Sociology
Featured Books
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Becoming – An Anthropological Approach to Understandings of the Person in Java
Konstantinos Retsikas
The volume is an ethnographic monograph centring on the island of Java that also makes a singular contribution to the anthropological theorising of the person.
Anthem Press
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9780857285294
August 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00The volume is an ethnographic monograph centring on the island of Java that also makes a singular contribution to the anthropological theorising of the person.
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Responsible Citizens
Individuals, Health and Policy under Neoliberalism
B. J. Brown, Sally Baker
‘Responsible Citizens’ reveals how rising emphasis on the individual has gone hand in hand with an increase in subtle authoritarianism – particularly within public services – such that a kind of ‘governance through responsibility’ is today being enforced upon the population.
Anthem Press
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9780857284587
June 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Responsible Citizens’ reveals how rising emphasis on the individual has gone hand in hand with an increase in subtle authoritarianism – particularly within public services – such that a kind of ‘governance through responsibility’ is today being enforced upon the population.
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Overseas Chinese Christian Entrepreneurs in Modern China
A Case Study of the Influence of Christian Ethics on Business Life
Joy Kooi-Chin Tong
Inspired by Max Weber’s thesis on the Protestant ethic, this volume examines the influence of Christianity on overseas Chinese entrepreneurs working in China during its transition from a centrally-planned economy toward a market economy under Communist rule.
Anthem Press
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9780857283535
February 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00Inspired by Max Weber’s thesis on the Protestant ethic, this volume examines the influence of Christianity on overseas Chinese entrepreneurs working in China during its transition from a centrally-planned economy toward a market economy under Communist rule.
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Marxism in Dark Times
Select Essays for the New Century
Sobhanlal Datta Gupta
This volume is a collection of essays on an alternative understanding of Marxism, anchored in the ideas of humanism, democracy and pluralism.
Anthem Press
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9789380601199
February 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume is a collection of essays on an alternative understanding of Marxism, anchored in the ideas of humanism, democracy and pluralism.
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Toward Leader Democracy
Jan Pakulski, András Körösényi
‘Toward Leader Democracy’ investigates how today’s liberal democratic regimes are increasingly moving toward a pronounced focus on political leaders and their image, and explores the mechanics, evolution and implications of this phenomenon.
Anthem Press
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9780857283887
January 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Toward Leader Democracy’ investigates how today’s liberal democratic regimes are increasingly moving toward a pronounced focus on political leaders and their image, and explores the mechanics, evolution and implications of this phenomenon.
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Religion and the State
A Comparative Sociology
Edited by Jack Barbalet, Adam Possamai, Bryan S. Turner
This volume explores key issues in the modern tensions between state and religions by exploring a number of case studies from around the world.
Anthem Press
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9780857287984
December 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume explores key issues in the modern tensions between state and religions by exploring a number of case studies from around the world.
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Festivals, Affect and Identity
A Deleuzian Apprenticeship in Central Italian Communities
Lita Crociani-Windland
This book offers an illustration of the explanatory power of continental philosophy in relation to the ethnographic study of Siena’s Palio and other community festivals of the Siena Province in central Italy.
Anthem Press
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9780857289988
October 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book offers an illustration of the explanatory power of continental philosophy in relation to the ethnographic study of Siena’s Palio and other community festivals of the Siena Province in central Italy.
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Body Parts on Planet Slum
Women and Telenovelas in Brazil
Lisa Beljuli Brown
This book focuses on the cultural and gender dimensions of informal survivalism. It provides a fascinating insight into women’s use of soap operas to reconfigure suffering, pleasure, sexuality and embodiment.
Anthem Press
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9780857287977
October 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book focuses on the cultural and gender dimensions of informal survivalism. It provides a fascinating insight into women’s use of soap operas to reconfigure suffering, pleasure, sexuality and embodiment.
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A. N. Whitehead and Social Theory
Tracing a Culture of Thought
Michael Halewood
This book outlines A.N. Whitehead’s philosophy of process and uses it to re-orient a range of topics within social theory, namely: the relation of language and the body; sexual difference and conceptions of nature; the question of realism; the concept of the social; and capitalism as process.
Anthem Press
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9780857287960
September 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book outlines A.N. Whitehead’s philosophy of process and uses it to re-orient a range of topics within social theory, namely: the relation of language and the body; sexual difference and conceptions of nature; the question of realism; the concept of the social; and capitalism as process.
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Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation
Robert R. Faulkner
This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? ‘Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation’ is an exploration of accusations of wrongdoing and the revelations these accusations expose about the dark side of capitalism and modern corporations.
Anthem Press
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9780857287915
August 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? ‘Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation’ is an exploration of accusations of wrongdoing and the revelations these accusations expose about the dark side of capitalism and modern corporations.
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The Liquidation of Exile
Studies in the Intellectual Emigration of the 1930s
David Kettler
A theoretical overview and six case studies showing that the exile of intellectuals is a difficult, dependent, and fluid condition, whose achievements are dearly bought and whose endings rarely fulfill the missions informing their beginnings.
Anthem Press
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9780857287939
July 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00A theoretical overview and six case studies showing that the exile of intellectuals is a difficult, dependent, and fluid condition, whose achievements are dearly bought and whose endings rarely fulfill the missions informing their beginnings.
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Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History
Graham Seal
This book provides an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places.
Anthem Press
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9780857287922
July 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book provides an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places.
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The Legacy of Pierre Bourdieu
Critical Essays
Edited by Simon Susen, Bryan S. Turner
This volume explores the sociological legacy of the late Pierre Bourdieu through an examination of the intellectual division between his reception in the world of French social sciences and his reception in the Anglophone world.
Anthem Press
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9780857287687
April 2011
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£130.00 / $130.00This volume explores the sociological legacy of the late Pierre Bourdieu through an examination of the intellectual division between his reception in the world of French social sciences and his reception in the Anglophone world.
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Toward a Politics of the (Im)Possible
The Body in Third World Feminisms
Anirban Das
This book presents a philosophical discussion on the issues of the body and knowledge from a feminist perspective.
Anthem Press
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9781843318552
November 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00This book presents a philosophical discussion on the issues of the body and knowledge from a feminist perspective.
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Imagined Mobility
Migration and Transnationalism among Indian Students in Australia
Michiel Baas
This book critically examines the history and current issues on the migration of Indian students to Australia.
Anthem Press
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9781843318934
October 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00This book critically examines the history and current issues on the migration of Indian students to Australia.
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Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism
Retreat or Resurgence?
Edited by Bryn Jones, Mike O'Donnell
'Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism' explores and re-analyses major events, debates and themes from the radical developments of the nineteen sixties and relates them to contemporary social movements and issues.
Anthem Press
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9781843318958
August 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism’ explores and re-analyses major events, debates and themes from the radical developments of the nineteen sixties and relates them to contemporary social movements and issues.
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The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain
A Place, A Process, A Philosophy
Edited by Joseph Henry Vogel
'The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain' discusses the issue of intellectual property rights versus the public domain in facilitating access to genetic resources for biotechnology development, through a dialogue between seven fictional scholars and a hilarious octogenarian.
Anthem Press
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9781843318620
June 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain’ discusses the issue of intellectual property rights versus the public domain in facilitating access to genetic resources for biotechnology development, through a dialogue between seven fictional scholars and a hilarious octogenarian.
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The Hidden Form of Capital
Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress
Edited by Peter L. Berger, Gordon Redding
'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy.
Anthem Press
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9781843318323
April 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘The Hidden Form of Capital’ presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy.
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Altered Destinations
Self, Society, and Nation in India
Makarand R. Paranjape
‘Altered Destinations’ addresses the complex interrelations of state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture, and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Gandhian concept of swaraj.
Anthem Press
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9781843317975
October 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Altered Destinations’ addresses the complex interrelations of state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture, and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Gandhian concept of swaraj.
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Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka
The Case of the Tamil Estate Workers
Valli Kanapathipillai
‘Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka’ analyses the context of the agreement between the Sri Lankan and Indian government that led to the loss of citizenship of Indian Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka.
Anthem Press
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9781843317913
August 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka’ analyses the context of the agreement between the Sri Lankan and Indian government that led to the loss of citizenship of Indian Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka.
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Can We Live Forever?
A Sociological and Moral Inquiry
Bryan S. Turner
An enlightening look into the medical, cultural, religious and philosophical implications of life extension.
Anthem Press
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9781843317807
July 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00An enlightening look into the medical, cultural, religious and philosophical implications of life extension.
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Petrified Utopia
Happiness Soviet Style
Edited by Marina Balina, Evgeny Dobrenko
‘Petrified Utopia’ redresses the lack of scholarship on the issue of the pursuit of collective happiness in Soviet culture, and presents a collection of essays that discuss different manifestations of happiness in literature and visual culture.
Anthem Press
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9781843313106
July 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Petrified Utopia’ redresses the lack of scholarship on the issue of the pursuit of collective happiness in Soviet culture, and presents a collection of essays that discuss different manifestations of happiness in literature and visual culture.
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Psychoanalytic Mythologies
Ian Parker
‘Psychoanalytic Mythologies’ presents a collection of essays on the theme of what it is to be a human subject in a culture permeated by psychoanalytic imagery.
Anthem Press
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9781843313038
February 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Psychoanalytic Mythologies’ presents a collection of essays on the theme of what it is to be a human subject in a culture permeated by psychoanalytic imagery.
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Capitalism and Freedom
The Contradictory Character of Globalisation
Peter Nolan
In this remarkable, expansive text, Peter Nolan explores the impact of the domineering economic phenomenon on our personal and social liberties.
Anthem Press
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9781843312802
November 2007
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£115.00 / $115.00In this remarkable, expansive text, Peter Nolan explores the impact of the domineering economic phenomenon on our personal and social liberties.