Social theory books

Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging force in our development. According...  Read More >>

Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging force in our development. According...  Read More >>

This book constitutes a practical guide to the important skills of both theorizing and writing in social scientific...  Read More >>

This book argues that the breaking and re-making of frames of analysis underlie the history of theorizing in anthropology....  Read More >>

The book introduces Tadeusz Kotarbiński’s philosophy of action into the mainstream of contemporary action-theoretical...  Read More >>

This book offers a novel approach to understanding violence and violent conflict using complexity and network theories,...  Read More >>

"The need for renegotiation of the place and role of women in the family, the Church, and the society cannot be...  Read More >>

"The need for renegotiation of the place and role of women in the family, the Church, and the society cannot be...  Read More >>

Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook offers an exceptionally accessible yet in-depth introduction...  Read More >>

Alienation has objective, social causes, yet manifests as subjective, emotion-laden experience. Alienation, Adaptation...  Read More >>

Going from educational to political science, from sports history to urban history, the book brings together complementary...  Read More >>

Continually praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, this book is...  Read More >>

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Since the 1970s, various sociological approaches have tried to understand and conceptualize ""the global,"" yet...  Read More >>

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Each chapter in this unique collection takes seriously Bauman's analysis of modernity as 'liquid', throwing new...  Read More >>

Examining the mimetic theory of Rene Girard, this book investigates the development of society as a result of an...  Read More >>

Fallgirls provides an analysis of the abuses that took place at Abu Ghraib in terms of social theory, gender and...  Read More >>

The role of the policeman in the community and attitudes towards the police are now matters of active public concern....  Read More >>

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This book provides a fresh set of theoretical impulses for the surge of practice-based studies currently sweeping...  Read More >>

A classical historian confronts our crises of time, radically calling into question our relations to the past, present,...  Read More >>

This book provides a fresh set of theoretical impulses for the surge of practice-based studies currently sweeping...  Read More >>

Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook offers an exceptionally accessible yet in-depth introduction...  Read More >>