Bronislaw Malinowski 
Crime and Custom in Savage Society [PDF ebook] 
[1926/1940]

This book takes a unique approach to the examination of the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa (and bulimia). White, middle-class, heterosexual women share their insights into the emergence of their i …

In recent times the question of private sector involvement in public affairs has become framed in altogether new terms. Across Europe, there has been a growth in various forms of public-private coope …

This book offers insights into the governance of contemporary food systems and their ongoing transformation by social movements. As global food systems face multiple threats and challenges there is a …

Identifying the existing challenges and shortfalls of China”s current HIV/AIDS programming, this book provides an understanding of the history of HIV/AIDS in China, comparing government responses to …

Originally published in 1981 Social Welfare and the Failure of the State looks at how the 1980s have ushered in an intensification on the debate of the role of the state in social welfare. The book h …

One of the most important and controversial challenges feeing the international financial and trading system is the need for developing countries to meet their high and rapidly growing external debt …

This book fills the gap between social science methodology books and the realities of conducting social research under Third World conditions. It focuses on social impact assessment methods and cost …

This book considers the issue of regional exposure to external economic events, exploring the role of trade in the performance of American states. It focuses on the case of trade with the European Co …

What is social reality for men in modern society? What maintains or explains this social reality? What condition might we imagine that would be better for men? How might we achieve this better condit …