Sociology

Why Corporations Must Be Abolished
By Steve Tombs, David Whyte

Drawing upon a wide range of sources of empirical evidence, historical analysis and theoretical argument, this book shows beyond any doubt that the private, profit-making, corporation is a habitual and routine offender. The book dissects the myth that the corporation can be a rational, responsible, 'citizen'... Read more...

Acts, Motives, Offenders, Victims, and Justice
By Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino

Hate crimes and lesser acts of bigotry and intolerance are seen to be constants in today’s world. Since 1990, the federal government has published annual reports on hate crime incidents in the United States. While the reported numbers are disturbing, even more devastating is the impact of these crimes on individuals, communities, and society... Read more...

Moving Materials in a Global Age
Edited by Thomas Birtchnell, Satya Savitzky, John Urry

Objects and materials are on the move like never before, oftentimes at astonishing speeds and along hidden routeways. This collection opens to social scientific scrutiny the various systems which move objects about the world, examining their fateful implications for many people and places. Offering texts from key thinkers, the book presents case studies from around the world... Read more...

By Megan Watkins, Greg Noble, Catherine Driscoll

Pedagogy is oftentimes glossed as the ‘art and science of teaching’ but this focus typically ties it to the instructional practices of formalised schooling. Like the emerging work on ‘public pedagogies’, the notion of cultural pedagogies signals the importance of the pedagogic in realms other than institutionalised education... Read more...

By Michele Tracy Berger and Cheryl L Radeloff

"Berger and Radeloff have revised their ground-breaking 2011 practical guidebook to women's and gender studies by expanding on the field's applications for study, research, and career development… The references offer practical as well as scholarly materials for further research, making this guide a unique reference source for career shelves as well as a useful supplementary classroom text."— G. M. Herrmann, SUNY College at Cortland, CHOICE Reviews    Order your copy today!

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Click here to read a fascinating interview with Lorri J. Santamaría, lead author of 'Cross Cultural Women Scholars in Academe'. She reveals the reasons why she decided to write this book, what she found surprising when researching the book and her thoughts on how this field is evolving today.

This interview is part of the International Women's Day promotion at Routledge, click here to view all the books in the promotion.

(This book is part of the Routledge Research in Gender and Society Series. Click here to go to the series page)

"Gender, Development and Environmental Governance is indeed an enlightening work in more ways than one. Especially admirable is the élan with which Arora-Jonsson pulls off a seemingly unsustainable project—comparing a highly developed and a developing society… [The book] is a valuable contribution to the corpus of the theoretical literature on gender and environmental studies and a must read for all gender and environment scholars."— Etee Bahadur, Journal of South Asian Development

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Michael McEachrane's thought provoking book recently featured in an article on race and Scandinavia published by Swedish Newspaper DN... Read more...