American democracy is at an inflection point. Will we stride toward the 22nd century with evidence and will? Or will we ......more
Increasingly, faculty with intersectional perspectives are challenging many aspects of higher education and urging a rad......more
American democracy is at an inflection point. Will we stride toward the 22nd century with evidence and will? Or will we ......more
Increasingly, faculty with intersectional perspectives are challenging many aspects of higher education and urging a rad......more
The former border enclaves of Bangladesh and India existed as extra-territorial spaces since 1947. They were finally exc......more
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a unique region, with a sharply changing political and ideological orientation ......more
Experiments have gained prominence in sociology in recent years. Increased interest in testing causal theories through e......more
Experiments have gained prominence in sociology in recent years. Increased interest in testing causal theories through e......more
A book that fills a niche in academic analysis of the Tour de France. The Tour de France is an event known worldwide by ......more
Originally published in 1990, Gendered Jobs and Social Change is a systematic exploration of the changing structure of w......more
During the 1980s a notable development in mainstream social policy in the United Kingdom was the emergence of a feminist......more
Originally published in 1981 Controlling Women critically examines the forms of moral regulation and social control that......more
This book examines how the Treaty of Peace with Japan, a momentous agreement that delineated postwar order in the Pacifi......more
Globalization has quickened the process of communication across the world, creating changes in material and non-material......more
From SARS to Zika, and Ebola to COVID-19, epidemics and pandemics have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Ea......more
Sparking a discussion of the importance of creativity for the well-being of society, this book highlights and argues for......more
The book is divided into two sections: one focusing on the phenomenon of television and the other on audiences. It argue......more
This book describes the worldwide evolution of land-based visual time signals that were used by mariners in the nineteen......more
Originally published in 1925, according to the preface, Instinct: A Study in Social Psychology is the result of many yea......more
This book explores how narratives have been and can be used to facilitate radical transformations towards a more sustain......more
The book explores the stakes for the social sciences around four central problems: the challenges of context; modes of i......more
The book explores the stakes for the social sciences around four central problems: the challenges of context; modes of i......more
Mohamad examines the day-to-day experience of virtual and non-tangible mobilities of young Bruneian Malay Muslim and Mal......more
News today is a genre "in flux". New kinds of news producers and novel means of distributing, sharing and using news ali......more
Asynchronicity is a study of the information stress and its genesis in the accelerative dynamics of computation and auto......more
This edited volume serves as an overview and introduction to the conceptual apparatus of Norbert Elias for newcomers, wh......more
This book lays the groundwork for a relational theory of the firm as a network of stakeholder resources and interests. D......more
Housing has always had a close association with the lives refugees lead in exile and the settlement of refugees is, at i......more
This book mainly seeks to explain, define and update the recurring forms of populism in the 21st century. Examples used ......more
This is the origin story of Nashville’s surging contemporary art scene told by the ones who were there before anyone els......more
The ubiquity of digital platforms in everyday life has considerable ramifications for contemporary leisure travel. Drawi......more
This is a book about the dai, or traditional birth practitioner, and her place in the emerging therapeutic domain in col......more
This book is a socio-historical analysis of rationalism as a worldview -- that guides many of our actions in concrete ev......more
Originally published in 1933, this volume From Chaos to Control represents the expansion of notes used in the delivery o......more
This volume provides a literary-cum-historiographical analysis of epidemics and pandemics. It looks at folklore, tribal ......more
This volume provides a literary-cum-historiographical analysis of epidemics and pandemics. It looks at folklore, tribal ......more
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This book showcases the potential of computational approaches for research questions at the heart of migration and integ......more
This volume considers the impact of public sector unions on the labour movement and their role in renewing labour protes......more
This volume explores intergenerational trauma among refugee communities displaced throughout the world....more
This book is a socio-historical analysis of rationalism as a worldview -- that guides many of our actions in concrete ev......more
For the first time in the modern era, Asia is not dominated by an outside power. Is this the Asian Century? Will interna......more
"For the first time in the modern era, Asia is not dominated by an outside power and contains within it three nations of......more
When we ponder about whether it is time to finish a degree, start a family, or retire, we often draw on age to make an a......more
This volume presents a comparative study on the pivotal role of religion in social transformation of Central and Eastern......more
Uncover the surprising story of Poland’s post-communist transformation. Using unique longitudinal data from the Polish P......more
World-renowned scholar of human geography, development, and environmental change Antonio Ioris presents an original reco......more
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Buddhist-Muslim relations are usually seen as inherently confrontational. This book challenges the view of Buddhism and ......more
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the field of the Sociology of Emotions, incorporating sociological, feminis......more
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the field of the Sociology of Emotions, incorporating sociological, feminis......more
Aging Out of the Foster System: Youth’s Perspectives provides a crucial and important narrative of the lived experiences......more
Aging Out of the Foster System: Youth’s Perspectives provides a crucial and important narrative of the lived experiences......more
Latin America has been a major focal point for analysis of the global class war over land and labor. Taking the region a......more
This edited volume provides an overview of inequality and stratification in contemporary China. A rare and timely resour......more
Offering readers an insightful exploration of the challenges faced by leaders in higher education as they navigate the c......more
Offering readers an insightful exploration of the challenges faced by leaders in higher education as they navigate the c......more
This book explores later-in-life cannabis use among those born between 1954 and 1965. By examining the resurgence of can......more
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This book examines the experiences of refugees who populated the Displaced Persons (DP) camps in the British Zone of Al......more
This book examines key concerns in South Asian security through a fine-grained history of the accidental firing of a mis......more
This book examines key concerns in South Asian security through a fine-grained history of the accidental firing of a mis......more
Data excess -- particularly in digital media research -- is inevitable. It emerges as the ’debris’ and ’leftovers’ from ......more
This handbook provides an extensive overview of the links between quality of life and social change as pursued in not on......more
This book explores the role of "home" in the lives of displaced people, including voluntary and forced migrants, refugee......more
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China under Xi Jinping: an Interdisciplinary Assessment offers an overview of reforms and changes that took place in Chi......more
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This open access book examines the formation and sustainability of private credit networks in past societies, gathering ......more
What do we owe to each other simply out of respect, or concern, for our common humanity? What can we claim? The United N......more
Care and Pandemic captures an up-to-the-moment account of COVID-19 and its aftermath by an interdisciplinary network of ......more
Eduardo Wassim Aboultaif critically analyzes civil-military relations and the way armies are constructed in divided soci......more
Phenomenal waste has surfaced as the social form and substance of value. In capital’s totalizing process, which commodif......more
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Meredith Emigh-Guy combines criminological theories and FBI homicide data to examine recent trends in the homicide rate ......more
This book offers unique insights into institutional and social processes that lead to silence in the face of corruption.......more
Socio-ecological conflicts about land use in Latin America are complex: they involve various actors and flare up due to ......more
Biodiversity should not be understood in biological terms only and as a thing apart from society, but rather as biocultu......more
A sprawling collection of essays about the subcultures of the 1960s by Tom Wolfe, the revolutionary journalist and novel......more
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes. They are eager to learn local languages. Immigration is not a burden on soc......more
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes. They are eager to learn local languages. Immigration is not a burden on soc......more
In recent years, the plight of immigrant children has been in the national spotlight. A primary issue of concern is the ......more
In recent years, the plight of immigrant children has been in the national spotlight. A primary issue of concern is the ......more
Scotland’s quest for statehood is a paradigmatic case of democratic nationalism. Philipp Rückheim highlights the crucial......more
This ethnographic work examines both the colonial language governmentality imposed by the Turkish state and the Kurdish ......more
This book analyses the diverse and complex interactions between the emancipatory practices of precarious (i.e. forced, v......more
This contemporary text--the first in over a decade on the region--presents the geography of the Middle East and North Af......more
This book aims to expand and enrich understandings of violences by focusing on gendered continuities, interconnections a......more
This book aims to expand and enrich understandings of violences by focusing on gendered continuities, interconnections a......more
Turning Points: Challenges for Western Democracies in the 21st Century centers around the strikingly under-researched co......more
Between 1978 and 2006, most Latin American countries joined the "third wave of democracy". However, as elected governmen......more
The rise of far-right communities on digital platforms is a global crisis. Digital Islamophobia tracks far-right groups ......more
Staging Democracy responds to compelling calls in democratic theory for communication and coalition across social differ......more