Sociology and Sociological Theory
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Negotiating Early Job Insecurity
Edited by Bjørn Hvinden, Jacqueline O’Reilly, Mi A. Schoyen, Christer Hyggen
‘Comprehensive and well-articulated, this book provides a new and original investigation of early experiences of job insecurity in Europe and its effects on youth well-being and future employability. Given its innovative approach that go...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Research Agenda for Neoliberalism
Kean Birch
‘Engagingly written, this book offers a refreshing introduction to the intellectual history of neoliberalism. Offering an explanation of where neoliberal ideas came from, the varying ways in which these ideas have been analysed and used,...eBook:Find out more$29.56
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Elgar Companion to Social Capital and Health
Edited by Sherman Folland, Eric Nauenberg
‘Did you know that the concept of “social capital” can be traced to Marx? This Companion contains many more startling insights, not least due to its comprehensive review of worldwide empirical evidence suggesting that indeed social capit...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Defining Landscape Democracy
Edited by Shelley Egoz, Karsten Jørgensen, Deni Ruggeri
‘I have rarely found so many theoretical and methodological reflections unified in one volume. From this point of view, the book has the potential to become a standard teaching resource, also due to its clear and comprehensive structure....eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Seven Deadly Sins in Consumption
Edited by Henna Syrjälä, Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen
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De-Centering State Making
Edited by Jens Bartelson, Martin Hall, Jan Teorell
‘Though the emergence and evolution of state sovereignty is a central concern for the discipline of international relations, until recently there were very few studies that explored this phenomenon outside of Europe in a comparative mann...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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How to Live Well
Tony Fitzpatrick
The ancient moral philosophy of Epicureanism offers many valuable lessons for the modern world. How to Live Well updates and modifies Epicurean philosophy to offer an exciting new framework for contemporary social reform.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Research on Economic and Social Well-being
Edited by Conchita D’Ambrosio
‘This Handbook updates and modernizes decades of scholarship on macro-level markers of progress and micro-level measures of well-being. Its main contribution is its insistence on integrating non-traditional frameworks into conventional a...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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The Home
Edited by Antonio Argandoña
‘The home is an institution at the base of society which impacts individuals’ outcomes and decisions across the life course, from child developmental outcomes to work and retirement decisions. This book is a collection of contributions e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Financial Models and Society
Ekaterina Svetlova
‘Svetlova has written a thought-provoking book with an important message.’ – Lavan Mahadeva, Society of Professional EconomistseBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Politics and Policy of Wellbeing
Ian Bache, Louise Reardon
‘I have never seen a book like this. The authors seem to me to be ahead of their time: they are the first to try to explain the gradual rise and rise of ideas about “wellbeing” in modern society. At the time of writing, nobody knows wher...eBook:Find out more$33.60
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Automated and Autonomous Spatial Mobilities
Aharon Kellerman
‘Undoubtedly, what comes out of the dense writing in this book about automated and autonomous mobilities is that it opens up new avenues for future research and debate about such an exciting topic of our times. Transport geographers are ...eBook:Find out more$40.00