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Let Me Take You by the Hand: True Tales from London's Streets Jennifer Kavanagh 9781408713143
RRP: $33.13$22.50In 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of those living and working on the streets of Victorian London. Nothing on this scale had been attempted before.On the surface,... -
Symbolic Interactionism and Cultural Studies: The Politics of Interpretation Norman K. Denzin (University of Illinois) 9781557862914
RRP: $79.85$69.99Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring - and certainly the most sociological - of all social psychologies. In this landmark work, Norman K. Denzin traces its tortured history from its roots in American pragmatism to its present-day encounter... -
Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formations of Modern Social Thought by Kenneth Morrison
RRP: $99.45$81.39`This is an excellent introduction to classical social theory. For most students it is the only book on the subject that they will need. The expositions are clear and comprehensive, outlining with almost alarming clarity ideas with which many of us have... -
Retrotopia Zygmunt Bauman (Universities of Leeds and Warsaw) 9781509515325
RRP: $29.23$26.48We have long since lost our faith in the idea that human beings could achieve human happiness in some future ideal state-a state that Thomas More, writing five centuries ago, tied to a topos, a fixed place, a land, an island, a sovereign state under a... -
Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance by Daisy Hay 9780099597445
RRP: $31.18$22.64He was a debt-ridden dandy, a mid-ranking novelist armed with enormous political ambition. She was a moneyed widow twelve years older than her new husband, always overdressed for society dinners and never one to hold her tongue. From the outset, Mary... -
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz 9780393652666
RRP: $42.88$35.39In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall... -
Tripping: An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures by Charles Hayes 9780140195743
RRP: $35.10$33.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140195743Author Charles HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint ArkanaPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams) 550g -
Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 by David Crystal
RRP: $18.51$13.22This book takes a long hard look at the text-messaging phenomenon and its effects on literacy, language, and society. Young people who seem to spend much of their time texting sometimes appear unable or unwilling to write much else. Media outrage has... -
Interpreting the English Village: Landscape and Community at Shapwick, Somerset by Mick Aston 9781905119455
RRP: $58.40$56.02An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village. Shapwick lies in the middle of Somerset, next to the important monastic centre of Glastonbury: the abbey owned the manor for 800 years from the 8th to the... -
Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex: Stone Age to Cold War by Kevin Newman 9781526703330
RRP: $29.23$14.70Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but _Visitors' Historic Britain - West Sussex_ is the first book to take readers on a tour of discovery of... -
Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect Is Tearing Us Apart by Howard J. Ross
RRP: $48.75$31.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523095032Author Howard J. RossFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers -
The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement by PH D Jean M Twenge
RRP: $37.03$22.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416575993Author W Keith CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster -
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google by Scott Galloway 9780525540397
RRP: $17.53$11.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525540397Author Scott GallowayFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 170mm * 106mm *... -
COVID-19: Surviving a Pandemic by J. Michael Ryan
RRP: $70.18$61.80COVID-19: Surviving a Pandemic provides critical insights into survival strategies employed by communities and individuals around the world during the pandemic.A central question since this pandemic began has been how to survive it. That question has... -
Crafting Autoethnography: Processes and Practices of Making Self and Culture Jackie Goode 9781032313337
RRP: $74.08$65.09This collection explores how autoethnography is made. Contributors from sociology, education, counselling, the visual arts, textiles, drama, music, and museum curation uncover and reflect on the processes and practices they engage in as they craft their... -
Journey into the Whirlwind by Evgenia Semenova Ginzburg 9780156027519
RRP: $37.03$27.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156027519Author Evgenia Semenova GinzburgFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Harvest BooksPublisher Harvest BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back Andrew Zolli 9780755360369
RRP: $21.43$14.43All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about why.RESILIENCE is a book about how the world works. It covers business, economic, geographic and social systems in a thrillingly readable narrative. A wealth of absorbing... -
The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism by Richard Sennett 9780393319873
RRP: $25.33$19.91In The Corrosion of Character, Richard Sennett, "among the country's most distinguished thinkers . . . has concentrated into 176 pages a profoundly affecting argument" (Business Week) that draws on interviews with dismissed IBM executives, bakers, a... -
The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology by Professor Bryan S. Turner
RRP: $81.88$71.94Providing an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the classical and the contemporary, this volume is an indispensable guide to the vibrant and expanding field of sociology. Featuring over 600 entries, from concise definitions to discursive essays,... -
Educational Leadership and the Global Majority: Decolonising Narratives by Rosemary M. Campbell-Stephens 9783030882815
RRP: $107.23$96.25This book introduces a term for our times, 'Global Majority,' as conceptualised within the context of school leadership. It examines the processes and impact over time of racially-minoritising up to eighty-five percent of the world's population. The... -
The Origins of Unfairness: Social Categories and Cultural Evolution by Cailin O'Connor 9780198789970
$66.32In almost every human society some people get more and others get less. Why is inequity the rule in these societies? In The Origins of Unfairness, philosopher Cailin O'Connor firstly considers how groups are divided into social categories, like gender,... -
Making Global Society: A Study of Humankind Across Three Eras by Barry Buzan 9781009372183
RRP: $52.63$44.46Barry Buzan proposes a new approach to making International Relations a truly global discipline that transcends both Eurocentrism and comparative civilisations. He narrates the story of humankind as a whole across three eras, using its material... -
Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and Processes by Peregrine Schwartz-Shea
RRP: $85.78$74.96Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of... -
Faster: The Acceleration of Just about Everything by James Gleick 9780679775485
RRP: $39.00$27.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679775485Author James GleickFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Explaining Mental Illness: Sociological Perspectives Baptiste Brossard (University of York) 9781529215052
RRP: $48.73$37.81How can sociology explain the emergence of mental disorders in societies or individuals? This authoritative book makes a case for the renewal of the sociology of mental illness, proposing a reorganisation of this field around four areas: social... -
The World War 1 Trivia Book: Interesting Stories and Random Facts from the First World War by Bill O'Neill 9781648450167
RRP: $19.48$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648450167Author Bill O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Lak PublishingPublisher Lak PublishingWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *... -
Sexuality Jeffrey Weeks 9781032105345
RRP: $38.98$34.50Sexuality is the fifth revised and updated edition of the classic text for understanding human sexuality. This new edition brings the arguments and evidence fully up to date and explores their implication for many topical controversies, around LGBTQ+... -
On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography by Henri Lefebvre 9781517904692
RRP: $46.78$40.64A collection of previously untranslated writings by Henri Lefebvre on rural sociology, situating his research in relation to wider Marxist workOn the Rural is the first English collection to translate Lefebvre's crucial but lesser-known writings on rural... -
The History of Sexuality: An Introduction by Michel Foucault 9780679724698
$18.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679724698Author Michel FoucaultFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Trading at the Speed of Light: How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets by Donald MacKenzie
RRP: $68.25$46.84A remarkable look at how the growth, technology, and politics of high-frequency trading have altered global financial marketsIn today's financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by... -
Work and Other Sins: Life in New York City and Thereabouts by Charlie LeDuff 9780143034940
RRP: $46.80$32.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143034940Author Charlie LeDuffFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 138mm... -
Habitus and Field: General Sociology, Volume 2 (1982-1983) Pierre Bourdieu (College de France) 9781509526697
RRP: $126.75$110.27This is the second of five volumes based on the lectures given by Pierre Bourdieu at the College de France in the early 1980s under the title 'General Sociology'. In these lectures, Bourdieu sets out to define and defend sociology as an intellectual... -
Critical Perspectives in Public Health by Judith Green 9780415409520
RRP: $83.83$73.30This book explores the concept of 'critical' public health, at a point when many of its core concerns appear to have moved to the mainstream of health policy. Issues such as addressing health inequalities and their socioeconomic determinants, and the... -
Sustainable Futures: An Agenda for Action Raphael Kaplinsky (University of Sussex) 9781509547838
RRP: $37.03$33.68Long before the pandemic, economies across the world were in trouble, with growth slowing across the board. This downturn coincided with growing inequality and social exclusion. Rising political dissatisfaction with ruling elites fuelled the rise of... -
Schadenfreude: Why we feel better when bad things happen to other people by Tiffany Watt Smith
RRP: $15.58$11.29'A delightful book, full of jokes and confessions' Guardian A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from... -
Systems Thinking, Critical Realism and Philosophy: A Confluence of Ideas John Mingers (University of Kent, UK.) 9781138195714
RRP: $85.78$74.96Systems Thinking, Critical Realism and Philosophy: A Confluence of Ideas seeks to re-address the whole question of philosophy and systems thinking for the twenty first century and provide a new work that would be of value to both systems and philosophy... -
A Brief History of Death by Douglas Davies 9781405101837
RRP: $50.60$45.69The act of death itself and the rituals surrounding it vary enormously and shed a fascinating light on the cultures of which they are a part. In this brief and lively history, Douglas Davies - internationally acknowledged as one of the leading experts in... -
Cha Dao: The Way of Tea, Tea as a Way of Life by Solala Towler
RRP: $35.08$33.97In China, the art and practice of drinking tea is about much more than merely soaking leaves in a cup of hot water. The tradition is rooted in Daoism, and emerged from a philosophy that honoured living a life of grace and gratitude, balance and harmony,... -
Understanding Trans Health: Discourse, Power and Possibility by Ruth Pearce 9781447342359
RRP: $56.53$43.47What does it mean for someone to be 'trans'? What are the implications of this for healthcare provision? Drawing on the findings of an extensive research project, this book addresses urgent challenges and debates in trans health. It interweaves patient... -
The Responsible Traveller: A Practical Guide to Reducing Your Environmental and Social Impact, Embracing Sustainable Tourism and Travelling the World With a Conscience Karen Edwards 9781800073883
RRP: $15.58$10.92The Responsible Traveller is your ticket to sustainable and ethical travel. This pocket-sized book provides the knowledge and tools that can help you to explore the world with a lighter footprint. Whether you travel out of curiosity, to find respite,...