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Thinking SpaceThinking Space looks at a range of social theorists and asks what role space plays in their work, what difference (if any) it makes to their concepts, and wh...... |
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Durkheim And RepresentationsBy arguing that his use of representations are at the core of Durkheim's sociological thought, this book makes a unique contribution to Durkheimian studies. ...... |
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European Societies - , Bart Van SteenbergenThis book brings together many of the leading experts in the field to ask whether recent developments in Europe have brought about a higher level of integrat...... |
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Utopian Bodies And The Politics Of Transgression - Lucy SargissonA study of utopianism as a critique of the political present. The book is organised around three types of body: bodies of thought, of people and physical bod...... |
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Unhealthy PlacesThis book focuses on issues of health in today's cities. By arguing that place matters' in relation to the population's health, the authors make a convincing...... |
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Who's Your City? - Richard FloridaFrom the bestselling author of "The Rise of the Creative Class" comes a brilliant new book on the surprising importance of place. "Who's Your City?" offers t...... |
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Meaning And Moral Order - Robert Wuthnow"Thanks to explorations such as Robert Wuthnow's, it will soon be normal practice to incorporate a cultural dimension into sociological enquiry."âÂÂMary Doug...... |
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Information And Organizations - Arthur L. StinchcombeAn ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcomb...... |
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The Grit Beneath The Glitter""Rothman and Davis have given us not only the gritty, often ugly reality behind the nation's brightest lights but also the touching human drama that is the ...... |
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Working-class Heroes - Maria Kefalas""Scrubbing behind their refrigerators, manicuring their lawns, reciting the pledge of allegiance in rainy parking lots, the people of Beltway mold their com...... |
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Godly Republic - J Diiulio, Jr., JohnDiIulio, who served a brief tenure as Bush's "Faith Czar," here writes a juicy and impassioned brief in support of religious involvement in the public sphere...... |
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Stat-spotting - Joel Best""If you ever scan the newspaper, watch the TV news, or surf the blogs, you should read this charming book. If you're a journalist, read it twice.""âÂÂJames ...... |
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The Odyssey Experience - Neil J. SmelserâÂÂThe Odyssey Experience puts forward the view that a journey, as encapsulated by the journey of Odysseus, provides a fundamental and archetypal human exper...... |
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The Rise Of Cities In North-west Europe - Adriaan VerhulstFor more than fifty years no synthesis has been written which systematically examines the growth and development of cities in north-west Europe. Adriaan Verh...... |
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The Public Sphere - Alan MckeeWhat is happening to public debate in Western cultures? Is our public sphere disintegrating? In the face of popular tabloid newspapers, new forms of reality ...... |
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Cults, Religion, And ViolenceThis explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, ma...... |
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The Globalisation Of Charismatic Christianity - Simon ColemanThis book analyses the revival of charismatic Protestant Christianity as an example of globalisation. Simon Coleman shows that, along with many social moveme...... |
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Edward Said And The Religious Effects Of Culture - William D. HartThis book provides a distinctive account of Edward Said's critique of modern culture by highlighting the religion-secularism distinction on which it is predi...... |
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Making Social Science Matter - Bent FlyvbjergMaking Social Science Matter presents an exciting new approach to the social and behavioral sciences including theoretical argument, methodological guideline...... |
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The Ethnographer's Eye - Anna GrimshawGrimshaw's exploration of the role of vision within modern anthropology engages with current debates about ocularcentism, investigating the relationship betw...... |
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