Sociologie

Timbuktu

The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold

The first book for general readers about the storied past of one of the world’s most fabled cities.Timbuktu — the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place, even though the city’s glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendour and decay of one of humankind’s …Lire la suite

A Companion to Media Authorship

A Companion to Media Authorship offers 28 groundbreaking chapters which investigate the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. Revitalizing the study within media and cultural studies, this diverse and global collection provides the definitive work on the subject.Rethinks cultures of authorship and challenges the concept of auteurism across multiple media formsMoves beyond notions…Lire la suite

Broke: Who Killed the Middle Classes?

 If you thought being middle-class meant your own home, something set aside for the kids and a comfortable retirement - think again.

The Ruling Race

Slavery And Freedom

An Interpretation of the Old South

Dirt Work

An Education in the Woods

A lively and lyrical account of one woman’s unlikely apprenticeship on a national-park trail crew and what she discovers about nature, gender, and the value of hard work Christine Byl first encountered the national parks the way most of us do: on vacation. But after she graduated from college, broke and ready for a new challenge, she joined a Glacier National Park trail crew as a seasonal…Lire la suite

Blood on the Streets

A Murderous History of Limerick

Limerick is known as the Treaty City, commemorating the site where peace was made during one of Ireland's bloody wars. However, since the 1980s the city's reputation has been tainted by gang feuds, earning it the infamous nickname 'Stab City'.In Blood on the Streets, Anthony Galvin explores the many notorious murders that have been perpetrated in the city over the years, including the case of …Lire la suite

The Boy Who Was Born a Girl

One Mother's Unconditional Love for Her Child

Brought up as female for 15 years, Jon can remember feeling different from other girls since he was only 6 years old. Despite several efforts to fit in, it soon becomes clear that it's impossible to identify as female.But it will take years of depression, incessant bullying, self-harm and isolation before Jon discovers that he is transgender.When Jon eventually confides in his mother, Luisa, …Lire la suite

The Democracy Project

A History, a Crisis, a Movement

A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the world--democracy--and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform America Democracy has been the American religion since before the Revolution--from New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems responsive only to the wealthiest among us …Lire la suite

The Social Construction of Ancient Cities

What made ancient cities successful? What are the similarities between modern cities and ancient ones? The Social Construction of Ancient Cities offers a fresh perspective on ancient cities and the social networks and relations that built and sustained them, marking a dramatic change in the way archaeologists approach them. Examining ancient cities from a "bottom up" perspective, the authors in…Lire la suite