Социология

After the harrowing experience of the pandemic and lockdown, both states and individuals have been searching for ways to exit the crisis, many hoping to return as soon as possible to ‘the world a…

Modern society emerged in the context of European colonialism and empire. So, too, did a distinctively modern social theory, laying the basis for most social theorising ever since. Yet colonialis…

The West’s strategy of engagement with China has failed. More than three decades of trade and investment with the advanced democracies have left that country far richer and stronger than it would…

This book explores the issue of development-induced resettlement, with a particular emphasis on the humanitarian, legal, and social aspects of this problem. Today, so-called development-induced d…

In this innovative book, Celia Lury argues that the time has come for us to explore the world not only with new methods, but with a new approach to methodology itself. Fundamental changes are tak…

In 2009 I worked in person on the law on protection from domestic violence in Kosova (Albanian for Kosovo). That was a highlight and a very exhilarating experience for me. However, I am not happy…

Most theories of modernity are based, explicitly or implicitly, on the development of Western societies since the late medieval period, but these theories are of limited value for understanding t…

[b]Explains the key concepts, theories, and studies in the sociology of the arts—the fully updated new edition of the classic textbook[/b]  [i]Sociology of the Arts[/i] is a comprehensive yet acc…

Urban planning is not just about applying a suite of systematic principles or plotting out pragmatic designs to satisfy the briefs of private developers or public bodies. Planning is also an acti…

Should human organs be bought and sold? Is it right that richer people should be able to pay poorer people to wait in a queue for them? Should objects in museums ever be sold? The assumption unde…

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we knew it. Lockdowns, self-isolation and quarantine have become a normal part of everyday life. Pandemic surveillance allows governments and corporati…

This ground-breaking book offers a deep and original analysis of the Mafia – in particular Cosa Nostra – as a distinct form of politics. Marco Santoro breaks with criminal and economic approaches…

Émile Durkheim’s major works are among the founding texts of the discipline of sociology, but his importance lies also in his immense legacy and subsequent influence upon others. <br /><…

Over its long history, the concept of ideology has acquired a vast and at times incommensurable roster of meanings: positive and negative, analytic and critical, philosophical, psychological and …

Aquesta novel·la ens endinsa en els valors més profunds de la negritud. Parteix d'un homicidi d'una mare, acusada de matar la seva filla, i internada en un psiquiàtric com a conseqüènci…

Un misionero y filólogo aterriza en mitad de la jungla amazónica con dos objetivos: va a aprender el endiablado idioma de esa tribu casi virgen, los pirahã, a los que nadie ha conseguido entender…

Este libro nace de las inquietudes que nos generan las inequidades y desigualdades de género en diversas esferas, y particularmente en aquellas que enfrentamos diariamente como investigadoras y d…

El pensamiento de Sierra se orientó a fortalecer la conciencia de los mexicanos, a proporcionarles un nivel superior de educación y cultura. Estuvo atento a los cambios sociales y políticos que s…

¿Qué disciplinas deberían tener un lugar especial en un plan de estudios universitario utópico? ¿Cómo cerrar el abismo que se ha abierto entre las ciencias humanas, las ciencias sociales y las ll…

Un drac voraç té terroritzat a tot un poble. Cada dia demana més i més menjar, però ha arribat el moment que un cavaller s'enfronti a ell. Genial llibre de cartoné per a introduir als bebès …