Sociology & anthropology books

This book provides a rich synthesis of empirical research and theoretical engagements with questions of disability...  Read More >>

Drawing on research from sociology, psychology, anthropology and cultural and media studies, this volume analyses...  Read More >>

This book, introduced with a Foreword by Tim Ingold, offers a nuanced reflection on the meaning of making and artisan...  Read More >>

This book examines Afrofuturism in African American art, focusing specifically on images of black women and how...  Read More >>

This is the first authoritative reference work to map the multi-faceted and vibrant site of citizen media research...  Read More >>

This book provides an exploration of the ethics of cardiology practice. The chapters are divided by five broad areas...  Read More >>

Bringing together leading match-fixing researchers from different fields, this book offers new theoretical and applied...  Read More >>

Using interdisciplinary perspectives to investigate themes of urban space, meaning as a psychosocial construct,...  Read More >>

A comprehensive, theoretically informed study of the sonic history and present of Hong Kong through the prism of...  Read More >>

The climate is changing faster than our cultural practices are adapting to it. This Open Access volume, co-edited...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the individuals who invented specific forms of alternative medicine. Examples are Hahnemann...  Read More >>

Bringing together scholars from different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, this multidisciplinary...  Read More >>

This book provides the first comprehensive transnational historical analysis of the Freedom Rides. It explores the...  Read More >>

This book shows how multiple developments have caused the world to move from “an information society” to a “dream...  Read More >>

This book examines recent European migration to the London region through the narrated experiences of a large number...  Read More >>

In view of the new forays from biology into the Humanities, this book aims not only to demonstrate the inconsistencies...  Read More >>

The act of surfing involves highly-skilled humans gliding, sliding, or otherwise riding waves of energy as they...  Read More >>

This book analyses the impact of the Fukushima disaster on civil society in Japan with particular attention to the...  Read More >>

This book examines the history of the generational gap in American politics, with an emphasis on the remarkable...  Read More >>

This book looks at the trajectories of reproduction and abortion rights in diverse socio-cultural contexts in various...  Read More >>

This book focuses on issues of family, work, and gender, with a focus on gender inequality. Women are disadvantaged...  Read More >>

This book marks the 30th anniversary of the IGU Commission on Gender and Geography, honouring the contributions...  Read More >>

Diese Arbeit untersucht aus Sicht von Bewohner*innen in Tübingen, wie Geflüchtete wahrgenommen und in räumlichen...  Read More >>

Critical Sociolinguistic Research Methods is a guide to conducting concrete ethnographic and discourse analytic...  Read More >>

The Gender Binary and the Invention of Race explores a fundamental and often overlooked connection between modern...  Read More >>