Society & culture: general books

Between 1961-1973 Turkish migrants were recruited as guest-workers in Germany, becoming West Germany's largest ethnic...  Read More >>

Spanning 78 wardrobe essentials, 60 quintessential creations by iconic fashion houses, and 22 subcultural styles, Timeless weaves...  Read More >>

A magnificently illustrated oversized book that uses art to illuminate the lives of medieval women, from peasants...  Read More >>

The Elements of Law (1640) presents a complete but succinct version of Hobbes's political theory and of his more...  Read More >>

Essays on the evolving aesthetic sensibilities of a globalized, rapidly changing world. In this collection of...  Read More >>

This book sets out to search for the Second World — the (post)socialist context — in dance studies and examines...  Read More >>

Discover the unshakeable influence of the stars in this year-round guide to the power of the Zodiac.  Read More >>

This book offers a concise and authoritative overview of the full scope of crime prevention, including foundations,...  Read More >>

This book examines the social and cultural history of Bengal through two major themes — the intellectual and cultural...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of Political Communication in Ibero-America addresses the relationship between communication,...  Read More >>

An instant New York Times bestseller, this is an unforgettable story about a cat, love and loss from a highly acclaimed...  Read More >>

Providing a series of crucial debates on language, power, difference and social inequality, this volume traces developments...  Read More >>

In this open access book, philosopher of education Adam Greteman offers commentary on five lessons queers teach:...  Read More >>

This vivid and fascinating collection of propaganda spans over a century - a visual feast illustrating how persuasion,...  Read More >>

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Art troubles anthropology. Anthropologists have often taken a philistine, sceptical position of distance towards...  Read More >>

This Element argues that political anger provides one key theoretical link between partisan media use and political...  Read More >>

Without a Word (first published in 1993) raises the question of women’s silence from a radical new perspective,...  Read More >>

First published in 1985, The Knowledge Elite and the Failure of Prophecy presents a demystification of the role...  Read More >>

This Element, Women Voters, documents and explains three important phenomena implicating gender, race, and immigration....  Read More >>

First published in 1985, The Military in South American Politics analyses the nature of military involvement in...  Read More >>

First published in 1981, Social Change offers a critical review of the main classical and modern theories of social...  Read More >>

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This book introduces the reader to interdisciplinary approaches to child development and extends thinking outside...  Read More >>

Making Jazz in Contemporary Japan explores the ways in which Japanese jazz musicians express themselves through...  Read More >>