Social theory books

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The Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond

The Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond...

Author: John Barker ,  Dr Pamela J. Stewart
ISBN: 9780754671855
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Examines how Melanesians experience and deal with moral issues. In a variety of ethnographic and theoretical locations,...  Read More >>

Education Policy and Realist Social Theory: Primary Teachers, Child-Centred Philosophy and the New Managerialism

Education Policy and Realist Social Theory: Primary...

Author: Robert Archer
ISBN: 9780415464338
Format: Paperback
$118.00

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Sport Tourism

Sport Tourism

Author: Heather J. Gibson (University of Florida, USA)
ISBN: 9780415464185
Format: Paperback
$96.99

The book draws upon theories and concepts from sociology and anthropology (the socio-cultural perspective), sport...  Read More >>

(Mis)recognition, Social Inequality and Social Justice: Nancy Fraser and Pierre Bourdieu

(Mis)recognition, Social Inequality and Social Justice:...

Author: Terry Lovell
ISBN: 9780415464949
Format: Paperback
$96.99

This collection of essays considers some of the conceptual and philosophical contentions that Nancy Fraser’s work...  Read More >>

Africana Studies: Philosophical Perspectives and Theoretical Paradigms

Africana Studies: Philosophical Perspectives and Theoretical...

Author: Delores P. Aldridge ,  E. Lincoln James
ISBN: 9780874222944
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Twenty-seven essays previously published in the Western Journal of Black Studies challenge assumptions, misconceptions,...  Read More >>

Revitalizing Causality: Realism about Causality in Philosophy and Social Science

Revitalizing Causality: Realism about Causality in Philosophy...

Author: Ruth Groff
ISBN: 9780415372183
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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Social Representations and Identity: Content, Process, and Power

Social Representations and Identity: Content, Process,...

Author: G. Moloney ,  I. Walker
ISBN: 9781403979711
Format: Hardback
$250.80

Drawing on the non-individualistic perspective of social representations theory, this book presents an alternative...  Read More >>

Salvation Goods and Religious Markets: Theory and Applications

Salvation Goods and Religious Markets: Theory and Applications...

Author: Joerg Stolz ,  Joerg Stolz
ISBN: 9783039112111
Format: Paperback
$139.60

The idea that religion has to succeed in a market, selling salvation goods, has proved to be extremely attractive...  Read More >>

Constructing and Sharing Memory: Community Informatics, Identity and Empowerment

Constructing and Sharing Memory: Community Informatics,...

Author: Larry Stillman ,  Graeme Johanson
ISBN: 9781847182777
Format: Hardback
$158.37

Community Informatics is a developing field which brings together understandings about the interaction of communities...  Read More >>

Southern Theory: Social Science And The Global Dynamics Of Knowledge

Southern Theory: Social Science And The Global Dynamics...

Author: Raewyn Connell
ISBN: 9780745642482
Format: Hardback
$138.25

In Southern Theory Raewyn Connell presents the case for a new 'world social science' - one that is inclusive of...  Read More >>

The Problem of Forming Social Capital: Why Trust?

The Problem of Forming Social Capital: Why Trust?

Author: F. Herreros
ISBN: 9780230602236
Format: Paperback
$116.41

Social capital is a concept which has only recently been incorporated into the social sciences. However, there is...  Read More >>

Citizenship and Consumption

Citizenship and Consumption

Author: F. Trentmann ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
ISBN: 9780230553460
Format: Hardback
$284.60

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The Flight from Reality in the Human Sciences

The Flight from Reality in the Human Sciences

Author: Ian Shapiro
ISBN: 9780691134017
Format: Paperback
$57.99

Offers a searing indictment of the many influential practices in the social sciences and humanities. The author...  Read More >>

Southern Theory: Social Science And The Global Dynamics Of Knowledge

Southern Theory: Social Science And The Global Dynamics...

Author: Raewyn Connell
ISBN: 9780745642499
Format: Paperback
$47.50

In Southern Theory Raewyn Connell presents the case for a new 'world social science' - one that is inclusive of...  Read More >>

Studying Urban Youth Culture Primer

Studying Urban Youth Culture Primer

Author: Greg Dimitriadis
ISBN: 9780820472690
Format: Paperback
$50.03

This book provides a concise introduction to the practical and theoretical complexities of studying urban youth...  Read More >>

Zwang als Grundübel in der Gesellschaft?: Der Begriff des Zwangs bei Friedrich August von Hayek

Zwang als Grundübel in der Gesellschaft?: Der Begriff...

Author: Philipp Batthyány
ISBN: 9783161493652
Format: Paperback
$211.20

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Modern Sociological Theory

Modern Sociological Theory

Author: George Ritzer
ISBN: 9780071101776
Format: Paperback
$198.00

Provides readers with an overview of the contemporary schools of sociological thought. This book integrates key...  Read More >>

Meaning and Representation in History

Meaning and Representation in History

Author: Jörn Rüsen
ISBN: 9781845452629
Format: Paperback
$72.32

History has always been more than just the past. It involves a relationship between past and present, perceived,...  Read More >>

Protestant Modernity: Weber, Secularization, and Protestantism

Protestant Modernity: Weber, Secularization, and Protestantism...

Author: Anthony J. Carroll
ISBN: 9781589661639
Format: Hardback
$57.95

Max Weber's sociological theories of secularization have vastly influenced the study of Protestant belief. This...  Read More >>

Critical Realism and the Social Sciences: Heterodex Elaborations

Critical Realism and the Social Sciences: Heterodex...

Author: Jon Frauley ,  Frank Pearce
ISBN: 9780802092151
Format: Hardback
$160.00

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