Arts, Literature and Humanities

Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an unde...

How do human societies provide for the wellbeing of their members? How far can we organize the ways in which we care for and about each other? And ...

How do academic social scientists and survey professionals use social measurement techniques? How are these techniques applied to specific concepts...

Sketches in the Theory of Culture is a remarkable work by all measures. Written by Zygmunt Bauman when he was still a professor in Poland, and orig...

Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of s...

This collection of original chapters, written by prominent social scientists, elucidates the theory and practice of contemporary rural sociology. T...

In this book and companion website you will find: ■ A practice-oriented description of qualitative and quantitative research methods that engages r...

Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world’s urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2...

This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Le...

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians a...

How is love different from lust or infatuation? Do love and marriage really go together "like a horse and carriage"? Does sex have any necessary co...

As an exile in America during the War, Theodor Adorno grew acquainted with the fundamentals of empirical social research, something which would sha...

Perspectives on Modern South Asia presents an exciting core collection of essays drawn from anthropology, literary and cultural studies, history, s...

Who am I? What is a person? What does it take for a person to persist from one time to another? What is the relation between the mind and the body?...

Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices offers a survey of Islamic history and thought from the formative period of the religion to the cont...

At a time when many public commentators are turning against multiculturalism in response to fears about militant Islam, immigration or social cohes...

This volume presents a comparison of seven major religious reformers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: For Islam, Jamal ad-Din ...

This new edition of Mental Health Social Work in Context continues to be an authoritative, evidence-based introduction to a core area of the social...

In a focused assessment of one of the founding members of the liberal tradition in philosophy and a self-proclaimed “Under-Labourer” working to sup...

At the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, there are al...

Fewer than 12 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions, and union membership rates are falling in much of the world. With tremendous growth in ineq...

The third edition of Investigating Culture: An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology, the highly praised innovative approach to introducing asp...

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Introducing Hinduism, 2nd Edition is the ideal sourcebook for those seeking a comprehensive overview of the Hindu tradition. This second edition in...

Is it is justifiable to make any basic moral distinction between 'insiders and outsiders'? Do we have substantive duties of 'justice' to all human ...

All social work students study theory and undertake practice placements. Integrating the two – so that each informs the other – is both essential a...

GWF Hegel has long been considered one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his work continues to prov...

This new, fully updated edition of Global Migration provides students with a thorough and grounded understanding of multiple dimensions of migratio...

In an increasingly globalized world with new cross-border threats to public health and widening disparities between populations, civil society acto...

The field of global ethics draws on traditions of moral theory, mostly derived from western philosophy, in order to address moral problems specific...

Practitioners and scholars discuss the range of ways in which the range of security challenges presented by cyberspace are gendered. A must-read fo...

This innovative and global best-seller helped establish food studies courses throughout the social sciences and humanities when it was first publis...

The perfect resource for those wishing to learn more about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, this accessible text explores the live...

This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice. Introduces an...

Updated and revised, Ethics: The Basics, Second Edition, introduces students to fundamental ethical concepts, principles, theories, and traditions ...

The planet is undergoing a global change in climate that has begun to negatively affect populations and is predicted to accelerate in the coming de...

Why does hunger persist in a world of plenty? Ending Hunger Worldwide challenges the naive notion that everyone wants hunger to end, arguing that t...

'The book maintains a clear objectivity about contentious topics like fundamentalism and science and women in Islam...as a desk and shelf reference...

Debating Social Problems emphasizes the process of debate as a means of addressing social problems and helps students engage in active learning. Th...

Intended to bridge the gap between the latest methodological developments and cross-cultural research, this interdisciplinary resource presents the...

Critical Sociology is a thoroughly revised, updated, and sophisticated introduction to the sociological perspective as a critical lens on society. ...

This book presents an intellectual history of today’s Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressin...

Folk and popular religion is a very significant part of Chinese religious life, especially in rural areas. Contemporary Religions in China focuses ...

The increasing atomization of modern society has been accompanied by an enduring nostalgia for the idea of community as a source of security and be...

A major new introduction to the global history of Christianity, written by one of the world ;s leading theologians and author of numerous bestselli...

Now available in a fully-revised and updated third edition, this established textbook provides a penetrating and comprehensive analysis of the hist...

Buddhists: Understanding Buddhism through the Lives of Practitioners provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spann...

This cool, clear-sighted comparative study has no theological axe to grind. It offers a trusty thematic guide to the figureheads of three of the la...