Социология

This timely and engaging book argues that technoscientific advances are radically transforming the woman-machine relationship. However, it is feminist…

This dictionary provides those studying or working in archaeology with a complete reference to the field.

In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art o…

Вадим Радаев «Миллениалы: Как меняется российское общество» – компетентное и актуальное исследование нового поколения миллениалов. В книге рассматрив…

In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with moder…

The discussions about the ethical, political and human implications of the postmodernist condition have been raging for longer than most of us care to…

Categorical Statistics for CommunicationResearch presents scholars with a discipline-specific guide to categorical data analysis. The text blends nece…

Covers the latest methodologies and research on international comparative surveys with contributions from noted experts in the field Advances in Compa…

“What is colour?”, “What is the precise meaning of the statement ‘the stock exchange closes at a 5% drop this evening’?”, “How are TV viewers defined?…

This key work addresses one of the most central and controversial issues in contemporary feminist theory: the problem of difference.

The Islamic headscarf has become the subject of heated legal and political debate. France and Germany have legislated against it, and even the UK, lon…

In this ambitious new book, Henrietta Moore draws on anthropology, feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender…

В книгу известного российского социолога Бориса Дубина вошли его работы последних лет, посвященные различным феноменам современной культуры – от спорт…

Анализируются сценарии долгосрочного социально-экономического развития России, риски и ограничения, связанные с их реализацией. Сценарии рассматривают…

In this book David Lyon analyses the various contexts of surveillance activity and offers a balanced account of the influence electronic information s…

Beast. Monster. Savage. Psycho. The glowering menace of Mike Tyson has spooked us for almost two decades. And still we remain fascinated. Why? Ellis C…

In this new book Henrietta Moore examines the nature and limitations of the theoretical languages used by anthropologists and others to write about se…

This volume provides the first critical examination of the relationship between archaeology and language, analysing the rhetorical practices through w…

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

В монографии представлены материалы исследований языка для специальных целей в области экономики и бизнеса с точки зрения его лингвистических, культур…

Hacking provides an introduction to the community of hackers and an analysis of the meaning of hacking in twenty-first century societies. On the one h…

Аудиостудия «Ардис» представляет книгу «Личность и государство» Герберта Спенсера (1820–1903) – английского философа, одного из основателей социологии…

Bringing together 25 case studies from archaeological projects worldwide, Engaging Archaeology candidly explores personal experiences, successes, chal…

Анализируются процессы, происходящие в мировой финансовой системе с момента возникновения глобального финансового кризиса в 2008 г. Особое внимание уд…

A Theory of Shopping offers a highly original perspective on one of our most basic everyday activities – shopping. We commonly assume that shopping is…

Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote ext…

A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology provides a series of in-depth explorations of key concepts and approaches by some of the scholars whose work co…

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory and an essential reference to the most recent research an…

The Virtual Self is an engaging and exciting text that addresses issues relating to our rapidly changing society, social structure, and communication …

In this path-breaking work, Mark Poster highlights the nature of the newly emerging forms of social life, in the current era. The flexibility of langu…

Geomedia offers critical analysis of the new possibilities and power relations emerging in the public space of contemporary cities. As ubiquitous digi…

The idea of long-term European dominance is characteristic of most evolutionary theories of human culture and society in the nineteenth century. It wa…

This Reader brings together the exciting and innovative work that has appeared in the last 10 years in the growing field of cultural economy. Brings t…

Идея прогресса в значительной степени определила облик западной цивилизации. Человечество развивается, «движется вперед», причем это движение понимает…

В книге журналиста-эколога Юрия Шевчука объясняются причины и последствия экологического кризиса. Многие опубликованные в ней данные неизвестны широко…

Winner of the Best Book of 2008 from The International Gender and Language Association In this ground-breaking ethnography of girls on a playground, G…

Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a …

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

We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to mak…

В пособии, посвященном современным аспектам теории и практики межкультурной коммуникации, изложены принципы системного подхода к культуре, рассмотрено…

The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. …

This anthology provides a single-volume overview of the essential theoretical debates in the anthropology of art. Drawing together significant work in…

Instead of outsourcing tasks to providers using labor-intensive countries, libraries around the world increasingly appeal to the crowds of Internet us…

In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with moder…

The Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing cities. Demonstrates that cities are replete with symb…