Category: Sociology of Language

The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Set
The most comprehensive and up-to-date reference on contemporary, historical, and global concerns about women, crime, and criminal justice The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime is a comprehensive reference work on the pioneers and practitioners in the field of criminal justice, and an expert analysis of both female offenders and victims of crime. Offering a balanced […]
Frances P. Bernat (Editor), Kelly Frailing (Editor), Loraine Gelsthorpe (Editor), Sesha Kethineni (Editor), Lisa Pasko (Editor)
Being Modern in China: A Western Cultural Analysis of Modernity, Tradition and Schooling in China Today
This book analyses modernity and tradition in China today and how they combine in striking ways in the Chinese school. Paul Willis – the leading ethnographer and author of Learning to Labour – shows how China has undergone an internal migration not only of masses of workers but also of a mental and ideological kind to […]
Paul Willis
Wandering Souls
In September 2014, the French government entrusted Tobie Nathan with the task of counselling radicalized young people who had been drawn to jihadism and in this book he recounts his experiences of some of the young people he met and counselled. He describes what he heard, felt and perceived in his encounters with these […]
Tobie Nathan, Stephen Muecke (Translator)