"Sociology" von Philip W. Sutton ist ein umfassendes Lehrbuch, das eine gründliche Einführung in die Grundlagen und Anwendungen der Soziologie bietet. Es behandelt verschiedene Themen wie Kultur, Gesellschaft, Identität, Religion und...

Sarah Nettleton's The Sociology of Health and Illness has become a cornerstone text, popular with students and academics alike for its rigorous and accessible overview of the field. Building on these strengths, the fourth edition...

The work of French Philosopher Luce Irigaray has exerted a profound influence on feminist thinking of recent decades and provides a far-reaching challenge to western philosophy's entrenched patriarchal norms. This book guides the reader...

Where does perversion begin? Who is perverse? Ever since the word first appeared in the Middle Ages, anyone who delights in evil and in the destruction of the self or others has been described as 'perverse'. But while the experience of...

Digital technologies are now central to the machinations of capitalism. But how are they changing forms of capital accumulation and domination, and in what terms are these changes being promoted and justified by a new, incredibly...

Sustainability is one of the buzzwords of our times and a key imperative for economic growth, technological development, social equity, and environmental quality. But what does it really mean and how is it being implemented around the...

Paul Ricoeur's Freud and Philosophy was a major reinterpretation of psychoanalysis and its philosophical significance, but Ricoeur also wrote many important articles on similar themes. This volume makes available some of his key writings...

Japan, anchored by its traditions, transformed by American post-war Occupation, and globally recognized for its technological innovations, manufacturing prowess, and pop culture, faces powerful challenges from within and without. How...

Orlando Patterson's classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly repressive and destructive system of human exploitation, which disregarded and distorted almost all of the basic prerequisites of normal...

Following the killing of George Floyd in 2020, a moral panic gripped the US and UK. To atone for an alleged history of racism, statues were torn down and symbols of national identity attacked. Across Universities, fringe theories became...

"Erving Goffman: Exploring the Interaction Order" von Tony Wootton ist eine eingehende Analyse und Diskussion der Arbeiten des berühmten Soziologen Erving Goffman. Das Buch untersucht Goffmans Theorien zur sozialen Interaktion und...

"The Philosophy of Cognitive Science" von Mark Cain ist ein umfassendes Werk, das die philosophischen Grundlagen und Fragestellungen der Kognitionswissenschaft diskutiert. Das Buch bietet eine gründliche Untersuchung der wichtigsten...