Society & Social Sciences Books

This book explains how electoral “democracy” is inherently undemocratic—enshrining rule by elites rather than popular self-rule—and argues that sortition (the use of random selection to form...

Hydrogen is increasingly seen as a key element of Europe’s energy transition, central to both decarbonisation and energy security. This edited volume provides a comprehensive and systematic analysis...

This book investigates China’s evolving relations with the Liberal International Order (LIO) over the 40 years of China’s Reform and Opening since 1979.Arguing that China’s recent ascendance in...

Offering original insights into journalism's transformation in a politically complex, multilingual region, this book critically explores the rise of Chinese-speaking journalists transitioning to...

Europe is my Country (1963) is a survey of the movement towards uniting Europe into a single state, introducing Europe geographically and considering the East–West split. It describes how the...

This book analyses the internalization of conflict in the minds of children living and growing up in the Kashmir valley, and its effect on their identity formation and Schooling. It integrates the...

New York City: The Basics offers an accessible look at the dynamic and diverse hub of New York City. Written in a clear, engaging style, the book discusses geographic, historic, demographic,...

The Role of Memory in War Politics and Post-Conflict Reconciliation: Historical Memory in Crisis explores how memories of war, trauma, and national identity shape politics, diplomacy, and...

How ungovernable were seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Englishmen? Certainly, the historical evidence attests to an unruly and contumacious populace: riot was widespread, such criminal activities...

First published in 1983, in The Crown, the Sages and Supreme Morality the first account of the universal science of Supreme Morality, or Moralogy, to be published in the West, Robert Ball shows how...

Essential Life Coaching Skills provides a comprehensive guide to the complete range and depth of skills required to succeed as a life coach. This revised edition has been updated to reflect changes...

There is really in law no such office as that of Prime Minister. No statute grants him or her powers. Even the name came into official use only in 1878, and the Prime Minister as such only became...

For built environment professionals, delivering socially impactful projects is more crucial and challenging than ever. This step-by-step guide provides an innovative approach to stakeholder...

This book examines Japan’s defense technology, unresolved territorial disputes with neighboring countries, and its trade policy. The author:analyzes Japan’s cutting-edge defense technologies,...

This interdisciplinary volume investigates American serial television, exploring how food serves as a compelling lens to examine cultural narratives, societal dynamics, and the artistry of...

Social and Political Movements in Western Europe (1976) discusses the ideological currents, social bases and policy directions to examine the impact of social movements on European political systems...

This innovative and timely book critically explores ethical and governance issues and debates relating to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the hospitality and tourism industries.The...

In The Science and Clinical Practice of Neuropsychoanalysis, K. Jayasankara Reddy integrates contemporary findings from neuroscience with key psychoanalytic theories, providing readers with a...

This book explores the European stances of three of Northern Ireland’s political parties, culminating in one of the most tumultuous episodes in recent UK, Irish, and European politics.It examines how...

Artificial Intelligence from Science Fiction to Reality examines various aspects, starting with the evolution of human and artificial intelligence (AI). It places AI in its proper context and...

Is your organization’s new hire safety orientation (NHSO) an empowering and meaningful learning experience or a “borientation,”: an overwhelming torrent of generic slideshows and forgettable...

This book critically analyses various policies and perspectives relating to immunization over the last half a century and reflects on the lessons and best practices. It explores the political economy...

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of India’s healthcare challenges and the pathways to achieving universal health coverage. It critically examines the current healthcare landscape,...

Transnation: Identity and Mobility in Postcolonial Literature and Culture offers a fresh and thought-provoking exploration of transnationalism, focusing on the mobility of populations who may not...

This book investigates the complex factors that drive migration, barriers to regular channel migration and regularization, and difficulties in accessing healthcare services in Southeast Asia. Taking...

Recent crises relating to non-governmental aid organisations have brought into sharp focus the need for a greater understanding of the safeguarding challenges which the international aid and...

Many books explain why global warming is a problem; this book shows what must be done. It addresses central themes of climate change in straightforward terms, laying out the actions that need to be...

A Decolonial Curriculum advances the claim that a decolonial and transcolonial curriculum must be grounded in a substantive account of what human beings do, have done and might yet do.It proposes 12...

First published in 1975, Daily Experience in Residential Life, based on questionnaires completed by students during their residential placements, breaks new ground with fresh implications for social...

This book examines the impact of applying the “terrorist” label to a group’s choice to resort to violence within an ethnonationalist conflict.Using the Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê (PKK) in Türkiye as...

Originally published in 1979, Therapeutic Environments brings together a set of previously unpublished accounts of studies by internationally recognized experts in North America and Britain, of the...

Ukrainian Women's Prose: Unveiling Narratives, Imagery, and Societal Roles of Women offers a groundbreaking exploration of contemporary Ukrainian women's literature during one of the most...

Population aging and rapid socioeconomic changes are weakening family-based elder care while escalating the needs for long-term care services for older adults in China. This book presents insightful...

Women in the First World War and the Russian Civil War explores how Russian literature and autobiographical writing portrayed nurses, women soldiers, and commanders who served in the First World War...

This book examines cocoa farming in northeast Brazil to explore a fundamental question: can ecological relationships create their own form of law?Through the study of indigenous people and landless...

This volume examines the intertwined meanings of reason, crisis, and Europe against the backdrop of acute political, ethical, and geopolitical instability. Eschewing any singular diagnosis or...

Leaders are leading in unprecedented circumstances as the world of work is more complex than ever before. Leadership success can seem elusive. Simple, easy to follow and clear, this book takes...

A Structuralist Approach in Psychiatry presents an alternative view of the psychiatric patient and highlights a connection with continental post-structuralist thinking to provide a new approach to...

Warfare in World History provides a succinct, comprehensive overview of how warfare has developed from ancient times to the present day and the instrumental role it has played in shaping the world as...

Nativism and Capitalism: From Colonial Hauntings to Radical Indigenous Futures offers a sweeping reappraisal of nativism as a central force within global capitalism rather than a simple reaction...

This book explores a quiet revolution reshaping global capitalism: the rise of employee ownership, worker cooperatives, and profit-sharing enterprises. With 17% of US adult workers now holding equity...

This book offers a long-overdue, balanced, and objective perspective on China’s transformation from a constrained economy in the late 1970s to a leading global power in 2024.It examines the political...

A guidebook for doctoral students and their advisors, this book provides a map to the many parts of a doctoral thesis – from the statement of the problem, preparation of the proposal, theory,...

How complex is sex? According to this book, not nearly as complex as we’re often told these days.Author Tomás Bogardus first critically evaluates varieties of a complex view of sex—supported by Anne...

First published in 1948, Modern Child Psychology intends to give a summarised account of the most important work on child psychology back in the 1940s. A vast amount of careful research on the...

The field of public policy is so broad, diffuse, and balkanized that imposing order on it from an instructor’s perspective—let alone from a student’s perspective— can be a difficult and frustrating...

For any parent or parent-to-be this book, originally published in 1972, was intended to open new doors, answering questions about themselves and their children, and be illuminating to many others...

Women, Work and the Care Economy explores the critical intersection between gender, labor, and caregiving. The book is divided into four sections, encompassing a diverse range of topics. The...