Sociology & anthropology books

An incisive collection of essays highlighting conflict and peace issues in the Global South, with coverage of theory,...  Read More >>

Publié sous les auspices du Conseil international des infirmières (CII), cet ouvrage offre une vue d’ensemble de...  Read More >>

An eye-opening account of offshore finance: a secretive system making the rich richer while corroding democracy,...  Read More >>

What Does It Mean to Make Love? shows how the choice of gender does not conform to anatomy and is based on an often-unrecognised...  Read More >>

It examines one of modernity’s most trenchant problems.The project rests on the argument that detective fiction...  Read More >>

Voice and Identity draws from the knowledge and expertise of leading figures to explore the evolving nature of voice...  Read More >>

Bringing together emerging ethnographies on kinship in South Asia, this book explores the idea of kinship as ‘fiction’...  Read More >>

This book discusses how hierarchical and collectivist cultures contribute to the challenges and opportunities in...  Read More >>

This book discusses a broad range of vital issues in public health, encompassing health facilities, the healthcare...  Read More >>

This book approaches cultural conceptualizations of our modern world from cultural, linguistic and cognitive perspectives....  Read More >>

This book explores how studies of language and aging can be applied to build an aging-friendly society, drawing...  Read More >>

It returns to Poisson events to discuss another unexpected result, followed by the use of spatial Poisson events...  Read More >>

Within the context of W.E.B. Du Bois’ question “How does it feel to be a problem?”, this volume examines the “problem”...  Read More >>

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How do youth placed in foster care aspire to and access college? Through insightful, in-depth interviews, this book...  Read More >>

The fourth edition of Criminology: The Basics has been fully revised and updated to offer an engaging and concise...  Read More >>

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This accessible collection provides global context for students studying the sociology of work and organisations....  Read More >>

Family life has changed rapidly over the past 60 years. David Goodhart asks whether this transformation has been...  Read More >>

This book presents observations, experiences, and practices that work or don't work in different areas of business...  Read More >>

Der demografische Wandel stellt die Unternehmen vor große Herausforderungen. Neben strukturellen, zyklischen und...  Read More >>

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Algorithmic Bias in Search and...  Read More >>