Social theory books

This text offers a series of reflections on the connections between market capitalism, the politics of alternatives,...  Read More >>

Argues that recogimiento functioned as a metaphor for the colonial relationship between Spain and Lima. Recogimiento...  Read More >>

From the end of the Revolution until 1851, Virginia legislature turned down two-thirds of all petitions for divorce....  Read More >>

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Chicago was a tumultuous and exciting city in 1889  Read More >>

Most of the 15 studies began as papers for the Structuring of Identities in 20th Century Europe: East/West Convergence...  Read More >>

Has oppression always been with us as a part of 'human nature'? What can we do to change it? The book is aimed at...  Read More >>

Outlines the cultural and historical context in which Simmel worked; reviews Simmel's most important writings; and...  Read More >>

This work examines Durkheim's considerable achievements and situates them in their social and intellectual contexts,...  Read More >>

Relates the categories of Weber's social thinking to the intellectual context of legal thinking and theory in which...  Read More >>

To rise to the challenges of postmodern culture, progressivism will need to leave the safe harbors of what is familiar...  Read More >>

Focuses on the analysis of the relations of power and knowledge and modes of objectification through which human...  Read More >>

Economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior...  Read More >>

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An introduction to the study of group behaviour in developing countries. Groups account for the majority of economic...  Read More >>

Aimed at helping researchers create and evaluate scores better, this reader presents the basic concepts of classical...  Read More >>

Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other...  Read More >>

This text offers a new perspective on America's changing political order and political conflict in the post-New...  Read More >>

Methodological debates in the social sciences have increasingly focused on issues relating to epistemology. This...  Read More >>

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A compendium of advances in social science methodology. This title presents methods for using formal logic to construct...  Read More >>

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Historical Materialism and Social Evolution brings together a collection of essays which investigate the relationship...  Read More >>

Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other...  Read More >>