Society & Social Sciences books

This book tells the story of how the presidency, through history, law, and politics, has outgrown in power from...  Read More >>

This is the first in-depth study of constitutional law and politics in Cambodia, based on ethnographic insights...  Read More >>

Examines the growing role of corporations in shaping public policy through advocacy and corporate action. Explores...  Read More >>

Why do citizens support authoritarian leaders and martial law in a democratic country? What draws these citizens...  Read More >>

The very first book-length study of theatre censorship in France between the end of the Ancien Régime and the Restoration....  Read More >>

In 1992, Dianne Feinstein, noting the number of women in the Senate, declared that, ""two percent may be good enough...  Read More >>

Founded in 1478 and not permanently abolished until 1834, the Spanish Inquisition has always been a notorious institution...  Read More >>

This Element introduces the study of forensic linguistics in southern Africa. The topic is defined along with the...  Read More >>

What role did the Iraqi diaspora play in Iraq's state-building process post-2003, and what has been the legacy of...  Read More >>

Linda Qian introduces xiangchou - homesickness and rural nostalgia – to English-language scholarship, using it as...  Read More >>

Legal books on torture have failed to ask fundamental questions as to its practice and research – particularly on...  Read More >>

From the creators of the powerhouse Positive Planner series, a beautifully designed wellbeing journal backed by...  Read More >>

This Element examines clientelism and analyzes its systemic impact on democratic institutions and markets. Clientelism...  Read More >>

Beginning with the chance discovery of an interrogation document smuggled to England in a basket of cheese, this...  Read More >>

Historically, infant–parent synchrony has been measured using methods that provide a global assessment of interpersonal...  Read More >>

Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, health and care have become central claims. Transnational campaigns addressing...  Read More >>

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th Annual ACM India Compute Conference on COMPUTE 2025,...  Read More >>

When you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and...  Read More >>

More than 700 images capture the history of the Apollo 7 mission, America's triumphant return to manned spaceflight....  Read More >>

Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that the main threat to...  Read More >>

This book provides an account of how Traveller, Roma and other minoritized women understand, assess and experience...  Read More >>

An insider's guide to university finances, for non-insiders. The finances of higher education have never been...  Read More >>

This book provides a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on the role of migrant movements in challenging discriminatory...  Read More >>

The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged)...  Read More >>

In this book, the leading Brazilian cultural theorist Flora Süssekind analyses the turbulent recent history of Brazil....  Read More >>