Society & Social Sciences books

At the start of the American War of Independence, Great Britain dominated overseas commerce and was the leading...  Read More >>

William and Benjamin Frank joined the Second Rhode Island Regiment in the spring of 1777, following the tradition...  Read More >>

Once common across most of the country, beavers were hunted to extinction in the sixteenth century, but have gradually...  Read More >>

Concerns about political polarization and threats to democratic ideals are on the rise in the US. The Authoritarian...  Read More >>

This Element aims to explore borders in ancient Egypt, both the territorial and ideological boundaries of the state....  Read More >>

Defining the nature of this global water crisis remains a challenge, as a plethora of problems fall under this term....  Read More >>

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

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

Drawing on a new peace agreements dataset and in-depth analysis of the cases of Timor-Leste, Aceh Indonesia, Nepal,...  Read More >>

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 >>

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

This volume explores how advances in information technology and biotechnology are shaping the development of ocean...  Read More >>

This book outlines how states and the International Criminal Court (ICC) must work together to ensure the protection...  Read More >>

The book will appeal to academics with interests in the use of weapons within different legal regimes, including...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary book is aimed at scholars and practitioners with an interest in transnational solidarity...  Read More >>

Addressing both scholars of international law and political science as well as decision makers involved in cybersecurity...  Read More >>

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

This Element provides an opinionated survey of the ideal and nonideal theory debate in political philosophy. It...  Read More >>

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