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Compiled by the OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS, this annual review offers a detailed insight into stillbirths, infant and perinatal deaths. It analyses key risk factors involved and provides information on areas such as social class, the age of the mother, and birthweight.

This publication presents mortality statistics on deaths registered in 2009 in England and Wales, classified by sex and age and by other selected information collected at the time of registration. It replaces the annual reference volumes DH1, DH2 and DH4.

A decade ago, playwright dissident Vaclav Havel led an almost bloodless revolution against Czechoslovakia's hardline communist regime. This book examines the core issues at work in the last decade, focusing on the political, economic, and philosophical underpinnings of the reform process.

Interest in the study of ethnic conflict has grown over the past decade. This is partly due to its re-emergence in Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of communism, as well as its prolonged and violent manifestation in Sri Lanka, East Timor, Ethiopia/Eritrea, the Middle East, Corsica and the Spanish part of the Basque country.

The General Household Survey is a multi-purpose continuous survey which collects information on a range of topics from people living in private households in Great Britain. It covers a range of core topics every year including household and family information, employment, education, health and income.

The Blue Book provides detailed estimates of national product, income and expenditure for the UK. It covers value added by industry, full accounts by sector and capital formation. It also includes annual figures for preliminary, provisional and full quarterly estimates of national accounts.

The Pink Book provides detailed estimates of the UK Balance of Payments for the last 11 years, including estimates for the current account, the capital account, the financial account and the International Investment Position. It includes a geographical breakdown of the current account of 63 countries.

An established reference source, Social Trends draws together the most up-to-date social and economic data from a wide range of government departments and other organizations. Data is presented clearly in a combination of tables, figures and text providing the ideal tool for researching life and lifestyles in the UK.

Family Spending provides analysis of household expenditure broken down by age and income, household composition, socio-economic characteristics and geography. These figures are based on information collected in the period April 2004 to March 2005 from the Expenditure and Food Survey based on around 7,000 households in the UK.

Updated annually, and compiled from more than 100 sources, this statistical encyclopaedia includes over 10,000 series of data, covering key aspects of the UK's economic, social and industrial life. The data are presented in easy-to-read tables which are supported by explanatory notes and definitions.

The key annual publication for national accounts statistics and the essential data source for anyone concerned with macro-economic policies and studies.

This text examines the complex forces pushing and constraining technological developments in cinema. It contests the view that technological advance is simply the result of scientific progress. Rather, the author argues that social forces control the media technology agenda at every stage.

A rare compendium offering detailed health data from across the UK. With statistics ranging from trends in cigarette smoking, road accident casualties and pollution, it offers a valuable opportunity to break down nationwide data on health and the environment into comparable figures for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Biennial publication of new, 2007-based, projections of the population of the United Kingdom and its constituent countries. Includes the results of the new projections, gives a comparison with the previous projection set, and gives details of the methodology behind the projection process.

This study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai provides an overview of his career and in-depth analysis of his seven feature films to date. Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences - from Martin Scorsese to Haruki Murakami - yet shows how Wong transcends them all.

We must quickly learn how to live well in the world as it is today, including the realm of work. We need to learn a new vocabulary of economics and markets that is more suitable to understand the present world and that is likely to offer us the tools to act, and perhaps improve it as well.

Contains worked-out solutions to all odd-numbered exercises in the multi-variable section of the Taalman/Kohn Calculus text.

Political accommodation in Northern Ireland, Israel, and South Africa at the macro level may not, by itself, be sufficient to achieve the long-term goals of building peace and reconciliation. This book uses Lederach's peace-building model to explore issues which may provide a basis for transformation and a lasting peace in the three countries.

With its jagged, stylised sets, menacing shadows and themes of murder, madness and delirium, Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) remains the source and essence of German Expressionist cinema.

'Falling Down' (1993) caused controversy because of its depiction of violence and vigilantism, and was accused of racism in its portrayal of a Korean shopkeeper. Jude Davies explores the film's production and reception context, arguing that it was marketed as a deliberate provocation to a growing 'uncivility' in American society.

The most comprehensive source of statistics in the UK, Annual Abstract of Statistics is a statistical encyclopaedia including over 10,000 series of data and covering key aspects of the UK's economic, social and industrial life. The data are presented in easy-to-read tables and supported by notes.

An established reference source, Social Trends draws together the most up-to-date social and economic data from a wide range of government departments and other organizations. Data is presented clearly in a combination of tables, figures and text providing the ideal tool for researching life and lifestyles in the UK.

The family business becomes much more complex as it goes from the founder to next generations. As more family members work together several challenges become apparent and can threaten the business if not addressed. This book shows the family members how to confront the problems and how to create solutions.

What are the characteristics of feminist interventions in the areas of fashion and beauty in the 21st century? But has the rejection of former feminist positions on dress and make-up led to a depoliticised acceptance of the status quo?

Part of the "Casebook Series", this book examines how Shakespeare can best be studied and provides a discussion about method and an account of the critical approaches in use from Shakespeare's time to our own.