социология
The Blackwell Companion to Social Work, eTextbook
Martin Davies
A comprehensive introduction to the field, with contributions from leading experts that illuminate the focus and purpose of social work. New edition of THE leading social work textbook for undergraduates Provides comprehensive coverage of all...
A Companion to Cultural Resource Management
Thomas King F.
A Companion to Cultural Resource Management is an essential guide to those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of CRM and heritage management. Expert contributors share their knowledge and illustrate CRM's practice and scope, as well as the...
Gender and International Relations
Jill Steans
The third edition of Jill Steans’ popular and highly respected text offers a comprehensive and up to date introduction to gender in international relations today. Its nine chapters have been fully revised and expanded to cover key issues,...
Agent-Based Computational Sociology
Flaminio Squazzoni
Most of the intriguing social phenomena of our time, such as international terrorism, social inequality, and urban ethnic segregation, are consequences of complex forms of agent interaction that are difficult to observe methodically and...
A Companion to Paleopathology
Anne Grauer L.
A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. Presents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology, integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to...
The Posthuman
Rosi Braidotti
The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our...
Мир и дух проектного капитализма
В. С. Назаров
«…Идея этой работы пришла автору после того, как был замечен один любопытный факт. Весьма широкий набор исследований по практически полному спектру общественных наук с использованием непохожих друг на друга методологий…»
2014–2015 годы. Экономический кризис – социальное измерение
Коллектив авторов
В докладе оцениваются проявления экономического кризиса 2014-2015 гг. в социальной сфере. Выполнен детальный анализ изменений реальных располагаемых денежных доходов и уровня бедности населения, изменений потребительского поведения. Исследованы...
Стратегия для России. Образование
С. Г. Синельников-Мурылёв
В докладе рассматриваются основные тренды развития образования в России и мире, а также предлагаются меры по решению накопившихся институциональных, управленческих, экономических и педагогических проблем российской системы образования.
Комплекс Чебурашки, или Общество послушания
Светлана Адоньева
В фокусе внимания настоящей книги – символические практики социального контроля: феномен страха сглаза, ожидание похвалы, готовность ради нее быть «хорошим» и послушным, соревнования за престижную роль Снегурочки в детских карнавалах, привычка к...
Символический порядок
Светлана Адоньева
Автор рассматривает полоскание белья как форму любви и признания, обращение с мусором – как форму доминирования, контроля и ответственности, воду – как категорию психологической трансформации, образ Хозяйки Медной горы – как форму границы...
Female Sexual Offenders. Theory, Assessment and Treatment
Cortoni Franca
Featuring a collection of essays by leading experts, Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment is the first book to bring together current research, clinical assessment, and treatment techniques of female sexual offenders into...
Anthropology and Management Consulting. Forging a New Alliance
Giovannini Maureen J.
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...
A Companion to Organizational Anthropology
Caulkins D. Douglas
The first comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complex organizations Offers the first comprehensive reference to the anthropological study of complex organizations Details how organizational theory and research in business has...
A Companion to Border Studies
Wilson Thomas M.
A Companion to Border Studies introduces an exciting and expanding field of interdisciplinary research, through the writing of an international array of scholars, from diverse perspectives that include anthropology, development studies,...
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Human Geography
Agnew John A.
This volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative synthesis of the discipline of human geography. Unparalleled in scope, the companion offers an indispensable overview to the field, representing both historical and contemporary perspectives....
Social Work Fields of Practice. Historical Trends, Professional Issues, and Future Opportunities
Dulmus Catherine N.
A contemporary look at social work practice and the many career possibilities—with detailed coverage of important new and emerging trends As the practice of social work continues to diversify, students need a clear picture of the current state...
Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods. From Hypothesis to Results
Martin William E.
Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods This user-friendly textbook teaches students to understand and apply procedural steps in completing quantitative studies. It explains statistics while progressing through the steps of the...
A Companion to the Anthropology of Education
Pollock Mica
A Companion to the Anthropology of Education presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the field, exploring the social and cultural dimension of educational processes in both formal and nonformal settings. Explores theoretical...
Africa's Information Revolution. Technical Regimes and Production Networks in South Africa and Tanzania
Murphy James T.
Africa’s Information Revolution was recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences – congratulations to the authors James T. Murphy and Padraig Carmody! Africa’s Information Revolution presents an in-depth...
Democracy and Disenfranchisement
Hoyle Rick H.
Psychologists, political scientists, and experts in election law present a multidisciplinary perspective on voting. Personality characteristics such as motivation, values, and efficacy are considered, as are demographic variables such as...
Classical Archaeology
Osborne Robin
The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includes updates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, and two new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique, paired essay format, as well as key...
The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology
Ryan J. Michael
This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume. Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the discipline Distilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia of...
Biomolecular Archaeology. An Introduction
Brown T. A.
Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological...
A Companion to Medical Anthropology
Singer Merrill
A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies, and state of the field in medical anthropology today. Provides an expert view of the major topics and themes to concern the discipline since its founding in the...
Investigating Culture. An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology
Kaspin Deborah
In its new Second Edition, the innovative and ever-popular Investigating Culture has been updated and revised to incorporate new teacher and student feedback. Carol Delaney and Deborah Kaspin provide an expanded introduction to cultural...
Archaeology in Practice. A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses
Paterson Alistair
This much-enhanced new edition of the highly accessible guide to practical archaeology is a vital resource for students. It features the latest methodologies, a wealth of case studies from around the world, and contributions from leading...
Archaeology in Practice. A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses
Paterson Alistair
Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses offers students in archaeology laboratory courses a detailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological methods and provides insight into the breadth of modern archaeology....
Commodity Chains and World Cities
Witlox Frank
Transnational spatial relations offer a key point from which to study the geographies of contemporary globalization. This book assesses the possible cross-fertilization between two of the most notable analytical frameworks – the world city...
A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism
Quayson Ato
A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism offers a ground-breaking combined discussion of the concepts of diaspora and transnationalism. Newly commissioned essays by leading scholars provide interdisciplinary perspectives that link together...
The Sociology of Medical Screening. Critical Perspectives, New Directions
Armstrong Natalie
The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents a series of readings that provide an up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening. Features new research...
Modeling Urban Dynamics
Rosiers Fran?ois Des
The field of Urban Dynamics itself is based on the systems engineering concept that all complex systems (and cities and urban areas are no exception) are comprised of independent and often smaller, more understandable sub-components with...
Identities in Context. Individuals and Discourse in Action
McKinlay Andrew
Identities in Context is a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on issues relating to identity across a variety of contexts. Provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on identity Introduces themes and...
Liquid Surveillance. A Conversation
Zygmunt Bauman
‘Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate willingly with the monitors. From London and New York to New Delhi, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro,...
Geographical Information and Urban Transport Systems
Banos Arnaud
Urban transport systems need to be analyzed from various perspectives: the offer on one hand, the demand on the other hand, but also their negative externalities (risks of transport systems). These three dimensions are rarely apprehended in an...
Human Brain Evolution. The Influence of Freshwater and Marine Food Resources
Stewart Kathlyn
The evolution of the human brain and cognitive ability is one of the central themes of physical/biological anthropology. This book discusses the emergence of human cognition at a conceptual level, describing it as a process of long adaptive...
Moral Blindness. The Loss of Sensitivity in Liquid Modernity
Zygmunt Bauman
Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyday insensitivity to the suffering of others, in the inability or refusal to understand them and...
Experiments in Holism. Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology
Otto Ton
Experiments in Holism: Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropologypresents a series of essays from leading anthropologists that critically reexamine the relevance of holism as a foundational tenet of anthropology, and its theoretical and...
Archaeologies of the Middle East. Critical Perspectives
Bernbeck Reinhard
Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and present. Written by some of the top archaeologists of the Middle East: scholars from diverse...
A Companion to Latina/o Studies
Rosaldo Renato
A Companion to Latina/o Studies is a collection of 40 original essays written by leading scholars in the field, dedicated to exploring the question of what 'Latino/a' is. Brings together in one volume a diverse range of original essays by...
A God of One's Own. Religion's Capacity for Peace and Potential for Violence
Beck Ulrich
Religion posits one characteristic as an absolute: faith. Compared to faith, all other social distinctions and sources of conflict are insignificant. The New Testament says: ‘We are all equal in the sight of God'. To be sure, this equality...
The New Blackwell Companion to the City
Bridge Gary
This book considers the state of the city and contemporary urbanisation from a range of intellectual and international perspectives. The most interdisciplinary collection of its kind Provides a contemporary update on urban thinking that builds...
Fashioning Globalisation. New Zealand Design, Working Women and the Cultural Economy
Larner Wendy
Drastic changes in the career aspirations of women in the developed world have resulted in a new, globalised market for off-the-peg designer clothes created by independent artisans. This book reports on a phenomenon that seems to exemplify the...
Structural Equation Modeling. Applications Using Mplus
Wang Jichuan
A reference guide for applications of SEM using Mplus Structural Equation Modeling: Applications Using Mplus is intended as both a teaching resource and a reference guide. Written in non-mathematical terms, this book focuses on the conceptual...
An Anthropology of Biomedicine
Lock Margaret
An Anthropology of Biomedicine is an exciting new introduction to biomedicine and its global implications. Focusing on the ways in which the application of biomedical technologies bring about radical changes to societies at large, cultural...
After the Car
Urry John
It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this provocative new book. They argue that the days of the car are numbered: powerful forces around the world are undermining the...
Digital War Reporting
Allan Stuart
Digital War Reporting examines war reporting in a digital age. It shows how new technologies open up innovative ways for journalists to convey the horrors of warfare while, at the same time, creating opportunities for propaganda, censorship and...
Reflective Practice
Hargreaves Janet
Reflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-disciplinary working becomes more common, finding shared ways of reflection on practice are...
Au Pair
Miller Daniel
Many families leave their children for years to be looked after by young people about whom they know next to nothing, from places they have barely heard of. Who are these au pairs, why do they come and what is their experience of this...
Crime Scene Management. Scene Specific Methods
Sutton Raul
Crime Scene Management is an accessible introduction to the common forms of evidence that may be encountered at a scene of crime and the techniques used for recovery of that evidence. The book is clearly focused on the techniques for handling...
