Sociology – Page 23 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters in China, Japan and Beyond

Edited By: Adenrele Awotona

£54.99

Leading scholars examine lessons learned and best practices in post-disaster rebuilding, reducing the impact of disasters on communities in China, Japan, and worldwide. This volume consists of selected papers and invited contributions on the topic.

Women Past and Present

Biographic and Multidisciplinary Studies

Edited By: Maria Zina Gonçalves de Abreu

£44.99

In Western societies, despite legal gains for women, resistance and prejudice persist in this “post-feminist” era. New asymmetries in gender relations are also emerging, a result of globalisation, migration, new technologies, and trafficking.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Collaborative Intelligence

Towards the Social Organization

By: Anthony Forsyth

£44.99

This book describes the steps to transform a company into a social organization. It covers the strategic transformation, how HRM must adapt for collaborative work, and the new leadership skills needed, all supplemented with case studies from managers.

Engaging Geographies

Landscapes, Lifecourses and Mobilities

Edited By: Juliana Mansvelt, Russell Prince, Michael Roche

£44.99

This volume draws together research on landscapes, lifecourses, and mobilities. It treats landscapes in an adventurous way, concentrating on infrastructure and ideology. It also explores the lifecourse from birth to death and the movement of people and ideas.

Portable Roots

Transplanting the Bicultural Child

By: Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner

£39.99

This book challenges the traditional understanding of human development by focusing on identity formation in bicultural children. Drawing on a three-decade study, it explores themes of “rootlessness” and asks how transplanted roots can thrive.

Contemporary Television Series

Narrative Structures and Audience Perception

Edited By: Silvia Branea, Bianca Mitu

£44.99

This volume proposes an interdisciplinary approach to worldwide television series, analyzing the invisible barriers between fiction and reality. Readers can explore unique insights into the impact of television on reality and on their own lives.

Whose City Is That? Culture, Design, Spectacle and Capital in Istanbul

Edited By: Dilek Özhan Koçak, Orhan Kemal Koçak

£52.99

For each inhabitant there is another Istanbul, created from their own experiences. This book gathers researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the city's real and imaginary borders, asking the ultimate question: Whose city is it?

For each inhabitant there is another Istanbul, created from their own experiences. This book gathers researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the city’s real and imaginary borders, asking the ultimate question: Whose city is it?

Social Issues and Policies in Asia

Family, Ageing and Work

Edited By: Raymond K. H. Chan, Lih-Rong Wang, Jens O. Zinn

£44.99

Across Asia, rapid change creates conflict between family, work, and ageing. This book addresses these social issues by comparing the challenges and interventions in societies like Japan, Korea, and China, providing insight into this dynamic part of the world.

Work and the Challenges of Belonging

Migrants in Globalizing Economies

Edited By: Floya Anthias, Mojca Pajnik

£44.99

This book explores the relationship between work and migrant belonging in globalizing economies. It examines how policies create precarious, poorly paid work, and discusses the challenges of exclusion, securitization, and the commodification of migrant labor.

The Age of Asian Migration

Continuity, Diversity, and Susceptibility Volume 1

Edited By: Yuk Wah Chan, David Haines, Jonathan Lee

£54.99

Asia is the world region producing the most international migrants. This book provides a full discussion of Asian migration, from historical perspectives to current flows and diasporas, covering key regions and offering a reassessment with crucial policy implications.

Community Policing as a Public Policy

Challenges and Recommendations

By: Rabindra K Mohanty, Satyajit Mohanty

£44.99

Many community policing initiatives fail. This book explains community policing not as a philosophy, but as a sustainable public policy. It provides a model with challenges and recommendations to serve as guidelines for policymakers and implementers.

I Want to Change My Life

Can Reality TV Competition Shows Trigger Lasting Career Success?

By: Barrie Gunter

£47.99

Talent shows claim to give ordinary people extraordinary opportunities. But do they deliver? This book shows that few contestants achieve lasting success, revealing that television picks its own stars for a good backstory as much as for their talent.

Confining Spaces, Resistant Subjectivities

Toward a Metachronous Discourse of Literary Mapping and Transformation in Postcolonial Women’s Writing

By: Kinana Hamam

£44.99

This book offers a contemporary re-reading of postcolonial women’s narratives, focusing on female oppression, voice, and agency. An analysis of unconventional spaces of female resistance, such as prison and madness, yields surprising results.

Facets of Women’s Migration

Edited By: Elisabetta Di Giovanni

£41.99

This volume presents original contributions on women’s migration from an interdisciplinary context. The papers examine diverse destinations—including the Italian city of Palermo, Italy and Europe—through a variety of theoretical and geographical perspectives.

Crisis, Globalization and Governance

How to Draw Lessons?

Edited By: Nehme Azoury, Frank Bournois

£39.99

As globalization challenges old business practices, this book tackles how to reinvent governance at private and public levels. It provides strategies to reorient globalization for a safer future, promoting public interest and social democracy.