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Ageing

by Christopher Phillipson

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 Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. This book interrogates various understandings of ageing, and provides a critical assessment of attitudes and responses to the development of ageing societies, placing these in the context of a variety of historical and sociological debates.Written in a highly accessible style, this book examines a range of topics, including demographic change across high- and low-income countries, theories of social ageing, changing definitions of 'age', retirement trends, family and intergenerational relations, poverty and inequality, and health and social care in later life. The book also considers the key steps necessary in preparing for the social transformation which population ageing will bring.Ageing provides a fresh and original approach to a topic of central concern to students and scholars working in sociology, social policy and wider social science disciplines and the humanities.
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Welfare

by Mary Daly

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 Welfare is an important concept in the social sciences. It is also challenged and contested not only by alternative concepts but also as a political goal in itself. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, this book takes a fresh look at the continuing relevance of welfare in the context of public policy, recent scholarly developments and changes in popular attitudes and behaviour. The book connects theory and practice. Tracing the concept's background in economics, political science and social policy, the book juxtaposes welfare with newer approaches, such as subjective well-being, capabilities, care, social exclusion and social capital. The links between welfare and political ideas are also elaborated. The welfare state, as it developed historically in Europe and as it is changing in different countries, is given an important place in the analysis. Drawing on a range of empirical work, the book in its final part considers how individuals and groups attain welfare and how this shapes people's decisions and actions in their everyday lives. Written in a lively style, the book provides students of sociology, social policy and political science with a valuable point of access to a range of debates and thinking in the field of welfare and related concepts.
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City

by Deborah Stevenson

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 This book is a fresh and engaging analysis of the city as a central concept in contemporary social thought. It probes the contested and negotiated ways in which cities are built, understood, lived and imagined. Taking a thematic approach and drawing on a range of theoretical, methodological and empirical points of reference, it examines such subjects as urban inequality, public space, creative cities, globalization, the night-time economy, suburbia, and memory and emotion. In The City Deborah Stevenson argues that, as theories and concepts shape what is known about cities and urban life, it is necessary to build conceptual frameworks that engage with the intersections and tensions between urban processes and trends, as well as with the complexities of everyday urban life. This book s combination of original insight and critical synthesis will make it an invaluable contribution for an international, interdisciplinary readership of students and scholars in sociology, geography, urban studies and wider social science and the humanities.
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Ethnicity

by Steve Fenton

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 In this extensively revised edition, Steve Fenton updates his concise and accessible introduction to ethnicity, drawing on new published work and recent social and historical changes. Discussing an extended range of theorists and illustrations from around the world, Fenton explores and clarifies the core meanings and the shifting ground of this contested concept. More space is given to ideas of 'threat' and 'competition' in conceptualizing ethnicity, as well as to recent issues in migration, especially increased migration to the US from Central and South America. Fenton situates ethnic identities and interest in the changing modern world, and seeks to explain the contemporary conditions of delineation along ethnic and racial lines. Without assuming the centrality of ethnic difference, this book asks: Does it matter? When does it matter? Is it as important as many have assumed? The second edition of Fenton's highly regarded Ethnicity will continue to be an invaluable text for students of sociology, politics and international relations coming to the subject for the first time. Its innovative and challenging approach will also appeal to more advanced scholars of race and ethnicity.
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Gender

by Harriet Bradley

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 New edition of a popular and highly lauded introduction to gender - the first edition won Choice's outstanding academic title award. Provides an excellent survey of the key theoretical approaches that have been developed in gender studies, and how they relate to social and political life.
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Rome

by Andrew Leach

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 Andrew Leach s Rome is the first book in Polity s exciting new Cities in World History series, which aims to provide the general reader and traveller with historically informed companions to the world s greatest cities.
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Rome

by Andrew Leach

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 Andrew Leach s Rome is the first book in Polity s exciting new Cities in World History series, which aims to provide the general reader and traveller with historically informed companions to the world s greatest cities.
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Islamic Law And Muslim Same-Sex Unions

by Hussein Abdullatif

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 This book builds a case for Muslim same-sex unions for the fulfillment of gay and lesbian Muslims' human need for intimacy, affection, and companionship. In constructing this case, the book extensively engages with the Muslim tradition, drawing on the Qur'an, Hadith, and jurisprudence as well as contemporary scholarship.
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An Introduction To The Theory Of Knowledge

by Dan (University Of Birmingham) O'Brien

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 An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge, 2nd Edition guides the reader through the key issues and debates in contemporary epistemology. Lucid, comprehensive and accessible, it is an ideal textbook for students who are new to the subject and for university undergraduates. The book is divided into five parts.
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The Future Of Community - Reports Of A Death Greatly Exaggerated

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 A collection of short, punchy essays arguing that communities are alive and thriving, but not under government control.
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Capitalism'S New Clothes - Enterprise, Ethics And Enjoyment In Times Of Crisis

by Ciara Colin Cremin

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 The more capitalism is revealed to be damaging and regressive, the more it gains acceptance in everyday life and popular culture
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Let Them Eat Junk - How Capitalism Creates Hunger And Obesity

by Robert Albritton

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 How the capitalist system creates simultaneous hunger and obesity
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Cyberchiefs - Autonomy And Authority In Online Tribes

by Mathieu O'Neil

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 Can there be autonomy on the internet?
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A Suitable Enemy - Racism, Migration And Islamophobia In Europe

by Liz Fekete

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 Exposes institutionalised racism behind the inhuman migration and security policies of the EU
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Poisoned Spring - The Eu And Water Privatisation

by Kartika Liotard e Steven P. Mcgiffen

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 Against the privatisation of water
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A Doctor In Galilee - The Life And Struggle Of A Palestinian In Israel

by Hatim Kanaaneh

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 Inspiring biography from a doctor working against the odds in Palestine.
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The European Union And Turkish Accession - Human Rights And The Kurds

by Kerim Yildiz e Mark Muller

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 Examines the debate over Turkey's EU membership, focusing in particular on human rights issues relating to the country's Kurdish minority.
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The Battle For China'S Past - Mao And The Cultural Revolution

by Mobo Gao

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 A controversial polemic countering modern revisionist narratives demonising the Mao regime.
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365 Ways To Strengthen Your Spirituality - Simple Ways To Connect With The Divine

by Alexandra Chauran

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 365 quick and easy ways to strengthen and connect with your spiritual practice
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The Scramble For The Poles - The Geopolitics Of The Arctic And Antarctic

by Klaus (Royal Holloway, University Of London) Dodds e Mark Nuttall

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 <p>In August 2007 a Russian flag was planted under the North Pole during a scientific expedition triggering speculation about a new scramble for resources beneath the thawing ice.
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Science, Culture And Society: Understanding Science In The 21st Century - Understanding Science In The 21st Century

by Mark (University Of Brighton) Erickson

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 Revised editon of the author's Science, culture and society, 2005.
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Ego: The Game Of Life - The Game Of Life

by Frank Schirrmacher

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 First published in German as Ego: Das Spiel des Lebens, by Karl Blessing Verlag in 2013.
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Class

by Will Atkinson

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 Class is not only amongst the oldest and most controversial of all concepts in social science, but a topic which has fascinated, amused, incensed and galvanized the general public, too.
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Class

by Will Atkinson

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 Class is not only amongst the oldest and most controversial of all concepts in social science, but a topic which has fascinated, amused, incensed and galvanized the general public, too.
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