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The Body: A Very Short Introduction by Chris Shilling
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.25The human body is thought of conventionally as a biological entity, with its longevity, morbidity, size and even appearance determined by genetic factors immune to the influence of society or culture... -
The Body and Social Theory by Chris Shilling 9780857025333
Booksplease Price: £99.10"Great to have a new edition - this is essential reading and provides a clear, accessible yet original overview of social theory and the body." - Sarah Nettleton, University of York "Lucidly... -
Social Character, Tribalism and Society: The Angry Crowd Chris Shilling 9781666972863
Booksplease Price: £80.73Chris Shilling and Philip A. Mellor argue that recent developments in social character are key to explaining the sectarian tribalism that has afflicted American and European societies in recent... -
Uncovering Social Life: Critical Perspectives from Sociology Chris Shilling 9781138934153
RRP: £40.99Booksplease Price: £38.83In an era when rapid social change, the disappearance of traditional communities, the rise of political populism and the threat posed by radical religious movements makes it appear that 'all that is... -
Most Wanted: Street Stories from the Caribbean by Christborne Shillingford 9780953222438
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £5.60"Crime writing with a harsh edge." - Nicholas Clee, The Guardian"An original and stimulating debut. The narratives are steeped in Caribbean storytelling traditions which Shillingord exploits to... -
Equality, Education, and Physical Education by Dr John Evans
RRP: £34.99Booksplease Price: £33.73In this book, first published in 1993, John Evans presents a guideline for challenging sexism, racism and elitism in programmes of physical education. Physical education in relation to social class,... -
The Contemporary Giddens: Social Theory in a Globalizing Age by Christopher G. A. Bryant 9780333779057
Booksplease Price: £46.28Anthony Giddens is one of the world's best known sociologists. Since becoming director of the London School of Economics in 1997, he has also played a leading public role, not least as 'Blair's guru'... -
Physical Culture, Ethnography and the Body: Theory, Method and Praxis by Michael D. Giardina 9780367247553
RRP: £46.99Booksplease Price: £43.94The corporeal turn toward critical, empirically grounded studies of the body is transforming the way we research physical culture, most evidently in the study of sport. This book brings together... -
Little Vast Rooms of Undoing: Exploring Identity and Embodiment through Public Toilet Spaces by Dara Blumenthal 9781783480357
Booksplease Price: £51.20Public toilets are places where individual identity is put to the test through experiences of fear, anxiety, shame, and embarrassment, yet also places where we shore up, confirm, and check the status... -
Identity and Difference by Kathryn Woodward 9780761954347
Booksplease Price: £54.95`The book is easy to use and its layout demonstrates some skill in constructing volumes that `work' as study guides and reference tools. The merit of this book goes well beyond its suitability for... -
The Body: The Key Concepts Lisa Blackman 9781845205904
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £25.73Questions around 'the body' are central to social theory. Our changing understanding of the body now challenges the ways we conceive power, ideology, subjectivity and social and cultural process. The... -
The Book of Touch Constance Classen 9781845200596
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £38.29This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of... -
Men and the War on Obesity: A Sociological Study Lee F. Monaghan 9780415407120
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £37.99Is obesity really a public health problem and what does the construction of obesity as a health problem mean for men?According to official statistics, the majority of men in nations such as England... -
Sociological Noir: Irruptions and the Darkness of Modernity Kieran Flanagan (University of Bristol, UK) 9781138600133
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £45.93Contrary to secular claims regarding the expulsion of religion, modernity does in fact produce unprecedented forms whose understanding re-casts the relationships between sociology and theology. This... -
Strong and Hard Women: An ethnography of female bodybuilding Tanya Bunsell 9780415824378
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £46.49Females with large muscles evoke strong reactions from men and women, often involving disgust, discomfort, anger and threat. The controversial nature of female bodybuilding has caused a significant... -
The Body in History: Europe from the Palaeolithic to the Future by John Robb
Booksplease Price: £39.70This book is a long-term history of how the human body has been understood in Europe from the Palaeolithic to the present day, focusing on specific moments of change. Developing a multi-scalar... -
Dancing Tango: Passionate Encounters in a Globalizing World by Kathy Davis 9780814760710
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £23.48Argentinean tango is a global phenomenon. Since its origin among immigrants from the slums of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, it has crossed and re-crossed many borders.Yet, never before has tango been... -
Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen by Michael Sledge 9780231135153
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £18.85What happens to members of the United States Armed Forces after they die? Why do soldiers endanger their lives to recover the remains of their comrades? Why does the military spend enormous resources...