Sociology & anthropology books

It explores the moral and political significance of gastrospaces: the spaces where we eat. It adopts an innovative...  Read More >>

This book analyses the human dimension and aftermath of the emergence of Bangladesh following the war of 1971. It...  Read More >>

Drawing on the author’s own experience as a student and a teacher in England and Japan, this book is a comparative...  Read More >>

With attention to central questions about life in ‘the now normal’, this book presents studies of multispecies engagements...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive investigates the process of the transformation of Western...  Read More >>

First published in 1931, L. T. Hobhouse is an amalgamation of the late social philosopher L. T. Hobhouse’s personal...  Read More >>

First published in 1980, Lesbians, Women and Society presents an analysis of lesbianism as a phenomenon that developed...  Read More >>

First published in 1992, Wedding Cakes and Cultural History traces the fascinating history of wedding cakes, from...  Read More >>

First published in 1920, The Burial of the Dead is an anthropological and a philosophical quest to understand when...  Read More >>

Embark on a captivating journey through time and across continents to uncover the fascinating origins of people...  Read More >>

Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, The World of Myth, Fourth Edition, offers a uniquely...  Read More >>

An engaging case study approach to social problems that emphasizes critical thinking.  Read More >>

This slim volume contains four little-known texts by Pierre Bourdieu on the question of reflexivity, which was a...  Read More >>

WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZE A nuanced examination of the Israel's past, present, and future, after reaching...  Read More >>

Posthumanist Collaborations in Performance synthesizes and develops original posthumanist theories of performance...  Read More >>

Are you in an abusive relationship? Are you being controlled by others who say they care about you? Do you feel...  Read More >>

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Arabic and European studies of Ibn Khaldun, the great medieval polymath, follow one of two paths. In one direction,...  Read More >>

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After decades of debate about global warming, the fact of the climate crisis is finally widely accepted. People...  Read More >>

Bestselling author Anthony Peake examines the incredible phenomena of near-death experiences. Covering the latest...  Read More >>

This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push...  Read More >>

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In Japan today, women are the primary drivers of religious re-enchantment, and they are exerting pressure on shrines,...  Read More >>

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