Гуманитарные и общественные науки

This book provides an overview of debates about whether we are entering into a phase of social existence without precedent – the 'information society'. Intended as a bridge between the literature…

This book is about how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skilful accomplishments requiring trust, dependency, and co-ordination. They are produc…

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 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 moder…

Статья посвящена рассмотрению проблемы определения базовых понятий теории предпринимательства. С помощью сравнительного анализа определений понятия «предприниматель», сделанных классиками экономи…

The book of the prophet Haggai consists of two chapters and ranks tenth among the books of the minor prophets. Haggai called on the Jews to actively work on the construction of the second Jerusal…

A Companion to Gender History surveys the history of women around the world, studies their interaction with men in gendered societies, and looks at the role of gender in shaping human behavior ov…

На знаменитом русском кладбище Сент-Женевьев-де-Буа близ Парижа упокоились священники и царедворцы, бывшие министры и красавицы-балерины, великие князья и террористы, художники и белые генералы, …

Racism is a world problem. From Morocco to China, Brazil to Indonesia, racism is being debated and contested. [i]Multiracism[/i] broadens the horizon on this global challenge, showing that racism…

Возросший в результате введения экономико-политических ограничений для РФ оборот товаров внутри Евразийского экономического Союза требует совершенствования подходов к учёту их перемещения. В моно…

This book introduces green ideas to students of the social sciences, showing how society affects and is affected by nature and assessing the future of the green movement.

Cities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe …

This volume demonstrates a fresh approach to urban studies as well as a new way of looking at contemporary Japan which links economy and society in an innovative way.

This new book provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the author offers a fresh understanding of a unique so…

In this book Paul Willis, a renowned sociologist and ethnographer, aims to renew and develop the ethnographic craft across the disciplines. Drawing from numerous examples of his own past and curr…

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 c…

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.

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