’Regimes of Happiness’ is a comparative and historical analysis of how human societies have articula... more

By recognizing tourism as a profound social force, this book engages with notions of power and persp... more

increasing role at least since the 1990s, only the social consequences of the global financial crises in 2008 have given it its...... more

increasing role at least since the 1990s, only the social consequences of the global financial crises in 2008 have given its...... more

The contributions to this volume Politics, Social Movements and Extremism take serious the fact that... more

The contributions to this volume Migration, Gender and Religion bring together empirically grounded ... more

overview of religion in contemporary Asia. Compiled and introduced by Bryan S. Turner and Oscar Salemink, the Handbook contains...... more

careful analysis of this highly topical situation. The volume s interdisciplinary profile will appeal to scholars and students...... more

How do we understand human-nature relationships in tourism, or determine the consequences of these r... more

This volume Struggle, Resistance and Violence examines the fact that all over the world the rights o... more

The Transformation of Citizenship addresses the basic question of how we can make sense of citizensh... more

This volume Boundaries of Inclusion and Exclusion examines the many different and newly emerging way... more

The second edition of the Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers students ... more

’a, such as the application of Black, Chambliss, and Eisenstein’s sociological perspectives....... more

his introduction and conclusion, Bryan Turner, reflecting on the analysis of the futility of war in Tolstoy’s novel, looks...... more

both the magnitude and the originality of Boltanski’s oeuvre, one finds only few systematic commentaries, let alone edited...... more

in the field, providing a range of perspectives on the continuing relevance of Bourdieu’s oeuvre to substantive problems...... more

This volume addresses a central problem of contemporary states, namely how to manage the eruption of... more

Legal pluralism has often been associated with post-colonial legal developments especially where com... more

his introduction and conclusion, Bryan Turner, reflecting on the analysis of the futility of war in Tolstoy’s novel, looks...... more

The Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education provides a contemporary introduction to this clas... more

This volume addresses a central problem of contemporary states, namely how to manage the eruption of... more

in the field, providing a range of perspectives on the continuing relevance of Bourdieu’s oeuvre to substantive problems...... more

The past few decades have seen growing interest in the study of the body. However, the increasing nu... more

The Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education provides a contemporary introduction to this clas... more

In recent decades, human rights have come to occupy an apparently unshakable position as a key and p... more

profane, symbol, myth and folklore. The volume examines Eliade s methodology and provides a significant critique of his work...... more

Providing an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the classical and the contemporary, this vo... more

From women′s rights, civil rights, sexual rights for gays and lesbians, disability rights, and language rights, we have...... more

Looking beyond the myths and headlines of Islam this text explores the religion from a social scienc... more

major debates and developments in contemporary social theory with 18 original essays by the world s leading social theorists....... more

, measured assessment of Baudrillard s work. The contributors examine Baudrillard s relation to consumption, modernity...... more

This challenging volume reasserts the centrality of the body within social theory as a means to unde... more

Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential American sociologists of the postwar period. Bryan Turner s...... more

, dem Feminismus, dem Post-Säkularismus und der Post-Moderne. - Untersucht kontroverse Debatten rund um den Kampf der...... more

today s archaeologist. Targeted to practitioners of archaeological remote sensing as well as students, this suite of current...... more

THE NEW BLACKWELL COMPANION TO THE Sociology of Religion "...I enjoyed reading this book for its in-... more

A comprehensive new collection covering the principal traditions and critical contemporary issues of... more

scholars of distinction, these chapters represent ground-breaking research in the field of Scotland’s complex and...... more

This book provides an integrated analysis of the complex nature of citizenship in Israel. Contributi... more

The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers students clear and informed cha... more

THE NEW BLACKWELL COMPANION TO THE Sociology of Religion "...I enjoyed reading this book for its in-... more

A comprehensive new collection covering the principal traditions and critical contemporary issues of... more

This is a wide-ranging and authoritative analysis of sociology s state-of-the-art . It will set the terms of debate...... more

profane, symbol, myth and folklore. The volume examines Eliade s methodology and provides a significant critique of his work...... more

Changing Religious Worlds measures the nature and significance of Mircea Eliade s contribution to the understanding and...... more

Bryan Rennie is Associate Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion at Westminster College. He is the author...... more