Society & Social Sciences books

Since antiquity, governments have used torture to gather information and determine guilt. But its track record is...  Read More >>

Articulates the importance of oral traditions and symbolism as repositories of philosophical knowledge and reaffirms...  Read More >>

Explores how education researchers have navigated ethical dilemmas in their research to care for all involved in...  Read More >>

Explains how al-Qaida coped with the War on Terror in the decade after 9/11 and charts the real reasons for the...  Read More >>

Everyone is producing but no one is thinking about whether we should. This incisive account explains the causes...  Read More >>

Brings together leading design historians to explore and evaluate the role, purpose and success of a wide range...  Read More >>

An exploration of the fact and fiction relating to the history of Jewish revenge during and after the Holocaust....  Read More >>

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Introducing an innovative interdisciplinary framework to understand the complex reality of Chinese politics, this...  Read More >>

The first volume to provide a critical comparison between Foucault's aesthetics of existence and Shusterman's...  Read More >>

Walter Benjamin reimagined through the forgotten power of radio Philosopher and cultural critic Walter Benjamin...  Read More >>

This book is valuable for those interested in tackling the complex legal issue of environmental protection in deep...  Read More >>

Weaving together personal narrative and cultural history, Snack examines how this seemingly trivial food category...  Read More >>

Brochures, billboards, websites, menus, and memes. We are immersed every day in the imagery of carefully-curated...  Read More >>

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Hang out with a daring, outspoken urban Diva through her exploits from the dirty south to New York and Los Angeles....  Read More >>

Brentano's 1867 habilitation thesis on the Aristotle's view of psychology is of fundamental significance in two...  Read More >>

Der Band widmet sich einem umfänglichen Arbeitsbereich Schleiermachers, der bislang wenig beleuchtet wurde. Auf...  Read More >>

The powerful saga of one woman's refusal to take no for an answer and her quest to change lives through sport.  Read More >>

The world will likely exceed 9 billion people by 2050 and is unlikely to stabilize in the 21st century, requiring...  Read More >>

Identifies how ""dangerous"" 1980s heavy metal can be analyzed through literary criticism, how heavy metal helps...  Read More >>

Reconsidering the true significance of the nation’s second-highest office  Read More >>

Revealing the hidden history of women on ships, from cabin ‘boys’ to cruise ship captains.  Read More >>

A sobering encounter with lives transformed by gun violence and an urgent call to build more comprehensive systems...  Read More >>

This book explores how the public problem of the Ukrainian refugees is constructed in political and media discourses,...  Read More >>