Social Theory

Addressing the relationship among social critique, violence, and domination, Violence and Reflexivity: The Place of Critique in the Reality of Domi...

The Routledge International Handbook of Valuation and Society builds on the growing research interest in practices of valuation throughout contempo...

Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) was one of the most recognizable and controversial public intellectuals throughout the 1960s until his death in the lat...

Fifty Key Scholars in Black Social Thought is a collaborative volume that uplifts and explores the intellectual activism and scholarly contribution...

Fifty Key Scholars in Black Social Thought is a collaborative volume that uplifts and explores the intellectual activism and scholarly contribution...

'Thank god for Richard Sennett ... essential reading for all students of the city' Anna Minton, Prospect'Constantly stimulating ideas from a vetera...

This book argues that just as the ideas of Pan-Africanism birthed by Henry Sylvester-Williams and others in the late 1800s and Negritude ushered by...

The oft-used phrase Money makes the world go round not only highlights the purely economic nature of money but also underscores its significant imp...

This book contends that Afrocentricity and other ideas birthed by major contemporary Black thinkers in the Diaspora are wellsprings for helping to ...

Over the past fifty years, debates concerning race and college admissions have focused primarily on the policy of affirmative action at elite insti...

In this poetical-philosophical manifesto, Gerald Raunig develops a materialist philosophy of multiplicity. On the basis of seventeen conceptual inn...

Neoliberalism remains a flashpoint for political contestation around the world. For decades now, neoliberalism has been in the process of becoming ...

Gabriel Tarde was a highly influential figure in 19th century French sociology: a prolific and evocative writer whose understanding of the social d...

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory provides an interdisciplinary and international introduction to social work theory. It presents an ana...

The Promise of Happiness is a provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy. It asks what follows when we make our desires and even o...

How can international aid professionals manage to deal with the daily dilemmas of working for the wellbeing of people in countries other than their...

Caste is a contested terrain in Indias society and polity. This book explores contemporary realities of caste in rural and urban India. It examines...

Starting with Walter Benjamin's idea of 'reception in a state of distraction' and looking briefly at some antecedents for Benjamin's thinking, this...

Untrammelled neoliberalism and the inexorable force of production have produced a 21st century crisis of community: a narcissistic cult of authenti...

Influential popular philosopher Roman Krznaric argues our brains are wired for social connection: empathy is at the heart of who we are. It's an es...

The thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Sociology provides an unparalleled overview of sociological...

In this colletion of essays the eminent social scientist, Dr. P.C. Joshi, argues that Marxism needs to be extended beyond the traditional confines ...

This book focuses on comparison in anthropology, turning an ethnographic lens onto the diversity of comparative practice. It seeks to understand ho...

DREAMers and the Choreography of Protest chronicles the history of the DREAMers--the term used to describe undocumented immigrants brought to the U...

DREAMers and the Choreography of Protest chronicles the history of the DREAMers--the term used to describe undocumented immigrants brought to the U...

Discourse Theory (DT) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) are theoretical traditions that have gained intense research interest in recent decades...

Our divided politics, unable to solve the challenges we face concerning societys hierarchies of injustice, poverty, endless war, and climate change...

Our divided politics, unable to solve the challenges we face concerning societys hierarchies of injustice, poverty, endless war, and climate change...

Delinquency Theories: Appraisals and applications provides a fulsome and accessible overview of contemporary theories of juvenile delinquency.The b...

We have many histories of social theorywhat different authors attempted to do as they responded to previous theories. But we know precious little a...

Kaupapa Mori theory and methodology developed over twenty years ago and have since become influential in social research, practice and policy areas...

A riveting behind-the-scenes account of the new stars of the far rightand how theyve partnered with billionaire donors, idealogues, and political i...

The global economy constantly evolves, with emerging markets presenting unique challenges for leaders. These environments are unpredictable, with e...

This book situates sociological research as a vital tool for understanding, and responding to, the multispecies entanglements that cause, inform an...

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