Setha Low 
Behind the Gates [PDF ebook] 
Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America

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 …

Leach and Pini bring together empirical and theoretical studies that consider the intersections of class, gender and rurality. Each chapter engages with current debates on these concepts to explore t …

In recent years, scholars have argued that the ability of people to choose which channel they want to watch means that television news is just preaching to the choir, and doesn’t change any minds. Ho …

Representing a significant survey and evaluation of major media literacy projects in the U.S. and selected countries throughout the world, this book covers all aspects of critical viewing skills. It …

This book provides an accessible engaging account of childcare policies in Britain and beyond. In examining the progress of women”s initiatives and childcare, Marchbank considers subjects including: …

In the late l9th and early 20th century, labor issues fanned the flames of anti-Asian sentiment, as they continue to do to this day. These essays explore the topics of immigration and work, ethnic ec …

This collection will present works that offer illuminating perspectives on the remarkably diverse Asian American populations of the United States. As a population that is neither black nor white, the …

This project is aimed the 16+ age range inside or outside any kind of educational institution. It is for courses concerned with general education – either in general studies programmes or as aspects …

This is Volume XII of eighteen in a series on the Sociology of Behaviour and Psychology. Originally published in 1947 this includes a presentation of Sigmund Freud’s Theory, and a discussion of the r …

The mall is so old school—these days kids are hanging out on You Tube, and depending on whom you ask, they”re either forging the digital frontier or frittering away their childhoods in anti-intellec …