Books in the Studies in Critical Social Sciences series

This expansive volume challenges the conventional approach to research by arguing for the recentering of local and marginalized knowledges

Taking capitalism as a world system for his starting point, Vasapollo illustrates our economic system's contradictions and tendency toward crisis.

From post-Katrina struggles to Muslim women refusing to unveil, the logic of a new generation of protest is emerging

An intellectual and political tribute to James Petras

Focusing on the processes of accumulation, concentration, and centralisation of capital, Rubens Sawaya traces the transnationalisation of capital and its impact on Latin America and Brazil

In this wide-ranging volume two leading scholars of the region critically examine the new extractive-imperialism bearing down on the Americas

An insightful analysis of gender relations' role in the Japanese economy's transition from unstoppable growth to inescapable stagnation.

Media, Ideology and Hegemony equips readers with the essential tools they need to think critically about the new digital world.

Neoliberalism has dominated Chile for 35 consecutive years. In this collection prominent Chilean experts assess its impact and offer alternatives.

Debates on contemporary imperialism have focused on the U.S., to the exclusion of E.U. countries, this book corrects these trends

Covert racism, subtle in application, often appears hidden by norms of association, affiliation, group membership and/or identity.

Confronting the critical problems of Latin American development, this volume expertly roots these challenges in the structures of colonialism.

Usually viewed as a symbol of imperial might, Chaichian argues that Walls better fit as signs of an empire's decline.

Creatively weaving insights from Gramsci and Vygotsky, this volume offers a unique perspective on the Egyptian Revolution.

Theoretical meditations and empirical studies of the intersection of culture, power and history in social life.

Simmel's influence on Sociology has been immense. This volume aims to re-examine that legacy and draw lessons for today's scholars.

Widely considered the founding-father of Sociology, Sarah Farris's excellently argued book shows that Max Weber was also deeply orientalist.

This book presents studies of types of hybrid identities: transnational, double consciousness, gender, diaspora, and beyond.

In response to the conservative backlash against Vatican II liberal american catholics have rallied to defend its content.

An immanent critique of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, the pschychology originating from Lev Vygotsky

Collected together, and in many cases translated, for the first time, this volume contains the key essays of Marian Malowist

Far from being diametrically opposed, this provocative book convincingly argues that Fascism is indelibly linked to the liberal tradition.

Weaving Transnational Solidarity traces the threads of social justice spun by international activists stretching from Chiapas to the Catskills

An analysis of the origins, nature, and direction of attacks lodged against fair and affordable housing policy in the U.S.

International law has failed to promote and protect the rights of society in the face of the neoliberal agenda

Though it never went away, State capitalism is back en-vouge. This book looks at it's role in Europe and Asia.

Paolucci convincingly argues that by mixing political and scientific analysis, Marx yields a method closest to that of scientific inquiry.

Capitalism sews chaos throughout society with crises and wars. In the twenty-first century it has begun feeding on this entropy.

Despite many claims to the contrary, Quebec and Canada demonstrate the continued importance of state institutional authority, even under Neoliberalism