Sozialwissenschaft

For upper-level and/or graduate level Primatology or Biological Anthropology courses. Socioecology of Adult Female Patas Monkeys and Vervet in Kenya, East Africa provides students with a glimpse into …

The Routledge International Handbook of Memory Studies offers students and researchers original contributions that comprise the debates, intersections and future courses of the field. It is divided i …

Long the province of international law, human rights now enjoys a renaissance of studies and new perspectives from the social sciences. This landmark book is the first to synthesize and comprehensive …

Despite prognostications of the ‚end of history, ‚ the 21st century has posed new challenges and a host of global crises. This book takes up the current global economic crisis in relation to new and …

In our fast-paced world of technology and conveniences, the biological origins of women“s inequality can be forgotten. This book offers a richer understanding of gender inequality by explaining a ke …

Come take a closer look at ordinary footwear, like sneakers, or children“s toys and Saturday cartoon TV shows, or make a comparison between Don Quixote and John Rambo of the Sylvester Stallone movie …

“Offers a front row seat at the courts martial of those accused in America“s notorious prison abuse scandal.“ -Adam Zagorin, senior correspondent, Time Magazine “A must-read for all those committ …

Defending the nuclear family and extolling ’family values’ have long been central features of politics in capitalist societies, in spite of radical left challenges from social, counter-cultural and g …

The world of work has undergone major changes in the last two decades. This book examines these changes in their international context. It is argued that collective bargaining should no longer be vie …

What are the aims of sociology? What are its objects of study? How relevant is the classical tradition to the practice of sociology today? This volume brings together internationally renowned and new …