Neil J. Smelser 
Theory of Collective Behaviour [PDF ebook] 

In 1996, powerful anti-immigrant forces in Newt Gingrich”s 104th Congress worked hard to pass the most restrictive immigration law in decades. The new law has changed virtually every aspect of immig …

With dual-working households now the norm, Food, Families and Work is the first comprehensive study to explore how families negotiate everyday food practices in the context of paid employment. As the …

With specific attention to irregular migrant workers – that is to say, those without legal permits to stay in the countries in which they work – this volume focuses on domestic work, presenting studi …

Approaches to urban regeneration have changed dramatically throughout Europe and the USA over recent decades, drawing on notions of public-private partnership, growth coalitions and local spatial all …

This new study delivers a detailed analysis of the efforts being made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. After an initial discussion of the ”southern model’ …

In the 1990s, feminist scholars on the politics of rape experienced a sudden surge of interest in their, until then, marginal field. Why was the 1990s the right time for rape to become an internation …

Norman Katz has secured a top spot as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Supply Chain 2020. For most large organizations, the supply chain is a commercial advantage, enabling …

This book presents a set of conversations with five former Governors of Reserve Bank of India (from 1992 onwards) on the topic of financial inclusion. Two key aspects are introduced in the conversati …