';The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.
';The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.
Narratives of Working Women in Early Modern London: Gendering the City analyzes depictions of non-elite, working women in relation to specific London neighborhoods and sites in early modern drama and culture from primarily the late sixteenth to the mid-seventeenth century.
Life in Canada is shaped by the seasons - marked, celebrated, enjoyed, and sometimes dreaded in ways that respond directly to the changing cycles in nature.
Assessing Vilfredo Pareto's sociological reworkings of Machiavelli's Fox and Lion animal spirits as friend-enemy codings, this book offers a unique insight into the growing division today between relatively liberal elites and relatively conservative non-elites.
Austerity is a concise, accessible overview of austerity policies, their impact on society, and possible alternatives for more just and equitable economic policies.
This concise, clear, accessible book is meant to truly engage students by using personal stories, solid research, and key theories that illustrate how sociologists look at life, the way we understand social dynamics, what "e;socially constructed"e; means, and how a sociological sensibility can, ultimately, be liberating.
Austerity is a concise, accessible overview of austerity policies, their impact on society, and possible alternatives for more just and equitable economic policies.
Raising the Devil reveals how the Christian Pentecostal movement, right-wing conspiracy theories, and an opportunistic media turned grassroots folk traditions into the Satanism scare of the 1980s.
Pairs vers un monde meilleur plonge profondement dans les complexites de la souffrance psycho-sociale, en explorant a la fois ceux qui l'endurent et la perpetuent.
Au-dela des apparences, ce qui s'est principalement joue en mai 68, c'est essentiellement la remise en question fondamentale de la notion de difference.
Chattoraj and contributors explore the concept of privileged migration in the context of globalization, shedding light on the experiences of a demographic often overshadowed in migration discourse.
This concise, clear, accessible book is meant to truly engage students by using personal stories, solid research, and key theories that illustrate how sociologists look at life, the way we understand social dynamics, what "e;socially constructed"e; means, and how a sociological sensibility can, ultimately, be liberating.
"e;Le handicap : une force cachee"e; celebre la resilience des personnes en situation de handicap a travers des recits inspirants, demontrant que l'infirmite est bien plus qu'une difference.
Drawing on the expertise of Chinese and Western academics and practitioners, the contributors to this volume aim to advance the understanding of philanthropy for health in China in the 20th century and to identify future challenges and opportunities.
'A trenchant and invaluable people's history of the bottom of the pyramid in the world's most populous nation' Financial Times What does the life of an ordinary working-class, Muslim woman look and feel like in modern India?
In Britain, class differences in children's health remain wide, and it is often assumed that an important contributory factor is class differences in the attitudes and behaviours of mothers.
Labor in Developing Economies provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of labor markets in seven diverse nations, offering a critical lens into the intersections of trade unionism, political systems, and economic development.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is one of the most controversial forms of social welfare in the United States.
Labor in Developing Economies provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of labor markets in seven diverse nations, offering a critical lens into the intersections of trade unionism, political systems, and economic development.
Reviews of the First Edition:thoughtful, critical, comprehensive, genuine Byrnes workshould prove compulsory reading for any critical and nuancedview of social exclusion.
