Social theory books

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Nudge: Un pequeño empujón / The Final Decision

Nudge: Un pequeño empujón / The Final Decision

Author: Richard H. Thaler ,  Cass R. Sunstein
ISBN: 9786073805360
Format: Paperback
$44.75

El impulso que necesitas para tomar mejores decisiones sobre salud, dinero y felicidad. Una nueva edición imprescindible...  Read More >>

Der Begriff Der Askese in Der Religionssoziologie Max Webers

Der Begriff Der Askese in Der Religionssoziologie Max...

Author: Christian Luhrsen
ISBN: 9783428186372
Format: Paperback
$382.80

Zwar hat Max Weber den Askesebegriff an prominenter Stelle in seinen religionssoziologischen Werken platziert -...  Read More >>

Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt: How Institutions Sustain and Undermine Authoritarian Regimes

Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt: How...

Author: Mahmoud Hamad
ISBN: 9781108442442
Format: Paperback
$64.69

This cross-disciplinary book provides a historically grounded explanation for the rise and demise of authoritarianism....  Read More >>

DIIS Theory and Methodology in Think Tanks

DIIS Theory and Methodology in Think Tanks

Author: Jiaofeng Pan
ISBN: 9789811606205
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This book provides the readers with the overall latest research on think tanks, summarizing the characteristics...  Read More >>

Relief Chief: A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times

Relief Chief: A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times...

Author: Mark Lowcock
ISBN: 9781944691097
Format: Hardback
$48.40

** As heard on Radio 4 Rethink* * Reviewed in Irish Times Presents Mark Lowcock's behind-the-scenes account of...  Read More >>

Disaster and Human History: Case Studies in Nature, Society and Catastrophe, 2d ed.

Disaster and Human History: Case Studies in Nature,...

Author: Benjamin Reilly
ISBN: 9781476688091
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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Positive Prejudice as Interpersonal Ethics

Positive Prejudice as Interpersonal Ethics

Author: Sara Kärkkäinen Terian
ISBN: 9781793628527
Format: Paperback
$71.99

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Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World

Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China...

Author: Daniel A. Bell ,  Wang Pei
ISBN: 9780691233987
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the politicalAll complex...  Read More >>

Attention and its Crisis in Digital Society

Attention and its Crisis in Digital Society

Author: Enrico Campo (University of Milan, Italy) ,  Ian Richard
ISBN: 9781032112398
Format: Hardback
$305.00

In the context of debates surrounding the effects of new technologies on our mental faculties, particularly the...  Read More >>

Sociology in a New Key: Essays in Social Theory and Aesthetics

Sociology in a New Key: Essays in Social Theory and...

Author: Helmut Staubmann
ISBN: 9783030949211
Format: Hardback
$258.72

This book presents essays that address fundamental issues in social and cultural theory by viewing them through...  Read More >>

Populism as Meta Ideology

Populism as Meta Ideology

Author: Kire Sharlamanov
ISBN: 9783031039331
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book explores the most important aspects of populism as a significant social phenomenon. It recapitulates the...  Read More >>

Another Invisible Hand: The Transformation of Social Structure

Another Invisible Hand: The Transformation of Social...

Author: Li Peilin (Professor of Sociology, Academician and Vice President, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China) ,  Qiusha Lv
ISBN: 9781032257426
Format: Hardback
$336.00

There have been two “hands” exerting influence on China’s resource allocation and economic development: one is tangible...  Read More >>

Science under Siege: Contesting the Secular Religion of Scientism

Science under Siege: Contesting the Secular Religion...

Author: Dick Houtman ,  Stef Aupers
ISBN: 9783030696511
Format: Paperback
$284.60

Identifying scientism as religion’s secular counterpart, this collection studies contemporary contestations of the...  Read More >>

Cool Anthropology: How to Engage the Public with Academic Research

Cool Anthropology: How to Engage the Public with Academic...

Author: Kristina Baines ,  Victoria Costa
ISBN: 9781487524418
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Cool Anthropology is a practical ""how to"" guide for anthropologists looking to make their work relevant and accessible...  Read More >>

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Author: Daniel Kahneman ,  Olivier Sibony
ISBN: 9780316451390
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Discusses why people make bad judgements and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of ""noise""--variables...  Read More >>

The Pope of Happiness: A Festschrift for Ruut Veenhoven

The Pope of Happiness: A Festschrift for Ruut Veenhoven...

Author: Alex C. Michalos
ISBN: 9783030537814
Format: Paperback
$232.85

Veenhoven’s contributions include developing theories and measuring instruments, creating the world’s first and...  Read More >>

Social Theory and Language: The Construction of Meaning

Social Theory and Language: The Construction of Meaning...

Author: Glyn Williams
ISBN: 9780367531119
Format: Paperback
$90.99

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A Marxist Theory of Ideology: Praxis, Thought and the Social World

A Marxist Theory of Ideology: Praxis, Thought and the...

Author: Andrea Sau (St Mary’s University, London)
ISBN: 9780367502423
Format: Paperback
$88.99

This work offers an account and definition of the concept of ideology in Marxist thought, together with its role...  Read More >>

Happiness, Flourishing and the Good Life: A Transformative Vision for Human Well-Being

Happiness, Flourishing and the Good Life: A Transformative...

Author: Garrett Thomson (GHFP Research Institute, UK) ,  Scherto Gill (GHFP Research Institute, UK)
ISBN: 9780367552893
Format: Paperback
$88.99

Departing from reductive accounts of well-being that characterise the field of ‘well-being studies’ and exclude...  Read More >>

The Neoliberal Imagination: Politics, Aesthetics, and Economics in the Evolution of Hyper-Industrial Capitalism

The Neoliberal Imagination: Politics, Aesthetics, and...

Author: Ross Abbinnett (University of Birmingham, UK)
ISBN: 9780367611231
Format: Paperback
$88.99

This book presents a polemical account of the historical development of the neoliberal imagination. Inspired by...  Read More >>

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