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Dorothy Bentley Smith

    Dorothy Evelyn Smith earned recognition for her compelling short stories and articles that found a wide readership in English magazines. Her writing career was shaped by significant life events, including wartime experiences and domestic responsibilities, demonstrating her resilience in crafting narratives amidst challenging circumstances. Smith often wrote in less-than-ideal conditions, imbuing her work with a palpable sense of reality. Her prose skillfully captures the essence of everyday life, even when faced with adversity.

    Military Macclesfield and Britain's Battles 1066-1656
    The Everyday World as Problematic
    Simply Institutional Ethnography
    O, the Brave Music
    • O, the Brave Music

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
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      A female narrator looks back on her childhood in a coming-of-age novel set before the First World War. Her young life is shaped by a series of tragedies, but also the warmth of enduring friendships, particularly with David, her dearest friend who shares her love of the wild expanse and colours of the moor.

      O, the Brave Music
    • The Everyday World as Problematic

      • 251 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
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      In this collection of essays, sociologist Dorothy E. Smith develops a method for analyzing how women (and men) view contemporary society from specific gendered points of view. She shows how social relations - and the theories that describe them - must express the concrete historical and geographical details of everyday lives. A vital sociology from the standpoint of women, the volume is applicable to a variety of subjects, and will be especially useful in courses in sociological theory and methods.

      The Everyday World as Problematic