Social science / Sociology

The Northern Farm

by Henry Beston

In the tradition of his well-loved The Outermost House, Henry Beston's Northern Farm captures "the elusive magic of a year on a Kennebee farm...in truly beautiful prose" (Kirkus Reviews).  Among the blue-white...

It's Not Because You're Black: Addressing Issues of Racism and Underrepresentation of African Americans in Academia

by Annie Smith & Orville Blackman

As the country becomes increasingly diverse, new issues arise within the American educational system. This book examines the effects of underrepresentation of African Americans in colleges and universities....

The Tribal Moment in American Politics: The Struggle for Native American Sovereignty

by Christine K. Gray

This book makes the case that two moments of social and political action in pursuit of self-determination for Indian tribes—the call for self-determination by the colonists in 1776 and the related call by...

Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity

by Emily Matchar

Amid today’s rising anxieties—the economy, the scary state of the environment, the growing sense that the American Dream hasn’t turned out to be so dreamy after all—a groundswell of women (and more than...

Any Way You Slice It: The Past, Present, and Future of Rationing

by Stan Cox

Rationing: it’s a word—and idea—that people often loathe and fear. Health care expert Henry Aaron has compared mentioning the possibility of rationing to “shouting an obscenity in church.” Yet societies...

Snob Zones: Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate

by Lisa Prevost

An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the Northeast

Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're...

To the Ends of the Earth: Northern Soul and Southern Nights in Western Australia

by Paul Mercieca, Anne Chapman & Marnie O'Neill

Northern Soul is a cultural phenomenon twice removed from its original source in Britain in the late 1960s. By giving voice to the members of this scene, this book explores theories about how identity and cultural...

Managing Like a Man: Women and Men in Corporate Management

by Judy Wajcman

"Why can't a man be more like a woman?" seems to be the catchcry of modern management gurus. They claim to be revaluing feminine "soft" skills as qualities necessary for corporate success. This book looks behind...

Veil

by Christian Joppke

The Islamic headscarf has become the subject of heated legal and political debate. France and Germany have legislated against it, and even the UK, long a champion of multiculturalism, has recently restricted...

Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds

by Zygmunt Bauman

This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, 'liquid modern' times - the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of the fixed or durable bonds that would allow the effort of self-definition...

Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass

by Murphy Henry

Untold and unsung stories of women in bluegrass

Apocalypse: From Antiquity to the Empire of Modernity

by John R. Hall

Winner of the American Sociological Association's 'Distinguished Book Award' in the Religion category.

For most of us, “Apocalypse” suggests the cataclysmic end of the world. Yet in Greek “apocalypse”...

Ethnicity

by Steve Fenton

In this extensively revised edition, Steve Fenton updates his concise and accessible introduction to ethnicity, drawing on new published work and recent social and historical changes. Discussing an extended...

Destroying The Joint

by Jane Caro

A fabulously provocative collection by women ready to destroy the joint Early in September 2012, commentator Alan Jones, responding to a comment by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, said: ‘She [Gillard] said that...

Connected by Nature's Law

by Michael Laitman

Connected-by Nature's Law presents a comprehensive picture of reality and the process that humanity is undergoing. The book offers tools for using the major personal and social shifts we're going through to...

Gender and Popular Culture

by Katie Milestone & Anneke Meyer

This book examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws on a wide range of popular cultural forms - including popular music, newspapers and...

Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life

by Nikolas Rose & Peter Miller

The literature on governmentality has had a major impact across the social sciences over the past decade, and much of this has drawn upon the pioneering work by Peter Miller and Nikolas Rose. This volume will...

The Bitch in the House

by Cathi Hanauer

Virginia Woolf introduced us to the “Angel in the House”, now prepare to meet... The Bitch In the House.

Women today have more choices than at any time in history, yet many smart, ambitious, contemporary...

The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception

by Michael Baigent & Richard Leigh

The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. Now Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, co-authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, have succeeded in uncovering what...

The Environment: A Sociological Introduction

by Philip W. Sutton

How are human societies changing the global environment?

Is sustainable development really possible?

Can environmental risks be avoided?

Is our experience of nature changing?

This book shows how questions about...