Social theory books

Through a variety of empirical studies, this volume offers fresh insights into the means by which communicative...  Read More >>

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Departing from both the ordinary defences and criticisms that surround the practice of Jewish ritual of circumcision,...  Read More >>

Drawing on rich interview material, this book examines marginalized knowledges as a field of epistemic struggle,...  Read More >>

Originating in the popular Sociología en Cuarantena blog, this volume provides a detailed and multifaceted analysis...  Read More >>

This book introduces the notion of culinary capital to investigate socialisation and school mealtime experiences...  Read More >>

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This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Weber’s thought on ‘the iron cage’ to understand...  Read More >>

Drawing on research from sociology, psychology, anthropology and cultural and media studies, this volume analyses...  Read More >>

Drawing on cases from the world of ‘free software’, this book examines Rousseau’s conception of freedom and its...  Read More >>

This textbook accessibly introduces students to classical and contemporary social theory, exploring the foundational...  Read More >>

Hindpal Singh Bhui argues that we need to look at who is sent to prison and why to disentangle reality from ideology...  Read More >>

This book proposes a new way of conceptualising diaspora by examining how diasporas do translation and decolonisation....  Read More >>

A comprehensive study of Rudolf Steiner's social 'threefold' thinking.  Read More >>

An in-depth investigation of political modernity, Political Modernity and Social Theory proposes an encompassing...  Read More >>

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This book sheds light on how, as Covid-19 spread, infecting and killing millions across the world, life not only...  Read More >>

An in-depth investigation of political modernity, Political Modernity and Social Theory proposes an encompassing...  Read More >>

This book examines the use of ‘intersectionality’ in UK policy and practice, with a specific focus on NGOs. The...  Read More >>

This book provides solid sociological foundations to computational social science (CSS). To resolve that shortcoming,...  Read More >>

This second edition of Theories of Creativity has been expanded in two ways. First, each chapter has been revised...  Read More >>

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This second edition of Theories of Creativity has been expanded in two ways. First, each chapter has been revised...  Read More >>

Showcasing the legacy of Norwegian political scientist and sociologist Stein Rokkan, this volume ushers in a new...  Read More >>