Society & Social Sciences books

A systematically updated and revised new edition of the leading text on the European Union. Combining authoritative...  Read More >>

Introducing the critical and previously overlooked role played by protest brokers in South Africa, this study explores...  Read More >>

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This book offers a sociological account of the political conversion from democratic socialism to fascism in interwar-France....  Read More >>

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

In this rich study of the pre-industrial city in early modern Europe, Jan de Vries uses modern demographic techniques...  Read More >>

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This book explores how falsehoods can contribute to performing key functions of democratic public discourse, such...  Read More >>

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Drawing from the author's family history, this book charts the intimate and global transformation of a rural region...  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 >>

An essential reference to the intersection of language and death and dying, presenting an overview of the methodologies,...  Read More >>

Delight in the overlooked and under-appreciated wildlife in our UK cities  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 >>

This gripping history offers a unique understanding of the pervasive influence of nationalism in both politics and...  Read More >>

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

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This Element sheds light on the intersectionality of class and gender in political representation. Although the...  Read More >>

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