The social, political and economic impact of the decline of the old colonial powers in Africa, India and the Middle East are still key areas of scholarly research and debate. Based on careful social observation and empirical research, these titles explore the tension between agriculture and industry in developing economies, and trace the complex political process of independence. Aimed at administrators and academics, these studies present the work of anthropologists such as Raymond Firth.
The social, political and economic impact of the decline of the old colonial powers in Africa, India and the Middle East are still key areas of schola...
Titles in this international set consider problems of socio-political importance that affected society in the years following World War II. The set includes texts by political and social theorists including Stanislaw Ossowski, as well as extensive comparative material from China, Palestine, USA, South Africa and Great Britain. Drawing on empirical material, titles included here consider in-depth questions of ethnicity, unemployment, immigration, colour prejudice, social mobility, new elites and class formation.
Titles in this international set consider problems of socio-political importance that affected society in the years following World War II. The set in...
Spanning the work of Jeffreys, Hollowell and Levy, this set was published at the inception of industrial relations and business studies. Sociologists were interested in the effect of economic and business activity on social institutions, and sought empirically to investigate the social consequences of industry and commerce for the community.
Spanning the work of Jeffreys, Hollowell and Levy, this set was published at the inception of industrial relations and business studies. Sociologists ...
In this set sociologists, including Rudolph Schlesinger, discuss the social institutions and issues of Soviet society. These texts should be of interest to those involved in Soviet studies courses, and cover topics such as Chekhov, education, the family, youth, psychology, legal theory in the former USSR, as well as such social institutions as the Soviet administration and Soviet collective farms.
In this set sociologists, including Rudolph Schlesinger, discuss the social institutions and issues of Soviet society. These texts should be of intere...
Aeromobilities is a collection of essays that tackle in many different ways the growing importance of aviation and air travel in our hypermobile, globalized world. Providing a multidisciplinary focus on issues ranging from global airports to the production of airspace, from airline work to helicopters, and from movement in airports to software systems, Aeromobilities seeks to enhance our understanding of space, time and mobility in the age of mass air travel. From Sao Paulo to Sydney, Aeromobilities draws on local experiences of airspaces to generate theory and...
Aeromobilities is a collection of essays that tackle in many different ways the growing importance of aviation and air travel in our hyper...
Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and visionary thinkers of our age. His ideas have had a profound bearing on countless fields, from art and politics to science and technology. Once hailed as the high priest of postmodernity, Baudrillard's sophisticated theoretical analyses far surpass such simplistic caricatures. Bringing together Baudrillard's most accomplished and perceptive commentators, this book assesses his legacy for the twenty-first century. It includes two outstanding essays by Baudrillard: a remarkable, previously unpublished work entitled 'The vanishing...
Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and visionary thinkers of our age. His ideas have had a profound bearing on countless fi...
Nick Crossley argues for a properly 'relational' approach to sociology by unpacking & evaluating key concepts in the relational 'toolbox' - interaction, relations, networks and power - linking abstract & theoretical debates on the nature of relational thought to concrete concerns of method & research practice.
Nick Crossley argues for a properly 'relational' approach to sociology by unpacking & evaluating key concepts in the relational 'toolbox' - interactio...
In recent decades, the rise of world markets and the technological revolutions in transportation and communication have brought what was once distant and inaccessible within easy reach of the individual. The territorial and social closure that characterized nation-states is fading, and this is reflected not only in new forms of governance and economic globalization, but also in individual mobility and transnational transactions, affiliations and networks. Social Transnationalism explores new forms of cross-border interactions and mobility which have expanded across physical space...
In recent decades, the rise of world markets and the technological revolutions in transportation and communication have brought what was once dista...
Why did the 1989 Chinese student movement end in violent confrontation at Tiananmen Square, despite the fact that both the Chinese government and the students very much wanted to avoid violence? This puzzle, which lies at the heart of the tragic events at Tiananmen, is addressed here from a fresh perspective that sheds new insight into these dramatic events.
Throughout Unintended Outcomes in Social Movements, Deng applies the formal methods of game theory to elucidate some of the contingent, strategic decision-making by both sides in a social-movement/state confrontation,...
Why did the 1989 Chinese student movement end in violent confrontation at Tiananmen Square, despite the fact that both the Chinese government and t...
This edited collection of essays on the conceptual, political and philosophical importance of stillness is positioned within a world that has increasingly come to be understood through the theoretical and conceptual lens of movement.
With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the diversity of this collection illuminates the multiplicity of ontological and epistemological registers through which stillness moves: from human geography to media studies, cultural theory to fine arts. With the help of luminaries such as Deleuze, Bergson, Barthes and Beckett, this book...
This edited collection of essays on the conceptual, political and philosophical importance of stillness is positioned within a world that has incre...
