Detlef Garz & Klaus Kraimer 
Qualitativ-empirische Sozialforschung [PDF ebook] 
Konzepte, Methoden, Analysen

Originally published in 1969, this is a study of the Congolese community of Kinsangani (formerly Stanleyville), as it was in 1952-3 under Belgian administration. It pays particular attention to the t …

Drawn from in-depth qualitative research, Queer Company provides the first extended, academic analysis of gay men”s workplace friendships, offering theoretical and empirical insights into a subject …

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination. Until recently …

While international security has radically changed since 1989, nuclear weapons remain a subject of debate and contention. This paper provides an analytical framework for understanding post-Cold War E …

Key players in organized labour in the USA and abroad are busy modernizing their communications and making creative and effective use of computers and other technology. The author of this book argues …

Investigating a theme first pioneered by Barry Barnes in the early 1970s, this volume explores the relationship between social order and legitimate knowledge and is intended as a tribute to Barnes” …

This book demonstrates that sisterhood and common struggle do exist in the eastern Europe and that there is a movement demanding change, making moves, and addressing oppressive conditions. It introdu …

First published in 1997, this volume explores the twenty years it has taken the United States to decide where Vietnam belongs on its mental landscape, as indicated by the establishment of official di …

This title was first published in 2000: Prostitution has always played a crucial symbolic role in the definition of moral and sexual standards and, as such, the figure of the prostitute has been para …

The book covers the research on economic inequality, including the social construction of racial categories, the uneven and stalled gender revolution, and the role of new educational forms and instit …