Sociology and anthropology

One of the most important French philosophers working today, Francois Laruelle has developed an innovative and powerful repertoire of concepts across an oeuvre spanning four decades and more than twenty books.

New military technologies are animated by fantasies of perfect knowledge, lawfulness, and vision that contrast sharply with the very real limits of human understanding, law, and vision.

What does pregnancy mean when it does not lead to the birth of a child?

In the 21st century, an accelerated pace of global movements of people, goods, capital, technology and ideas has led to ambivalence regarding cultural identity for individuals, as well as collectives like neighbourhoods and cities.

This book argues for the importance of popular music in negotiations of national identity, and Germanness in particular.

The 2008 global financial crisis and the subsequent Eurozone crisis triggered dramatic changes in European labour relations.

Contemporary theoretical discussions of exploitation are dominated by thinkers in the liberal and Marxian traditions.

This rich collection of essays offers a multi- and inter-disciplinary discussion of "e;trans-Asia"e; approaches from critical theory, historical studies, cultural studies to film studies.

In Outsmarting the Riptide of Domestic Violence: Metaphor and Mindfulness for Change, Pat Pernicano translates issues central to domestic violence recovery into metaphorical stories and mindfulness narratives that will facilitate the change process.

This book provides a clear and engaging description of group dynamic processes.

Spatial Anthropology draws together a number of interrelated strands of research focused on landscape, place and cultural memory in the north-west of England.

"In mid-life Afro-American journalist Raybon made a conscious decision to stop hating white people.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam Sanghera'By thinking about gendered inequality as rooted in something unalterable within us, we fail to see it for what it is: something more fragile that has had to be constantly remade and reasserted.

In the last decade, a new conception of culture has emerged in sociology, out of the ashes of modernism and post-modernism, that has the potential to radically change how we think about cultural objects and groups in archaeology.

In 1952, Professor Allan Holmberg arranged for Cornell University to lease the Hacienda Vicos, an agricultural estate in the central Peruvian highlands on which some 1800 Quechua-speaking highland peasants resided.

Although much has been written in recent years on what museum visitors actually experience, there is little research-backed guidance available for developing meaningful exhibits and programs for specific educational purposes.

Brad-a schizophrenic school dropout and 'sneaky kid'-first appeared as a squatter near Harry Wolcott's forest home.

Leading health scholars reveal the impact of globalization on human health, as it is mediated through environmental change.

The Impact of Complex Trauma on Development describes what happens cognitively and emotionally, behaviorally and relationally, to people who are repeatedly traumatized in childhood.

In a series of essays based on original ethnographic research, Pyong Gap Min and his contributors examine the unique identity issues for second generation ethnic Asians, from Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Indian, and Vietnamese descent.

When one speaks of sociology, places such as the US, UK, Germany, and France come to mind.

This is Book 6 of 7 in the Ethnographer's Toolkit, Second Edition.

Some scholars believe that Jesus' punitive instructions about possessions and material goods amount to little more than antiquated sayings.

A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia.

Using a mixed-method approach, Unintended Consequences of Human Actions documents a wide range of unintended and unanticipated consequences of human actions.

Effective Planning Strategies and Proposal Writing: A Workbook for Helping Professionals provides a comprehensive review of planning strategies and related concepts, including leadership and the role of the helping professional as "e;change agent.

Why are 20-somethings delaying adulthood?

Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital examines the vastly under-explored link between natural disasters and social capital in regards to the unprecedented June 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

This book is a study of Salpuri-Chum, a traditional Korean dance for expelling evil spirits.

This bookis an interactive workbook where clients, students, and everyday people can understand and find step by step solutions for regulating of their emotions.

A multidisciplinary and varied perspective on play, Play as Engagement and Communication continues the stimulating and informative volumes in the Play and Culture Studies series.

Why do billions of people around the world love sports?

Over half of all births to young adults in the United States now occur outside of marriage, and many are unplanned.

This book addresses the dilemma created by the discrepancy between our efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy and our support of adolescent parenthood, which the author argues is America's greatest unrecognized public health crisis.

In The Triadic Structure of the Mind, Francesco Belfiore begins from the basic ontological conception of the structure and functioning of the "e;mind"e; or "e;spirit"e; as an evolving, conscious triad composed of intellect, sensitiveness, and power, each exerting a selfish or moral activity.

Language plays a major role in our daily lives.

Partible Paternity and Anthropological Theory discusses the conception "e;partible paternity"e; within Amazonian Indian communities.

From Melting Pot to Witch's Cauldron explores what can happen when good intentions go askew.

Play & Culture Studies is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed series published by the Association for the Study of Play.

Michael Servetus, Heartfelt is a tribute to this unique man and his legacy as a humanist, Renaissance scholar, and standard-bearer of freedom of conscience.

The book examines the issues of sustainability in general.

In the 6th century BCE, Jerusalem and Judea were destroyed by the Babylonians.

Exit Narratives examines what constitutes good teaching and engaged learning and how to use this knowledge to support teachers in their efforts to create learning environments that encourage academic mastery and nourish students as social beings.

This monograph presents four case studies that make correlations between the physical and social sciences.

Would our lives, relationships and careers be better if we just STFU for a while?

A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of his young mother after a drug overdose.

The main questions raised in this book are: How does the analyst help the patient to be in touch with pain and mourning?

In What the Village Gave Me, the contributors-all women of color-present their varied experiences regarding the conceptualizations of womanhood, beauty, and gender roles.

Borderlands are often seen as zones of instability, uncertainty, marginality, and danger.

Teaching Teens About Relationships describes how to teach a relationships course for adolescents.