Social Theory

Drawing from the leading scholarship in the field, Gender and Development: The Economic Basis of Womens Power helps students develop a foundational...

In Feeding a Divided America, third-generation Montana rancher and international agriculture development specialist Gilles Stockton explores the ca...

This handbook is the first to bring together the latest theory and research on critical approaches to social psychological challenges. Edited by a ...

This volume outlines Max Webers comparaive-historical sociology of interpretive understanding (verstehen) in a manner that clarifies his complex mo...

This volume outlines Max Webers comparaive-historical sociology of interpretive understanding (verstehen) in a manner that clarifies his complex mo...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures introduced to purportedly contain its spread have wrought an unprecedented global social transformation.Auth...

Building upon the idea that our current environmental question arises from the history of metaphysicswhich privileged thought about Being (or ontol...

The rich archive of twentieth-century debates on fascism can steer a path through an increasingly authoritarian present. Developing anti-fascist th...

Diese biographische Studie nimmt das Leben Walter Euckens in den Blick, eines der bedeutendsten Ökonomen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er hat mit Kollegen ...

Known for his most famous works, such as The Myth of the Lazy Native (1977) and The Problem of Corruption (1986), as well as his concept of the cap...

Despite their many disagreements when it comes to the subject of capitalism, Marxist and market-liberal perspectives seem to agree about one thing:...

'Phenomenal' Angela Y. Davis 'An elegantly written masterpiece' Barbara Ransby Become Ungovernable is a provocative new work of political thought...

The second edition of Classical and Contemporary Social Theory provides wraparound coverage of the classical social theorists and influential socio...

The second edition of Classical and Contemporary Social Theory provides wraparound coverage of the classical social theorists and influential socio...

Focusing on the work of Hartmut Rosa, this book provides an in-depth account of the extent to which we, as humans, are obliged to face up to the un...

What are the building blocks of the new societal architectures after COVID-19? What are the evolving lifestyle patterns, social connections and rel...

How is social work shaped by global issues and international problems and how should it address them? This book employs a radical perspective to ex...

How is social work shaped by global issues and international problems and how should it address them? This book employs a radical perspective to ex...

Edward Shils was a central figure in twentieth century social thought. He held appointments both at Chicago and Cambridge and was a crucial link be...

Through a variety of studies in the emerging field of attentional studies, this book examines and seeks alternatives to the current attention econo...

This book explores the impact of right-wing political ideology on crime, the criminal justice system, and attitudes towards punishment in Britain. ...