Society & Social Sciences books

Moving beyond familiar narratives of abolition, Xia Shi introduces the contentious public presence of concubines...  Read More >>

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Anthropologists and archaeologists have struggled with the concept of the food taboo for over a century. This Element...  Read More >>

This story of childhood abuse extends a vital call: for survivors to speak out, for loved ones to listen, and for...  Read More >>

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This Element examines Tian Qinxin (1969– ), and her significant contribution to the development of mainstream Chinese...  Read More >>

This Element examines children's online harms in the metaverse through a criminological lens. It highlights risks...  Read More >>

This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. It explores some recurring themes...  Read More >>

This Element focuses on the villancicos (or choral poems) of the Novohispanic philosopher Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz....  Read More >>

The Element examines political participation across diverse activities, individual-level explanations, patterns...  Read More >>

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Discover Planet Parent by Monique Cohen, a must-have addition for distributors and bookshops aiming to enrich their...  Read More >>

This Element examines the history, beliefs, and practices of the QAnon movement, described by supporters as a military...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch bietet Texte von Studierenden für Studierende der Soziologie. Es ist das Resultat eines Seminars im...  Read More >>

In an era of multiple complex crises, every K-12 school needs a team that’s fully prepared to take immediate action...  Read More >>

Against Affect interrogates shibboleths of feeling and reason and their relationship with ideas of identity, gender,...  Read More >>

In the first interdisciplinary work on marriage migration from the former Soviet Union to Reform-era China, Elena...  Read More >>

An introspective self-help guide that invites readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery. Exploring how our...  Read More >>

Die Beiträge dieses Buches untersuchen die Nachhaltigkeitspolitik der Europäischen Union (EU) zur Plastikmüllkrise...  Read More >>

Latin America has experienced an unprecedented expansion of LGBTQ+ rights in recent years. Argentina and Uruguay...  Read More >>

In this new edition, Derek Gillman provides an updated overview of long-standing and more recent controversies over...  Read More >>

Wenn Maschinen entscheiden, steht unsere Demokratie auf dem Spiel. In diesem Sammelband diskutieren führende Denker:innen,...  Read More >>

Das politische System Spaniens weist als parlamentarisches System Gemeinsamkeiten mit anderen politischen Systemen...  Read More >>

The death penalty was accepted almost universally until the 18th century, when Giuseppe Pelli of Florence and Cesare...  Read More >>

Das Lehrbuch dient als Einführung in die Grundfragen und als Vorbereitung auf eine tiefergehende Durchdringung des...  Read More >>