Social theory books

A response to complex problems spanning disciplinary boundaries, Worlds of ScienceCraft offers bold new ways of...  Read More >>

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The analysis of social and public policy and professional practice has become increasingly theoretical in recent...  Read More >>

For Durkheim is a collection of essays written by the author over the past 40 years and follows in the footsteps...  Read More >>

Vilfredo Pareto is a key figure in the history of economics and sociology. His sociological works attempted to merge...  Read More >>

Bringing social theory and philosophy to bear on popular movies, novels, myths, and fairy tales, The Gift and its...  Read More >>

It is no secret that twentieth century Britain was governed through a culture of secrecy, and secrecy was particularly...  Read More >>

Analyses the discourse of surveillance in the contemporary United Kingdom, drawing upon public language from central...  Read More >>

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This book explores the interaction between mechanistic beliefs about human bodies and the successive technologies...  Read More >>

Since the early 1960s, Swedish geographer Gunnar Olsson has made substantial contributions to his own discipline....  Read More >>

The nature of the contemporary global political economy and the significance of the current crisis are a matter...  Read More >>

This book explores Puritanism and its continuing influence on US and military law in the Global War on Terror, exploring...  Read More >>

This book provides a semiotic analysis of 'scenes', powerful vehicles for introducing new ideas, perspectives and...  Read More >>

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Drawing on the empirical findings generated by researchers in science studies, and adopting Kropotkin's concept...  Read More >>

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In this book, Geoffrey Pfeifer looks at the respective materialist philosophies of Alain Badiou and Slavoj Žižek...  Read More >>

Shedding light on the relationship between violence and contemporary society, this volume explores the distinctive...  Read More >>

Explores the phenomena of migration, human smuggling and illegal work, in order to develop an account of international...  Read More >>

A cutting edge exploration of the relationship between the individual and society, bringing complex theory to life...  Read More >>

A cutting edge exploration of the relationship between the individual and society, bringing complex theory to life...  Read More >>

In the last decade lifestyle television has become one of the most dominant television genres. Written by an international...  Read More >>

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