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Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring – and certainly the most sociological – of all social psychologies. In this landmark work, Norman …

In this important new book Jorge Larrain examines the trajectories of modernity and identity in Latin America and their reciprocal relationships. Draw…

In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociolog…

A thought-provoking examination of death, dying, and the afterlife Prominent scholars present their most recent work about mortuary rituals, grief and…

A World Beyond Difference unpacks the globalization literature and offers a valuable critique: one that is forthright, yet balanced, and draws on the …

The Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology is a comprehensive collection of twenty-six original essays by leading medical sociologists from all over…

The work of Erving Goffman has had an enormous impact throughout the social sciences. Yet his writings have not received the detailed scrutiny which t…

In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociolog…

The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion is presented in three comprehensive parts. Written by a range of outstanding academics, the volume ex…

This innovative reader brings together classic theoretical texts and cutting-edge ethnographic analyses of specific state institutions, practices, and…

The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements is a compilation of original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars on an array o…

The book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution. What is the r…

This book establishes whether contemporary social theory can help us understand the structural origins of environmental degradation and environmental …

This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected. Chapters deal with subject…

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical probl…

The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists provides a comprehensive review of classical social theory. Containing original essays esp…

In this important book, Ulrich Beck – one of the leading social thinkers in Europe today – examines how work has become unstable in the modern world a…

This book combines geostatistics and global mapping systems to present an up-to-the-minute study of environmental data. Featuring numerous case studie…

A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies offers scholars and fans an accessible and engaging resource for understanding the rapidly expanding field…

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical probl…

We are all modern today. But modernity today is not what it used to be. Over the past few decades, modernity has been radically changed by globalizati…

This brilliant new book by one of Europe's leading social thinkers throws light on the global power games being played out between global business, na…

Multiculturalism in Global Society explores the concepts and debates surrounding the complex modern phenomenon of multiculturalism, and its varied eff…

After WWII, the United States of America proposed their way of life, based on an unlimited consumption of land, goods, and energy, as a model for the …

The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic Ð at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are…

This is a new and revised edition of a book which has already established itself as a basic text in social theory. The first section of the work provi…

This thoughtful and engaging text challenges the widely held notion of science as somehow outside of society, and the idea that technology proceeds au…

What are the relations between feminism and history, feminist politics and historical practice? What are the connections between gender and class? Wha…

This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists…

An essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as …

This is a new and revised edition of a book which has already established itself as a basic text in social theory. The first section of the work provi…

This is an innovative book that addresses the question of how consumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad in popular culture. An enter…

Rai subjects the projects of both national development and globalization to searching scrutiny through a gender lens. Her emphasis on the intersection…

The Islamic Middle East is a rare, thought-provoking account of the origins, nature, and evolution of Islam that provides a historical perspective vit…

The Companion to Social Archaeology is the first scholarly work to explore the encounter of social theory and archaeology over the past two decades. G…

Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a…

What will be the fate of childhood in the twenty-first century? Will children increasingly be living 'media childhoods', dominated by the electronic s…

A Companion to Asian American Studies is comprised of 20 previously published essays that have played an important historical role in the conceptualiz…

A New History of Anthropology collects original writings from pre-eminent scholars to create a sophisticated but accessible guide to the development o…

Stretching across continents and centuries, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritu…

Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a…

Over the last two decades «poverty» has moved centrestage as an issue within the social sciences. This volume, edited by one of Europe's foremost soci…

This unique collection of original essays brings a comparative perspective to issues of social inequality. First-rate sociologists from around the wor…

In this fully revised and updated second edition of An Anthropology of Biomedicine, authors Lock and Nguyen introduce biomedicine from an anthropologi…

A Companion to Archaeology features essays from 27 of the world’s leading authorities on different types of archaeology that aim to define the field a…