Sociology & anthropology books

This book is based on the author's work concerning the academic mission of anthropology, the discipline's way of...  Read More >>

A vibrant, compelling social history of death, dying, and how our ends shape our lives and societies  Read More >>

An accessible and moving second book of poems from Clint Smith, the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author...  Read More >>

An engaging, accessible account of humanity’s heritage beyond Earth Space exploration has produced a rich material...  Read More >>

This volume celebrates identity theory as a leading framework that organizes research on identities across a wide...  Read More >>

This book explores how religious traditions can play a decisive role in addressing the complexity of the current...  Read More >>

With glowing compassion and luminous prose, Lamorna Ash (‘a new star of non-fiction’ William Dalrymple) explores...  Read More >>

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

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

This Element examines children's online harms in the metaverse through a criminological lens. It highlights risks...  Read More >>

This is Running is a celebration of the world of running, exploring everything you'd want to know about the sport...  Read More >>

This book details Siberian indigenous heritage for the first time and demonstrates its implications for religious...  Read More >>

Established in 1987, Tocharian and Indo-European Studies (TIES) is an international scholarly journal with contributions...  Read More >>

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In the first interdisciplinary work on marriage migration from the former Soviet Union to Reform-era China, Elena...  Read More >>

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

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

This Element examines children's online harms in the metaverse through a criminological lens. It highlights risks...  Read More >>

This book examines how judges interpret science in cases involving transgender children, revealing how legal decisions...  Read More >>

Once regarded as one of the nation’s leading schools, grand old St Jude’s School for Girls finds itself on the brink...  Read More >>

How can research be more ethical, inclusive, and community-driven? This book explores Participatory Appraisal (PA)...  Read More >>

What cultural appropriation is, how it is deployed in public discourse, and if and when it is harmful.  Read More >>

Are aliens even out there? If so, why do we assume we can imagine what they look like, or how they will relate humanity?...  Read More >>

The everyday realities of financial and work insecurity that drive right- and left-wing populism In Insecurity...  Read More >>