Society & Social Sciences books

Written for graduate students and retailing professionals, this textbook explores the psychological impact of various...  Read More >>

A landmark exploration of women-led communities worldwide and what they can teach us about new ways to live, think...  Read More >>

Langston Hughes's debut novel, a moving portrait of African American family life in 1930s Kansas, newly reissued...  Read More >>

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The ""engaging"" (New Yorker), New York Times best-selling story of how coyotes took over North America-and are...  Read More >>

Explains why legislatures in autocracies are organized differently and have varying degrees of influence on policies....  Read More >>

In this urgent and illuminating book, a midwife who works in abortion care shares the stories of the women she helps,...  Read More >>

This book presents the first history of the death penalty under British colonial rule in the late twentieth century....  Read More >>

This textbook provides students with the tools they need to explore how language interacts with multiple domains...  Read More >>

This book examines why some new democracies develop peacefully while others suffer criminal violence. For readers...  Read More >>

A leading group of scholars debate the 'big picture' approach in an engagement with renowned scholar Barry Buzan....  Read More >>

""A striking memoir that travels through a traumatic childhood with an abusive mother.""--Provided by publisher....  Read More >>

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War is far more likely to occur in countries where women lack equal standing in society. Focusing on gendered political...  Read More >>

According to Immanuel Kant, citizenship amounts to freedom, equality, and civil self-sufficiency. This Element provides...  Read More >>

This book explores how mind-altering substances and emerging digital technologies reshape consciousness, culture...  Read More >>

This Element presents a case study of the authors' partnership with the Pintada community in their excavation of...  Read More >>

State responsibility in international law provides for the legal consequences following breaches of international...  Read More >>

The book explores beyond the borders of identity politics by offering a more precise understanding of belonging...  Read More >>

Scandinavian countries are considered exceptional for their commitment to development cooperation, peace mediation,...  Read More >>

This book is written for academics, students, policymakers and practitioners interested in the legal recognition...  Read More >>

Legal scholars from diverse geographic, personal and scholarly perspectives reflect on the pervasive feeling of...  Read More >>

Debates about homosexuality are historically shaped by national specificities. In comparative and empirically rich...  Read More >>