Социология

The relationship between space and politics is explored through a study of French urban policy. Drawing upon the political thought of Jacques Rancière…

Gender is one of the most important topics in the field of sociology, and as a system of social practices it inspires a multitude of theoretical appro…

Ghosts of Memory provides an overview of literature on relatedness and memory and then moves beyond traditional approaches to the subject, exploring t…

Environmental Social Science offers a new synthesis of environmental studies, defining the nature of human-environment interactions and providing the …

Domicile and Diaspora investigates geographies of home and identity for Anglo-Indian women in the 50 years before and after Indian independence in 194…

A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism offers a ground-breaking combined discussion of the concepts of diaspora and transnationalism. Newly comm…

Written by a renowned scholar of critical race theory, The Threat of Race explores how the concept of race has been historically produced and how it c…

We Share Walls: Language, Land, and Gender in Berber Morocco explores how political economic shifts over the last century have reshaped the language p…

When there are too many choices, there is no choice. The choices are entangled in a maze of rather confused possibilities. They go through many nebulo…

Threads of Labour presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations and makes sense of global supply chains from …

In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health service…

Written by a renowned scholar of critical race theory, The Threat of Race explores how the concept of race has been historically produced and how it c…

Modern civilization, Bauman argues, promised to make our lives understandable and open to our control. This has not happened and today we no longer be…

This book is a state-of-the-art introduction to the archaeology of Oceania, covering both Australia and the Pacific Islands. The first text to provide…

People/States/Territories examines the role of state personnel in shaping, and being shaped by, state organizations and territories, and demonstrates …

Анализируются процессы генерирования и распространения инноваций в контексте международной специализации и кооперации. Рассматриваются основные направ…

Critical Cultural Policy Studies: A Reader brings together classic statements and contemporary views that illustrate how everyday culture is as much a…

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists fro…

This introduction to the archaeology of Asia focuses on case studies from the region’s last 10,000 years of history. Comprises fifteen chapters by som…

This final volume in Manuel Castells' trilogy, with a substantial new preface, is devoted to processes of global social change induced by the transiti…

В контексте решения задачи повышения конкурентоспособности муниципального образования деятельность органов местного самоуправления по реализации социа…

With a lively and engaging style, Myths for the Masses provides a critical, interdisciplinary, and historically informed statement about communication…

This is the first book which examines the nature and significance of a feminist critique in anthropology. It offers a clear introduction to, and balan…

Ideas of Landscape discusses the current theory and practice of landscape archaeology and offers an alternative agenda for landscape archaeology that …

The delivery of effective family support is a key global child welfare issue, yet there is little consensus on what constitutes family support or what…

This new book brings together Doreen Massey's key writings on three areas central to a range of disciplines. In addition, the author reflects on the d…

This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock a…

This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault’s contr…

This comprehensive volume deciphers investigative process and practice, providing an authoritative insight into key debates and contemporary issues in…

This book is well written and inclusive with a realistic approach to problems encountered in schools today. Practical and useable interventions are in…

Prostitution is still the subject of intense controversy among feminists but theoretical and political analyses are often only loosely grounded in emp…

This volume demonstrates a fresh approach to urban studies as well as a new way of looking at contemporary Japan which links economy and society in an…

This book provides a lively and thoughtful introduction to ecological anthropology by examining the evolving relations between human communities and n…

How did anxieties about crime and deviance emerge in the modern world, first in Europe and then in America? How did they come to occupy centre-stage i…

The European Union is the first full-length treatment of European integration from a sociological perspective. It redirects the core concerns of polit…

In this book Hilary Rose develops new terms for thinking about science and feminism, locating the feminist criticism of science as both integral to th…

Containing close to 3,000 words and definitions, Dictionary of Artifacts is an indispensable reference for anyone working within the field of archaeol…

With the ever-increasing functionalities of information and communication technologies, as well as the spatial and temporal transformations brought ab…

This topical book addresses contemporary concern with the interconnections between geography and morality. Covers both the geographical context of mor…

In this illuminating and concise collection of readings, Karl Marx emerges as the first theorist to give a comprehensive social view of the birth and …

This wide-ranging and accessible book provides a thorough overview of the key debates in gender and political theory.

Drawing on social theory and offering numerous case studies, Archaeologies of Materiality is one of the first books to explore materiality across time…

An updated edition of a classic text on applying statistical analyses to the social sciences, with reviews, new chapters, an expanded set of post-hoc …

At a time when references to things ‘global' have gained more currency than ever, this book explores the nexus of power and space behind the politics …

Монография содержит ответ на скрытый вызов, брошенный Тютчевым: «умом Россию не понять, аршином общим не измерить». В ее первой части, посвященной раз…