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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…

This major new book explores the peculiar place of feminism in contemporary culture.

This is the first book in Polity's new 'Urban Futures' series. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, proclamations rang out that gentrificatio…

In an era of accelerating technology and increasing complexity, how should we reimagine the emancipatory potential of feminism? How should gender poli…

Developed from presentations given at the Cerisy SVSI (Sciences de la vie, sciences de l’information) conference held in 2016, this book presents a br…

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

In the midst of the current ecological crisis, there is often lofty talk of the need for humanity to ‘overcome its divisions’ and work together to tac…

Seeing like a city means recognizing that cities are living things made up of a tangle of networks, built up from the agency of countless actors. Citi…

The subject of the aesthetic has returned to cultural and literary debates with a vengeance. The Aesthetics of Cultural Studies is a timely and author…

“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.

Pierre Bourdieu is arguably the most influential sociologist of the twentieth century, especially since the once common criticisms of his determinism …

This book is a detailed and wide-ranging account of the birth of social theory as a distinctive and modern intellectual genre, providing a brilliant a…

Experts from five continents provide a thorough exploration of cultural studies, looking at different ideas, places and problems addressed by the fiel…

Social Media Abyss plunges into the paradoxical condition of the new digital normal versus a lived state of emergency. There is a heightened, post-Sno…

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

The prison is a recent invention, hardly more than two centuries old, yet it has become the universal system of punishment. How can we understand the …

This text provides a clear and systematic introduction to the development of social and political theory in modern Italy. It gives particular attentio…

The Politics of Media Policy provides a critical perspective on the dynamics of media policy in the US and UK and offers a comprehensive guide to some…

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

A Companion to Media Studies is a comprehensive collection that brings together new writings by an international team to provide an overview of the th…

Throughout the Western world, governments and financial elites responded to the financial crisis of 2008 by trying to restore the conditions of busine…

Molefi Kete Asante's Afrocentric philosophy has become one of the most persistent influences in the social sciences and humanities over the past three…

With the advent of digital devices and software, self-tracking practices have gained new adherents and have spread into a wide array of social domains…

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

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

In this ground-breaking study, Sophie Body-Gendrot provides a comparative analysis of the growing problem of new forms of poverty and social marginali…

This book marks a radical and powerful intervention in traditional arguments about pornography. Kappeler re-examines the artistic distinctions between…

A new industrial revolution. The age of making. From bits to atoms. Many people are excited by the possibilities offered by new fabrication technologi…

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…

Urbanisation and urban development issues are the focus of this comprehensive account which introduces readers to the far-reaching changes now taking …

This is a major contribution to feminist theory and debate, addressing issues such as sexual violence, social violence and hatred of foreigners in a l…

Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in recent years. Long confined to the fringes of the TV industry, they have risen to …

Since 9/11, the American government has presumed to speak and act in the name of ‘civilization’. But isthat how the rest of the world sees it? And if …

This textbook aims to give an introduction to the use of documentary sources in social research. It is designed to be a companion to courses in resear…

Urbanisation and urban development issues are the focus of this comprehensive account which introduces readers to the far-reaching changes now taking …

The idea that gender equality in education has been achieved is now a staple of public debate. As a result, educational policies and practices often d…

In an interactive and densely connected world, transnational communication has become a central feature of everyday life. Taking account of a variety …

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…

A Companion to Economic Forecasting provides an accessible and comprehensive account of recent developments in economic forecasting. Each of the chapt…

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

Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now a…

What Journalism Could Be asks readers to reimagine the news by embracing a conceptual prism long championed by one of journalism's leading contemporar…