Sociology & Social Policy

In Planet Sport, Woodward demonstrates why sport matters and how, arguing that we should take sport seriously, and explore what is social about it. Sport is affected by the global economy and social, political and cultural processes – but it also shapes the wider social terrain of which it is part. ..

In Planet Sport, Woodward demonstrates why sport matters and how, arguing that we should take sport seriously, and explore what is social about it. Sport is affected by the global economy and social, political and cultural processes – but it also shapes the wider social terrain of which it is part. ..

It has become clear that utopian thought has returned to the political scene. Featherstone traces the history of utopia and also discusses a number of contemporary case studies. This examination of the nature of utopian politics in the twenty-first century will be essential reading for political sci..

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Playing for Change..

Provides a comprehensive treatment of the Pleistocene species in Europe, classified according to modern taxonomic principles. For each species, there is a description of its descent and migration history, its range, and its mode of life...

This title was first published in 2003. Since independence in 1947, India has undergone a phase of rapid urbanization. New planning laws have been passed, new organizations established, public policy documents and discussion papers prepared and a host of land and housing schemes have been implemente..

Offering an impressive analysis of long-term historical patterns, population, and social changes, Graber presents a fresh look at current trends in world politics...

This title was first published in 2002: Pamela Hammons' study contributes to the booming field of early modern women writers by contextualizing and analyzing a unique configuration of underexamined women's texts. By examining how 17th-century English women's composition of lyrics intersects signific..

Gun violence and control are issues of vital importance, but most gun debates leave their participants with their biases intact. Written deliberately to counter an atmosphere of hysteria and extremism, "Point Blank, offers logical argument supported by empirical information...

Policing Citizens..