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![STRATEGIC CHOICE AND PATH-DEPENDENCY IN POST-SOCIALISM]()
STRATEGIC CHOICE AND PATH-DEPENDENCY IN POST-SOCIALISM
Edited by Jerzy Hausner, Bob Jessop, Klaus Nielsen
Strategic Choice and Path-Dependency in Post-Socialism focuses on the distinctive institutional legacies of state socialism and their impact on the transformation of Poland, Hungary and the former Czechoslovakia. Strategic dilemmas and ... -
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THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, THE STATE AND SOCIAL WORK IN BRITAIN
Jane Lewis
The Voluntary Sector, the State and Social Work in Britain offers a different perspective which shows that Britain has always had a mixed economy of welfare with the voluntary sector playing a major role. This book traces the ideas and ... -
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FEMINIST CULTURAL STUDIES
Edited by Terry Lovell
Feminist Cultural Studies is a key reference collection covering a broad spectrum including ethnographic studies, audiences and reading, culture in the making of subjectivity, and popular culture such as film, television, dance, make-up ... -
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THE SOCIOLOGY OF MEDICINE
Edited by William C. Cockerham
The Sociology of Medicine is a collection of essays and research findings representing the work of medical sociologists in several different countries which focus on current ideas, concepts and issues in medical sociology. The selection... -
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![THE ECONOMICS OF AGEING]()
THE ECONOMICS OF AGEING
Edited by John Creedy
The fundamental role of individual ageing is something that everyone is necessarily aware of, and the division of the life cycle into a number of distinct stages has been recognised for many centuries. This volume collects 32 articles c... -
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WOMEN AND MARKET SOCIETIES
Edited by Barbara Einhorn, Eileen J. Yeo
Women and Market Societies explores the problems and possibilities for women which arise from the transition to a market economy in East Asia, the dismantling of state socialism in Eastern Europe and the restructuring of the economies an... -
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Feminism
Edited by Susan M. Okin, Jane Mansbridge
This important reference collection focuses on central issues in contemporary feminist debate. It includes sections on the critique of mainstream political theories, the feminist reconstruction of political concepts, the impact on moral... -
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![Positivist Sociology and its Critics]()
Positivist Sociology and its Critics
Edited by Peter Halfpenny, Peter McMylor
This is a carefully edited selection of the seminal articles and papers on positivism which has been an important cornerstone of sociology. Positivism has had an enormous influence on both the theoretical ambitions and empirical researc... -
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Transnational Citizenship
Rainer Bauböck
Regional integration, mass migration and the development of transnational organizations are just some of the factors challenging the traditional definitions of citizenship. In this important new book, Rainer Bauböck argues that citizensh...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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NEW APPROACHES TO WELFARE THEORY
Edited by Glenn Drover, Patrick Kerans
New Approaches to Welfare Theory draws on recent work from the sociology of social action, feminist literature and critical social theory, to counter the current impasse in social policy. Interdisciplinary in scope and including work by... -
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![THE WELFARE STATE IN BRITAIN]()
THE WELFARE STATE IN BRITAIN
Michael Hill
The Welfare State in Britain presents a history of British social policy from the election of Clement Attlee to the fall of Margaret Thatcher. Michael Hill focuses upon the political processes which influenced the key reforms of the lat... -
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THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM AND THE PROTESTANT ETHIC
Michael H. Lessnoff
Max Weber, recognized as one of the world’s most important sociologists, saw his life’s work as nothing less than the comparative analysis of world civilizations. Above all, he was fascinated by the differing historical paths traced by ...
