Social theory books

Fernandez examines the lives and ideas of sociologists who shaped the main contours of the discipline. Weber, Marx,...  Read More >>

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Subsequent chapters examine particular societies and geographic regions to see what common traits exist among the...  Read More >>

Examines the importance of participatory video as a catalyst for development. This book shows how powerful video...  Read More >>

The essays in this volume deal with various aspects of inequality with special reference to contemporary India but...  Read More >>

The West suffers from intense work pressure, longer and less well paid hours. This text is a sociological analysis...  Read More >>

This new take on Queer Theory explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively...  Read More >>

The gypsies of central France, the Manus, do not speak of their dead and burn or discard all the deceased belongings....  Read More >>

In this work, Amitai Etzioni, one of America's admired public figures, tells the story of his life. He also reflects...  Read More >>

The gypsies of central France, the Manus, do not speak of their dead and burn or discard all the deceased belongings....  Read More >>

Arguing that the disciplines of economics and sociology are inter-related and vitally important to each other,...  Read More >>

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What is it that enables some people to grow through adversity? Anne Deveson's engaging and thought-provoking exploration...  Read More >>

Should today's society be termed an information or a network society? This book provides an alternative choice -...  Read More >>

This text introduces social theory as a set of flexible and practical concepts that can be used to reflect on and...  Read More >>

How is it that Czechoslovakia’s separation into two countries in 1993 was accomplished so peacefully—especially...  Read More >>

This introductory book explores the importance of Engels's thought and work.  Read More >>

This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for...  Read More >>

This collection of Lefebvre's writings (few of which have been previously translated) reflects his interests and...  Read More >>

How is it that Czechoslovakia's separation into two countries in 1993 was accomplished so peacefully-especially...  Read More >>

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A critical introduction to Anthony Giddens - the key advisor to Tony Blair  Read More >>

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Mary P. Follett (1868-1933) was one of America's pre-eminent thinkers about democracy and social organization. This...  Read More >>