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Multidisciplinary introduction to the theory and methods needed to research society in a digital age....more

Multidisciplinary introduction to the theory and methods needed to research society in a digital age....more

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An in-depth introduction to the different types of literature review that takes away the guesswork. It walks you through......more

This ’How To...’ bestseller provides an easy to navigate roadmap for anyone undertaking a research project, from start t......more

Digital technologies from the Internet and social media to artificial intelligence and robotics are reshaping the world.......more

Transportation, Post-Penal Identity and the Life Course explores the life-courses of convicts who, after being transport......more

Late Working Life in Four European Countries sheds new light on the role of life course factors on circumstances in late......more

This masterful guide to the social determinants of health has become a go-to text for understanding the role that social......more

This book offers a systematic analysis of the community health center program’s success since its establishment as a War......more

This book analyzes how everyday storytelling operates as a subtle yet powerful mode of influence, shaping identity, beli......more

"Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa is essential reading for anyone wishing to integrate an......more

Expanding the boundaries of the ’moral turn’ in criminology to the realm of punishment administration, this Element prop......more

Expanding the boundaries of the ’moral turn’ in criminology to the realm of punishment administration, this Element prop......more

This book explores gender, sexualities, labour, migration and coloniality in Africa and India in an attempt towards tran......more

In this book, the authors offer a unique perspective on failure, treating it as an intentional and routine result of org......more

This book explores why police background characteristics and occupational attitudes matter, and how they affect officers......more

Violence and Postcolonial Marginalities in South Asian Literature explores the multifaceted dimensions of violence repre......more

Naveed Ahmed examines the impact of structural reform strategies of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) on the r......more

Drawing together previously disjointed scholarship on the topic of asylum and conversion from Islam to Christianity, thi......more

This innovative clinician’s guide shows how emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is ideally suited to target core elements ......more

This book explores how questions of Ireland and Irishness are represented in online environments, and what these phenome......more

This book refigures an ancient indigenous way of knowing and being practiced by the Tamil people for present times, by t......more

Though Silent They Speak: Arkansas Gravestones and Graveyards is a fascinating and informative guidebook to the most unu......more

A rare and unique history of how colonialism in southern Africa impacted cattle’s subjective historical experiences. The......more

We have before us the immeasurable historical laboratory of the Russian Revolution, the greatest revolution of our time,......more

South Africa’s political economy is commonly understood as a Minerals-Energy (and Financial) Complex, ME(F)C. But the ME......more

How prisons as institutions are responsible for systemic problems in corrections In an era of mass incarceration, correc......more

A comprehensive study of the mortality of Norse gods, with close readings of the Prose Edda, Poetic Edda and Saxo Gramma......more

This book provides a guide to social work education and continuing learning in Scotland. It promotes an effective learni......more

This practical book equips nurses and healthcare practitioners with essential knowledge and skills for understanding and......more

This practical book equips nurses and healthcare practitioners with essential knowledge and skills for understanding and......more

Social Justice in Public Health is the first edited volume to critically assess the foundational concepts underpinning t......more

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Paralympic Games Explained is the leading introduction to the Para......more

What are my strengths? What makes me happy? What do I wish the adults in my life understood? These simple yet challengin......more

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Paralympic Games Explained is the leading introduction to the Para......more

The digital world promised universal connection, yet the chasm between the connected and the excluded continues to deepe......more

In England and Wales, the controversial decision was made to add American XL Bully-type dogs to the prohibited breeds li......more

From one of Mexico’s most exciting young writers, a cosmopolitan and candid essay collection exploring life in cities ac......more

Despite their long history and growing influence, social work professional organisations (SWPOs) remain underexplored in......more

Political Undesirables considers the legal making and unmaking of citizenship in Iraq, focusing on the mass denaturaliza......more

Political Undesirables considers the legal making and unmaking of citizenship in Iraq, focusing on the mass denaturaliza......more

Over the past three decades, jurisdictions across the United States have developed alternatives to traditional criminal ......more

Youth and community work is a long-contested profession which has been challenged and required to adapt in order to addr......more

Youth and community work is a long-contested profession which has been challenged and required to adapt in order to addr......more

"This small Treatise which I here present unto thee is the fruit of some spare hours, that my cogitations, after they ha......more

In the echo of marching boots and the clash of steel, the storied past of one of Britain’s most distinguished regiments ......more

In the midst of the vast, rugged landscapes of 19th century Afghanistan, where empires clashed and cultures intertwined,......more

In a world where the ordinary often goes unnoticed, this psychological essay delves into the depths of human mediocrity,......more

In the shadowed alleys of medieval Europe, where the whispers of Moorish architecture still echo, lies a story of profou......more

Amidst the turbulent backdrop of the Haitian Revolution, a tale of improbable friendship and unwavering loyalty unfolds,......more

This volume explores new avenues in the field of memory studies. Going beyond Western frames of reference, it shows how ......more

Epidemiology ostensibly exists to reveal and ascribe features to burdens of disease at a population level. However, as t......more

The book presents empirical insights on the relationship between corporate governance, environmental exposure and enviro......more

This book provides an in-depth comparative study of legal responses to cyberterrorism in China and the UK to establish w......more

In recent decades, Latin America has grappled with crises, conflicts, and inherent contradictions deeply rooted in the c......more

When some of our most vulnerable members of society go missing, they are exposed to different risks and possible harms w......more

A chronicle of the harrowing experiences of one family surviving the perilous home front of Missouri in the Civil War...more

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Reintroducing Pitirim A. Sorokin acquaints readers with the work and creativity of one of sociology’s greatest scholars,......more

European penology, the multidisciplinary scientific study of punishment carried out on the European continent, is boomin......more

Margaret Archer’s contribution to the development of sociological theory has been significant and lasting. This volume b......more

Margaret Archer’s contribution to the development of sociological theory has been significant and lasting. This volume b......more

A compelling portrait of post-disaster imaginaries of repair in Nepal. In a world marked by escalating disasters, the fo......more

Criminal Profiling provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of profiling in criminal justice. By focusing on differen......more

Criminal Profiling provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of profiling in criminal justice. By focusing on differen......more

Academic research in higher education must innovate to remain relevant, accurate, and accessible. This volume examines v......more

This book stands as the first comprehensive English-language scholarly book dedicated to the dynamic and multifaceted as......more

Before Oregon had a constitution or courthouses, it had chaos. Rough Justice uncovers the turbulent birth of law and ord......more

Social and developmental psychology are often viewed as distinct subdisciplines, each with its own theories and methodol......more

A "piercing, unsentimental" (New Yorker) history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. It seems ev......more

The Democratic Republic of Congo abounds in natural wealth, talent and intelligence. And yet, millions of young people w......more