Society & Social Sciences books

With a focus on real-world issues and an extensive range of thought-provoking case studies, Issues in Political...  Read More >>

Cassie is drowning. Facing burnout, she uncovers the Four Pillars of Teaching in this essential fable. Learn the...  Read More >>

Body modification practices express identity, conform to social norms, and convey cultural values that express cultural,...  Read More >>

In 1930, neurosyphilis struck an unsuspecting patient. Doctors at the Central State Hospital for the Insane in Indianapolis...  Read More >>

Womanism Rising concludes Maparyan’s three-book exploration of womanist studies. The collection showcases new work...  Read More >>

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An invaluable, comprehensive resource for the vibrant and ever-evolving landscape of education law.   California...  Read More >>

UndocuAsians tells the timely, compelling story of the contemporary US immigrant rights movement with a focus on...  Read More >>

Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, From Stars to Stones is the fourth installment of a...  Read More >>

Exploring human diversity from an evolutionary perspective, the narrative shows how inherent biological traits shape...  Read More >>

Studies the role of preaching and emotions in medieval Islamic political thought.  Read More >>

Offering fresh and provocative explorations of the ancient theorists, this book aims to clarify and stimulate discussion...  Read More >>

Examines how UK female comedy authors have flourished in the contemporary televisual landscape.  Read More >>

Medieval Holy Women and the Desire for Death investigates the tension between death as necessary for bringing about...  Read More >>

This volume brings together leading scholars to explore the human-environment interactions in the Anthropocene and...  Read More >>

With their distinctive and other-worldly appearance, runes--an ancient alphabet used to write Germanic languages--provide...  Read More >>

Wage work was supposed to “kill the Indian and save the man,” or so thought Richard Pratt and other late nineteenth-century...  Read More >>

Throughout the twentieth century, scholars accepted that there was something called “traditional” poetic meter,...  Read More >>

Harwood's spirited biography of an audacious, persistent woman brings to the forefront the largely unheralded contributions...  Read More >>

In Karen Blixen's Search for Self, Patti M. Marxsen presents a twenty-first-century reconsideration of Blixen's...  Read More >>

Women have been shaping the conservation movement in Texas since the nineteenth century, though their stories are...  Read More >>

A refreshingly accessible, student-focused guide to doing research in Politics and IR—packed with real-world examples,...  Read More >>

When nineteen-year-old Prince took the stage to perform “I Wanna Be Your Lover” on American Bandstand, those who...  Read More >>

A holistic perspective on strategies, methodologies, and examples of writing and reading by philosopher-artists...  Read More >>

Kenneth W. Noe's Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth...  Read More >>