Social theory books

An introduction to social science. The text looks at the historical development of natural science and its methodology;...  Read More >>

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Examines the work of key figures and institutions in the classical tradition and the agenda they provide for contemporary...  Read More >>

An introduction to social science. The text looks at the historical development of natural science and its methodology;...  Read More >>

By arguing that his use of representations is at the the core of Durkheim's sociological thought, this text makes...  Read More >>

Examines the work of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Karl Mannheim, Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons to produce...  Read More >>

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This collective biography uncovers the contributions of past women educators who promoted a vision of citizenship...  Read More >>

This book is designed as a textbook in social theory which takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme....  Read More >>

An examination of the impact of the ""cultural turn"" on the major social science disciplines. The authors draw...  Read More >>

An examination of the impact of the ""cultural turn"" on the major social science disciplines. The authors draw...  Read More >>

This text aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of modern sociological thought, as well as an...  Read More >>

Former President of the Republic of Haiti, former Commander-in-Chief of the Haitian Army, former scholar at at the...  Read More >>

This is a reissue of the previous World's Classics edition in the new, larger format and with the series name changed...  Read More >>

In this text the author is interested in how the behaviour of people in different times and circumstances, acting...  Read More >>

In this work, Jean Harvey analyses what is involved in serious but subtle forms of oppression involving neither...  Read More >>

An exploration of the meaning of the common good and the prospects for pursuing it in a liberal society. Focusing...  Read More >>

Zahlreiche Reformüberlegungen in der aktuellen Verwaltungsrechtswissenschaft gehen von der Annahme aus, daß ein...  Read More >>

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Analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment...  Read More >>

Analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment...  Read More >>

'SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING' is an informative guide to the professional, societal,...  Read More >>

Joseph Raz offers an explanation of the normativity of rules, promises, decisions, and orders, of games, and of...  Read More >>

Recent debates have highlighted the importance of the self to a better understanding of the nature of culture and...  Read More >>