Social Theory
"Governing Environmental Flows"Global Challenges to Social Theory
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Taking the term environmental flows - in both its traditional scientific sense and in a social dimension - as its key unit of analysis, this book focuses on the interrelationships of globalisation, the environment, and the state. It includes case studies that illuminate the dynamics of environmental policymaking in the twenty-first century. With 21 illustrations. Paperback, 392 pages. Size: 228 x 185 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Spaargaren, Gert, ed.)
ISBN: 0262693356
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"Handbook of Social Theory"
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Examines the classical tradition and the terrain of contemporary social theory. This book includes discussions of questions relating to positivism, metatheorizing, cultural studies, consumption, sexualities, the body, globalism, nationalism, socialism, knowledge societies, ethics and morality, as well as post-social relations. Paperback, 552 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 975g.
Author: (Ritzer, George, ed.)
ISBN: 0761941878
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 2003 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"Illuminating Social Life"Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited
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Shows students how classical and contemporary social theories can be used to shed light on such topics as the internet, the world of work, fast food restaurants, shopping malls, alcohol use, body building, sales and service, and religious movements. 4 rev ed. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 662g.
Author: (Kivisto, Peter J. (Augustana College, Rock Island, Il U), ed.)
ISBN: 1412952360
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social Theory
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"Inequality, Cooperation, and Environmental Sustainability"
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Would improving the economic, social, and political condition of the world's disadvantaged people slow - or accelerate - environmental degradation? This book provide answers to this difficult question, using research on the impact of inequality on environmental sustainability. With 4 halftones. 27 line illus. 50 tables.. Hardback, 360 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (Baland, Jean-Marie, ed.)
ISBN: 0691128790
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"Intergenerational Ambivalences"New Perspectives on Parent-Child Relations in Later Life
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"Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research" series; Drawing upon a variety of social scientific theories, the contributors to this collection define and adopt a framework that posits ambivalence as a key organizing concept for studying and understanding multi-generational ties. Hardback, 356 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 680g.
Author: (Pillemer, Karl, ed.)
ISBN: 076230801X
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Date: 2003 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"Key Sociological Thinkers"
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Offering an introduction to 23 of the theorists of Sociology, this book contains chapters which consider the work of Theodor Adorno, Michael Mann, Dorothy Smith and Zygmunt Bauman. It includes sections which demonstrate how theory can illuminate aspects of contemporary social life. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 464 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 759g.
Author: (Stones, Rob, ed.)
ISBN: 0230001572
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Social Theory
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"Migration Theory"Talking Across Disciplines
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Includes essays in such fields as anthropology, political science, and history. This edition also features essays by a demographer, geographer, and sociologist. With illustrations. N.e of 2r.e. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 226 x 159 mm. Weight: 405g.
Author: (Brettell, Caroline B., ed.)
ISBN: 0415954274
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"Migration Without Borders"An Investigation Into the Free Movement of People
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"Social Science Studies" series; What would happen if border controls were to be suppressed and people granted the right to move freely throughout the world? This volume explores the various dimensions of the Migration Without Borders scenario and looks at the convergences and contradictions between the different takes on the topic, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. With bibliog., index. Paperback, 288 pages. Weight: 409g.
Author: (Pecoud, Antoine, ed.)
ISBN: 1845453603
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Social Theory
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"Mobilizing Hospitality"The Ethics of Social Relations in a Mobile World
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Drawing on research from the fields of anthropology, geography, sociology and tourism studies, this book examines the intersection between mobility and hospitality, highlighting various themes and issues in each field. It focuses on the transnational movement of people in the contexts of migration and tourism. With includes 14 b&w photographs. Hardback, 200 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 473g.
Author: (Molz, Jennie Gemann, ed.)
ISBN: 0754670155
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"Modern Social Theory"An Introduction
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Provides an introduction to the topics, theories and debates in modern social theory. Fourteen chapters have been written by specialists in the field, providing guidance of the modern sociological imagination, from the legacies of the classical figures of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel and Parsons to the work of contemporary theorists. With numerous text boxes. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 772g.
Author: (Harrington, Austin, ed.)
ISBN: 0199255709
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social Theory
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"New Geographies of Race and Racism"
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Includes research on youth and ethnicities; the contested politics of 'race' and racism; intersections of ethnicity, religion and 'race' and the theorisation and interrogation of whiteness. This book engages with a range of approaches to examining the significance of race, including ethnography, visual methodologies and historical analysis. With includes 13 b&w illustrations, 2 line drawings & 1 map. Hardback, 304 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 740g.
Author: (Dwyer, Claire, ed.)
ISBN: 0754670856
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"The New Social Theory Reader"
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An anthology that thematizes the dramatic upward and downward shifts that have created the social theory. It includes sections on such issues as imperialism, power, civilization clash, health, and performance. N.e of 2r.e. Paperback, 464 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 816g.
Author: (Alexander, Jeffrey, ed.)
ISBN: 0415437709
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Social Theory
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"Perpetual Contact"Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance
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This book studies the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society. With 50 tables. Paperback, 416 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 656g.
Author: (Katz, James E., ed.)
ISBN: 0521002664
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Theory
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"The Phobic and the Erotic"The Politics of Sexualities in Contemporary India
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The Politics of Sexualities in Contemporary India. With 20 bw illus.. Paperback, 518 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Bose, Brinda, ed.)
ISBN: 1905422148
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social Theory
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"Pierre Bourdieu"Key Concepts
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The French social philosopher Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) is recognised as one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. In a career of over fifty years, Bourdieu studied a range of topics: education, culture, art, politics, economics, literature, law, and philosophy. This book takes a selection of his concepts and examines them. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 344g.
Author: (Grenfell, Michael, ed.)
ISBN: 1844651185
Publisher: Acumen Publishing Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social Theory
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