Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. Highly renowned authors present a rich overview of major sociological themes and the various empirical applications of cultural sociology.A timely introductory overview to this increasingly significant field which provides invaluable summaries of key studies and approaches within cultural sociology

Migrant City tells the story of contemporary London from the perspective of thirty adult migrants and two sociologists. Connecting migrants’ private struggles to the public issues at stake in the way mobility is regulated, channelled and managed in a globalised world, this volume explores what migration means in a world that is hyper connected – but where we see increasingly mobile, invasive and technologically sophisticated forms of border regulation and control.Migrant C...

A rakish lord. Lord Kenelm must have a wife. His choice falls on Miss Catherine Talbot. Surely, a generous settlement will counter his wicked reputation. He wants a marriage of convenience, and his untrammeled life as a man about town.An unusual lady. Catherine accepts the viscount's offer. She's risking her heart, but she's willing to tempt fate. The high-spirited beauty insists on a London Season. Catherine plans to humble the arrogant viscount.Lord Kenelm has no idea tha...

Engaging exploration of race and youth culture which examines the development of new identities, ethnicities and forms of racism. This text analyzes the relationship between racism, community and adolescent social identities in the African and South Asian diasporas.; This book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses in race and ethnicity, urban sociology, cultural studies and social anthropology. It will also have some appeal within social policy and social work....

Drawing on a wealth of original sources, including interviews with politicians and activists this book explores the changing contours of the politics of race in the present social and political environment. The volume seeks to go beyond abstract generalisations in order to develop an account which takes seriously the everyday processes that have shaped social understandings of race and politics in British society. At the same time it links up to the broader debates about the impact of mult...

14 years since his autobiography, Size Doesn't Matter, English rugby's most decorated flanker, Neil Back, returns with a tale of triumphs, heartaches, and broken promises. From his anti-hero role as "The Hand of Back" in Leicester Tigers' European Cup triumph over Munster, to Grand Slam glory and the 2003 World Cup with England, Neil is never far from the story. The Death of Rugby dissects the Lions' disastrous 2005 tour of New Zealand, the ousting of his mentor Dean Rich...

The Unfinished Politics of Race argues that the past few decades have seen important transformations in the politics of race. Contending that existing accounts have focused narrowly on the mainstream political sphere, this study argues that there is a need to explore the role of race more widely. By exploring the mainstream as well as transitional and alternative spheres of political mobilisation the authors stress the need to link the analysis of both local and national processes in order...

"I am awed by my destructive power. With a small squeeze of the gun trigger under my right index finger, I can rip the turret off a thirty-ton battle tank and throw it 200 feet across the desert, while the rest of the tank burns in an explosion of white-hot, burning phosphorescence. But the cold, morbid reality of it does not exist from where I sit and watch it happen. There's no dramatic chord. No deafening explosion. No screams suddenly stifled. The soundtrack of a pilot's war is mos...

A shy beauty in distress.When Guineveve Holland arrives in London, she is full of apprehension. The Earl of Holybrooke, her twin brother and sole confidante, is immediately immersed into his own social rounds. Mrs. Holland, her mother, is an ambitious social climber. Though Mrs. Holland has no great affection for her daughter, she still has grand ambitions for her.Guin is to be married off for wealth and position.Guin's own wants ar...

Miss Abby Fairchilde is painfully shy. She can't bear the thought of enduring another London Season. She has a boring, worthy suitor in Lord Fielding. Her sister urges her to accept his suit and she supposes she will, not having any reason to reject Lord Fielding.But then, everything changes. Lord Darlington remembers her from last Season! His impulsive, beautiful sister, Lady Bethany, wants to be her best friend! Abby's placid life is completely turned around. Suddenly, she's swep...

The story unfolds in Western Australia on the beautiful breakwater coast where life is calm and peaceful at the Hillarys marina. Then Harry Josephs arrives from Liverpool England intent on taking a percentage of the shop owner's earnings with his standover protection business. Local businessmen succumb to the threat of and pay their dues until Greg Langford, a government crime investigator arrives on the scene. Langford pursues Harry Josephs and his cohorts and finds that they are also inv...

A former CIA analyst draws on his experience combatting jihadi terror movements and the history of totalitarian regimes to show how citizens lose touch with reality.Some of history’s greatest empires have devolved into genocidal lunacy—often with shocking compliance from their own people. What methods can create this madness?In Manufacturing Delusion, acclaimed conservative commentator and former CIA officer Buck Sexton offers answers. Drawing on h...