Social science / Sociology

Contesting 'Good' Governance: Crosscultural Perspectives on Representation, Accountability and Public Space

von Eva Poluha & Mona Rosendahl

Research in localities in India, Cuba, Ethiopia, Taiwan and Lebanon is used to develop a broader understanding of global political phenomena such as democracy, representation and accountability.

To contextualise...

Chinese Populations in Contemporary Southeast Asian Societies: Identities, Interdependence and International Influence

von M. Jocelyn Armstrong, R. Warwick Armstrong & Kent Mulliner

New perspectives on the past and present contributions of the 25 million strong Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia to the development of contemporary society. Case studies feature organisational, community,...

Daghestan: Tradition and Survival

von Robert Chenciner

Daghestan is home to more than 30 distinct peoples. Each has their own language yet they share a surprisingly homogeneous culture that has both withstood and absorbed centuries of external influences. A fascinating...

Glossary of Chinese Islamic Terms

von Jiangping Wang

The most comprehensive glossary to date of Hui Muslim terms and the first to fully match the Chinese term (stated in Chinese script and pinyin) to its Arabic or Persian counterpart (stated in Arabic script with...

The Theory and Philosophy of Organizations: Critical Issues and New Perspectives

von John Hassard & Denis Pym

The Theory and Philosophy of Organizations makes a major contribution to the debate on the status of organizational theory as a discipline. The volume is divided into three sections exploring issues under the...

Feminism and the Contradictions of Oppression

von Caroline Ramazanoglu

Feminism and the Contradictions of Oppression is a penetrating and comprehensive study of the development of feminism over the last thirty years. The first part of this major new textbook examines feminist theory...

From Mammy to Miss America and Beyond: Cultural Images and the Shaping of US Social Policy

von K. Sue Jewell

How do the mass media contribute to the social and economic advantages of the privileged and the subjection of African American women? Does America really care about providing equal opportunities for African...

Housing Needs and Planning Policy: Problems of Housing Need & `Overspill' in England & Wales

von J Barry Cullingworth & J.B. Cullingworth

In seeking to understand society sociologists in the Public Policy, Welfare and Scoial Work set of the International Library of Sociology consider the policy and planning implications of attempts to respond...

The Rise of Think Tanks in China

von Xufeng Zhu

Despite continuing criticism of the Chinese authoritarian political system, the range of participants in the decision-making process has widened, with different social actors now playing an increasingly important...

Neoliberalism, Development, and Aid Volunteering

von Nichole Georgeou

This work comes at an important time of global crisis and change, where the world is ravaged by natural disasters, wars and poverty. This has increased the pressure on governments and other organisations, such...

Research Methods: The Key Concepts

von Michael Hammond & Jerry Wellington

This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the many methods and methodologies of social research. Each entry provides a critical definition and examines the value and difficulties of a particular...

Western Mysticism

von Butler

A renewed interest in the spiritual, with an increasing number of people today wishing to incorporate the contemplative in their active lives, prompts the reissue of this classic work, a doctrine that is at...

Difference & Modernity

von Clammer

This book examines the relevance of some major aspects and assumptions of contemporary social and cultural theory to one society that has a very different history and conception of its self-identity from the...

Zapuphizo

von Steyn

A central figure in the turbulent recent history of the region, Zapuphizo was the mastermind behind the Nagas' Demand for sovereign independence in 1947, the year when the British government transferred control...

NIKKEIREN AND JAPANESE CAPITALISM

von JOHN CRUMP

This book provides a history of Nikkeiren (the Japanese Federation of Managers' Organisations) and an account of post-war capitalist development in Japan. The author challenges the principal interpretations...

Advancing East Asian Regionalism

von Melissa Curley & Nicholas Thomas

Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of...

Henri Lefebvre: Spatial Politics, Everyday Life and the Right to the City

von Chris Butler

While certain aspects of Henri Lefebvre's writings have been examined extensively within the disciplines of geography, social theory, urban planning and cultural studies, there has been no comprehensive consideration...

Executed Women of 20th and 21st Centuries

von L. Kay Gillespie

This book provides a look into the lives, crimes, and executions of women during the 20th and 21st centuries. The purpose is not to condone the actions of these women, but to suggest that those we executed are,...

Sports: Why People Love Them!

von Tim Madigan & Tim Delaney

Why do billions of people around the world love sports? This informative book attempts to find out why-by examining sports in all its facets, providing an overview of the history of sports, with a constant focus...

Handbook of Families and Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

von D. Russell Crane & Jeffrey E. Hill

This handbook is designed to illuminate issues involved in the intersection of family life and paid employment from a broad range of disciplines. These contributions by leading national and international work-family...