Sociology
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An Introduction to Black Studies [Hardback]
Eric R. Jackson (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813196916
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
For hundreds of years, the American public education system has neglected to fully examine, discuss, and acknowledge the vast and rich history of people of African descent who have played a pivotal role in the transformation of the United States. ... .... Learn More -
Hemispheric Blackness: Bodies, Policies, and the Exigency of Accountability in the Afro-Américas [Hardback]
Jennifer Gomez Menjivar (Editor); Hector Nicolas Ramos Flores (Editor)
£41.00ISBN: 9780822947226
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Hemispheric Blackness and the Exigencies of Accountability examines the way Afrodescendant and Black communities use the land on which they live, the rule of law, and their bodies to assert their historical, ontological, and physical pres... .... Learn More -
Polygynous Marriages among the Kyrgyz: Institutional Change and Endurance [Hardback]
Michelle E. Commercio (Author)
£41.50ISBN: 9780822947530
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Central Eurasia in Context
During Soviet rule, the state all but imposed atheism on the primarily Islamic people of Kyrgyzstan and limited the tradition of polygyny - a form of polygamy in which one man has multiple wives. Polygyny did continue under communism, though chief... .... Learn More -
Urban Infrastructure: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from History and the Social Sciences [Hardback]
Rae Zimmerman (Editor); Jonathan Soffer (Editor); Joseph Heathcott (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9780822946380
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environment
Urban Infrastructures creates space for an encounter between historians, humanists, and social scientists who seek new methodological approaches to the history of urban infrastructure. It draws on recent work across history, anthropology,... .... Learn More -
How to Explain Radicalization?: Comparing the Drivers of Far-Right, Far-Left, Separatism and Religious Extremism [Paperback]
Francesco Antonelli (Editor); Lorenzo Marinone (Editor)
£19.99ISBN: 9788869774041
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Sociological Challenges
This book is based on findings from the Horizon2020 Project “Participation. Analysing and Preventing Extremism via Participation” (Grant Agreement 962547) funded by the European Commission. Its main goal is to provide an updated, well-informed and... .... Learn More -
Seduced by Radium: The Making of a Familiar Commodity [Hardback]
Maria Rentetzi (Author)
£25.50ISBN: 9780822947066
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
The discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 eventually led to a craze for radium products in the 1920s until their widespread use proved lethal for consumers, patients, and medical practitioners alike. Radium infiltrated American cul... .... Learn More -
Technocratic Visions: Engineers, Technology, and Society in Mexico [Hardback]
J. Justin Castro (Editor); James A. Garza (Editor)
£41.00ISBN: 9780822947486
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Technocratic Visions examines the context and societal consequences of technologies, technocratic governance, and development in Mexico, home of the first professional engineering school in the Americas. Contributors focus on the influent... .... Learn More -
Disruption of Habits During the Pandemic [Paperback]
Marco Piazza (Editor); Corinna Guerra (Editor)
£19.99ISBN: 9788869773297
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
In the year 2020, everything we used to think about our habits has been profoundly disrupted. Lockdown still represents an unprecedented experience for all those who went through it, radically affecting our freedom of movement and all those social... .... Learn More -
Digital Citizenship: The Crisis of the Western Idea of Democracy and the Participation on Digital Networks [Paperback]
Massimo Di Felice (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9788869774027
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Politics
The Western idea of democracy, based on human opinions and the counting of votes, has become obsolete. The exclusively human form of democracy is being substituted by a new kind of contract which, through digital architecture, the internet of thin... .... Learn More -
Seniors, foreign caregivers, families, institutions: Linguistic and multidisciplinary perspectives [Paperback]
Boyd Davis (Editor); Alessandra Vicentini (Editor); Kim Grego (Editor)
£19.99ISBN: 9788869773716
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Sociology
The studies included in this edited volume explore discourses surrounding the ageing population, those who assist them, their families and the institutions/organisations that offer services to them. Qualitative and quantitative theoretical inputs ... .... Learn More
