Social theory books

Explores the uncanny twists and turns that are often occluded in larger accounts of film and media. Prompted by...  Read More >>

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Explores the uncanny twists and turns that are often occluded in larger accounts of film and media. Prompted by...  Read More >>

Drawing on rich ethnographic and survey data, this study explores the role Catholicism plays in shaping the professional...  Read More >>

Through analysis of activists’ rich and often deeply moving experiences of repression and resistance, the book uncovers...  Read More >>

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This is the second book of poetry by E. Lynn Alexander, from Collapse Press. In Find Me in the Iris, she continues...  Read More >>

This selection, first published in 1973, compiles a fascinating study of crowd psychology as it examines the moral...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1913, examines early twentieth century thinking on crowds and human nature. The imagination...  Read More >>

Resilience stands at the limits of what it means to be human. The opposite of vulnerability, it defines qualities...  Read More >>

Moving beyond the limits of parochialism, this book develops a truly global perspective on social change. It brings...  Read More >>

This volume explores metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives on social functions and functional...  Read More >>

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Considering our ambivalence about modernity, our thinking about the future and our tendency to forget what nature...  Read More >>

The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research....  Read More >>

The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research....  Read More >>

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Bringing together contributions from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and philosophy, along with ethnographic...  Read More >>

An essential new collection of reflections on the theory and methodology of social science research.  Read More >>

Though once thought anathema to one another, in contemporary society, Zafirovski shows that Capitalism and Dictatorship...  Read More >>

In A Strategic Nature, Melissa Aronczyk and Maria I. Espinoza show how public relations has dominated public understanding...  Read More >>

Traditional Chinese edition of The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World  Read More >>

An ancient myth's hidden meaning launches a mind-bending inquiry into the madness of modern civilization.  Read More >>

A powerful account of Jewish resistence in Nazi-occupied Europe and why such resistance was so remarkable. Most...  Read More >>

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