Sociology & anthropology books

Judgement and Perception have NO Value Here' Books full of candid facts, experiences, quotes and open to interpretation...  Read More >>

La pandémie de COVID-19 a touché l'Afrique, révélant des fragilités communes malgré les trajectoires nationales...  Read More >>

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This book is an attempt to find new ways of inter-disciplinary theorisation about this moment when both the unitary...  Read More >>

Disfigurement: Understanding Visible Difference is a collection of essays which brings together an all-star cast...  Read More >>

This book considers the historical and spatial dimensions of civil society in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland region, an...  Read More >>

First published in 1972, Social Work with Children presents a detailed examination of children and their needs in...  Read More >>

First published in 1975, Daily Experience in Residential Life, based on questionnaires completed by students during...  Read More >>

First published in 1993, Managing Poverty examines the reasons for the growing importance of social assistance in...  Read More >>

First published in 1989, Staking a Claim brings feminist experience and social theory together to produce a systematic...  Read More >>

Most objections to state intervention in social life are made on overtly political or moral grounds. First published...  Read More >>

First published in 1978, The Worlds of Patrick Geddes is a study of Patrick Geddes’ thought and action, his relationships...  Read More >>

You were taught to treat guilt as proof you are good. In reality, it often proves only that you are trained to over-give....  Read More >>

What Remains presents a grassy field with a complicated and fraught history. What is now a suburban park where people...  Read More >>

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Through diverse ethnographic case studies, leading food scholars examine the meaning and making of place and taste....  Read More >>

Through the analytical lens of hunting, this book examines the efforts of Latina’s inhabitants to see their city...  Read More >>

Challenging contemporary enthusiasm for interdisciplinarity, the book calls for rethinking ‘psychology’ as an anthropological...  Read More >>

This volume highlights the importance of authentic Indigenous inclusion in governance processes at national and...  Read More >>

In the era of the Anthropocene, tourism represents both the threats of ruthless capitalism and the ideals of a good...  Read More >>

This volume is the result of observant participation in which the ethnographer is a protagonist social actor in...  Read More >>

Dreams, Gender, and Artisanal Mining in Papua New Guinea uses dreams to explore the value of gold in a multigenerational...  Read More >>

A unique sociological perspective on how ""babushkas"" have been pushed to the margins of post-Soviet society. The...  Read More >>