Society & Social Sciences books

A readable polemic on the growing dominance of the finance industry over the UK economy, and what the left can do...  Read More >>

From Batman Begins to Tom Clancy, How to Justify Torture shows how contemporary culture creates simplified narratives...  Read More >>

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The Industrial Reorganisation Corporation was created by a Labour Government in 1966 and dissolved by the incoming...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1935, William Archer's interest in dreams had persisted for over quarter of a century, for...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1986, the emphasis in this book is on dreaming rather than sleeping. This reflected the...  Read More >>

The essential guide to understanding how racism works and how racial inequality shapes black lives, this edition...  Read More >>

Sleeping patterns change with age, whether we are growing up, or growing old. While most people are prepared for...  Read More >>

`Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India ... A book of beauty' - Gerard DeGroot,...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1950, this title includes instances of dreams in published records from both British and...  Read More >>

Most of us believe that we sleep in order to rest our tired bodies and minds. Originally published in 1977, this...  Read More >>

The 21st century has seen a renewed interest in cultivating positive character traits, or virtues, to foster personal...  Read More >>

Comparing data from 18 local case studies across 6 European countries, and deploying an innovative mixed-method...  Read More >>

In this bilingual volume, gender issues within diverse social, labor and educational environments are analyzed from...  Read More >>

'A much deeper story than the one that seized headlines. Cinematic, remarkable' GUARDIAN `All the President's...  Read More >>

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This edited collection provides interdisciplinary, global, and multi-religious perspectives on the relationship...  Read More >>

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This book examines and reviews some of the key figures in Taiwan Studies to plot the development of the field by...  Read More >>

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Western societies are under siege, as fake news, post-truth and alternative facts are undermining the very core...  Read More >>

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