Society & Social Sciences books

This Element argues that during parole hearings, parole actors conduct complex forms of moral labor. This moral...  Read More >>

Offers the first focused investigation of why Christians invoke the language of blood to cooperate, sacrifice, grow...  Read More >>

This Element examines the complex intersections between minority religions, legal protections, and restrictions...  Read More >>

Unter der Denkfigur ‘Bildung als Landschaft’ werden in diesem Buch zahlreiche empirische Erkenntnisse und theoretische...  Read More >>

This philosophically and legally grounded volume explores the human right to health in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing...  Read More >>

The first handbook dedicated to the contributions of sociologists studying the Middle East, bringing together the...  Read More >>

La Santé (entendue par l'institution) est la vie dans le silence des organes . C'est une affirmation qui vaut d'être...  Read More >>

From the barricades of the Paris Commune to the spectacular trials and demonstrations, Louise Michel is one of the...  Read More >>

A book that fills a niche in academic analysis of the Tour de France. The Tour de France is an event known worldwide...  Read More >>

An eco-feminist intervention on the rift between current ecosocialist agendas and the often unseen, undertheorized...  Read More >>

In the 1970s, an incredibly popular new film genre emerged, one that would later be reborn on television. And yet...  Read More >>

This volume collects all of Orwell’s major essays, including ‘Shooting an Elephant’, ‘Inside the Whale’, ‘Politics...  Read More >>

This handbook provides an in-depth review of cutting-edge methodologies in experimental economics. It explores various...  Read More >>

An exploration of the philosophical dimensions of translation, celebrating it as a practice that preserves and proliferates...  Read More >>

""An analysis of an unseen food crisis affecting millions of Americans""-- Provided by publisher.  Read More >>

Contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations...  Read More >>

The Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the...  Read More >>

Newly published for the first time in English translation, Carl Schmitt’s 1934 tract, State Composition and Collapse...  Read More >>

Our contemporary mode of life is characterised by what Serene Richards in Biopolitics as a System of Thought calls:...  Read More >>

Daniel L. Smith-Christopher focuses on the life and efforts of Keir Hardie, one of the founders of the UK Labour...  Read More >>

Draws attention to preconceptions about the gender of biblical characters, and offers examples of how to apply queer...  Read More >>

Despite having become marginalized on the map of contemporary art since the wars of the 1990s, the regions of former...  Read More >>

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--King's College, London, 2020.  Read More >>

What can a study of international film contribute to our understanding of education in a globalized context? How...  Read More >>

Discusses selected examples of Derek Jarman’s paintings, films, and writing with respect to the themes of land and...  Read More >>