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Professional Curiosity in Safeguarding Adults Ann Anka, Helen Thacker, Bridget Penhale, Walter Lloyd-Smith, Becky Booth 25th April, pb, £19.99, 9781916925205 Practice tips and guidance on using professional curiosity and partnership work in safeguarding adult practice.
Applying Social Policy in Social Work Practice Laura Mullen 2nd June, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781916925267 Innovative text for social work students, designed to develop their knowledge and understanding of social policy and how to best apply this in practice.
Research in Health and Social Care Simon Williams, Rachel Searcey 19th May, pb, eb, £25.99, 9781916925304 Perfect for all students in the field as well as early- career practitioners aiming to deepen their knowledge and skills in conducting robust, ethical and relevant developmental research.
The Anti-racist Social Worker in Practice Nimal Jude (ed), Tanya Moore (ed), Glory Simango (ed) 7th April, pb, £18.99, 9781916925595 How to guide to anti-racist practice for social workers and social care practitioners.
The Family Court in Practice Richard Harper 10th March, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781916925656 Written by a senior judge, this guide provides anyone working with children with a clear understanding of safeguarding good practice and the principles and proceedings of the family court.
Edward Elgar
Rethinking Analytical Sociology Daniel Little 28th March, hb, eb, £95, 9781035317738 Discerning book outlines the methods, assumptions and achievements of analytical sociology, presenting it as a valuable research approach in the social sciences.
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Families With Children in a Turbulent Era Katja Repo (ed), Mia Tammelin (ed), Petteri Eerola (ed) 28th February, hb, eb, £95, 9781035320516 Analyses how turbulence is interwoven into the everyday life of families with children.
The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work Kurt Vandaele (ed), Silvia Rainone (ed) 28th March, hb, eb, £185, 9781035321131 Multidisciplinary in scope, this volume comprehensively analyses the dynamics and trends of the app-based food delivery sector in the platform economy.
Critical Perspectives on Predictive Policing Vasilis Galis (ed), Helene OI Gundhus (ed), Antonis Vradis (ed) 28th February, hb, eb, £105, 9781035323029 Advances understanding of the social, legal and ethical aspects of digitalisation in law enforcement and the reliance on data-driven tools to predict and prevent crime.
Economyths of Work, Value, and Success in America Elisa Bienenstock, Skaidra Smith-Heisters 28th February, hb, eb, £80, 9781035341733 Examination and critique of the economic mythologies about opportunity and prosperity that underlie our decision-making about public policy.
Research Handbook on Partnering Across the Life Course Dimitri Mortelmans (ed), Laura Bernardi (ed), Brienna Perelli- Harris (ed) 28th April, hb, eb, £195, 9781803923376 Latest title in the Research Handbooks in Sociology series.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Crime Rob White (ed) 28th February, hb, eb, £180, 9781803923826 Contributing authors present novel ways to conceptualise environmental harm and describe its contemporary manifestations, identifying how to combat these crimes to ensure a sustainable future.
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Feminist Developments in Violence and Abuse 14th March, pb, eb, £34.99, 978180 Feminist forum for academic work informing policy and practice with the overarching objective of contributing towards ending violence and abuse within society. Rape Myths Sofia Persson, Katie Dhingra vol 3, 0711556 Rough Sex and the Criminal Law Hannah Bows (ed), Jonathan Herring (ed) vol 5, 1179317 Gendered Justice? Jo Roberts vol 4, 2620726
The Politics of Nostalgia Simon Winlow 18th February, pb, eb, £17.99, 9781837535514 Escalating pressures and growing fear of the future encourage people to take refuge in the past. Nostalgia plays a key role in working-class politics and community life.
Fortress Press
The Reformations of Medicine Ekaterina N Lomperis 22nd April, pb, eb, £30.99, 9781506491172 Innovative exploration of early modern religious approaches to medicine offers novel insights into the enduring interactions between medicine, spirituality and religion.
Granta Books
Enemy Feminisms Sophie Lewis 18th February, pb, £14.99, 9798888902493 Transfeminist battle cry against cisness, a decolonial takedown of nationalist womanhoods and a sex-radical retort to femmephobia in all its guises. Enemy Feminisms is a fierce love letter to feminism.
Second Skin Anastasiia Fedorova 5th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781803511900 Expansive, taboo-busting tour through different sexual fetishes—from latex and leather to medical gear—that brings these subversive desires out of the dungeon and into the light.
Their End is Our Beginning
Brian Bean, Charlie Aleck (illus) 1st July, pb, £16.99, 9798888903735 Thorough analysis of the connections between policing and capitalism, centring global lessons of revolt and resistance.
Greystone Books
So Lonely Hilde stby, Matt Bagguley (tr) 27th March, hb, £22.99, 9781778400025 Deeply personal yet universally relevant book about the costs to all when some are pushed out of society.
Hachette Go
Generation Care Jennifer N Levin 8th April, hb, £25, 9780306832031 Explores real stories and real people who are most affected by the caregiving crisis, highlighting the need for policy shifts and giving support where needed. A clarion call for change.
Harper Business
Make Work Fair Iris Bohnet, Siri Chilazi 27th February, hb, eb, £25, 9780063374416 Offers professionals at every level, in any kind of organisation, immediate, proven and evidence- based ways to create and sustain equity in their everyday business practices.
Haymarket Books
Where do cops come from and what do they do?
The Social Basis of the Female Question Alexandra Kollontai, lise Hendrick (tr) 8th July, pb, £24.99, 9798888903780 Many of the issues touched on in this book, first published in 1909, remain alive today—the struggle for gender equality is dominated by liberal groups while leftists address intersecting systems of oppression.
Jessica Kingsley
The Latinx Guide to Liberation Vanessa Pezo 21st February, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781805010210 Pioneering guide addresses the trauma of colonialism on the Latinx community
Hands On Remi Newman 21st April, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781839978708 Anthology exploring the healing power of hands-on sexuality work.
Karnac Books
Alienation RD Hinshelwood, Giuseppe Caruso 19th June, pb, eb, £34.99, 9781800133136 Focuses on the relevance of psychoanalysis to political issues, debate and action. It includes explorations of identity, ideology, nuclear war, racism and democracy.
Manchester University Press
The Return of the Housewife Emma Casey 8th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781526170972 Explores the rise of cleanfluencers and questions why the burden of housework remains disproportionately on women in the 21st century.
Mariner Books
The Nature of Our Cities Nadina Galle 31st July, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780063322622 Stirring exploration of how scientists from around the world are harnessing local ecology and innovative technology to protect cities from the effects of climate change.
MIT Press
Bye Bye I Love You Michael Erard
11th February, hb, £30, 9780262049429 Exploration of the first words and last words of life, written by a linguistically trained trade author.
Mother Media Hannah Zeavin 29th April, hb, £32, 9780262049559 History of mediated mothering during the last 40 years with a focus on the psychosocial panics surrounding the inclusion of technology in childcare.
Feminism in the Wild Ambika Kamath, Melina Packer 11th March, pb, £23, 9780262049634 Reveals how systems of power and oppression are embedded in the science of animal behaviour and explores how we can move towards better scientific understanding.
More Butch Heroes Ria Brodell, Chris E Vargas, SE Fleenor 29th April, hb, £23, 9780262049870 Original paintings and recovered biographies celebrate and honour trans figures spanning history and geography.
Animal Rights Mark Rowlands 11th February, pb, £15.99, 9780262549400 Short, reader-friendly overview of the contenious moral issue of animal rights.
Picturing Aura Jeremy Stolow 1st April, pb, £48, 9780262551748 The first book of its kind: an extended historical, anthropological and philosophical study of efforts to visualise the “human aura”.
Cloud Joan Copjec 6th May, pb, £33, 9780262552394 On the role of women in Islamic culture, told largely through the films of Iranian filmmaker Kiarostami and the broader philosophical concept of the cloud and veiling in Persian culture.
Monthly Review Press
Albert Einstein’s ‘Why Socialism?’ Albert Einstein, John Bellamy Foster (ed) 5th May, hb, £15.99, 9781685900991 Written during the McCarthyite witch-hunt in
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