Social theory books

This book is the first full study of Edward Westermarck’s moral and social theory, focusing on the key elements...  Read More >>

This book offers a systematic treatment of the notion of the self as constituted by social, cultural, political,...  Read More >>

The essays in this volume discuss the various approaches to New Materialism in Sociology and Philosophy. They raise...  Read More >>

This introductory text provides an authoritative guide to the key ideas of Max Weber, charting the development of...  Read More >>

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An essential volume making available in English for the first time the key works of Polish Marxist Sociologist Kazimierz...  Read More >>

"" Dans ce livre, j'ai essayé de dégager, avec le plus de netteté possible, le côté purement social des faits humains,...  Read More >>

Demands for freedom, justice, and dignity have animated protests and revolutions across the Middle East in recent...  Read More >>

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Authored by the world-renowned sociologist, Dr. Irving Zeitlin, Classical Sociological Theory is an abridged version...  Read More >>

This book offers a sociological analysis of globalized capitalist markets, advancing the notion of ‘disembedded...  Read More >>

Demands for freedom, justice, and dignity have animated protests and revolutions across the Middle East in recent...  Read More >>

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This is a politically incorrect guide. Discover why you struggle to survive.  Read More >>

This book applies Thorstein Veblen’s cultural theory to a qualitative study of the charro cowboy culture in Mexico,...  Read More >>

Wilfred Trotter's book on the 'herd instinct' was published on the heels of World War I. The war confirmed Trotter's...  Read More >>

This book sheds new light on the complex inter-relations that make up class, power, local history and space. It...  Read More >>

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Wilfred Trotter's book on the 'herd instinct' was published on the heels of World War I. The war confirmed Trotter's...  Read More >>

From leading East Asian scholars, this collection of case studies, distributed across five East Asian nations, examines...  Read More >>

Civilisation and Informalisation will be an important addition for students and scholars of figurational process...  Read More >>

This book examines how deterrence, coercion and modernization theory has informed U.S. policy, addressing why former...  Read More >>

The notion of quality features prominently in contemporary discourse. Numerous ratings, rankings, metrics, auditing,...  Read More >>

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