Social theory books

First published in 1982, this book examines anti-semitism in the Western world. The author concludes that, fringe...  Read More >>

The continuing interest in the history, ideas, structure and development of fascism in Britain in the twentieth...  Read More >>

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The concept of ""authenticity"" enters multicultural politics in three distinct but interrelated senses: as an ideal...  Read More >>

In February 1934 fighting broke out in Linz between government...  Read More >>

The National Front was one of the most controversial political parties in Britain. This exploration, first published...  Read More >>

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This volume provides first-hand ethnographic accounts and answers to vital questions about honour in the contemporary...  Read More >>

Theories of explanation in the social sciences vacillate between holism and individualism. This book contends that...  Read More >>

This book combines the work of key authors such as Elias and Foucault with original and revealing empirical material...  Read More >>

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In Zambia, due to the rise of TB and the connected HIV epidemic, a large number of children have experienced the...  Read More >>

This short book deals with a sociological concept: love-agape. It is an attempt to demonstrate that love-agape resists,...  Read More >>

In Zambia, due to the rise of TB and the connected HIV epidemic, a large number of children have experienced the...  Read More >>

How can historical developments and discoveries be used to affect future outcomes? Sociologist and historian John...  Read More >>

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It has become clear that utopian thought has returned to the political scene. Featherstone traces the history of...  Read More >>

This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. This volume explores how, when our access to knowledge is...  Read More >>

How should we think about the """"shape"""" of human history since the birth of cities, and where are we headed?...  Read More >>

A writer of essays and sermons, Hauerwas is a maverick, more of a preacher than an academic, but his belief in differentiating...  Read More >>

The nature of spatial imaginations has become central to a range of major social and political debates. Narratives...  Read More >>

This is the first book to discern the contribution of Du Bois' work to criminology and criminal justice through...  Read More >>

This book explores how changes that occurred around 1989 shaped the study of the social sciences, and scrutinizes...  Read More >>