Social theory books

This book is a documentary and a research book on a personal experience basis, during my collaboration with different...  Read More >>

Karl Polanyi is one of the most influential social scientists of our era. This handbook provides a comprehensive...  Read More >>

Unique in its approach, Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions gives students a brief, but thorough, introduction...  Read More >>

Putting at work a negative pedagogy centered around learning from unlearning, problematizes and boldly challenges...  Read More >>

When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate...  Read More >>

In Aging Angry: Making Peace with Rage, Amanda Smith Barusch argues that now, more than ever, it is time for older...  Read More >>

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"Going to the bathroom is a necessity in all of our lives. It's how we maintain an even homeostasis within our bodies...  Read More >>

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First published in 1985, Corporations, Classes and Capitalism raises some crucial questions – how important are...  Read More >>

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Nostalgia and Political Theory advocates the central importance of nostalgia as a theoretical response to the ‘historic’...  Read More >>

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Tying his intellectual concerns to social movements in South Korea, Germany and dozens of countries, social theorist...  Read More >>

Offers a sweeping history of US foreign disaster assistance, highlighting its centrality to twentieth-century US...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1974 and with a new introduction for the 1981 edition, this book is a clear and vivid history...  Read More >>

Argues for the importance of ecocritical approaches within the field of Mexican Studies. This book engages with...  Read More >>

This book presents a novel theoretical account of the claim that sexed and gendered bodies are socially constructed....  Read More >>

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This book develops a contemporary theory of nationalism that addresses 21st century political challenges, exploring...  Read More >>

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