Social theory books

How the logic of work has crept into everything we do, even as we articulate post-capitalist and post-work possibilities...  Read More >>

A timely interrogation of the concept of ‘expertise’ in cultural work, exploring the characteristics of aesthetic...  Read More >>

How the logic of work has crept into everything we do, even as we articulate post-capitalist and post-work possibilities...  Read More >>

This book presents an interpretive, macro-historical and sociological account of martyrdom. An innovative analysis...  Read More >>

The social sciences have seen a substantial increase in comparative and multi-sited ethnographic projects over the...  Read More >>

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

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The social sciences have seen a substantial increase in comparative and multi-sited ethnographic projects over the...  Read More >>

This book shows how a critical theory perspective can offer new insights into our time. It also provides a succinct...  Read More >>

This book contributes to several ongoing conversations on how the social sciences can best adapt to contemporary...  Read More >>

Tang provides a coherent and systematic exploration of social evolution as a phenomenon and as a paradigm. He critically...  Read More >>

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This textbook presents key knowledge in sociology in a highly accessible and engaging way, introducing students...  Read More >>

This book shows how a critical theory perspective can offer new insights into our time. It also provides a succinct...  Read More >>

Tang provides a coherent and systematic exploration of social evolution as a phenomenon and as a paradigm. He critically...  Read More >>

Anticipations: Of The Reaction Of Mechanical And Scientific Progress Upon Human Life And Thought This book is a...  Read More >>

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New York Times bestselling author Carl Safina brings listeners close to three non-human cultures-what they do, why...  Read More >>

Critical Consciousness, Social Justice and Resistance explores how street children – through complex, layered and...  Read More >>

New York Times bestselling author Carl Safina brings listeners close to three non-human cultures-what they do, why...  Read More >>

This book contributes to several ongoing conversations on how the social sciences can best adapt to contemporary...  Read More >>

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

Examines the multifaceted nature of black family life. Grounded in family systems theory, the book provides readers...  Read More >>