Social theory books

An ethnography exploring the encounter between modernizing visions of development, the place-based life projects...  Read More >>

An ethnography exploring the encounter between modernizing visions of development, the place-based life projects...  Read More >>

Both U.S. and Japanese policymakers understand that leveraging military resources during a disaster is an opportunity...  Read More >>

In the West the Japanese house has reached iconic status in its architecture, decoration and style. Is this neat,...  Read More >>

Drawing upon research from a variety of disciplines, the author examines the push toward privatisation in diverse...  Read More >>

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Why do many problems throughout the world seem to be getting worse? Saving Society argues that a dramatic change...  Read More >>

An evocative exploration of the many roles played by civilians across the globe during World War I  Read More >>

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Based on a series of empirical studies carried out in the US and Europe, this volume reveals the diversity of family...  Read More >>

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Few thinkers have had a more diverse impact on theorizing law than Foucault. This diversity is reflected in the...  Read More >>

This volume presents selections on each of the leading theories of crime: anomie, strain and subcultural. The articles...  Read More >>

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Which practices count as resistance? Why, where, and how does resistance emerge? When is resistance effective, and...  Read More >>

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Challenging the global dominance of the knowledge economy, this groundbreaking book, written by internationally...  Read More >>

The focus of this book is on how community comes to influence political behaviour; it takes an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

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The focus of this book is on how community comes to influence political behaviour; it takes an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Intends to assemble a set of essays that invent, develop, and/or demonstrate strategies for theorizing one or several...  Read More >>

Die vorliegende Biografie zeigt die erste Gesamtdarstellung des Lebens und Wirkens von Marianne Weber (1870-1954)...  Read More >>

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