Sociology

Widely adopted throughout the world, this definitive text comprehensively examines how the global economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter ...

The social relations of difference – from race and class to gender and inequality – is at the heart of the concept of social geography and this Handbook...

Weighing In takes on the "obesity epidemic," challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. Julie Guthman examines fatness and...

Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as well as in our economy, politics and culture. Food in Society pro...

`The overall conception of the volume is absolutely splendid, and the editors skilfully place the material in the context of disciplinary and post-discipli...

Jihad vs. McWorld is a groundbreaking work, an elegant and illuminating analysis of the central conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus relig...

the Debate On Modernity And Postmodernity Has Awakened Interest In The Importance Of The Spatial For Cultural Formations. But What Of Those Spaces That Ex...

Widely regarded as the authoritative text on development geography, this volume examines the nature and causes of global inequality and critically analyzes...

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyGeneral

Edited By Stephen Graham. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Arts & Photography Architecture Urban & Land Use PlanningLand Us...

The Diverse Essays Collected Here Constitute An Exploration Of The Emerging Interdisciplinary Field Of Visual Culture, And Examine Why Modern And Postmodern...

This unique volume of 27 readings includes works by leading Canadian and international scholars.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesSociology

Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography,Third Edition captures the changes in the nature and outcomes of urbanization processes for people, as wel...

Today, for the first time in the history of Humankind urban dwellers outnumber rural residents. Urban places, towns and cities, are of fundamental importa...

A powerful, raw and eloquent memoir about the abuse former First Nations chief Edmund Metatawabin endured in residential school in the 1960s, the resulting...

Since The Mid-1990s, Research On Global Cities Has Exploded Throughout The Social Sciences. It Has Now Become One Of The Most Exciting, If Controversial, Ap...

Exploring the shifting ways in which geographers have studied nature, this book emphasizes the relationships and differences between human geography, phys...

Even though the Portuguese are relatively new to Canada, they have made major contributions to the cultural mosaic of the country. Containing many new essa...

Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can't remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with the...

One accident. Two victims. Three deaths. A moving account of grief and its aftermath. In the fall of 2009, Catherine Gourdier and the other members of her...

Revisit the unforgettable Calhoun women in these two exceptional stories about love and legend from #1 New York Times bestselling author NORA ROBERTS Suzan...

HERITAGE TORONTO 2022 BOOK AWARD NOMINEEFrom basketball hoops to cricket bats, the role community sports play in our cities and how crucial they are to dive...

Intended as a guide to the terms and phrases that partially shape the origins, purpose, logic, meaning, and methods of the practices known as qualitative i...

National Bestseller A Charmingly Relatable And Wise Memoir-in-essays By Acclaimed Writer And Bookseller Mary Laura Philpott, “the Modern Day Reincarnation...

Through the lens of her years spent as a sex worker, Charlotte Shane offers a provocative and tender reckoning of what it means to be a heterosexual woman a...

Discover the ancient classical customs of the Kama Sutra in this tastefully produced and beautifully illustrated gift edition Includes two separate volumes ...

Foundations -- Planning And Preparation -- Quantitative Data Collection And Analysis -- Qualitative Data Collection And Analysis -- Communicating With Other...

Introducing Intercultural Communication uses examples and case studies from around the world to situate communication theory in a truly global perspective....

In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the...

The highest-rated drama in BBC history returns to PBS Presents in March 2013 Less than a year after the first season finale, PBS’s hit series Call the ...

Overview: With Eight Grammy Nominations, A Gold Record, And Sales Of Over 4.5 Million, Ani Difranco Is One Of America's Most Fiercely Independent And Belove...

What would make your Christmas perfect?\For Cassie Beaumont, it’s meeting her perfect match. Cassie, at thirty-three, wants a husband and kids, and so far...

Golda Meir was the first female head of state in the Western world and one of the most influential women in modern history. A blend of Emma Goldman and Ma...

#1 New York Times Bestseller?Peter Schweizer says that, in a quarter-century as an investigative journalist, this is the scariest investigation he has ever ...

Popular marriage counselor and seminar leader John Gray provides a unique, practical and proven way for men and women to communicate and relate better by a...

The Popular Comedian Traces Her Youth In Atlanta's Most Troubled Neighborhood At The Height Of The Crack Epidemic, Discussing Her Experiences With Petty Cri...

"RaeAnne Thayne gets better with every book." —Robyn Carr, #1 New York TImes bestselling author\New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne tells a s...

Narrated by the visionary founding member, Hell's Angel provides a fascinating all-access pass to the secret world of the notorious Hell's Angels Motorcyc...

In March of 1992, the highest–ranking member of the Mafia in America ever to break his oath of silence testified against his boss, John Gotti. He is Salva...

The Author Of The Gnostic Gospels Draws On Personal Experiences And The Perspectives Of Neurologists, Anthropologists, And Historians To Illuminate The Endu...

A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITYThe effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our t...

Opposites attract in these two reader-favorite stories featuring the Stanislaskis! Falling for Rachel For passionate lawyer Rachel Stanislaski, work is her ...

Globalization has been traditionally interpreted as a phenomenon that takes place at the macro level and is determined by states and markets. This volume t...

Bruno Latour ; Translated By Catherine Porter. Includes Glossary.Categories: Engineering & Transportation EngineeringIndustrial, Manufacturing & Ope...

The Schooled Society examines how education has come to occupy a central place in society and how its function and form continue to evolve. Structured aroun...

Embraced with zeal by a wide array of activists and policymakers, the restorative justice movement has made promises to reduce the disproportionate rates ...

Psychology has had a number of things to say about black and coloured people, none of them favourable, and most of which have reinforced stereotyped and der...

Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change, third edition examines the themes, contradictions and conflicts surrounding the family and it's many inca...