Social theory books

Considering our ambivalence about modernity, our thinking about the future and our tendency to forget what nature...  Read More >>

As the concept of recognition shifts from philosophical theory to other fields of the humanities and social sciences,...  Read More >>

This book draws together debates from two burgeoning fields, liminality and informality studies, to analyze how...  Read More >>

Drawing on Norbert Elias’ process sociology, this book proposes an extension of the thought of Pierre Bourdieu,...  Read More >>

Through a variety of empirical studies, this volume offers fresh insights into the means by which communicative...  Read More >>

This book analyses the conceptual and concrete relationships between rhythm and law.  Read More >>

Departing from both the ordinary defences and criticisms that surround the practice of Jewish ritual of circumcision,...  Read More >>

Drawing on rich interview material, this book examines marginalized knowledges as a field of epistemic struggle,...  Read More >>

Originating in the popular Sociología en Cuarantena blog, this volume provides a detailed and multifaceted analysis...  Read More >>

This book introduces the notion of culinary capital to investigate socialisation and school mealtime experiences...  Read More >>

This book analyzes the relationship between trust and social capital in contemporary Chinese society. It attempts...  Read More >>

This book applies the general theory of critical rationalism in order to develop a sociology of the transition from...  Read More >>

This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Weber’s thought on ‘the iron cage’ to understand...  Read More >>

Drawing on research from sociology, psychology, anthropology and cultural and media studies, this volume analyses...  Read More >>

Drawing on cases from the world of ‘free software’, this book examines Rousseau’s conception of freedom and its...  Read More >>

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A comprehensive study of Rudolf Steiner's social 'threefold' thinking.  Read More >>

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This second edition of Theories of Creativity has been expanded in two ways. First, each chapter has been revised...  Read More >>

This second edition of Theories of Creativity has been expanded in two ways. First, each chapter has been revised...  Read More >>

This book weaves together apparently disconnected elements of Bertrand Russell’s philosophy and social activism...  Read More >>