The core of this book is a set of five lectures delivered by Habermas at Princeton in 1971 under the title a Reflections on…

European Welfare Futures presents a clear and up--to--date analysis of developments in social policy in the main EU member…

aeo A comprehensive and up--to--date collection. aeo Designed as an introductory text for students. aeo Contains readings…

This volume offers an overview of central issues and controversies in political thought and analysis. While analyzing these…

This book offers an important and original contribution to feminist theory It is wide-ranging, covering a number of key…

This book presents a series of pioneering studies which together constitute a reappraisal of our understanding of the…

An authoritative overview of the theoretical and methodological problems of the study of professions. Develops a systematic…

In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe…

As a result of the writings of Foucault, surveillance has come to be seen as a phenomenon of major importance in modern…

This accessible study grounds Kants philosophical position in the context of his intellectual influences, most notably…

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the idea of intertextuality and the debates surrounding it, focusing on the…

". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary…

Social work is the profession that claims to intervene to enhance people's well-being. However, social workers have played a…

A critical introduction to discourse analysis as it is practised in a variety of different disciplines today, from…

Indigenous peoples have gained increasing international visibility in their fight against longstanding colonial occupation…

Much orthodox economic theory is based on assumptions which are treated as self--evident: supply and demand are regarded as…

Written by an author of international stature, very well-known in the worlds of sociology and politics and in left-of-centre…

A systematic examination of five western nations arguing that - despite Marx's and Weber's insistence that capitalist…

Talk is a central activity in social life. But how is ordinary talk organized? How do people coordinate their talk in…

This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of today's…

aeo Gives an historical perspective on the development of the contemporary international frontier. aeo Gives global coverage…

With contributors from the fields of sociology, linguistics and psychology, this appraisal of the work of Erving Goffman…

aeo This book offers a wide--ranging overview of current theoretical work in media and communication studies, which is one…

Offers an examination of anti-consumerism and explores what this means for the future of the debates. Drawing on interviews…

This history restores Middle English literature to the rich culture that produced it by means of five unusual categories…

This volume comprises one of the key lecture courses leading up to the publication in 1966 of Adorno's major work, Negative…

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative,…

The emergence of modern sciences in the seventeenth century profoundly renewed our understanding of Nature. For the last…

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Wolfgang J. Mommsen is one of the foremost Weberian scholars writing today. In this volume, a sequel to his monumental study…

The author emphasises new post--empirical approaches to the philosophy of science and their application to the social…

In this important new book, Bob Jessop offers a radical new interpretation of capitalist states and their likely future…

Hannah Arendt is increasingly recognised as one of the most original social and political thinkers of the twentieth century.…

Michel Foucault's The Archaeology of Knowledge was published in March 1969; Discipline and Punish in February 1975. Although…

aeo This book is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990s. aeo The author considers Hollywood in…

Is it is justifiable to make any basic moral distinction between 'insiders and outsiders'? Do we have substantive duties of…

An outstanding introduction to the work of Franz Fanon, one of the most important and controversial thinkers of postwar…

This study revolutionises our understanding of both literary modernism and early cinema. Trotter draws on the most recent…

Without a proper grasp of its relevant theories, approaches, and technical language, an effective analysis and…

Presents an accessible, up-to-date and broad-ranging survey of one of the most dynamic and often daunting sub-fields in…

Food & Philosophy offers a collection of essays which explore a range of philosophical topics related to food; it joins Wine…

The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of…

Now available in a fully-revised and updated third edition, Islam: History, Religion and Politics, provides a comprehensive…

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A movie that swept the 1934 Academy Awards and captivated Depression-era America, It Happened One Night challenged the ways…

This is the first appearance in paper back of one of the major classics of contemporary Sociology. Studies in…

The book is an analysis of cultural, social as well as political economic expressions of neoliberalization and argues for an…

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Presenting a multi-disciplinary approach to Mexico City's staging of the Olympic Games in 1968, this book combines analyses…