Books by Simon Smith

The 21 censuses that have been conducted in Britain since 1801, have provided an invaluable insight into Britain's social, political and economic history over the past 200 years. From their original purpose to assess how many men were fit for military duty in the Napoleonic wars, to being a necessary tool for determining government policy, the 10-yearly census return is a fascinating snapshot of the state of the population on a particular moment in each decade. The growth of Britain's cities; the movement of population away from the countryside; the variety of people's occupations; their way of life; and what religious beliefs they hold are all contained within the census reports. With the imminent publication of the 1921 census results, this will prove a useful introduction, both for those interested in general trends in social history, and those researching family history.

"From a man to a boy to a chicken to the meat for the man...anyone can play God these days"Since the beginning of time, we have felt the need to be at peace with oneself. However with the advent of technology and an ever-changing society the journey to becoming whole has changed. Jesus And Jam Sandwiches is about today's journey to adulthood.Share the heartbreak, trials, drama and understanding as Simon lays bare a shocking insight into today's teenage life with such depth and wonder how a young man could write with such power, tackling issues usually left swept under the carpet.Can happiness be found in the most barren of places?

This book examines two new roles that journalists assume in a participatory media environment - the administration (moderation) of online discussion and the monitoring of and engagement in comments below their articles.

Rapid advances in computing have enabled the integration of corpora into language teaching and learning, yet in China corpus methods have not yet been widely adopted. Corpus Linguistics in Chinese Contexts aims to advance the state of the art in the use of corpora in applied linguistics and contribute to the expertise in corpus use in China.