Social Science/Work

‘A lovely, mind-boggling tapestry of a book. Lahore in Motion gives us sharp, short glimpses into how Lahore lives, dies, plays, goes to work, prays, celebrates, resists and surrenders. Intimate...

Echoes of History: Unheeded in Pakistan aims to answer two questions. First, how long has it been like this for our group. traversing familiar loops? This calls for a journey...

Rebuilding Community tells the story of Shia Ismaili Muslim women who recreated religious community (jamat) in the aftermath of successive displacements over the course of the twentieth century. Khoja-Moolji draws...

The first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter-gatherer to the present day “Beginning in the hunting-and-gathering past, this long view of work shows...

For decades, child protection systems have striven to provide responsive services to vulnerable children and families in the face of the constant change and instability caused by the bureaucratization of...

Invaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change in social policy Edited by a team of renowned experts, Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice features contributions from leaders in this...

Ethics and values, the cornerstone of good social work practice, are vital in upholding the dignity of service users. Written by a group of global experts, this book addresses questions...

This book relates the latest chapter in the story of a remarkable partnership between the worlds of faith and development, launched in 1998 by Jim Wolfensohn and then Archbishop of...

Generous, erudite, optimistic and candid...Hugh Mackay encourages us to find the best in ourselves and in our society in both good and troubled times.Revolutions never start at the top. If...

India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking Reversing his parents' immigrant path, a young writer returns to India and discovers an old country making itself new. Anand Giridharadas...

I’ve stuck up thousands of posters across Australia to interrogate our national identity. With each, the response has grown. You might expect I have unshakable convictions about social justice, but...

An evocative and life-enhancing account of running a community farm and raising a family in New York StateWhen Kristin Kimball fell in love with a farmer and left behind her...

The first authoritative yet accessible guide to this broad and popular topic Sociology is the study of human and societal interaction, and because society is constantly changing, sociology will always...

This fully revised and updated introduction to political sociology incorporates the burgeoning literature on globalization and shows how contemporary politics is linked to cultural issues, social structure and democratizing social...

'I absolutely loved this book. A fascinating, funny and ultimately moving exploration of marriage in the 21st century, voiced flawlessly - each interjection more perfect that the last' Evie WyldIt...

'Disturbing and powerful . I loved it' - Leïla Slimani, author of Lullaby'Icy and chilling... In sharply drawn sentences, Sedira summons the beauty of a small French village, and the shocking...

Society in Question is a comprehensive analysis of modern societal issues. This educational book offers objective insights into the functioning of societies and their problems, using facts and expert knowledge....

Like many of us, award-winning poet and essayist Lisa Wells has spent years overwhelmed by news of apocalyptic-scale climate change and a coming sixth extinction. She did not need to...