The Roman House and Social Identity, Paperback - Shelley (University of Bristol) Hales

Examines house types from Britain to Syria to understand how people imagined and articulated their place in the Roman world. Employing a wide range...

This co-authored book examines the implications of the global ascent of China on cross-Strait relations and the identity of Taiwan as a democratic ...

Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and soci...

Spanning the UK, North America and Australia, this comparative study brings maternal workers' politicized voices to the centre of contemporary deba...

This book discusses the failings of the prison system in many countries and offers positive pointers for the future. It shows the way forward will ...

Democracy is the most effective way to give us control over the decisions that impact on our lives, but it must evolve. This book lays out a roadma...

Looking at examples across anti-racist movements and developments in nationhood/nationalism, institutional racism, migration, white supremacy and t...

Higher Education sectors across the world have experienced a gradual process of marketisation. This book offers a new interpretation on why and how...

This Element examines hospital noise, a problem that has repeatedly been discovered anew, with each new era bringing its own efforts to control and...

The Cambridge Handbook of Identity presents the lively, multidisciplinary field of identity theory and research as working around three central the...

This is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the UK. This fourth edition has been updated to review the latest evidence, incl...

This book examines the motivations and impact of Narendra Modi's attempt to reinvent Indian foreign policy to align with Hindu nationalist ideology.

Lyric Poetry and Social Identity in Archaic Greece examines how Greek men presented themselves and their social groups to one another. The author e...

Positioning social policy within political economy and social contract debates, Wistow draws on empirical evidence to show how the social contract ...

This book provides a lively account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. Charles Devellennes assesses ...

Experts from around the world review the complex and rapidly changing politics and policies of austerity in this comprehensive collection of essays...

Savigny examines how the prevalence of sexism and misogyny across the media, entertainment and cultural industries keeps sexist values firmly withi...

Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist count...

Providing practical guidance based on real-life examples, this book shows researchers different forms and ways of keeping a research journal and ho...

From the trials of Oscar Pistorius to O. J. Simpson and Michael Jackson, this innovative book provides a critical review of 11 high profile crimina...

In this book, the authors seek to question if a 'criminology of war' is possible, whilst providing an implicit critique of mainstream criminology. ...

As social media is increasingly becoming a standard feature of sociological practice, this timely book rethinks the role of these mediums in public...

This important book examines the past, present, and future of racist ideas and politics, showing how policies have developed over a long history of...

Amid debates about the future of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of how Europe's 35 milli...

This compelling book examines parental leave policies in Nordic countries, looking at how these laws encourage men towards life courses with greate...

Over recent years, a series of challenges including Brexit and the rise of Euroscepticism, have manifested in landmark moments for European integra...

A consideration of the role of clothes in establishing personality, and the influence and significance of changing fashion as a social and cultural...

Ryder develops the conceptual framework of securitisation to make sense of the events surrounding the Brexit vote and its aftermath and examines th...

Drawing on accounts of unaccompanied migrant young people becoming adult, this book offers a political economy analysis of wellbeing in the context...

Reducere. Democrat and Republican. Meat Eaters and Vegetarians. Black and White. As human beings we sort ourselves into groups. And once we identify ourselve...

Chris Ogden argues that, as the world capitulates to China's preferred authoritarian order, other world powers are moving to this as a dominant glo...

Museums, Collections, and Social Repair in Vietnam analyses the relationship between museums, collections, and social repair in contemporary Vietna...

How Tobin Siebers' foundational work in disability studies resonates in the field todayPublisher: The University of Michigan PressNumber of pages: ...

Can the criminal justice system achieve justice based on its ability to determine the truth? This book investigates the concept of truth and scruti...

Western culture has 'faith' in the labour market as a test of the worth of each individual. For those who are out of work, welfare is now less of a...

Based on the 'rainbow model' of the social determinants of health, this book examines the key factors which can lead to poor quality of life, homel...

Drawing on complex narratives across film, TV, novels and graphic novels, this authoritative critical analysis demonstrates the value of fictional ...

Moving beyond the limits of parochialism, this book develops a truly global perspective on social change. It brings together renowned scholars from...

Drawing on interviews with key international informants across 16 countries, this book examines how child support systems often fail to transfer pa...

This extensively updated fourth edition by the key author in the field will maintain its place as the most important text on education policy and m...

Challenging conventional thinking, leading academics explore how individuals' relationships with civil society change over time as different lifeco...

Based on the Transforming Lives research project, this book explores the transformative power of further education. Outlining a critical approach t...

This perceptive study explores the extent to which boxing has the potential to reduce violent attitudes among young offenders. Jump assesses confli...

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Engaging with contemporary debates about precarity, unfreedom and socio-legal status, this ground ...

From Margaret Thatcher's first government to austerity politics, Ian Cummins traces changing attitudes to imprisonment and the social state. With f...

In this book, an international group of public policy scholars revisit the stage of formulating policy solutions by investigating the basic politic...

Leading South Asia expert Bhumitra Chakma explains the politics of regionalism in South Asia and traces the origins and evolution of the South Asia...

In the wake of populism, Timothy Stacey's book critically reflects on what is missing from the liberal project with the aim of saving liberalism. I...