Гуманитарные и общественные науки

НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНО…

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

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…

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…

The technical progress illustrated by the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), online pla…

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

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 …

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…

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

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 …

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

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

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…

В монографии раскрыты сущность и формы инновационного управления трудовым потенциалом региона. В работе рассмотрены концептуальные подходы к прогнозир…

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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

“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?…

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

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

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…

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

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…

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

В учебном пособии рассматриваются разделы теории дифференциальных и разностных уравнений. Приводятся примеры применения методов непрерывного и дискрет…

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…

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…

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

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…

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

Настоящий сборник составлен по итогам III Всероссийской (с международным участием) научно-практической конференции «Актуальные проблемы развития росси…

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

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…

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…