Social Sciences – Page 315 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

The Meaning of Sexual Identity in the Twenty-First Century

Edited By: Judith S. Kaufman

£39.99

In a "post-gay era," is sexual identity becoming obsolete? Are LGBT youth being duped into conformity? This volume offers compelling debates from a wide variety of perspectives on the current state and possible irrelevance of sexual identity in the 21st century.

In a “post-gay era,” is sexual identity becoming obsolete? Are LGBT youth being duped into conformity? This volume offers compelling debates from a wide variety of perspectives on the current state and possible irrelevance of sexual identity in the 21st century.

Enacting Nationhood

Identity, Ideology and the Theatre, 1855-99

Edited By: Scott R. Irelan

£39.99

This collection of essays explores constructions of “We the People” during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. It interrogates pro- and anti-enslavement nationalism, partisanship, and armed conflict through dramatic literature and live performance.

Human-Environmental Interactions in Cities

Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Land Use Planning and Green Infrastructure

Edited By: Nadja Kabisch, Neele Larondelle, Angela Reeve

£39.99

This book examines human-environment interactions to foster biodiversity under the pressure of urbanisation. Using international case studies, it introduces concepts like biophilic urbanism and offers planning recommendations for sustainable green infrastructure.

The Disappointed Bridge

Ireland and the Post-Colonial World

By: Richard Pine

From £34.99

This first major study of Ireland’s post-colonial experience draws parallels with other emergent nations. Through literary and musical contexts, it offers unique insight into independence, asking: What happens to an emerging nation after it has emerged?

The Debt Crisis in the Eurozone

Social Impacts

Edited By: Nikos Petropoulos, George O. Tsobanoglou

£59.99

In a crisis comparable to the Great Depression, 20 social scientists delve into the causes and social impacts on Europe's periphery. They cover consequences from poverty to protest and offer policy recommendations to transform the crisis into an opportunity.

In a crisis comparable to the Great Depression, 20 social scientists delve into the causes and social impacts on Europe’s periphery. They cover consequences from poverty to protest and offer policy recommendations to transform the crisis into an opportunity.

Undoing Plessy

Charles Hamilton Houston, Race, Labor, and the Law, 1895-1950

By: Gordon P. Andrews

£44.99

Undoing Plessy explores the life of Charles Hamilton Houston, a “social engineer” who used the law to dismantle racial barriers. Houston understood the right to work was necessary for true freedom and built a strategy to win civil rights in the pre-Brown era.

Youth and the Labour Market in Romania

Edited By: Vasilica Ciucă, Anthony Forsyth

£54.99

This book examines the Romanian labour market, where youth face decreased job security and a risk of exclusion. It explains the challenges of the long transition from education to decent employment, a struggle faced by all, regardless of education level.

Women’s Political Visibility and Media Access

The Case of Nigeria

Edited By: Oladokun Omojola

£39.99

Despite laws against gender discrimination, women remain invisible in the media. This book explores women's political visibility in Nigeria, assessing aggressive tactics, “conscious reporting,” and the use of ICTs as practical ways of bridging this wide gap.

Despite laws against gender discrimination, women remain invisible in the media. This book explores women’s political visibility in Nigeria, assessing aggressive tactics, “conscious reporting,” and the use of ICTs as practical ways of bridging this wide gap.

Remarkable Contributions

India’s Women Leaders and Management Practices

By: Akanksha Anand

£39.99

This insightful text explores the emergence of women leaders in India’s growing service industry, a topic long unexamined. Grounded in research, it brings their remarkable leadership to life through case studies and surveys that capture their real lives.

The Memory of Nature in Aboriginal, Canadian and American Contexts

Edited By: Françoise Besson, Claire Omhovère, Héliane Ventura

£49.99

This volume explores the bond between man and nature through literary and visual works by Native and non-Native artists. It re-imagines our outlook on indigenous production, revealing how the non-human provides a key to understanding our world.

Changing Landscapes for Childhood and Youth in Europe

Edited By: Vassiliki Deliyianni

£49.99

Globalisation and technological change are transforming young people's lives. This collection explores the social construction of the life-course, the contours of belonging through migration and poverty, and the potential of virtual worlds.

Globalisation and technological change are transforming young people’s lives. This collection explores the social construction of the life-course, the contours of belonging through migration and poverty, and the potential of virtual worlds.

Changes, Conflicts and Ideologies in Contemporary Hispanic Culture

Edited By: Teresa Fernandez Ulloa

£59.99

This book studies how conflicts, changes, and ideologies appear in Hispanic discourse. It analyzes how ideological shifts of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries are reflected in the language, literature, and culture of Spain and Latin America.

Boundaries of the Self

Gender, Culture and Spaces

Edited By: Debalina Banerjee

£44.99

This book examines how spaces—social, political, cultural, and historical—affect women's identities. It analyzes how these spaces can generate agency and power, or annihilate attempts at emancipation and empowerment for women across cultures.

This book examines how spaces—social, political, cultural, and historical—affect women’s identities. It analyzes how these spaces can generate agency and power, or annihilate attempts at emancipation and empowerment for women across cultures.

Subjectivity and the Social World

A Collection of Essays around issues relating to the Subject, the Body and Others

Edited By: Stephen Burwood, Tom Feldges, Josh N.W. Gray

£39.99

Even as science reveals the brain's workings, the question of the relation between the experiencing subject and the brain remains open. What is a subject and how does it interact with others? This book provides innovative answers on subjectivity and the social world.

Even as science reveals the brain’s workings, the question of the relation between the experiencing subject and the brain remains open. What is a subject and how does it interact with others? This book provides innovative answers on subjectivity and the social world.

Innocence and Loss

Representations of War and National Identity in the United States

Edited By: Cristina Alsina Rísquez, Cynthia Stretch

£49.99

A fierce outcry for war has long dominated American culture, a deadly current coursing throughout its history. This collection of essays explores how the “compulsive redeployment of innocence” in America’s wars “endlessly defers a national reckoning.”

Competitive Political Regime and Internet Control

Case Studies of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia

By: Liu Yangyue

£44.99

Why do some democracies control the internet while authoritarian states don't? This book argues regime type is not the key determinant. Instead, it proposes a new framework where control is shaped by online transgressiveness and the capacity of civil society to resist.

Why do some democracies control the internet while authoritarian states don’t? This book argues regime type is not the key determinant. Instead, it proposes a new framework where control is shaped by online transgressiveness and the capacity of civil society to resist.

News from the Raven

Essays from Sam Houston State University on Medieval and Renaissance Thought

Edited By: Darci Hill

£49.99

This volume offers a celebration of Medieval and Renaissance culture. Essays drawing from philosophy, literature, music, art, and history include studies of Thomas Aquinas, Shakespeare, Beowulf, and the influence of rhetoric on musical composition.

Deconstructing Reaganism

An Analysis of American Fantasy Films

By: Douglas E. Forster

£49.99

This book explores Reagan’s political legacy in American films. While many films from 1980-2000 seem to celebrate family stability and social order, they create an unsettling mythology that reveals the inherent contradictions and paradoxes of Reaganism.

Sovereignty and Justice

Balancing the Principle of Complementarity between International and Domestic War Crimes Tribunals

By: Mark S. Ellis

£49.99

The ICC’s legitimacy rests on complementing, not violating, national sovereignty. For this to work, states must ensure their trials meet international standards, with support from the ICC and the global community. This book offers recommendations to succeed.

Negotiation and Foreign Policy Decision Making

By: Melania-Gabriela Ciot

£49.99

The course of world politics is shaped by the decisions of leaders. This book provides a new perspective on international relations by analyzing the subjective, psychological elements in their decision-making to better understand and predict global outcomes.