This book explores global efforts to engage men in building gender equality, bridging the gap between scholarship and practice. It combines practical lessons from activists with critical understandings of men and masculinities from leading writers in the field.
Mothers at the Margins
This collection speaks with the voices of mothers who feel alienated, stigmatised, or silenced for not fitting the expected norms of motherhood. It challenges narrow ideas of maternal identity, revealing structures of oppression and strategies of resistance and love.
This volume explores how a dialogue between diversity and migration research can deepen understanding. It highlights challenges in host societies, from exclusion to anti-migrant attitudes, and points toward solutions through diversity management and legal reform.
This book presents methods to help children, adolescents, and families deal with adversity. It focuses on strengthening social, emotional, and learning skills and promoting child, family, and school resilience for professionals, teachers, and parents.
As more women enter the workforce, they face an influx of issues surrounding work-life balance. Based on over 400 interviews, this book explores the competing narratives of women’s lives as they balance careers with marriage and motherhood.
Grounded in recent research, this vital book offers a critical review of Chinese migration. It explores the patterns and influences of internal migration, movements to Hong Kong, and migration to Western countries, focusing on migrant families-at-risk.
Giving Children a Voice
This collection of papers by international experts challenges society to note the seriousness of child abuse and the impact of technology on children. It raises questions on the rights of the child, and the role of parenthood in today’s contexts.
Customary Laws and Social Order in Arab Society
Mahgoub investigates a number of urgent issues in contemporary Egyptian society, brought to light through over fifty years of fieldwork. The subjects covered include folk traditions and customs of the lifecycle; pregnancy and childbirth; and the socialization of boys and girls.
The Weight of the Past
The 1980 Turkish coup was a milestone of transformation, violence, and oppression. This book examines how it is remembered differently by various political groups, focusing on the contest between collective memory, identity, and power.
Lucky Strikes and a Three Martini Lunch
This collection of essays explores the popular AMC series Mad Men. It analyzes the seductive world of 1960s Madison Avenue advertising, interrogating identity, nostalgia, and the compelling relationships between characters. For fans, students, and educators.
Technolife 2035
This book explores technology’s future influence on life. It discusses trends in biotech, robotics, and energy, and presents three scenarios showing the possible directions development could take us by the year 2035.
Rethinking Romantic Love
This book explores contemporary conceptions of romantic love in different countries and social groups. It shows that Western ideals of romantic love persist despite varied experiences. The public will find many ‘love stories’ from this detailed study of our society.
Connecting Past and Present
Experts offer analyses of contemporary works influenced by the Spanish Golden Age. A frequent source of inspiration, this book explores how contemporary Spaniards reach into the past, an epoch of political and religious upheaval, to connect with their present world.
Proverbs are gems of folklore that offer insight into human behaviour and a culture’s philosophy. As Francis Bacon said, “The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs”. This collection contains over 1000 Greek and English proverbs with translations.
Thinking Colours
These essays explore the interaction between sensation, perception, and the cultural representation of colour. This volume shows that the interpretation of colour is emotional and varies by culture, making it a strong semiotic resource for communicating meaning.
Mapping the Self
This collection of essays explores place, identity, and nationality in our globalised world. With a global perspective, these critical works assert the power of film, poetry, and novels to define and contest identity, from the national to the individual.
Why do Koreans work some of the longest hours in the world? This book explores the reasons behind Korea’s demanding work culture and reveals the major impact lengthy working hours have on the ability of average Koreans to participate in leisure activities.
The Personal of the Political
In an era of radicalized politics, it is urgent to reconceptualise European feminisms. As patterns of oppression become more insidious, this volume brings together authors from diverse locations to understand patriarchal ideologies and create a sustainable future.
This book provides a kaleidoscopic view of Chinese folk customs from ancient to present times. Although some old customs are no longer prevalent, these traditions have had an undeniable impact on contemporary life, offering insights into an overlooked aspect of Chinese culture.
Scandinavia and the Balkans
This book explores the cultural interactions between Scandinavia and the Balkans—a topic rarely discussed in academic studies. The articles offered here explore numerous aspects of the transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in these two distant regions.