Sociology & anthropology books

Climate change is already influencing how and where people live. In North, Jesse M. Keenan argues that America is...  Read More >>

Like biological species and languages, many musical and other cultural practices around the world are at risk. In...  Read More >>

An invaluable resource for readers seeking to understand the history and practice of folk music and song across...  Read More >>

This insightful volume on the culture of hair through human history and around the globe has been updated and revised...  Read More >>

Wild Partners traces the history of the Maututu Nakanai of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. According to a Maututu...  Read More >>

A comprehensive Handbook covering past, present, and likely future developments in the anthropology of religion,...  Read More >>

A comparative and look at how football interacts with religion and globalization through case studies and analysis...  Read More >>

Vikki Bell examines how archives of contemporary political violence in South America create new possibilities for...  Read More >>

A sweeping account of male nurturing, explaining how and why men are biologically transformed when they care for...  Read More >>

This book introduces the concept of 'doing society' by exploring how Finnish youth engage in political action beyond...  Read More >>

First published in 2000, Divided by Faith has become a landmark book for understanding race and religion in the...  Read More >>

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Written by a sociologist and an anthropologist, this concise primer is packed with clear methodological guidance...  Read More >>

In den Bänden dieser Reihe werden erstmalig detailliert die wichtigsten Strömungen und Themen der ungemein fruchtbaren...  Read More >>

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Bones and the Bereaved is not a book about avoiding grief-it's a book about making something sacred from it. Written...  Read More >>

Should nonhumans have rights in law and politics? How personhood for corporations and everything else exploits us...  Read More >>

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Spatial Analysis for Complex Territorial Systems: Geo-information Technologies and European Official Statistics...  Read More >>

An illuminating story of the first-generation Jewish American toymakers who literally manufactured “the century...  Read More >>

This book blends theory, practice, and international standards to introduce a new paradigm that extends Universal...  Read More >>

This book unpacks the multifaceted ways of living with heritage in contemporary Vietnam. It shows how heritage shapes...  Read More >>

This book provides a scholarly inquiry into Indian oral narratives, cultural practices, and traditional performances,...  Read More >>

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This transdisciplinary book examines social movements in contemporary North Africa, namely Morocco, Algeria, and...  Read More >>