Социология

Winner of the American Sociological Association's 'Distinguished Book Award' in the Religion category. For most of us, «Apocalypse» suggests the catac…

‘We can draw lines across the world any way we choose, and in the history of race science, people have. What matters isn’t where the lines are drawn, …

Is pleasure selfish and are we selfish to pursue it, scientifically speaking?'I know the ways of pleasure, the sweet strains,The lullings and relishes…

Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by ‘The Family’, Natacha’s c…

Представляем вашему вниманию книгу о коррупции в одном отдельно взятом муниципалитете Тверской области — в Весьегонском районе. Банкротство целого гор…

In this book, the most prolific contemporary African American scholar and cultural theorist Molefi Kete Asante leads the reader on an informative jour…

Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she’s asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his pr…

A word of mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field from Australian writer and lecturer…

A lively and authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has bee…

Основной задачей книги является анализ с точки зрения современной феминистской теории парадоксов и апорий женской субъективации и «женской культуры» в…

Jackson traces the lively skirmishes between Madagascar’s political cartoonists and politicians whose cartooning and public oratory reveal an ever-shi…

This is Lilian’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls. During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The…

What makes the English English? Is it their eccentricity, their passionate love (or, indeed, hatred) of Marmite – or is it something less easily defin…

The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage.Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round t…

В монографии приводятся результаты исследования социальной стратификации России XVII–XX вв., предлагаются возможные направления и методы изучения этой…

How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others? In this provocative new book, Henrietta Moore asks us to…

A powerful polemic about the US-Mexico border and what is happening to the tens of thousands of children arriving in the US without papers‘We are driv…

Not a single country anywhere in the world has achieved gender equality. In more than a few countries, progress for women has stalled or is reversing.…

A dazzling reconstruction of the Profumo Affair which brings to life Sixties England and uncovers the shocking truth behind the scandal.Britain in the…

Автор курса «Культура как политика» – Юрий Сапрыкин

The relationship between sociology and social critique has haunted the discipline since its origins. Does critique divert sociology from its scientifi…

Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the world’s largest body of water, and – in matters ec…

‘Buy it for yourself, your husband or partner. Most importantly, buy it for your children’Sunday ExpressEssential reading from Catherine Mayer, recent…

The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage.Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round t…

‘I’m so sorry, Casey,’ my link worker John said, sounding weary. ‘I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need som…

What is the world of the 21st century like now that the centrality of the West is no longer given? How were the societies and cultures of today's worl…

The definitive story of grime, the 21st Century’s most groundbreaking and influential musical phenomenon.Beginning at the start of the new millennium …

Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle’s East End Factories. The Sugar Girls went straight to No.10 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List,…

‘Punished’ is the inspiring true story of an unusual little girl, Vanessa, whose childhood was devastated by torture and abuse at the hands of her sad…

Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson tells the heartbreaking true story of a teenage mother and baby in need of a safe and loving home.At …

What does social equality mean now, in a world of markets, global power and new forms of knowledge? In this new book, Raewyn Connell combines vivid re…

A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A history of abuse and neglect has left Miller destined f…

В книге впервые собраны выступления, интервью и эссе, написанные за последние несколько лет одним из ведущих европейских мыслителей для разной аудитор…

В книге исследуется феномен домашней фотографии. Рассматриваются антропологические и культурные эффекты любительской фотосъемки, описывается ее воздей…

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cru…

Since the publication of her landmark book In a Different Voice, Carol Gilligan has transformed the way we think about women and men and the relations…

A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A history of abuse and neglect has left Miller destined f…

'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said…'Maps not only show the world, they help it turn. On an average day, we will consult some for…

The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood…

В данной книге в популярной и доступной форме рассказывается о новой области гуманитарного знания и учебной дисциплине «Социальная экстремология», при…

This is the first in-depth study of the relationship between the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and its own members. Drawing on years of participant obse…

A ‘MAKING A MURDERER’ set in South Africa – a gripping true-crime story of murder and the justice system in the shadow of apartheidIn 1993, in the fin…

The fifth book from bestselling author and specialist foster carer Casey Watson.A recent census shows that there are at least 175,000 child carers in …

Those who had not discovered our truth had Satan in their hearts. We lived amongst them, but not with them, 'in the world, but not of the world'. We w…

Монография приоткрывает для читателя интересную и малоизученную страницу истории Нового времени, связанную с восприятием бедности и социальной помощи …