Social theory books

This book demonstrates that all societies require a social work presence. It symbolises the importance of a community-near...  Read More >>

Revisiting philosophical developments, historical figures and events, including Adam Smith, colonialism and modernity,...  Read More >>

In Beyond Dogmatism: Studies in Historical Sociology, Andrea Borghini offers a general overview of the perspective...  Read More >>

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The book explores the stakes for the social sciences around four central problems: the challenges of context; modes...  Read More >>

Revisiting philosophical developments, historical figures and events, including Adam Smith, colonialism and modernity,...  Read More >>

Recent work on rent and rentierism has offered a distinctive and fresh approach to understanding and explaining...  Read More >>

By exploring the secrets of Kubrick's filmography, the author, who describes himself as the ""anti-Harari,"" reveals...  Read More >>

A riveting behind-the-scenes account of the new stars of the far right—and how they’ve partnered with billionaire...  Read More >>

Corporate Totalitarianism reflects on the changing nature of economic, political and social power in the global...  Read More >>

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What if the most important decisions about society and the future aren't made by politicians or CEOs, but by a hidden...  Read More >>

Kim offers an accessible, interdisciplinary textbook using systems theory as a framework to stimulate discussion...  Read More >>

Kim offers an accessible, interdisciplinary textbook using systems theory as a framework to stimulate discussion...  Read More >>

With attention to central questions about life in ‘the now normal’, this book presents studies of multispecies engagements...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive investigates the process of the transformation of Western...  Read More >>

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Some pessimists among us think that the end of humanity is already written. They see the corrupting influence of...  Read More >>

Offering significant contributions to sociology and social theory, this book promotes an understanding that societal...  Read More >>

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Reality and fiction are basic ontological categories, but they are not only subjects for philosophy. Theorizing...  Read More >>

Offering significant contributions to sociology and social theory, this book promotes an understanding that societal...  Read More >>

This work challenges the dominant pejorative view of myth by showing how myth is implicated in the deepest layers...  Read More >>

Exploring gender through the lens of field theory, Gender Fields proposes a new framework for understanding the...  Read More >>