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  • The Politics of War Memory and Commemorationby T.G. Ashplant; Graham Dawson; Michael Roper

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 196.00

    War memory and commemoration have had increasingly high profiles in public and academic debates in recent years. This volume examines some of the social changes which have led to this development, among them the passing of the two World Wars from survivor into cultural memory. Focusing on the politics of war memory and commemoration, the book illuminates... more...

  • Thorstein Veblenby Erik S. Reinert; Francesca Lidia Viano

    Anthem Press 2012; US$ 99.00

    The book presents state-of-the-art scholarship on Thorstein Veblen, one of the world's most influential social scientists. It explores hitherto neglected aspects of his life, works and historical relevance. more...

  • Economy and Stateby Nina Bandelj; Elizabeth Sowers

    Wiley 2013; US$ 22.95

    Should governments be involved in economic affairs? Challenging prevailing wisdom about the benefits of self-regulating markets, Nina Bandelj and Elizabeth Sowers offer a uniquely sociological perspective to emphasize that states can never be divorced from economy. From defining property rights and regulating commodification of labor to setting corporate... more...

  • The Culture of Marketsby Frederick F. Wherry

    Wiley 2013; US$ 22.95

    What are the logics of pricing, and why do some pricing schemes defy standard economic expectations? What explains the different labor market outcomes of people who receive the same training from the same place and who have similar grades? Why do national governments issue statements about the country’s history and personality when developing... more...

  • Realism and Sociologyby Justin Cruickshank

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    In recent years, methodological debates in the social sciences have increasingly focused on issues relating to epistemology. Realism and Sociology makes an original contribution to the debate, charting a middle ground between postmodernism and positivism. Critics often hold that realism tries to assume some definitive account of reality. Against... more...

  • Researching Life Storiesby Dan Goodley; Rebecca Lawthom; Peter Clough; Michelle Moore

    RoutledgeFalmer 2004; US$ 55.95

    It has long been argued that 'an age of biography is upon us'; certainly the life-story now has a well-recognised role as a key resource in social research. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive and practical guide to carrying out more...

  • Agency Uncovered: Archaeological Perspectives on Social Agency Power and Being Humanby Andrew Gardner

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 54.00

    This book questions the value of the concept of  'agency', a term used in sociological and philosophical literature to refer to individual free will in archaeology. On the one hand it has been argued that previous generations of archaeologists, in explaining social change in terms of structural or environmental conditions, have lost sight of the 'real... more...

  • Models and Methods in Social Network Analysisby Peter J. Carrington; John Scott; Stanley Wasserman; Mark Granovetter

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 32.00

    This book consists of original review articles by leading methodologists, all commissioned exclusively for this volume. The book will complement the classic text by Wasserman and Faust, Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications (also available from Cambridge University Press). more...

  • 30 Years Of IJSEby Barrie Pettman

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 199.00

    During its period of high-speed economic growth, Japan suffered from ?distortion of economic growth?, as witnessed by various kinds of industrial pollution. This problem, however, was, for the most part, successfully remedied by means of abatement measures from the early 1970s onwards. more...

  • Economy and Societyby Talcot Parsons; Neil Smelser

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95

    This volume is designed as a contribution to the synthesis of theory ineconomics and sociology. We believe that the degree of separationbetween these two disciplines separation emphasized by intellectualtraditions and present institutional arrangements arbitrarily concealsa degree of intrinsic intimacy between them which must be brought tothe attention... more...