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Bryan S. Turner is Professor of Sociology in the Asian Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore. Previously he was Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge from 1998-2005. His research interests include globalization and religion, concentrating on such issues as religious conflict and the modern state, religious authority and electronic information, religious, consumerism and youth cultures, human rights and
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Télécharger le livre :  The Body and Society

"This truly deserves to be considered a classic and I strongly encourage my students to read it from cover to cover. Turner's work on the body needs to be considered in its own right within courses on the sociology of the body." - Dr Robert Meadows, Surrey...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 2008-04-18

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55,94
Télécharger le livre :  The SAGE Handbook of Sociology

Sociology has evolved greatly since it's inception as an academic discipline. It has diverged into numerous strands often flowing in disparate directions - so much so that today the notion of canonical sociology has become widely disputed. The field of sociology at...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 2005-06-18

Format(s) : PDF
107,93
Télécharger le livre :  Handbook of Citizenship Studies

'The contributions of Woodiwiss, Lister and Sassen are outstanding but not unrepresentative of the many merits of this excellent collection'- The British Journal of Sociology From women's rights, civil rights, and sexual rights for gays and lesbians to disability...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 2002-08-16

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107,93
Télécharger le livre :  Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory

This comprehensive book provides an indispensable introduction to the most significant figures in contemporary social theory. Grounded strongly in the European tradition, the profiles include Michel Foucault, J[um]urgen Habermas, Roland Barthes, Jean Baudrillard, Pierre...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 2001-05-18

Format(s) : PDF
65,73
Télécharger le livre :  Society and Culture

Society and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn' has made the study of society redundant. Sociologists have objected to the rise of cultural...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 2001-04-11

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66,46
Télécharger le livre :  Classical Sociology

In this book, one of the foremost sociologists of the present day, turns his gaze upon the key figures and seminal institutions in the rise of sociology. Turner examines the work of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Karl Mannheim, Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons to...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 1999-10-13

Format(s) : PDF
66,97
Télécharger le livre :  Medical Power and Social Knowledge

The fully revised edition of this successful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology and an assessment of its significance for social theory and the social sciences. It includes a completely revised chapter on mental health and new chapters...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 1995-08-22

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66,97
Télécharger le livre :  The Body

This challenging volume reasserts the centrality of the body within social theory as a means to understanding the complex interrelations between nature, culture and society. At a theoretical level, the volume explores the origins of a social theory of the body in...
Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution : 1991-01-10

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67,78