General studies books

In a precarious world even our most basic assumptions are subject to challenge and change. Confronted by economic,...  Read More >>

This book introduces readers to a diverse range of essays on the Hindu/Presidency College, an iconic institution...  Read More >>

A multifaceted exploration of Mass-Observation as an innovative research organization, a social-movement, and an...  Read More >>

This book is a practical guide for students on the different strategies employed by historians when studying the...  Read More >>

An innovative exploration of the understudied phenomenon of local history-writing in the early Islamic World. Harry...  Read More >>

Das Register der Berufe hilft bei der inhaltlichen Erschließung der vorliegenden 15 Bände des Deutschen Theater-Lexikons....  Read More >>

Spracherwerb bedeutet nicht nur den Erwerb linguistischer Formen und entsprechender Konzepte, sondern auch den Erwerb...  Read More >>

How can the emergence of religion be understood consistently as a genuinely social process without resorting to...  Read More >>

Jean Quataert’s former students, colleagues, and collaborators come together in Gender in Germany and Beyond to...  Read More >>

Through reference to one of its most canonical figures: Bronislaw Malinowski, this volume de-centres anthropology...  Read More >>

La galardonada historiadora Naoíse Mac Sweeney dinamita los mitos establecidos sobre los orígenes y el desarrollo...  Read More >>

A leading group of scholars debate the 'big picture' approach in an engagement with renowned scholar Barry Buzan....  Read More >>

A leading group of scholars debate the 'big picture' approach in an engagement with renowned scholar Barry Buzan....  Read More >>

Knowledge, Reading and Culture: Studies in Information Practice is an interdisciplinary inquiry focusing on four...  Read More >>

Ibn Khaldun’s theory of history, economics, and group cohesion has influenced thinkers far beyond his North African...  Read More >>

This book argues for a new direction of research, namely ‘History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences’ (HPSS)....  Read More >>

Ibn Khaldun’s theory of history, economics, and group cohesion has influenced thinkers far beyond his North African...  Read More >>

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The best-selling and definitive guide to choosing the right university for you. Discover...  Read More >>

Situated, Historical, Embodied Semiosis offers a new synthesis of Peircean biosemiotics, empirical research on situated...  Read More >>

Compact and to-the-point, this book is an easy-to-use guide to everything first-year students really need to know...  Read More >>

Compact and to-the-point, this book is an easy-to-use guide to everything first-year students really need to know...  Read More >>

This book offers an overview of existing and developing relationships between humanities and science, considering...  Read More >>

This book’s innovative approach in the study of the Palamite controversy abandons the traditional ""ontological""...  Read More >>

This book offers a portrait of Irish anthropology as a pluralistic and intellectually venturesome scholarly scene....  Read More >>