Social theory

What might it mean to queer the Human?

Building upon the idea that our current "e;environmental question"e; arises from the history of metaphysics-which privileged thought about Being (or ontology) over the conditions of life-this book reinterprets Heraclitus's notion of physis as the fundamental, emergent potency of life, as the category to-be-thought by thinkers.

This book, first published in 1973, explores the manner in which conceptions of deviancy arise and shows how the attitudes of non-deviants, of society and of authority, are as instrumental in forming these conceptions as the actions of the deviants themselves.

First published in 1976, Working Class Youth Culture offers a much-needed alternative viewpoint to the law-and-order lobby which treats the youth question as a dreadful pest to be exterminated or caged in.

How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others?

Naturalistic Hermeneutics, first published in 2005, shows how ''meaningful'' materials can be dealt with using the hypothetico-deductive method.

This short critical introduction to Pierre Bourdieu's thought has been comprehensively brought up to date for the third edition.

This book engages with the ethics and practices of identity formation in a world experiencing identity stress.

We are often told that we are "e;living in an information society"e; or that we are "e;information workers.

Marxism's chief failing is its substitution of a labour theory of value for the struggles of the labour movement.

This book critically engages with a series of provocative questions that ask: Why are contemporary societies so dependent on constructive and destructive effects of individualization?

The Origins of Criminological Theory offers a new sort of theory textbook, both in content and concept.

Henri Lefebve: Key Writings presents for the first time the full range of Lefebvre's thought.

Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness.

The current discourse of globalization is overwhelmingly centred upon the interconnectedness, or connectivity, of the contemporary world; to the great neglect of the issues of global culture and global consciousness.

For over a decade, feminist studies have occupied an extraordinary position in the United States.

This book interrogates the idea of equity in the context of India's Northeast region.

Craig Martin addresses the transgressive or deviant aspects of design: design that straddles the divide between the licit and illicit, the legal and illegal, in a variety of ways.

While the historical development of symbolic power has benefitted humanity enormously, there is an insidious and seldom recognised price that goes beyond environmental degradation and cultural disintegration.

This book, first published in 1987, is a landmark contribution to macrosociology that extends the tradition of Sorokin, Durkheim, Marx, Weber and other founders of the discipline in new and exciting directions.

This book elaborates a new framework for considering and understanding the relationship between law and memory.

In this major study, first published in 1988, Professor Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx's work.

The book provides an assessment of whether sustainability is realizable in the current societal framework.

In the decades following the collapse of state socialism at the end of 1980s, disabled people in Central and Eastern Europe endured economic marginalisation, cultural devaluation and political disempowerment.

First published in 1987, this book encompasses a broad range interdisciplinary research into homosexuality - displaying a full spectrum of points of view - and, given that the major traditions of modern homosexual research began in Europe, is not restricted to works in English.

The decline of the welfare state in Western Europe has led to an increasing role both for citizen-led initiatives and for philanthropy in easing, solving or preventing social problems.

This book explains why the Nordic Model retains its influence, especially on the Anglo-American left, notwithstanding internal problems.

Is violent conflict inevitable?

Today, it often seems as though Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) have reached a stage of normalization, at least in some countries and among certain social groups.

Illegal migrants who evade detection, creators of value in insecure and precarious working conditions and those who refuse the constraints of sexual and biomedical classifications: these are the people who manage to subvert power and to craft unexpected sociabilities and experiences.

Recent years have seen the rise of anti-politics as a political phenomenon.

The Class Struggle in Latin America: Making History Today analyses the political and economic dynamics of development in Latin America through the lens of class struggle.

Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and visionary thinkers of our age.

First published in 1999, Jokinen , Juhila and Poso comprises both theoretical/reflexive articles and articles based on empirical social constructionist studies.

First published in 1934, the majority of this book was developed just prior to the Nazi seizure of power, with additional material which reflects on its aftermath.

This book, first published in 1992, examines the attitudes of local elites - the hinge between Indian state and rural society - towards protest and participation in development, illuminating arguments about the nature of the state as well as the development process.

How have our emotions shaped the course of human history?

This volume brings together nine essays by established and new scholars from Russia, Britain and North America to explore the historical contexts and current relevance of the work of the Bakhtin Circle for social theory, philosophy, history and linguistics.

Der Begriff des Gemeinwohls gehört seit jeher zum Grundinventar des politischen Denkens und ist dabei so umstritten wie kaum ein anderer Begriff, dessen wir uns bei der Bewertung sozialer Verhältnisse und kollektiv verbindlicher Entscheidungen bedienen.

Where can theory go now?

The Routledge Handbook of Henri Lefebvre,The City and Urban Society is the first edited book to focus on Lefebvre's urban theories and ideas from a global perspective, making use of recent theoretical and empirical developments, with contributions from eminent as well as emergent global scholars.

Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century surveys American geographers' current research in their specialty areas and tracks trends and innovations in the many subfields of geography.

This book, first published in 2007, brings together the archaeological evidence on a wide range of aspects of life in Neolithic Italy.

The book introduces Tadeusz Kotarbinski's philosophy of action into the mainstream of contemporary action-theoretical debates.

Nancy Fraser's work provides a theory of justice from multiple perspectives which has created a powerful frame for the analysis of political, moral and pragmatic dilemmas in an era of global capitalism and cultural pluralism.

Ludic Ubuntu Ethics develops a positive peace vision, taking a bold look at African and Indigenous justice practices and proposes new relational justice models.

This book explores the ways in which memories of Stalin-era repression and displacement manifest across times and places through diverse forms of materialization.