Drawing on recent developments within the sociology of family life, this book, now in paperback, examines family connection and solidarity within different stepfamily networks, focusing on relationships from a kinship perspective and using case studies of people's personal experiences as members of [...]

Banach spaces and algebras are a key topic of pure mathematics. Graham Allan's careful and detailed introductory account will prove essential reading for anyone wishing to specialise in functional analysis and is aimed at final year undergraduates or masters level students. Based on the author's lec[...]