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Reflexivity: Theory, Method, and Practice by Karen Lumsden
RRP: £39.99£35.06Reflexivity is valuable in social research because it draws attention to the researcher as part of the world being studied and reminds us that the individuals involved in our research are subjects, not objects. By being reflexive we acknowledge that we... -
An Introduction to Islamic Law by Joseph Schacht
£74.67An Introduction to Islamic Law presents a broad account of our present knowledge of the history and outlines of the system of Islamic law. It is not intended in the first place for specialists, although it is hoped that it will attract study to this... -
Realism and Complexity in Social Science by Malcolm Williams
RRP: £37.99£33.38Realism and Complexity in Social Science is an argument for a new approach to investigating the social world, that of complex realism. Complex realism brings together a number of strands of thought, in scientific realism, complexity science, probability... -
Science as Practice and Culture by Andrew Pickering 9780226668017
RRP: £40.00£38.95Science as Practice and Culture explores one of the newest and most controversial developments within the rapidly changing field of science studies: the move toward studying scientific practice--the work of doing science--and the associated move toward... -
Engineering Culture: Control and Commitment in a High-Tech Corporation by Gideon Kunda
RRP: £28.99£24.96Engineering Culture is an award-winning ethnography of the engineering division of a large American high-tech corporation. Now, this influential book-which has been translated into Japanese, Italian, and Hebrew-has been revised to bring it up to date. In... -
A World of Their Own Making: Myth, Ritual, and the Quest for Family Values by John R. Gillis 9780674961883 [USED COPY]
RRP: £30.95£2.72Our whole society may be obsessed with "family values," but as John Gillis points out in this entertaining and eye-opening book, most of our images of "home sweet home" are of very recent vintage. A World of Their Own Making questions... -
The 'Desegregation' of English Schools: Bussing, Race and Urban Space, 1960s-80s by Olivier Esteves 9781526148018
RRP: £25.00£21.79Dispersal, or 'bussing', was introduced in England in the early-1960s after white parents expressed concerns that the sudden influx of non-Anglophone South Asian children was holding back their own children's education. It consisted in sending busloads... -
Key Concepts in Youth Studies by Mark Cieslik 9781848609853
RRP: £35.99£29.51What is youth? How do we understand youth in its social and cultural context? Mark Cieslik and Donald Simpson here provide a concise and readily accessible introduction to the interdisciplinary field of youth studies. Drawing upon the latest research... -
The Psychology of Covid-19: Building Resilience for Future Pandemics by Joel Vos
RRP: £48.99£39.91The Psychology of Covid-19 explores how the coronavirus is giving rise to a new order in our personal lives, societies and politics. Rooted in systematic research on Covid-19 and previous pandemics, including SARS, Ebola, HIV and the Spanish Flu, this... -
Crime and Society: Readings in History and Theory by Mike Fitzgerald 9780415027557 [USED COPY]
RRP: £37.99£2.29First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.About the AuthorMike Fitzgerald, Gregor McLennan, Jennie PawsonBook InformationISBN 9780415027557Author Mike FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 516Imprint... -
Crime and Society: Readings in History and Theory by Mike Fitzgerald
RRP: £37.99£33.78First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.About the AuthorMike Fitzgerald, Gregor McLennan, Jennie PawsonBook InformationISBN 9780415027557Author Mike FitzgeraldFormat PaperbackPage Count 516Imprint... -
Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism by Eva Illouz
RRP: £29.00£22.54To what extent are our most romantic moments determined by the portrayal of love in film and on TV? Is a walk on a moonlit beach a moment of perfect romance or simply a simulation of the familiar ideal seen again and again on billboards and movie... -
Spooks: The Haunting of America—The Private Use of Secret Agents by Jim Hougan 9781504075299
RRP: £28.99£23.25"Probably the most eye-opening and engrossing expose to date of the bizarre 'power games' played by multinational corporations and tycoons." -Publishers Weekly A classic of investigative reporting, Spooks is a treasure trove of who-shot-who research on... -
Towards a Sociology of Dyslexia by Dr Stephen James MacDonald 9783639131130
£65.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639131130Author Dr Stephen James MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 431g -
The Dynamics of Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Comparing Impact Across Global Regions Yolanda Riveros Morales 9783111320632
RRP: £82.00£61.34Due to the international importance attached to the reporting of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) over the last two decades, scholars have been able to examine the magnitude of the problem across different situations and types of... -
How to Be a Citizen: Learning to Rely Less on Rules and More on Each Other by C.L. Skach 9781526655196
RRP: £14.99£11.68'When a renowned constitutional scholar explains why the law is not enough and is sometimes even the problem, we need to listen' Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn 'Skach leads us to re-examine the virtues of a good citizen, one whom people can respect... -
The Abominations of Modern Society by T De Witt Talmage 9798888303498
£12.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888303498Author T De Witt TalmageFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 195g -
Thoreau and the Sociological Imagination: The Wilds of Society by Shawn Chandler Bingham 9780742560598
RRP: £38.00£33.51Thoreau and the Sociological Imagination: The Wilds of Society is the first in-depth sociological examination of the ideas of Henry David Thoreau. Through explorations of Thoreau's intellectual links to early social thinkers, as well as the mainstay... -
Societal Suicide by Julian Segura Camacho 9780761835141
RRP: £35.00£30.95Societal Suicide is a cultural-racial analysis of the enduring legacy called Animus Americana, which affects the psyche of Mexicans in the United States, specifically Los Angeles. This work is a compilation of factors, experiences, and realities that... -
The New Cinematic Weird: Atmospheres and Worldings by Steen Ledet Christiansen 9781793612762
RRP: £30.00£28.31The New Cinematic Weird argues that weird fiction is rising also in audiovisual culture. Presenting several detailed analyses of weird cinematic works, the book shows how the new cinematic weird is best understood as atmospheric worldings - affective... -
Biosociology of Dominance and Deference by Allan Mazur 9780742536937
RRP: £30.00£26.68Biology_perhaps the most exciting science of the last half-century_is reaching into scholarly disciplines throughout academia, yet sociology has barely entertained it. The reasons for hesitation are clear enough. Sociobiology and ethology have been... -
Criminological Theory: An Analysis of its Underlying Assumptions by Werner Einstadter 9780742542907
RRP: £112.00£98.15Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Chicano Treatise by Julian Segura Camacho 9780761829232
RRP: £35.00£30.95Mexicans are simultaneously the largest minority in the United States and the forgotten native in the Black and White World of the Southwest, specifically Northern Mexico. The Chicano Treatise is an initialization at reclaiming a lost spirit that has... -
The Cairo Consensus: Demographic Surveys, Women's Empowerment, and Regime Change in Population Policy by Saul Halfon 9780739111765
RRP: £97.00£85.24In the early 1990s international population policy faced a crisis-it was being attacked from the left and the right, from inside and outside, for a range of failings-of ethics, fact, method, and vision. The 1994 International Conference on Population and... -
Collective Memory as Currency: The Dominance of the Past in the Present by Tracy Adams 9783111211718
RRP: £82.00£61.34Why is the past so dominant in the present? This book conceptualizes collective memory as currency, a medium of exchange, a system in common use, and one that is traded between and within nations. Bringing together contemporary case studies and... -
Protecting One's Turf by Judith DeSena 9780761829812
RRP: £38.00£33.51Protecting One's Turf is a qualitative study that both analyzes informal residential segregation and investigates the effects of racial segregation. The focus of the study is Greenpoint, a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The book's... -
Analysis of Social Interaction Systems: SYMLOG Research and Applications by A. Paul Hare 9780761829409
RRP: £72.00£63.71Inspired by the research and theory of Robert Freed Bales (Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Harvard University), this collection of research and applications using SYMLOG, a system for the multi-level observation of groups, provides the most recent... -
The Evolution of Alienation: Trauma, Promise, and the Millennium by Lauren Langman 9780742518346
RRP: £119.00£104.18The Evolution of Alienation: Trauma, Promise and the Millennium presents a collection of essays that examine the prevalence of alienation in the contemporary world. Although the authors share a critical approach to society, their views of alienation vary... -
Criminological Theory: An Analysis of its Underlying Assumptions by Werner Einstadter 9780742542914
RRP: £67.00£59.28Criminological Theory is an examination of the major theoretical perspectives in criminology today. Werner J. Einstadter and Stuart Henry lay bare various theorists' ideas about human nature, social structure, social order, concepts of law, crime and... -
The Postnational Fantasy: Postcolonialism, Cosmopolitics and Science Fiction by Jason W. Ellis 9780786461417
£44.93In twelve critical and interdisciplinary essays, this text examines the relationship between the fantastic in novels, movies and video games and real-world debates about nationalism, globalization and cosmopolitanism. Topics covered include science... -
The New Revelation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 9781943737987
£9.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943737987Author Sir Arthur Conan DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Sea Raven PressPublisher Sea Raven PressWeight(grams) 140g -
Practical Feelings: Emotions as Resources in a Dynamic Social World by Marci D. Cottingham 9780197613689
RRP: £83.00£72.17Tracing emotions across work, leisure, social media, and politics, Practical Feelings counters old myths and shows how emotions are practical resources for tackling individual and collective challenges. We do not usually think of our emotions as... -
Extinguishing the Raging Fire that is the Capitalist System by Liziwe Ntshengulana 9781928348351
RRP: £15.95£13.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781928348351Author Liziwe NtshengulanaFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Verity PublishersPublisher Verity PublishersWeight(grams) 327g -
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran 9781451610949
RRP: £18.99£11.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451610949Author XinranFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 204g -
Maxims of Political Leadership: Thoughts and Reflections on Issues in Management and Contemporary Leadership by Anthony Obi Ogbo 9781727869453
RRP: £20.00£16.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781727869453Author Anthony Obi OgboFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Social Skills Deficits in Students with Disabilities: Successful Strategies from the Disabilities Field by Myers 9781475801132
RRP: £40.00£35.22Social skills may impact a student with a disability more than the disability itself. Learn the social deficits and challenges associated with disabilities as well as strategies to support social skill development. A variety of professionals share their... -
Israel/Palestine and the Politics of a Two-State Future by Thomas G. Mitchell 9780786475971
RRP: £28.99£23.38This is a dispassionate examination of the viability of the two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the politics of Israel, Palestine and the United States, and includes case studies from South Africa in Namibia and the Irish... -
Postcolonial Theory in the Global Age: Interdisciplinary Essays by Om Prakash Dwivedi 9780786475520
RRP: £28.99£23.38The new essays in this collection examine newer forms of colonialism operating today in an increasingly globalised world. Recognising the complexities and culpability of postcolonial politics, the authors of the essays fill gaps that exist at theoretical... -
Colonial Mentality in Africa by Nkuzi Michael Nnam 9780761832911
RRP: £41.00£36.08Intended for a broad audience, Colonial Mentality in Africa explores the lingering effects of colonization in present day Africa. Despite the independence of all African nations from their former colonizers mental slavery still persists. This new work... -
Growing Wisdom: An Invitation to Western Philosophy by Charles Cardwell 9798765714942
£82.67No one is born with Wisdom – the ability to think and act with understanding and insight. Wisdom grows only in a soil rich with knowledge and experience, but knowledge and experience provide only the nutrients. Wisdom must be nurtured by curiosity and a...