This book deals with the marginalisation of a minority tribal group (the Lodhas) in the West Bengal state of India and the role of a democratic wel...

This exquisite collection of photographs and interviews focuses on four of Kyoto's most beautiful geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha). First, the ...

"The greatest influences of German architecture on America are bipolar: Folk Architecture and Modern Academic Architecture. In between are the lowe...

This book concerns the retracing of the steps of the colonial project beyond the binary oppositions and Manichean divisions of master and slave, co...

These beautiful and timeless stories from the African Bush were gathered more than a century ago and have touched thousands of readers ever since. ...

This original book explores the nature and extent of global aging in contemporary society. It examines the impact of populational aging on differen...

Globalisation, like no other term, has gained in recent years a prominent position in nearly all branches of social science. Consequently, its defi...

The book presents contributions on diverse topics as Parent Support in the Republic of Ireland: An Evaluation of One Model of Intervention; Converg...

In Graffiti: Vandalism, Street Art and Cultural Significance, the authors first present a study wherein a political dimension of art was analyzed u...

Colin Flahive explores China’s rural-urban migration against the backdrop of his own transition from Colorado to southwest China. There, in Yunnan ...

This book seeks to develop an appropriate discourse for studying the Gülen Movement and phenomena like it. The established discourse concerns itsel...

Perhaps no issue is more controversial and significant in today's society than gun control. Even the words themselves are controversial. Proponents...

This book explores the work of German philosopher and social theorist Jurgen Habermas. It provides a context for the emergence of his critical theo...

Families and parents have the most central and enduring influence on children's lives. Parenthood is not instinctive, but is rather an evolutionary...

Social interaction is a dynamic, changing sequence of social actions between individuals (or groups) who modify their actions and reactions accordi...

Social justice, sometimes called civil justice, refers to the concept of a society in which justice is achieved in every aspect of society, rather ...

Sexuality can be defined as a process of integrating emotional, somatic, and intellectual and social aspects in ways that enhance one's own self. I...

Social change in the broadest sense is any change in social relations. Viewed this way, social change is an ever-present phenomenon in any society....

Happiness at work.......your quality of life and sometimes your life depends on it. Work is an important part of the life of the modern man, as it ...

Chen and colleagues (2004: 157) contend, online technologies provide "researchers with an array of alternative arenas for data collection". As we s...

The future of New Zealand’s rural communities is often in the news. Empty shops, depopulation and lack of jobs are offered as signs that many towns...

In recent years, dedicated revenues to the Highway Trust Fund have been eroding, resulting in fewer resources to fund surface transportation projec...

This book contains a unique set of pieces which examine the plight of Hispanics in today's workforce. A diverse set of scholars share their perspec...

Dr. Thomas Morland Hocken (1836--1910) arrived in Dunedin in 1862 at the age of 26. Throughout his busy life as a medical practitioner he amassed b...

This is an easily readable book that explores how Indigenous men understand their lives, their health and their culture. Using conversations, stori...

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the federal government's largest needs-based housing assistance program, in terms of both the...

At the beginning of the new millennium, the social sciences discover an epochal “turn” making it necessary to revolutionize their theory-building: ...

This book represents the ultimate Hawaiian experience and art form: the Hula, through photographs taken in the 1880s and 1890s. These images were g...

Joseph Sverker explores the division between social constructivism and a biologist essentialism by means of Christian theology. For this, Sverker u...

Looking for an answer of social science: being able to maintain political independence; without loosing genuine political orientation and responsib...

The Human Thread is a celebration of outstanding photography. Over 100 images represent photographer Joe Coca's remarkable work, spanning forty yea...

The hydraulic heritage and water culture in Ibero-America result in a man-made cultural landscape, century after century, where the legacies of sev...

This is a Jewish story, told the way Jewish stories are told: with biting humor. On the face of it, this book is a travelogue, a journal by a Jew f...