Society & Social Sciences

The studies collected in this volume cover three broad areas of the history of North Africa as part of the Roman Empire. Studies devoted to the his...

The International Journal of Psychology's special issue, Advances of Psychological Science in China, represents a unique perspective on psychology ...

This book is about "living with Leviathan," the modern state. As the power of government has increased, is increasing, and shows no sign of diminis...

This collection of essays locates, investigates and challenges the manner in which the Balkans and the West have constructed each other since 1945....

In 2001, Tony Benn, one of the most influential socialists in Europe, retired from the House of Commons in order to 'devote more time to politics'....

From the sexcapades of Bill Clinton to the unbelievable story of Hugh Grant and the prostitute; from the 15-year-old who weighs only 82 pounds but ...

Written in a simple, straightforward manner, this book will help today's criminal justice student better understand con law issues as well as the c...

The concepts of social networks, social capital and trust play an increasingly central role in the social sciences. They have become indispensable ...

Studies in the humanities and the social sciences can be enhanced through the use of geographic information systems (GIS). However, this computer-a...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminos...

David Levy's widely acclaimed Debate Over Vietnam examines the bitter national discussion that raged over the propriety, the necessity, and the mor...

An individual desires an object, not for itself, but because another individual also desires it. This mimetic desire, Rene Girard contends, lies at...

Are bird songs learned or genetically programmed? How do animals attract the opposite sex? How does play affect development? How do wolves signal s...

This book is an antidote for civic apathy and disillusionment. It takes the reader step-by-step through the process of successful action for change...

This first-of-its-kind project documents the contributions of women in public administration. It contains eight research-based case studies on wome...

Arguing that past scholarship has provided inadequate methodological tools for understanding ordinary housing in Canada, Peter Ennals and Deryck Ho...

A century can be understood in many ways - in terms of its inventions, its crimes or its art. In Opening Skinner's Box, Lauren Slater sets out to i...

The creation of the European Union in 1992 reflected new economic, political, and cultural realities on the continent. The dissolution of national ...

"Businessmen are politicians in America," writes Kim McQuaid, "and politicians are businessmen." Today, in areas as diverse as home mortgages, high...