Sociology and anthropology

Headstrong explores the experiences of women porters, called kayayei, in Accra, Ghana.

Investigates how Lebanese activists work through failure to keep the possibility of political change aliveA Break in the Future considers how activists keep hope alive and work toward future change when social movements fall apart and protests fail.

This ethnography unravels the continuing political tensions surrounding Senegal's 1999 national ban on "e;female genital mutilation"e;The Senegalese parliament authorized a national ban on "e;Female Genital Mutilation"e; in 1999.

An ethnography of a long-unbuilt mosque in Greece that explores government operations and contemporary democracyWhy Not Build the Mosque?

Can activism be considered a leisure activity?

Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics.

An ethnography of "e;silver backpackers"e; that offers a feminist perspective on what makes a good retirement in contemporary societiesThe moniker "e;silver backpackers"e; refers to Japanese couples who, in their mid-fifties to seventies, move to Malaysia to enjoy their retirement.

An ethnography of "e;silver backpackers"e; that offers a feminist perspective on what makes a good retirement in contemporary societiesThe moniker "e;silver backpackers"e; refers to Japanese couples who, in their mid-fifties to seventies, move to Malaysia to enjoy their retirement.

We're living on the wrong clock.

An intimate meditation on aging and dying in exile among elderly Tibetans in Dharamsala, IndiaIn a Tibetan saying, the journey of life is likened to a climb up to a mountain pass.

Why Muslims in South India observe hierarchical intra-communal relationships despite the egalitarianism of their religionIn Seeking Allah's Hierarchy, P.

An ethnography of a long-unbuilt mosque in Greece that explores government operations and contemporary democracyWhy Not Build the Mosque?

This book addresses the numerous national movements of ethnic groups around the world seeking independence, more self-rule, or autonomy-movements that have proliferated exponentially in the 21st century.

This thoroughly annotated document collection gives students and researchers an authoritative source for understanding the evolving political and legal relationship between church and state from colonial times to the present day.

Can activism be considered a leisure activity?

This insightful book introduces the most important trends, people, events, and products of popular culture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

What's for dinner?

Perfect for school and public libraries, this is the only reference book to combine pop culture with science to uncover the mystery behind mummies and the mummification phenomena.

Two leading sports authorities explore the culture of soccer around the world, considering the sport as a means to better understand a society's past, present, and future.

From apple pie to baklava, cannoli to gulab jamun, sweet treats have universal appeal in countries around the world.

This timely volume shows how abuse impacts every segment of society-and how society is seeking effective ways to respond.

This one-volume encyclopedia examines key topics, major world players, and imminent problems pertaining to the world's ever-growing population.

An engaging exploration of the scientific theories and medical conditions relating to stress and an examination of case studies that suggest ways to manage, reduce, and prevent stress in everyday life.

With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience.

Is it desirable, or even necessary, to have distinct human rights for cultural identities?

The concept of 'uneven and combined development' was originally coined by Leon Trotsky to theorise Tsarist Russia's distinctive experience of modernity and revolution.

Qualitative methods are increasingly used within health economics research, but there is almost no specific material to guide the use of these methods in this context; there is very little that links them to the specific questions that (health) economists ask or that provides guidance on analyzing from an 'economic' or 'resource-focused' perspective.

Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics.

A quarter of a century ago, Heather Joshi edited a landmark volume (sponsored by the British Society for Population Studies and the Centre for Economic Policy Research) entitled The Changing Population of Britain.

Disrupting Maize undertakes a critical interrogation of the symbol and the staple food of the Mexican nation.

Is the notion of postcolonial Europe an oxymoron?

In the early part of the 20th century, state and corporate propagandists used the mass media to promote the valor and rightness of ascending U.

Humans of the advanced world are the most violent beings of all times.

Take three things: the home, nature, and the feminine ideal-a notional and perfected femininity.

How has technology changed what it means to be human and to be a member of a human society?

How do we contribute to the decolonisation of Palestine?

The Concept of Resistance in Italy brings together experts from different fields to reflect in a new, comprehensive critical approach, on an event that has shaped the young Italian nation from the onset of Fascism in the early 20s.

This book offers the reader an incisive view into the political, social and economic evolutions of mass incarceration across the globe.

"e;How do I prove I'm gay?

Globalization can sometimes seem like an abstract concept, an unconscious aspect of our everyday existence.

Transnational Memory and Popular Culture in East and Southeast Asia explores the significance of transnational popular culture in the formation and mediation of collective memories across the region.

Stuart Hall conceptualized his time at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies as a series of interruptions.

Affective Labour explores four distinct landscapes in order to demonstrate how collective feelings are organized by social actors in order to both reproduce and contest hegemony.

From the Arab uprisings to the indignados movement and the global Occupy sit-ins, recent protests and civil unrest have sparked new debates about political organisation, media representation and the nature of contemporary citizenship.

What for decades could only be dreamt of is now almost within reach: the widespread provision of free online education, regardless of a geographic location, financial status, or ability to access conventional institutions of learning.

Cosmopolitanism has resurfaced as a prominent perspective within philosophy and the social sciences.

What do Germany's memorials, films, artworks, memory debates and national commemorations tell us about the lives of Germans today?

China and India have huge potential to exert global influence due to their geography, population size and material resources.

The World Health Organisation estimates that, by 2030, six out of every ten people in the world will live in a city.

The Chinese have been one of the oldest and largest ethnic communities across the world with well over 35 million people living overseas.