Sociology and Sociological Theory
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Explaining the Economic Success of Singapore
Johnny Sung
Explaining the Economic Success of Singapore explores the transformation of Singapore in the last three decades, going beyond the conventional explanations. The book argues that there was more to the transformation than a simple ‘right p...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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New Developments in Economic Sociology
Edited by Richard Swedberg
Economic sociology has gone through an explosive development, both in the United States and in Europe, in recent years. These new developments are well represented in this work. Articles by key economic sociologists, such as Mark Granove... -
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Working Mothers in Europe
Edited by Ute Gerhard, Trudie Knijn, Anja Weckwert
Working Mothers in Europe combines comparative perspectives on social policies with analyses of mothers’ practices as evidenced in macro data and as explored in country based case studies. Social policy research has emphasised the impact...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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New Developments in Environmental Sociology
Edited by Michael R. Redclift, Graham Woodgate
This outstanding collection, which is a fully up to date companion to the title The Sociology of the Environment, published in 1995, represents a landmark in a field of academic research that is increasingly important for wider policy qu... -
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Sustainable Consumption
Edited by Dale Southerton, Heather Chappells, Bas Van Vliet
Sustainable Consumption is unique, not just in its inter-disciplinary and substantive subject matter (changing networks of utility consumption and production), but because it examines empirically the key theoretical debates underpinning ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Exploring the Tomato
Mark Harvey, Stephen Quilley, Huw Beynon
Exploring the Tomato engages with an apparently simple fruit in order to reveal major changes to society and economy. It treats the tomato as an object of fascination and as a probe into major historical changes in twentieth century capi... -
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Beyond Rules in Society and Business
Verner C. Petersen
This provocative book challenges traditional tenets about behavioral regulation in society as well as in business. Verner Petersen asserts that attempts to solve ethical problems by creating explicit guidelines, codes and rules discourag... -
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The End of Marriage?
Jane Lewis
The modern day sees fewer marriages than before, and cohabitation is a major driver of family change. Jane Lewis questions whether this is – as many commentators argue and fear – a sign of ever-increasing individualism. Just as the or... -
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Competing Capitalisms: Institutions and Economies
Edited by Richard Whitley
This authoritative collection brings together the leading contributions to the comparative study of forms of capitalism. An introductory essay presents the context in which these contributions developed, discusses the major issues raised... -
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The Social Impact of the Asian Financial Crisis
Edited by Yun-Peng Chu, Hal Hill
This volume presents a scholarly insider’s perspective on the Asian economic crisis, examining the social, economic and political consequences of the crisis in six influential Asian economies: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines,...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Environment, Society and Natural Resource Management
Edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Vaughan Higgins, Stewart Lockie
As greater significance is placed on the relationship between people and their environment it is increasingly acknowledged that few environmental problems can be solved without considering the social context in which they arise. But what... -
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Regulation Theory and the Crisis of Capitalism
Edited by Bob Jessop
This five-volume collection (with individual volumes available separately) provides a comprehensive overview of the regulation approach to capitalism and its crisis-tendencies. Edited by a major British contributor to the approach, the c...
