Social theory books

The Handbook of Visual Analysis is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals...  Read More >>

This text demonstrates how crucial a role dialectics has played in the work of many great philosophers. Following...  Read More >>

Contains contributions from recognised exponents of Bourdieu′s ideas, eg Loic Wacquant and Louis Pinto. Contributors...  Read More >>

The Handbook of Visual Analysis is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals...  Read More >>

This title will appeal to anyone interested in how we think and act in relation to cities, urban planning and governance....  Read More >>

A A provocative and intelligent look at the 'myths' used to explain recent changes in the nature of work. A The...  Read More >>

This volume represents the present state of the art in theoretical debate in welfare state scholarship, drawing...  Read More >>

This volume covers the concept of community from origin to demise. It offers an explanation of how rules are established...  Read More >>

Ben FIne traces the origins of social capital through the work of Becker, Bourdiey and Coleman and reviews the literature...  Read More >>

Ben FIne traces the origins of social capital through the work of Becker, Bourdieu and Coleman and reviews the literature...  Read More >>

Edited by a collective of 10 academics at the University of Warwick Business School, this collection represents...  Read More >>

A collection of essays, comments, and replies on some of today's most contentious issues in feminist theory. Specific...  Read More >>

A collection of essays, comments, and replies on some of today's most contentious issues in feminist theory. Specific...  Read More >>

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Howard Sherman and William M. Dugger explore the way society develops using the equally radical, but very different...  Read More >>

Howard Sherman and William M. Dugger engage in a dialogue on social evolution from Institutionalist and Marxist...  Read More >>

One of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining...  Read More >>

Since its first publication in 1995, this cogently argued and impressively documented work has been in use in every...  Read More >>

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This book introduces students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries,...  Read More >>

Trust and Civil Society offers an analysis of the meaning of 'trust' in a range of critical contexts: voluntary...  Read More >>

One of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining...  Read More >>

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Jean Baudrillard is one of the most important and provocative writers in the contemporary era. Widely acclaimed...  Read More >>