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

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…

Re-Thinking Science presents an account of the dynamic relationship between society and science. Despite the mounting evidence of a much closer, inter…

The writings of Harold Garfinkel have had a major impact on the social sciences and linguistics. This book offers a systematic and innovative analysis…

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…

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…

Cities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in …

We live in a world where social interaction is increasingly mediated by technological devices. In this book, Ian Hutchby explores the impact these tec…

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

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 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 is a new introductory text providing an up-to-date account of leading theories of development. The book includes a discussion of classical accoun…

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

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 …

In The Network Society, Darin Barney provides a compelling examination of the social, political and economic implications of network technologies and …

Society is under siege – under attack on two fronts: from the global frontier-land where old structures and rules do not hold and new ones are slow to…

This book provides an overview of debates about whether we are entering into a phase of social existence without precedent – the 'information society'…

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

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

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The them…

G. H. Mead is rightly considered to be one of sociology's founding fathers, yet to date there have been surprisingly few books devoted to his life and…

This book is about how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skilful accomplishments requiring trust, d…

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

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

In this groundbreaking book, Akbar Ahmed, one of the world's leading authorities on Islam, who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West, e…

This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought – violence …

This book introduces green ideas to students of the social sciences, showing how society affects and is affected by nature and assessing the future of…

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 …

The literature on governmentality has had a major impact across the social sciences over the past decade, and much of this has drawn upon the pioneeri…

Representations of Youth examines the various constructions of `youth' and `adolescence' in recent British and North American research. Mainstream and…

Political power is often viewed as the sole embodiment of 'social power', even while we recognize that social power manifests itself in different form…

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…

Search engines have become a key part of our everyday lives. Yet while much has been written about how to use search engines and how they can be impro…

This book examines the key institutional structures and processes of modernity. Combining historical insight with sustained political and social analy…

This new book provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the autho…

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 wide-ranging and innovative book develops an original theory of the media and their impact on the modern world, from the emergence of printing to…

After the success of the hardback, students and academics will welcome the publication of this book in paperback. The aim of the book is to explore th…

The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'patria…