Sociology & anthropology books

This book looks at the trajectories of reproduction and abortion rights in diverse socio-cultural contexts in various...  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 examines the paved road as a liminal space and legal frontier for enlivened, everyday struggles over property,...  Read More >>

This book examines official understandings of Chinese identity in Mainland China and Hong Kong, exploring how the...  Read More >>

Drawing on research from Ghana, this book examines the experiences of women liberated from indigenous ritual servitude...  Read More >>

This book delves into the notion of intimacy as a defining feature of podcasting, examining the concept of intimacy...  Read More >>

This book presents the findings of a ten-year longitudinal study on the experience of Chinese immigrants from Wenzhou...  Read More >>

This book examines the ways in which ghosts haunt and shape cultural identities and memory, considering the manner...  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 >>

Oral health is integral to well-being and quality of life. This important edited volume brings together leading...  Read More >>

The Pacific Islands have some of the highest rates of family violence in the world. Addressing the contemporary...  Read More >>

This book provides the definitive account of the making of the 1942 Beveridge Report and its influence on wartime...  Read More >>

How did a random batch of chimpanzees come to populate a small island in Tanzania where apes had never lived before?...  Read More >>

This book deals with a wide range of issues related to rural-urban migration in the context of neoliberal economic...  Read More >>

India Migration Report 2022 is one of the first volumes to focus comprehensively on Indian health professionals’...  Read More >>

This anthropological study explores the beliefs and practices that emerged around masking in the United States during...  Read More >>

This book draws attention to the issues of Indigenous justice and reconciliation in Taiwan, exploring how Indigenous...  Read More >>

This book examines our understanding of technology and suggests that machines are counterfeit organisms that seem...  Read More >>

This book explores and examines human trafficking in Eastern Mindanao in the Philippines, and the social conditions...  Read More >>

This book examines the phenomenon of ‘digital guru media’ (DGM), the self-styled online influencers, life coaches,...  Read More >>

This book examines the intersection of caste and politics in North India and highlights its contribution to the...  Read More >>

This book provides a revamped, transformative, and fiscally sustainable developmental agenda for India to radically...  Read More >>

Although sport participation decreases on average for women once they become mothers, athletes have demonstrated...  Read More >>

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