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The Sociology of Health and Illness Reader brings together some of the best examples of recent sociological studies on health, illness and health c...

Highly Commended - BMA Medical Awards 2015: Health and Social Care The fully revised edition of this highly respected textbook addresses the most i...

Highly Commended - BMA Medical Awards 2015: Health and Social Care The fully revised edition of this highly respected textbook addresses the most i...

Long the arena of philosophers, legal scholars, and political scientists, the interdisciplinary study of human rights has recently seen an influx o...

Long the arena of philosophers, legal scholars, and political scientists, the interdisciplinary study of human rights has recently seen an influx o...

How do people think about their identities? How do they express themselves individually and as part of collective groups, social movements, organiz...

How do people think about their identities? How do they express themselves individually and as part of collective groups, social movements, organiz...

Orlando Patterson’s classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly repressive and destructive system of human exploi...

Orlando Patterson’s classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly repressive and destructive system of human exploi...

The Sociology of Work, 4th Edition This leading, authoritative textbook has been carefully and substantially revised to provide the indispensable f...

The Sociology of Work, 4th Edition This leading, authoritative textbook has been carefully and substantially revised to provide the indispensable f...

This new book by Massimo Recalcati focuses on the psycho-social life of the son. Comparing and contrasting the tragic story of Oedipus by Sophocles...

This new book by Massimo Recalcati focuses on the psycho-social life of the son. Comparing and contrasting the tragic story of Oedipus by Sophocles...

The toppling of statues in the name of anti-racism is disconcerting, as is the violence sometimes displayed towards others in the name of gender eq...

The toppling of statues in the name of anti-racism is disconcerting, as is the violence sometimes displayed towards others in the name of gender eq...

In this remarkable book, Albert Baiburin provides the first in-depth study of the development and uses of the passport, or state identity card, in ...

Over the past thirty years, humanity has made a huge mistake. We handed over to big tech decisions that have allowed them to build what has become ...

Over the past thirty years, humanity has made a huge mistake. We handed over to big tech decisions that have allowed them to build what has become ...

Digital technologies are now central to the machinations of capitalism. How are they giving rise to new forms of capital accumulation and dominatio...

Digital technologies are now central to the machinations of capitalism. How are they giving rise to new forms of capital accumulation and dominatio...

A spectre is haunting us: fear. We are constantly confronted with apocalyptic scenarios: pandemics, world war, the climate catastrophe. Images of t...

In recent years, feminist and queer theory have effectively disavowed both “the human” and revolutionary politics. In the face of massive geopoliti...

In recent years, feminist and queer theory have effectively disavowed both “the human” and revolutionary politics. In the face of massive geopoliti...

For over a decade Will Hutton has been one of Britain's leading progressive voices. He has been at the centre of every significant economic and pol...