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Class and Stratification by Rosemary Crompton 9780745638706
RRP: €27.36€23.99Inequality in its many forms is becoming an ever greater problem in modern society. The revised edition of this popular book explains why it is so important to understand class and stratification, and how the tools used to analyse these divisions can... -
The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better ... or Worse by Benjamin van Rooij
RRP: €20.22€14.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807007273Author Benjamin Van RooijFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1: A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760 by Michael Mann
RRP: €41.64€34.07Distinguishing four sources of power in human societies - ideological, economic, military and political - The Sources of Social Power traces their interrelations throughout human history. In this first volume, Michael Mann examines interrelations between... -
The Great Re-Think: A 21st Century Renaissance by Colin Tudge
RRP: €17.85€14.98All too plausibly, it seems, popes and scientists are warning us of impending collapse-yet humanity and our fellow creatures could still be looking forward to a long and glorious future: at least a million years of peace and personal fulfilment, with... -
A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry by Geoffroi de Charny
RRP: €26.17€22.84On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess." On the lady who sees her knight honored: "All of this makes... -
People of the Flower Market: A Year at New Covent Garden Flower Market by Simon Lycett 9781916091221
RRP: €20.22€14.21This wonderful photographic record of the last year at the site of the New Covent Garden Flower Market, occupied since the 1960s before it moved to its new, more modern premises, captures the essence and heart of what makes a market: its amazing product... -
Health by Peter Aggleton
RRP: €44.02€38.71Written in a clear, accessible style, Health introduces students to the valuable contribution sociologists have made to understanding health, illness and disease. In so doing, it challenges the adequacy of biomedical models, contrasting them with... -
Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Identity Politics by Michael Richmond 9780745346564
RRP: €20.22€13.73Identity politics has been a smear for decades. The right use it to lament the loss of free speech, while many on the left bemoan it as the end of class politics. It has been used to dismiss movements such as Black Lives Matter and brought seemingly... -
Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent by Brooke Harrington 9780674244771
RRP: €22.55€18.29"A timely account of how the 1% holds on to their wealth...Ought to keep wealth managers awake at night."-Wall Street Journal"Harrington advises governments seeking to address inequality to focus not only on the rich but also on the professionals who... -
Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction by John Storey
€47.71In this ninth edition of his award-winning introduction, John Storey presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture. Its breadth and theoretical unity, exemplified through popular culture, means... -
Global Sociology by Robin Cohen 9781479800766
€41.64"This new edition is an outstanding update of what I believe to be the best textbook for introducing undergraduates to global sociology. With a rich array of new examples, clear definitions of concepts and crisp theoretical summaries, it offers students... -
The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy by Maggie Berg 9781442645561
RRP: €29.75€27.69If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless... -
AQA A-level Sociology Student Guide 2: Topics in Sociology (Families and households and Beliefs in society) by Joan Garrod 9781510472037 [USED COPY]
RRP: €12.50€5.49Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
AQA A-level Sociology Student Guide 2: Topics in Sociology (Families and households and Beliefs in society) by Joan Garrod
€15.10Reinforce understanding of the two most popular options for A-level Paper 2: Topics in Sociology, including Families and Households, and Beliefs in Society.Packed full of clear topic summaries, knowledge check questions and sample exam-style questions... -
The Angel Of Grozny: Life Inside Chechnya by Asne Seierstad 9781844083961 [USED COPY]
RRP: €13.08€2.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Angel Of Grozny: Life Inside Chechnya by Asne Seierstad
RRP: €13.08€7.70'The best book in English about one of the world's most brutal and under-reported conflicts ... fascinating' Christina Lamb, Sunday TimesIn the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into... -
Generation Locked-Out by Rory Hearne
RRP: €17.84€11.54The book that has been waiting to be written - how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it. "Clear, cogent and persuasive" - Fintan O'Toole ... -
The Collective Memory Reader by Jeffrey K. Olick 9780195337426
RRP: €66.64€50.50There are few terms or concepts that have, in the last twenty or so years, rivaled "collective memory" for attention in the humanities and social sciences. Indeed, use of the term has extended far beyond scholarship to the realm of politics and... -
Logics of History: Social Theory and Social Transformation by William H. Sewell
RRP: €42.84€36.62While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. Sewell Jr. observes that on questions of theory the communication has been mostly one way: from... -
The Sociological Review Monographs 66/4: The Sociology of Stigma by SOM 9781526466754
RRP: €15.46€13.10Stigma is not a self-evident phenomenon but like all concepts has a history. The conceptual understanding of stigma which underpins most sociological research has its roots in the ground-breaking account of stigma penned by Erving Goffman in his... -
Scroungers: Moral Panics and Media Myths by James Morrison
€29.93Scroungers, spongers, parasites ... These are just are some of the terms that are typically used, with increasing frequency, to describe the most vulnerable in our society, whether they be the sick, the disabled, or the unemployed. Long a popular... -
Men and Women of the Corporation: New Edition by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
€30.87In this landmark work on corporate power, especially as it relates to women, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the distinguished Harvard management thinker and consultant, shows how the careers and self-images of the managers, professionals, and executives, and also... -
Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction by Anna Cento Bull
RRP: €10.70€7.68The history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and regeneration; projects which often had their roots in a widespread dissatisfaction with social and political reality, and perceived... -
Fashion Theory: An Introduction by Malcolm Barnard 9780415496216
RRP: €52.35€45.74Fashion is both big business and big news. From models' eating disorders and sweated labour to the glamour of a new season's trends, statements and arguments about fashion and the fashion industry can be found in every newspaper, consumer website and... -
Refugees: A Very Short Introduction by Gil Loescher
RRP: €10.70€7.68Refugees and other forced migrants are one of the great contemporary challenges the world is confronting. Throughout the world people leave their home countries to escape war, natural disasters, and cultural and political oppression. Unfortunately, even... -
Opera: The Autobiography of the Western World (Illustrated Edition): From theocratic absolutism to liberal democracy, in four centuries of music drama by Simon Banks 9781803131931
RRP: €35.70€25.41Since the first performance of the first opera in 1600, operas have been telling stories from myth and history. This book - beginning with the Creation and ending in the present day - is a chronology of myth and history as told in opera. Over 260... -
The Person-Centred Approach to Therapeutic Change by Michael McMillan
RRP: €53.54€43.54Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Key Sociological Thinkers by Rob Stones
RRP: €46.40€44.20The third edition of this popular and established core textbook provides an invaluable guide to 24 of the most influential thinkers in Sociology. Written by leading academics in the field, Key Sociological Thinkers provides a clear and contextualised... -
Being Jewish Today: Confronting the Real Issues by Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield, CBE
RRP: €17.84€13.03'A deeply humane, learned and personal reflection on Jewish identity' - Rowan Williams 'This inspiring book has made me a better Jew, one who understands more, who knows more' - Daniel Finkelstein 'This remarkable book takes us on a journey:... -
American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise by Eduardo Porter
RRP: €16.65€11.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525431930Author Eduardo PorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Culture and Power: Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu by David Swartz 9780226785950
RRP: €33.32€32.59Pierre Bourdieu is a prominent social theorist and researcher in contemporary sociology. In this critical examination of his oeuvre David Swartz focuses on a central theme in Bourdieu's work - the complex relationship between culture and power, and... -
Welcome To Everytown: A Journey Into The English Mind by Julian Baggini
RRP: €10.70€7.24What do the English think? Every country has a dominant set of beliefs and attitudes concerning everything from how to live a good life, how we should organize society, and the roles of the sexes. Yet despite many attempts to define our national... -
Events Management by Glenn A. J. Bowdin 9780367491840
RRP: €55.92€50.66A must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning and management, the fourth edition of Events Management provides a complete A to Z of the principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events. The... -
A Just Energy Transition: Getting Decarbonisation Right in a Time of Crisis by Ed Atkins
RRP: €32.12€24.80To reduce emissions and address climate change, we need to invest in renewables and rapidly decarbonise our energy networks. However, decarbonisation is often seen as a technical project, detached from questions of politics and social justice. What if... -
The Economic Sociology of Development by A Schrank 9781509505265
RRP: €19.03€17.15Bringing the study of international inequality back into the core of sociological theory, this book offers a user-friendly introduction to development and underdevelopment. In doing so, it places various approaches to the definition, measurement, and... -
In AI We Trust: Power, Illusion and Control of Predictive Algorithms by Helga Nowotny 9781509548811
RRP: €23.80€16.36One of the most persistent concerns about the future is whether it will be dominated by the predictive algorithms of AI - and, if so, what this will mean for our behaviour, for our institutions and for what it means to be human. AI changes our experience... -
Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design by Gunther Kress
RRP: €45.21€40.20This third edition of the landmark textbook Reading Images builds on its reputation as the first systematic and comprehensive account of the grammar of visual design. Drawing on an enormous range of examples from children's drawings to textbook... -
Death in the Modern World by Tony Walter 9781526402943
RRP: €42.83€35.12Death comes to all humans, but how death is managed, symbolised and experienced varies widely, not only between individuals but also between groups. What then shapes how a society manages death, dying and bereavement today? Are all modern countries... -
Multiculturalism: A Very Short Introduction by Ali Rattansi
RRP: €10.70€7.68Multiculturalism appears to be in terminal crisis. It has been blamed for undermining national identity, diluting social cohesion, creating ethnic ghettos and cultural fragmentation, providing fertile ground for Islamic radicalism, encouraging perverse... -
The Transformative Capacity of New Technologies: A Theory of Sociotechnical Change by Ulrich Dolata 9781138807846
RRP: €47.59€43.73Scientific concepts on the co-evolution of technology and society, as well as recent sociotechnical system approaches, focus on the general interrelations between technology, socioeconomic structures, and institutions. Their aim is to study and explain...