Peter Hammerschmidt 
Die Wohlfahrtsverbände im NS-Staat [PDF ebook] 
Die NSV und die konfessionellen Verbande Caritas und Innere Mission im Gefuge der Wohlfahrtspflege des Nationalsozialismus

Canonical Authors in Consumption Theory is the first work to compile the contributions of the greatest social thinkers in the global conversation about consumption and consumer culture. A prestigious …

TV cookery shows hosted by celebrity chefs. Meal prep kitchens. Online grocers and restaurant review sites. Competitive eating contests, carnivals and fairs, and junk food websites and blogs. What do …

Despite rapidly decreasing rates of population growth caused by reduced fertility in the majority of world regions, demographers are predicting that the world”s population will still double by the y …

A collection of essays, framed with original introductions, Reproduction and Society: Interdisciplinary Readings helps students to think critically about reproduction as a social phenomenon. Divided …

First published in 1962, this seminal work is an introduction to sociology in a world context, and a sophisticated guide to the major themes, problems and controversies in contemporary sociology. The …

A significant work by one of anthropology”s most important scholars, this book provides an introduction to the Chiapas Mayan community of Mexico, better known for their role in the Zapatista Rebelli …

Popular movies can be surprisingly smart about politics – from the portentous politics of state or war, to the grassroots, everyday politics of family, romance, business, church and school. Politics …

The emergence of the World Wide Web, smartphones, and computers has transformed the world and enabled individuals to engage in crimes in a multitude of new ways. Criminological scholarship on these i …

First published in 1981. In the last few decades, interest in the study of crimes by women has increased. This interest has coincided with the accelerated momentum of the feminist movement and has le …

”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 …