First published in 1989, this reissue concerns itself with the relevance of Max Weber’s sociology for the understanding...... more

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

society. Bryan S. Turner considers the problems of multicultural, multifaith societies and legal pluralism in terms of...... more

society. Bryan S. Turner considers the problems of multicultural, multifaith societies and legal pluralism in terms of...... more

First published in 1989, this re-issue concerns itself with the relevance of Max Weber’s sociology for the...... more

contemporary analysis of the debates on Asian culture and society. In the Foreword to the book Bryan Turner comments: ’Professor...... more

Do we confuse globalization for Americanization? What are the distinctive elements in the interplay ... more

The ghosts of Civil War soldiers still inhabit the battlefields of America’s Southern States. Shots ring out, ghostly...... more

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

This book examines Muslims in Singapore, analysing both their habits, practices and dispositions tow... more

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

’Can We Live Forever?’ addresses the modern debate about the Life Extension Project that results fro... more

’Can We Live Forever?’ addresses the modern debate about the Life Extension Project that results fro... more

constructed, primarily in speech and writing.The book’s two aims are to describe analytically the fi eld of gerontology. The field...... more

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

collection draws together his key papers. This edition contains a new preface by Professor Bryan S. Turner....... more

particular, Turner′s developing position on the centrality of vulnerability. Assured and innovative, this book provides the most...... more

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

The mass violence of the twentieth century’s two world wars--followed more recently by decentralized and privatized...... 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

cultural change and politics. Moving beyond Karl Mannheim s classical contribution to generations, this volume offers a...... more

It is at least a decade since scientists turned their imaginations to creating new compact, portable... more

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

America’s War Between the States. Bush takes the reader through every major battle in the West complete with an order of...... more

Provides a coherent and defensible interpretation of Eliade’s thought which allows less familiar readers to approach...... more

societies. Bryan S Turner considers the ways in which different social theorists have interpreted the experience of health and...... more

societies. Bryan S Turner considers the ways in which different social theorists have interpreted the experience of health and...... more

raises important questions about the global role of English intellectuals as a social stratum. Bryan Turner s ability to...... more

s claim that the aim of sociology must be to explain what is distinctive about the times in which we live....... more

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

Bryan S. Turner which demonstrates the relevance of the book for contemporary sociology....... 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

Cash and Travis... it all began one warm October day back in 2003 on a forgotten levee of the mighty... more

a real comfy corner. A corner that Cash s older brother, Clayton is not okay with. As time passes, and the friendship...... more

comprehensive and detailed documentation of all music - published and unpublished, from Shakespeare’s day to our own - in any way...... more

through colonialism to settler colonialism and today’s politics of regime change. The book discusses the settler colonial...... more

beyond national borders and boundaries. Democracy’s crucial relationships, between state and citizenry as well as amongst...... more

Recent years have seen contestations of democracy all around the globe. Democracy is challenged as a... more

the majority of the world’s population is urbanised, a social fact that has turned cities more than ever into focal sites...... more

Recent years have seen contestations of democracy all around the globe. Democracy is challenged as a... more