Social theory books

Wiefek presents evidence of a link between individual-level economic concerns and political opinion. Conceptualizing...  Read More >>

These newly reissued notebooks, among the very few personal writings of Weil's that still survive today, contain...  Read More >>

This detailed study of Williams unlocks his late sociology of culture. It covers previously overlooked aspects,...  Read More >>

This study of Williams provides an account of the sociological dimensions of his project. While including an overview...  Read More >>

Draws upon the modern systems theory of society, developed by Niklas Luhmann, to provide new perspectives on central...  Read More >>

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The Aesthetics of Free Speech: Rethinking the Public Sphere theoretically explores the relationship between free...  Read More >>

Offers an assessment of the Frankfurt School and of Critical Theory. This book looks at the origins of the School...  Read More >>

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This text adapts Wittgenstein's concept of the human species as ""a ceremonial animal"". It advocates a clear line...  Read More >>

In this text, Eleonora Montuschi offers a structured analysis of the philosophy of social science across each of...  Read More >>

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Exploring the interrelationship between war and politics, a series of lectures by the late French philosopher traces...  Read More >>

This edited volume explores the nature of writing groups inside and outside the academic environment. For writing...  Read More >>

Drawing upon a variety of social scientific theories, the contributors to this collection define and adopt a framework...  Read More >>

For the past twenty to thirty years, control theories of crime have been at the center of theoretical development...  Read More >>

Treating the market as a complex social category, and not just as a purely economic phenomenon, this book presents...  Read More >>

Realism in Action is a selection of essays written by leading representatives in the fields of action theory and...  Read More >>

This reader, selected by a leading Weber scholar, introduces the work of this key thinker. The selection highlights...  Read More >>

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This reader, selected by a leading Weber scholar, introduces the work of this key thinker. The selection highlights...  Read More >>

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An contribution to the social sciences is the idea of social capital. Social capital consists of the resources that...  Read More >>