A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity's most powerful invisible forcesocial statusand how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.
Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains whyhomelessness has become a crisis in America and reveals the structural conditions that underlie it.
From the author of the Orwell Prize-winner SHOW ME THE BODIES: HOW WE LET GRENFELL HAPPEN, the gripping story of how housing defines a city's past, present and future A Waterstones Book of the Year 2025 'Apps set the gold standard with his Grenfell coverage.
From the author of the acclaimed Behind the Kitchen Door, a powerful examination of how the subminimum wage and the tipping system exploit society's most vulnerable Before the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the country, more than six million people earned their living as tipped workers in the service industry.
'Vivid and compelling' - The Telegraph'A masterful portrait of the city' - Observer'A propulsive, gorgeously reported account of the forces that re-shaped New York in the late 1980s, The Gods of New York is brilliant historical non-fiction that doubles as a warning about the future.
'A significant piece of work' Diane Abbott'A rigorous and fearless development and dissection of the Black Middle Class in Britain' Derek OwusuA landmark portrait of modern Britain, The Good, the Black and the Boujee is a critical reckoning with the pursuit of 'black excellence'.
The Missing Half explores one of history's most overlooked questions: What would civilization look like if women had always been equal participants in science, technology, law, governance, and innovation?
The story of a tragedy never forgotten, and a community who came together to mourn a generation of childrenIn October 1966, a small Welsh mining village was hit by disaster.
«Para Simone Weil, la acción política, incluso la acción revolucionaria, debe ser concebida como una acción metódica y racional -lo que equivale para ella a una forma de trabajo- en la que hay que esforzarse por evitar, en la medida de lo posible, que se desaten las pulsiones irracionales y la violencia.
A gripping story of political idealism, disillusionment, and new hope, Nothing Left exposes how the Democratic Party was hijacked by out-of-touch activists, coastal elitists, and powerful special interests.
Every Child Succeeds argues that Tasmania can become the first jurisdiction in Australia to build and legislate a genuine Cradle-to-Career System, one that secures stewardship, continuity and shared obligation from pre-conception through young adulthood.
The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short- and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary homeless population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks.
How a new ';woke' elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and statuswithout helping the marginalized and disadvantagedSociety has never been more egalitarianin theory.
How a new ';woke' elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and statuswithout helping the marginalized and disadvantagedSociety has never been more egalitarianin theory.
"e;Rolf shows that raising the minimum wage to $15 is both just and necessary, lest the American dream of middle class prosperity turn into a nightmare"e; (David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist).
A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to liveA Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial TimesShortlisted for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Non-FictionHu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated.
The progressive economics writer redefines the national conversation about American freedom"e;Mike Konczal [is] one of our most powerful advocates of financial reform' [a] heroic critic of austerity' and a huge resource for progressives.
How sharing a home with extended family or friends serves as a crucial, but imperfect, private safety net for families with childrenMore than fifteen percent of US childrenover eleven millionlive in doubled-up households, sharing space with extended family or friends.
How sharing a home with extended family or friends serves as a crucial, but imperfect, private safety net for families with childrenMore than fifteen percent of US childrenover eleven millionlive in doubled-up households, sharing space with extended family or friends.
Why Muslims in South India observe hierarchical intra-communal relationships despite the egalitarianism of their religionIn Seeking Allah's Hierarchy, P.
Why Muslims in South India observe hierarchical intra-communal relationships despite the egalitarianism of their religionIn Seeking Allah's Hierarchy, P.
HarperCollins is proud to present this masterpiece of social satire, featuring one of literature's best-loved characters, Becky Sharp, as part of our range of timeless literary classics.
For the quality of its research and the clarity of its synthesis, The Rise of Respectable Society will gain a reputation as an outstanding reinterpretation of the Victorian period.
Britain is one of the most unequal countries in the western world: the richest one per cent own a vast proportion of the wealth, while both the pay gap and spending habits remain incredibly divisive.
