Social theory books

The need for and the threats to improved public policy are equally acute. Crime policy agenda continues to be driven...  Read More >>

""Punchy and well-reported....Sommer is the perfect person to tell this story."" --New York Times ""A story so...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1989, at a time when the reality of a single European Community had begun to materialize,...  Read More >>

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CALL FOR A PHASE TRANSITION Only an Economic Social Political Philosophical Religious Mind-Change Can Save Us How...  Read More >>

Involving four generations of Global South researchers, this book provides a theoretical and empirical critique...  Read More >>

Strictly Observant presents a compelling ethnographic study of the complex dynamic between women in both the Pennsylvanian...  Read More >>

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Achille Mbembe invokes the architectural aesthetic of brutalism to describe our moment, caught up in the pathos...  Read More >>

Offers a sweeping history of US foreign disaster assistance, highlighting its centrality to twentieth-century US...  Read More >>

This book examines citizen engagement at the local level in Cuba through projects initiated by the community since...  Read More >>

CALL FOR A PHASE TRANSITION Only an Economic Social Political Philosophical Religious Mind-Change Can Save Us How...  Read More >>

In The Opinionated Middle Ground, John Scott Cowan delves into the perpetual identity crisis of the middle ground,...  Read More >>

"Delve into the captivating dance between who we are and how we connect in this thought-provoking exploration of...  Read More >>

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Drawing on interviews with young activists and young people who have experienced homelessness, Burnt by Democracy...  Read More >>

Demonstrating the relevance of theory to political and policy debates and practice, this dynamic and fully updated...  Read More >>

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The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for individuals, societies, and economies around the...  Read More >>

This is the first book addressing explicitly and specifically the methodological issues of relational sociology,...  Read More >>

This book dissects the reproductive intentions and behaviours of the one-child generation cohort in China, situated...  Read More >>

This open access book introduces a groundbreaking concept - civil society elites - and serves as an essential resource...  Read More >>

Providing a comprehensive engagement with the work of Hans-Herbert Kögler, this is the first volume to expand upon...  Read More >>