Social Classes

The German-Austrian social theorist and philosopher Leo Kofler (1907-1995) represents what Oskar Negt once called 'unmutilated, living Marxism'. Th...

In Co-operative Struggles, Denise Kasparian expands the theoretical horizons regarding labour unrest by proposing new categories to make visible an...

This innovative book hones in on key elements of Marx's vast oeuvre, focusing on his contribution to social theory. Themes addressed include: the d...

Henryk Grossman is best-known as a Marxist economist, but he also wrote valuable political interventions from his various positions within the work...

In Rethinking Marxist Theories of Transition, Onur Acaroglu traces the concept of transition across the tracts of Classical and Western Marxism. Ra...

In The Unity of the Capitalist Economy and State, Geert Reuten offers a systematic exposition of the capitalist system, showing that the capitalist...

Once again, for the first time, Marx and Durkheim join forces while exploring the moral economy of neoliberalism. Resignation and Ecstasy provides ...

'Full of warmth, humour, optimism and sometimes painful honesty' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'Anyone who's ever struggled to make sense of who they are and wh...

How social status shapes our dreams of the future and inhibits the lives we envision for ourselvesMost of us understand that a persons place in soc...

This book analyses the processes, mutations and trends currently characterising the world of work that are bound up within the deep contradictions ...

From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers Daniel and Alexander Mac...

By delving into the religious, economic, social, and political attitudes and practices of the French bourgeoisie in the 18th century, Mrs. Barber d...

Winner of the 2018 First Book Prize from the Association for the Study of Food and Society For the past four decades, increasing numbers of America...

The relationship between class and intimate violence against women is much misunderstood. While many studies of intimate violence focus on poor and...

Caste, Entrepreneurship and the Illusions of Tradition is an ethnographic study of the potters of Kolkatas Kumartuli, an analysis of their lives an...

One of the most durable figures in modern history, the peasant has long been a site of intense intellectual and political debate. Yet underlying mu...

In the context of neoliberalism and global austerity measures, health care institutions around the world confront numerous challenges in attempting...

In the context of neoliberalism and global austerity measures, health care institutions around the world confront numerous challenges in attempting...

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, more than 14 million U.S. homeowners filed for foreclosure. Focusing on the hard-hit Sacramento Vall...