Sociology & Social Policy

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Introduces the notion that coercion relates to the use of space, and uses this idea to distinguish coercion from both oppression and repression. This book deals with the role of coercion in international relations. It is useful for students and scholars in political science, philosophy, and law...

_x005F_x000D_ A serious encounter between cognitive neuroscience and social science is likely to be challenging, and transformative, for both parties. Although a literature has developed on proposals to integrate neuroscience and social science, these proposals go in divergent directions. None of th..

_x000D_ A serious encounter between cognitive neuroscience and social science is likely to be challenging, and transformative, for both parties. Although a literature has developed on proposals to integrate neuroscience and social science, these proposals go in divergent directions. None of them has..

In addition to investigating the process of the diffusion of cohabitation in Europe, this fascinating book discusses its impact upon fundamental changes in the process of family formation...

In Collapse, Diamond identifies five factors he believes determine the success or failure of all human societies throughout history...

Collecting Garbage..

First published in 1997, and written by leading scholars of the day , these fifteen essays examine aspects of the reception and collecting of Pre-Raphaelite Art, the social and cultural context in which the work was favoured and acquired...

This edited collection offers an empirical exploration of social memory in the context of politics, war, identity and culture. With a substantive focus on Eastern Europe, it employs the methodologies of visual studies, content and discourse analysis, in-depth interviews and surveys to substantiate h..

Collective violence has played an important role throughout American history, though we have typically denied it. This book addresses theory and research on violence as a group phenomenon. It is suitable for courses in sociology, anthropology and political science...

Charles Tilly is among the most influential American sociologists of the last century. For the first time, his pathbreaking work on a wide array of topics is available in one comprehensive reader. This manageable and readable volume brings together many highlights of Tilly’s large and important oeuv..

Analyses control failures throughout history, including Robespierre's promotion of the French Revolution, and Hoover's efforts to stop the Great Depression...