Sociology & anthropology books

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Richly illustrated by quotations and images from Muslim scripture, historical chronicles, artistic works, and theological...  Read More >>

This best-selling textbook returns for an eighth edition with material on the most fundamental issues in sociology...  Read More >>

The book examines philosophical and sociological approaches within critical theory and more widely from the vantage...  Read More >>

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Are women the same as or different from men? Should women seek ‘equality’ with men or admit their ‘difference’?...  Read More >>

In Global Capitalism (originally published in 1991), Richard Peet surveys the various approaches made by social...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, the book presents a vivid account of the reality of life with chronic illness­–from perspective...  Read More >>

First published in 1990, Delivering Motherhood (now with a new preface) is the first comprehensive study on the...  Read More >>

Elderly ex-offenders are some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in Japan today, with high levels of...  Read More >>

­This book discusses how cities’ identities are formed and developed over time and portrays architecture and the...  Read More >>

Based on ethnographic research among contemporary Pagan communities in Southern Italy (Salento, Apulia), The Spider...  Read More >>

This book combines documentation and analysis of the contents of exhibits in 12 museums (Part 1) with interviews...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary collection addresses women's under-representation in science across Europe, focusing on physics...  Read More >>

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Digressions and the Human Imagination makes a significant contribution to our anthropological knowledge about human...  Read More >>

Explores the costs, risks, and unfreedoms produced alongside migrant regularization in Southeast Asia. Traversing...  Read More >>

Among all the Korean dynasties, the Kory? dynasty (918-1392) was the first to have contact with the Western world....  Read More >>

Brings together historians and specialists from Japan, the US, and Europe to address sport’s ties to corporate and...  Read More >>

Once heralded as the """"Black Mecca of the South,"""" Atlanta’s Black community is now under threat of dislocation...  Read More >>

Working within a global frame, The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial and Decolonial Literature considers postcolonial...  Read More >>