Leisure

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• No single introductory book has until now captured the range of thought appropriate for scrutinizing the ambivalent idea of leisure. After analyzing k... Lees meer

The Stranger

Shaun Best

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• This book explores the concept of the stranger as a 'modern' social form, identifying the differing conceptions of strangerhood presented in the liter... Lees meer

Class

Nick Stevenson

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• This accessible introductory text offers an engaging and thought-provoking discussion of class in relation to several cultural, sociological and polit... Lees meer

Transgression

Chris (Brunel University, London, UK) Jenks

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• In this fast moving study, Chris Jenks presents a broad overview of the history of ideas, the major theorists and the significant moments in the forma... Lees meer

Leisure

Tony Blackshaw

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• No single introductory book has until now captured the range of thought appropriate for scrutinizing the idea of leisure. Beginning with a discussion ... Lees meer

Transnationalism

Steven Vertovec

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• 'Transnationalism' refers to multiple ties and interactions linking people or institutions across the borders of nation-states. This book surveys the ... Lees meer

Racism

Robert Miles

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• This second edition brings the book up to date by looking at recent examples of racism, such as the war in the former Yugoslavia and the cases of Step... Lees meer

Sexuality

Jeffrey Weeks

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• The new edition of Sexuality displays the qualities which have made this book a key text for understanding human sexuality. Jeffrey Weeks blends deep ... Lees meer

Postcolonial Europe

Lars Jensen

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• This book presents an overview of the direct and indirect ways in which Europe continues to be influenced by its entrenched postcolonial condition. Ex... Lees meer

Consumption

Robert Bocock

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• This book analyzes the main post-war features of consumption. It traces the historical development of consumption and discusses the major contribution... Lees meer

Human Rights

Anthony Woodiwiss

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• Are human rights part of the problem or part of the solution in the current 'clash of civilizations'? Drawing on a hitherto neglected body of work in ... Lees meer

Lifestyles

David Chaney

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• In the modern world our lifestyle helps to define our attitudes and values as well as show our wealth and social position. This clearly written introd... Lees meer

Nihilism

Bulent Diken

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• This book addresses the genealogy and consequences of nihilism, attempts at 'sociologizing' the concept of nihilism by relating nihilism to capitalism... Lees meer

Cosmopolitanism

Robert Fine

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• The idea of cosmopolitanism has informed some of the most important developments in current sociology. It has changed the way in which we think about ... Lees meer

Symbolic Construction of Community

Anthony P Cohen

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• Anthony Cohen makes a distinct break with earlier approaches to the study of community, which treated the subject in largely structural terms. His vie... Lees meer

The Virtual

Rob Shields

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• This work argues that the virtual has become one of the key organizing principles of contemporary society for the public realms of politics and busine... Lees meer

Old Age

John Vincent

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• Recent decades have seen a fundamental change in the age structure of many Western societies. This book provides an overview of the key issues. Lees meer

Welfare Conditionality

Beth Watts, Suzanne Fitzpatrick

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• Welfare conditionality has become an idea of global significance in recent years. A 'hot topic' in North America, Australia, and across Europe, it has... Lees meer

Renewable Energies

Matthias Gross, Rüdiger Mautz

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• Renewable Energy normally refers to usable energy sources that are an alternative to fuel sources, but without the negatively evaluated consequences o... Lees meer

Globalization

Malcolm Waters

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• The constraints of geography are shrinking and the world is becoming a single place. Globalization and the global society are increasingly occupying t... Lees meer

Experts

Nico Stehr, Reiner Grundmann

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• In this book, Stehr and Grundmann outline the theoretical significance and practical importance of the growing stratum of experts, counsellors and adv... Lees meer

Welfare Conditionality

Beth Watts, Suzanne Fitzpatrick

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• Welfare conditionality has become an idea of global significance in recent years. A 'hot topic' in North America, Australia, and across Europe, it has... Lees meer

Postmodernity

Barry Smart

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• At last, a short and authoritative critical introduction to one of the most talked about and most misunderstood concepts of current times. Barry Smart... Lees meer

Patriarchy

Pavla Miller

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• Patriarchy, particularly as embedded in the Old and New Testaments, and Roman legal precepts, has been a powerful organising concept with which social... Lees meer