Sociology & anthropology books

This book brings together a collection of essays by progressive global activists in response to Samir Amin’s call...  Read More >>

This book considers the anthropology of small wars and insurgencies through an analysis of the Islamic State’s military...  Read More >>

Being both interdisciplinary and based on personal experience of the author, this book adds up to a novel paradigm...  Read More >>

This book is about action learning in the service of social action and social change. The contributors are all engaged...  Read More >>

This book uncovers a logical fallacy underlying Afro-Pessimism, and instead provides a formal theory of Articulation,...  Read More >>

Exploring the relationship between gender and events, this book delivers an ethnographic analysis of the celebration...  Read More >>

This book presents unique semi-autobiographical narratives by leading social work educators and practitioners in...  Read More >>

This book argues that corruption lies at the heart of many of the Nigeria's problems. This book will be of interest...  Read More >>

Digital Totalitarianism focuses on important challenges to democratic values posed by our computational regimes:...  Read More >>

This book studies the well-being of the eastern Himalayan forest-dwellers in terms of their capabilities and functioning....  Read More >>

This book studies how women candidates in Bangladesh are elected in reserved seats in the local government bodies...  Read More >>

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This book engages with the explosion of public commemorations in Britain and France the wake of the First World...  Read More >>

This book challenges assumptions of Chinese citizenship: that the concept is alien to Chinese culture and that is...  Read More >>

This book brings the theme of prayer into anthropological discussion. Across diverse significant ethnographic case...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on migrants’ self-organised housing strategies in Europe and the collective squatting of buildings...  Read More >>

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This book explores recent developments pointing towards a ‘domestic institutionalisation of human rights’, composed...  Read More >>

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This wide-ranging, comparative and multidisciplinary collection addresses the significance of books in creating...  Read More >>

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