Society & Social Sciences books

The Italian philosopher and militant Antonio Negri has been a provocative and controversial figure for over forty...  Read More >>

The Italian philosopher and militant Antonio Negri has been a provocative and controversial figure for over forty...  Read More >>

A Companion to Rainer Werner Fassbinder is the first of its kind to engage with this important figure. Twenty-eight...  Read More >>

This book provides an important new contribution to debates around housing policy and its impact on community cohesion....  Read More >>

Until Tuesday is Horse Boy meets Dewey (with a bit of Tuesdays with Morrie thrown in)  Read More >>

Gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history.  Read More >>

A compellingly readable, critically acclaimed, agenda-setting account of how and why cities function as they do...  Read More >>

A diverse range of experts provide a comprehensive introduction to current theories, debates and research in Australian...  Read More >>

Presents an introduction to East Asian politics. This book describes the political development of China, Japan,...  Read More >>

Americans have learned in elementary school that their country was founded by a group of brave, white, largely British...  Read More >>

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are widely heralded as an opportunity for the poor to have greater...  Read More >>

Timothy Rowlands brings a diverse mix of ethnographic, semiotic, and analytical approaches to analyze the massively...  Read More >>

Two dozen scholars present the first wave of duoethnographic writings on topics as diverse as gender, identity and...  Read More >>

In the past century, tens of millions of women and girls have disappeared in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. There...  Read More >>

Whether in movies, cartoons, commercials, or even fast food marketing, psychology and mental illness remain pervasive...  Read More >>

Previously published under title: Soviet system and modern society.  Read More >>

Originally published: New York: Basic Books, c1985.  Read More >>

Throughout literary history, female writers have faced challenges different from those of their male counterparts....  Read More >>

The study of the effect of exceptional experiences and beliefs on health--including anomalous, placebo, or hypnotic...  Read More >>

Explores the cultural and psychological linkages that define assassinations and a new era of domestic terrorism...  Read More >>

Originally published under title: The analysis of political behaviour. New York: Oxford University Press, 1947....  Read More >>

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Despite the commonplace comparison, the mind isn't just like a computer; it truly is one. But the brain is also...  Read More >>