Society & Social Sciences books

First published in 1929, Sisyphus examines psychology's potential and limitations as a ""young"" science. Jaeger...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, The Transition to Democracy in Spain by José Maravall explores Spain's post-Franco shift...  Read More >>

First published in 1926, University Reform in London by Thomas Lloyd Humberstone, with an introduction by H.G. Wells,...  Read More >>

First published in 1978, Radicals in Social Work by Daphne Statham urges social workers to challenge institutional...  Read More >>

This volume offers valuable insights into English-medium instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...  Read More >>

This book presents how urban megaprojects uniquely expose the complexities of competitive authoritarianism.  Read More >>

This monograph examines Chosŏn Dynasty's Zun Zhou Si Ming (Revering the Zhou and Longing for the Ming) during the...  Read More >>

This book responds to the growing presence of “middle elements”—intermediaries and migration agents—in the facilitation...  Read More >>

Why do humans adopt beliefs that defy reality? The Social Roots of Delusions moves beyond the traditional focus...  Read More >>

This book examines the decline of Hong Kong’s rule of law under China’s expanding authoritarian influence.  Read More >>

This edited volume focuses on the effects that Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine had on Central and Eastern...  Read More >>

Theorising the nascent phenomenon by situating it within the state crime framework, offering both empirical and...  Read More >>

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This book offers a new vision on urban gun violence that focuses on public space-centered concepts, events, and...  Read More >>

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A revelatory investigation into the rise and fall of the 'woke' movement and how we can prevent it from happening...  Read More >>

A roadmap for lost grievers who are looking for compassion, understanding and hope, from bestselling author Clare...  Read More >>

One summer, one terrible secret, a past that burns bright and a present filled with shame. A dark and twisting original...  Read More >>

From social media sensations Cate Osborn and Erik Gude, with Rennie Dyball, comes a fresh and practical guide to...  Read More >>

How Kindness Culture Punishes Women.  Read More >>

The instant Sunday Times bestseller - Get In is the explosive, definitive, behind-the-scenes account of Labour's...  Read More >>

The thrilling true story behind the Allies’ mission to take back Venice from the Germans – and save its artistic...  Read More >>

Langston Hughes's debut novel, a moving portrait of African American family life in 1930s Kansas, newly reissued...  Read More >>

The eminent classicist and historian delves into Homer's Iliad and Odyssey to tell for the first time the previously...  Read More >>

A moving, immersive and humanising essay collection charting the daily lives, struggles and dreams of young people...  Read More >>