicans, plus a tribute to sociologist Ulrich Beck.