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New Books in Sociology

New Books in Sociology


New Books in Sociology

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Interviews with Sociologists about their New Books
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Justin O’Connor, "Culture is Not an Industry: Reclaiming Art and Culture for the Common" (Manchester UP, 2024)

According to Dr. Justin O’Connor, culture is at the heart of what it means to be human....

59 minutes
May 01, 2024

Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil, "The Gulf Migrant Archives in Kerala: Reading Borders and Belonging" (Oxford UP, 2024)

The Indian state of Kerala is one of the largest blocs of migrants in the oil economies...

42 minutes
May 01, 2024

Adia Harvey Wingfield, "Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It" (Amistad Press, 2023)

Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, k...

46 minutes
Apr 30, 2024

Jaume Aurell, "What Is a Classic in History?: The Making of a Historical Canon" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

What is a classic in historical writing? How do we explain the continued interest in ce...

48 minutes
Apr 30, 2024

John O'Brien, "States of Intoxication: The Place of Alcohol in Civilisation" (Routledge, 2018)

Is alcohol a universal feature of human society? Why is problematic in some countries a...

48 minutes
Apr 29, 2024

Gary S. Cross, "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal" (NYU Press, 2024)

Free time, one of life’s most precious things, often feels unfulfilling. But why? And h...

48 minutes
Apr 23, 2024

Philipp Demgenski, "Seeking a Future for the Past: Space, Power, and Heritage in a Chinese City" (U Michigan Press, 2024)

In Seeking a Future for the Past: Space, Power, and Heritage in a Chinese City (U Michi...

80 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

Vaia Touna and Richard Newton, "Fieldnotes in the Critical Study of Religion: Revisiting Classical Theorists" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

Fieldnotes in the Critical Study of Religion: Revisiting Classical Theorists (Bloomsbur...

56 minutes
Apr 21, 2024

Fumilayo Showers, "Migrants Who Care: West Africans Working and Building Lives in U.S. Health Care" (Rutgers UP, 2023)

As the U.S. population ages and as health care needs become more complex, demand for pa...

62 minutes
Apr 21, 2024

Women’s Experiences of Workplace Gender-based Violence and Harassment in Cambodia’s Construction Industry

In Cambodia, the government and civil society organisations have paid significant atten...

35 minutes
Apr 20, 2024