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James M. Tim Wallace. Tourism and Applied Anthropologists

Tourism and Applied Anthropologists

James M. Tim Wallace

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. peer reviewed...
D?borah Danowski. The Ends of the World

The Ends of the World

D?borah Danowski

The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic ? at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have...
Linda Klepinger L.. Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology

Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology

Linda Klepinger L.

An essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the...
Simon  Mays. Advances in Human Palaeopathology

Advances in Human Palaeopathology

Simon Mays

This volume presents a truly integrated methodological and biocultural approach to the expanding discipline of human palaeopathology. The book provides researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive guide to the main methods and techniques...
Lynn  Meskell. Companion to Social Archaeology

Companion to Social Archaeology

Lynn Meskell

The Companion to Social Archaeology is the first scholarly work to explore the encounter of social theory and archaeology over the past two decades. Grouped into four sections – Knowledges, Identities, Places, and Politics – each of which is...
Jean  Guilaine. The Origins of War

The Origins of War

Jean Guilaine

Stretching across continents and centuries, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world. Written as an...
John  Bintliff. A Companion to Archaeology

A Companion to Archaeology

John Bintliff

A Companion to Archaeology features essays from 27 of the world’s leading authorities on different types of archaeology that aim to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist. Shows that contemporary archaeology is an...
Arthur Joyce A.. Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos

Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos

Arthur Joyce A.

Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico examines the origins, history, and interrelationships of the civilizations that arose and flourished in Oaxaca. Provides an up-to-date summary of the current state of research...
Kurt  Iveson. Publics and the City

Publics and the City

Kurt Iveson

Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of ‘public spaces’ has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory. Advances a new...
Catherine N. Dulmus. Essentials of Child Welfare

Essentials of Child Welfare

Catherine N. Dulmus

Reach children and families and help them navigate the child welfare system Case planning is one of the fundamental steps in working with dependent children, yet it is also one of the most challenging. Essentials of Child Welfare presents the...
Nicole Biggart Woolsey. Readings in Economic Sociology

Readings in Economic Sociology

Nicole Biggart Woolsey

These articles, over thirty in total, reflect the best and latest thought in the exciting field of economic sociology. Beginning with the foundation of Smith, Marx, Engels and Polanyi, the volume gathers some of the best writings by economic...
Lisa Servon J.. Bridging the Digital Divide

Bridging the Digital Divide

Lisa Servon J.

Bridging the Digital Divide investigates problems of unequal access to information technology. The author redefines this problem, examines its severity, and lays out what the future implications might be if the digital divide continues to exist....
Geoffrey  Ingham. The Nature of Money

The Nature of Money

Geoffrey Ingham

In this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the ‘social relation’ of money. Genuinely multidisciplinary approach, based on a thorough knowledge of theories of money in...
Zygmunt Bauman. Modernity and the Holocaust

Modernity and the Holocaust

Zygmunt Bauman

Sociology is concerned with modern society, but has never come to terms with one of the most distinctive and horrific aspects of modernity – the Holocaust. The book examines what sociology can teach us about the Holocaust, but more particularly...
Zygmunt Bauman. Postmodernity and its Discontents

Postmodernity and its Discontents

Zygmunt Bauman

When Freud wrote his classic Civilization and its Discontents, he was concerned with repression. Modern civilization depends upon the constraint of impulse, the limiting of self expression. Today, in the time of modernity, Bauman argues, Freud's...
Keith  Tester. Conversations with Zygmunt Bauman

Conversations with Zygmunt Bauman

Keith Tester

Zygmunt Bauman is one of the leading figures in contemporary social thought. His work ranges across issues of ethics, culture and politics. It never forgets that social thought ought to help men and women make sense of their lives and aspire...
Zygmunt Bauman. The Art of Life

The Art of Life

Zygmunt Bauman

In our individualized society we are all artists of life – whether we know it or not, will it or not and like it or not, by decree of society if not by our own choice. In this society we are all expected, rightly or wrongly, to give our lives...
Anthony  Giddens. The Constitution of Society

The Constitution of Society

Anthony Giddens

Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In The Constitution of Society he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new...
Abram De Swaan. Words of the World

Words of the World

Abram De Swaan

This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of today's globalized society. The human species is divided into more than five thousand language groups that do not understand each...
Christopher  Pierson. Conversations with Anthony Giddens

Conversations with Anthony Giddens

Christopher Pierson

Anthony Giddens has been described as 'the most important English social philosopher of our time'. Over twenty-five years, and even more books, he has established himself as the most widely-read and widely-cited social theorist of his...
Anthony  Giddens. Modernity and Self-Identity

Modernity and Self-Identity

Anthony Giddens

This major study develops a new account of modernity and its relation to the self. Building upon the ideas set out in The Consequences of Modernity, Giddens argues that 'high' or 'late' modernity is a post traditional order characterised by a...
Anthony  Giddens. In Defence of Sociology

In Defence of Sociology

Anthony Giddens

Is there a future for sociology? To many, sociology seems to have lost its way. Born of the ideas of Auguste Comte in the nineteenth century, sociology established itself as 'the science of modernity', linked to a progressive view of history....
Alan  Irwin. Sociology and the Environment

Sociology and the Environment

Alan Irwin

Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this important new book Alan Irwin maps...
Jorge  Larrain. Ideology and Cultural Identity

Ideology and Cultural Identity

Jorge Larrain

In this book Jorge Larrain discusses three of the most important concepts in the social sciences: ideology, reason and cultural identity.
Barbara  Misztal. Trust in Modern Societies

Trust in Modern Societies

Barbara Misztal

This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity.
John Thompson B.. Ideology and Modern Culture

Ideology and Modern Culture

John Thompson B.

In this major new work, Thompson develops an original account of ideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and mass communication in modern Societies. Thompson offers a concise and critical appraisal of major contributions to the theory...
Judy  Wajcman. Managing Like a Man

Managing Like a Man

Judy Wajcman

Why can't a man be more like a woman? seems to be the catchcry of modern management gurus. They claim to be revaluing feminine «soft» skills as qualities necessary for corporate success. This book looks behind the rhetoric and investigates the...
Ulrich  Beck. Conversations with Ulrich Beck

Conversations with Ulrich Beck

Ulrich Beck

In this new book, Ulrich Beck and the journalist Johannes Willms engage in a series of accessible conversations that reveal and explore the key elements in Beck’s thought. Ulrich Beck, one of the most important and influential contemporary...
Joke  Hermes. Re-reading Popular Culture

Re-reading Popular Culture

Joke Hermes

Re-reading Popular Culture is an entertaining investigation of the meanings and value of popular culture today. It explores the theme of cultural citizenship by combining textual analysis and media reception theory to analyze popular culture....
William  Outhwaite. The Future of Society

The Future of Society

William Outhwaite

This important Manifesto argues that we still need a concept of society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our lives. Written by leading social theorist William Outhwaite Asks if the notion of society is relevant in the...
Waqar  Ahmad. Ethnicity, Health and Health Care

Ethnicity, Health and Health Care

Waqar Ahmad

This volume considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups. Addresses continuity and change in debates on ethnicity, health, and...
Manuel  Castells. The Power of Identity

The Power of Identity

Manuel Castells

In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological...
John  Logan. Urban China in Transition

Urban China in Transition

John Logan

Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China’s major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources. Offers a multi-dimensional analysis of urban life in China...
Mark  Shiel. Cinema and the City

Cinema and the City

Mark Shiel

This book brings together the literature of urban sociology and film studies to explore new analytical and theoretical approaches to the relationship between cinema and the city, and to show how these impact on the realities of life in urban societies.
Stephen  Graham. Cities, War, and Terrorism

Cities, War, and Terrorism

Stephen Graham

Cities, War and Terrorism is the first book to look critically at the ways in which warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism policies intersect in cities in the post Cold-War period. A path-breaking exploration of the intersections of war,...
Mustafa  Dikec. Badlands of the Republic

Badlands of the Republic

Mustafa Dikec

The relationship between space and politics is explored through a study of French urban policy. Drawing upon the political thought of Jacques Ranci?re, this book proposes a new agenda for analyses of urban policy, and provides the first...
William  Outhwaite. Social Theory and Postcommunism

Social Theory and Postcommunism

William Outhwaite

Social Theory and Postcommunism undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the thesis that the fall of communism has decimated...
Raewyn Connell W.. The Men and the Boys

The Men and the Boys

Raewyn Connell W.

In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health services are noticing the relevance of men’s gender to problems as diverse as road accidents, diet and...
Mary  Evans. Introducing Contemporary Feminist Thought

Introducing Contemporary Feminist Thought

Mary Evans

This introductory textbook offers a concise and lucid account of the main developments in contemporary feminist thinking, and demonstrates the centrality of feminist thought to all areas of intellectual enquiry. In a wide-ranging discussion,...
Doreen  Massey. Space, Place and Gender

Space, Place and Gender

Doreen Massey

This new book brings together Doreen Massey's key writings on three areas central to a range of disciplines. In addition, the author reflects on the development of these ideas and outlines her current position on these important issues. The book...
Julia Davidson O'Connell. Prostitution, Power and Freedom

Prostitution, Power and Freedom

Julia Davidson O'Connell

Prostitution is still the subject of intense controversy among feminists but theoretical and political analyses are often only loosely grounded in empirical research. This book offers new perspectives on prostitution based on wide-ranging...
Hilary  Rose. Love, Power and Knowledge

Love, Power and Knowledge

Hilary Rose

In this book Hilary Rose develops new terms for thinking about science and feminism, locating the feminist criticism of science as both integral to the feminist movement and to the radical science movement.
Judith  Squires. Gender in Political Theory

Gender in Political Theory

Judith Squires

This wide-ranging and accessible book provides a thorough overview of the key debates in gender and political theory.
Amy Wharton S.. The Sociology of Gender

The Sociology of Gender

Amy Wharton S.

Gender is one of the most important topics in the field of sociology, and as a system of social practices it inspires a multitude of theoretical approaches. The Sociology of Gender offers an introductory overview of gender theory and research,...
David Goldberg Theo. The Threat of Race

The Threat of Race

David Goldberg Theo

Written by a renowned scholar of critical race theory, The Threat of Race explores how the concept of race has been historically produced and how it continues to be articulated, if often denied, in today’s world. A major new study of race and...
David Goldberg Theo. The Threat of Race

The Threat of Race

David Goldberg Theo

Written by a renowned scholar of critical race theory, The Threat of Race explores how the concept of race has been historically produced and how it continues to be articulated, if often denied, in today’s world. A major new study of race and...
Toby  Miller. Critical Cultural Policy Studies

Critical Cultural Policy Studies

Toby Miller

Critical Cultural Policy Studies: A Reader brings together classic statements and contemporary views that illustrate how everyday culture is as much a product of policy and economic determinants as it is of creative and consumer impulses.
Hanno  Hardt. Myths for the Masses

Myths for the Masses

Hanno Hardt

With a lively and engaging style, Myths for the Masses provides a critical, interdisciplinary, and historically informed statement about communication in contemporary life. Written by Hanno Hardt, one of the world’s leading authorities on the...
Douglas Kellner M.. Media and Cultural Studies

Media and Cultural Studies

Douglas Kellner M.

Bringing together a range of core texts into one volume, this acclaimed anthology offers the definitive resource in culture, media, and communication. A fully revised new edition of the bestselling anthology in this dynamic and multidisciplinary...
Karen  Ross. The Media and The Public

The Media and The Public

Karen Ross

The Media and the Public explores the ways a range of media, from the press to television to the Internet, have constructed and represented the public. Provides a new synthesis of recent research exploring the relationship between media and...

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