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Nobles and Nobility in Medieval Europeby Anne J. Duggan
Boydell & Brewer 2002; US$ 22.45This text brings together the work of 14 scholars, embracing regions as diverse as England, Italy, France, Norway, Poland, Portugal and the Romano-German empire. It covers the whole medieval period from the 5th to the 16th centuries, confronting central issues about the origins and nature of nobility, its relationship with the late Roman world, its acquisition and exercise of power, its association with military obligation, and its gradual pacification and transformation into a more-or-less willing instrument of royal government in most regions at the end of the medieval age. more...
Realizing Communityby Vered Amit
Routledge 2002; US$ 41.95Contributes various new analyses and approaches to the issue of community - such as destabilization in the global context, cultural absoluteness, separation of community and culture, compartmentalized communities. more...
Behind the Gatesby Setha Low
Routledge 2003; US$ 42.95Explores the trend for the upper and middle classes to move into gated communities. It looks at what has sparked this phenomenon and what life is like inside these suburban fortresses. more...
Classby Stephen Edgell
Routledge 1993; US$ 45.95This introductory text argues that class remains a key concept in sociology. Edgell examines the work of Marx, Weber, Wright and Goldthorpe - and discusses class structures, social mobility, inequality and politics. more...
English Nobility in the Late Middle Agesby Chris Given-Wilson
Routledge 1996; US$ 39.95An authoritative and vivid reconstruction of the true nature of political society in late medieval England. Arranged thematically, it is ideal for student use. more...
Muslim Societiesby Sato Tsugitaka
RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 44.95This volume examines Muslim societies across Europe, North Africa, Central Asia and South Asia from the eighteenth century to the present, providing fresh insight through comparison. more...
Patterns of Migration in Central Europeby Claire Wallace; Dariusz Stola
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2001; US$ 130.00Patterns of Migration in Central Europe brings together new material on migration in the region: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the last ten years, these countries have changed from being countries of emigration to countries of immigration. As the next candidates for membership to the European Union, migration has become a particularly important topic for these countries. This book is designed as a key text for those interested in the development of the region and in European migration more generally. more...
Class Counts Student Editionby Erik Olin Wright
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 32.00This textbook provides a lively and penetrating exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding a wide range of issues in contemporary society. Erik Olin Wright combines a sophisticated account of central and enduring questions in social theory with practical analyses of detailed social problems. more...
The Moral Significance of Classby Andrew Sayer
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 32.00The Moral Significance of Class analyses the moral aspects of people's experience of class inequalities. By drawing upon concepts from moral philosophy and social theory, this fascinating study provides a fresh and accessible perspective on class. more...
Approaches to Class Analysisby Erik Olin Wright
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 28.00The idea of class is hotly debated. Some people believe that classes have largely dissolved in contemporary societies; others believe class remains one of the fundamental forms of social inequality and social power. This book surveys six major approaches to the analysis of class. more...









