SOCIOLOGY
University of Chicago Press
The Design of Books Debbie Berne 12th March, pb, eb, £18, 9780226822952 Accessible introduction to book design for authors, editors and other book people. Production considerations, typogra- phy and fonts, page layouts, use of images, special issues for ebooks, and covers.
The Craft of Research Wayne C Booth, Gregory G Colomb, Joseph M Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T FitzGerald 21st June, pb, eb, £16, 9780226826677 Thoroughly updated fifth edition of a book that has guided generations of researchers at every level in conducting effective, meaningful research. More than a million copies sold since first publication.
The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors Erin Brenner 30th April, pb, eb, £20, 9780226833064 Comprehensive guide to starting and running a freelance editing business. By an industry leader and expert on the business of editorial freelancing.
Voltaire Foundation
Specialized Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, 1650-1800 Jeff Loveland (ed), Stephane Schmitt 8th March, pb, £75, 9781837641468 Focuses on a period when specialised works developed dramatically.
Sociology
14th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781399801058 A call for a radical re-examination of the way we think about health, ageing and the future.
Amberley
The Tudor Socialite Jan-Marie Knights 15th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781398119567 New paperback docu- ments the social calendar of Tudor high society in bite-sized chunks. Covers weddings, feasts, funerals and more, allowing the reader to immerse them- selves in the glamour of a gilded world.
Anthem Press
Girls, Youth Justice and the Regulation of Sexualities Lisa Pasko 11th June, hb, eb, £80, 9781785277047 Shows historically and contemporarily the complexities in responding to girls’ sexualities (bodies, behaviour and identities) in the juvenile justice system.
Legacies of Forced Removals in South Africa Efua Tembisa Prah 16th July, hb, eb, £80, 9781839982668 Six children who lived in temporary relocation areas in Cape Town and the effects of forced removals, displacement and marginality on them.
A Genealogy of Method Sondra L Hausner 6th February, pb, eb, £20.99, 9781839986482, 9781839986499 The meaning of culture and anthropology’s role in defining it. Takes up the history of the discipline and the method of ethnography in turn.
Refugee Support and Moral Practice in Slovakia Eva-Maria Walther 11th June, hb, eb, £80, 9781839991240 Ethnography accompanies people who support refugees in Slovakia, outlining the personal and political dilemmas that complicate refugee care in central Eastern Europe and beyond.
Basic
The Longevity Imperative Andrew J Scott
184 The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
Power and Progress Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson 23rd May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781399804479 Bold new interpretation of why technology has all too often benefited elites and how we must reshape the path of inno- vation to create true shared prosperity.
Biteback
Why Vote David Seymour, Jo Phillips 20th February, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781785908613 Guides the reader through the workings of government and parliament and makes a passionate case for the power of democracy.
Bloomsbury Academic
The Politics of Urban Potentiality Stavros Stavrides 27th June, pb, eb, £21.99, 9781350413948 Original exploration of the emancipatory potential of urban commons, bringing together non-Eurocentric political theory and research into social movements from Latin America and Europe.
Blackness At the Intersection Kehinde Andrews (ed), Kimberle Crenshaw (ed), Annabel Wilson (ed) 22nd February, pb, eb, £21.99, 9781786998651 Groundbreaking collec- tion applying Crenshaw’s concept of intersection- ality to the black diasporic experience in Britain.
Bloomsbury Continuum
Age of the City Ian Goldin, Tom Lee-Devlin 20th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399406154 In-depth look at the major challenges facing humanity today and why the city—the ultimate symbol of human ingenu- ity—is where these battles will be won or lost.
Groupthink Christopher Booker 20th June, pb, eb, £10.99,
9781399417327 The final book by celebrated columnist and bestselling author.
Bloomsbury
How to Be a Citizen CL Skach 11th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781526655202 From highly regarded professor of the law a radical book on why the law fails us and how the solution is in empowering ourselves to become better citizens.
Bristol University Press
What Are Prisons For? Hindpal Singh Bhui 1st March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529226898 Argues that we need to look at who is sent to prison and why to disentangle reality from ideology and myth.
Broadleaf
We Refuse to Be Silent Angela P Dodson (ed) 30th April, hb, eb, £20.99, 9781506491110 Powerful and much- needed collection of essays by accomplished women writers on violence and injustice towards Black men.
C Hurst
Inside the Political Mind Greg Power 15th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781805260516 Why have efforts to strengthen quality of governance so often failed in some of the world’s most troubled states? Because they almost always ignore the human side of politics.
Edward Elgar
Human Needs and the Welfare State Bent Greve 28th February, hb, eb, £85, 9781035314263 Forward-thinking book explores how we understand needs in relation to the welfare state and to what extent we can, if at all, measure need.
Creative Social Policy Johannes Kananen 28th February, hb, eb, £85, 9781035321391 Advocates for the libera- tion of people’s creative potential through the systematic transformation of work and capital.
Single Parents and Child Support Systems
Kay Cook (ed), Thomas Meysen (ed), Adrienne Byrt (ed) 28th February, hb, eb, £100, 9781800882393 Taking a novel approach to child support policy analysis, Single Parents and Child Support Systems locates the transfer of payments between separated parents within a wider social policy ecosystem.
Handbook on Social Innovation and Social Policy Stephen Sinclair (ed), Simone Baglioni (ed) 28th March, hb, eb, £180, 9781800887442 Key policy insights, practical lessons and advances in theoretical understanding which can be drawn from social innovation and social policy.
Research Handbook on Urban Sociology Miguel A Martinez (ed) 28th April, hb, eb, £260, 9781800888890
Emphasising the social, critical and situated dimensions of the urban, this comprehensive Handbook presents a unique collection of theoretical and empirical perspectives on urban sociology.
Handbook of Social Impact Assessment and Management Frank Vanclay (ed), Ana Maria Esteves (ed) 28th March, hb, eb, £235, 9781802208863 State-of-the-art discus- sion of the field of SIA highlights contemporary understandings and emerging issues.
Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology Christine Overdevest (ed) 28th April, hb, eb, £180, 9781803921037 A repository of insight on the complex interactions, challenges and potential solutions that characterise our shared ecological reality.
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Emotion Helena Flam (ed) 28th April, hb, eb, £200, 9781803925646 The role of emotions in key institutions under- stood as the frames and fabrics of society.
Research Handbook of Children and Armed Conflict Myriam Denov (ed), Maya Fennig (ed) 28th February, hb, eb, £155, 9781839104800
Adeptly explores childrens’ lived realities of armed conflict and its aftermath.
Social (in)equality, Community Well-being and Quality of Life Patsy Kraeger (ed), MR Islam (ed), Rhonda Phillips (ed) 28th February, hb, eb, £140, 9781035312443 Combining theoretical and empirical research with global case studies, this refreshing book examines the complex relationships listed in the title.
EnvelopeBooks
Where’s the Harm? Lene Hanson 1st May, pb, £12.95, 9781915023216 Before deciding what crime has been commit- ted and how it needs to be punished, Hanson suggests exploring what harm has been done and what remedy would be the most benign.
Wembley Speaks Stephen Games 1st May, pb, £12.95, 9781915023223 Authentic picture of a London suburb built on what its residents have said to each other in spontaneous comments about the issues that concern them.
Future Horizons
Independent Living While Autistic Wendela Whitcomb Marsh 7th May, pb, £29.95, 9781957984728 Whether you are a young autistic adult leaving the shelter of school or you are late- diagnosed, this book is for you. Learn practical strategies that have helped others.
Harper
Selfless Brian Lowery 9th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780062913029 Social psychologist and Stanford professor pres- ents a provocative, powerful theory of iden- tity, arguing that there is no essential “self”. He maintains that our selves are social creations.
Harper Wave
Secure Relating Sue Marriott, Ann Kelley 25th April, hb, £25, 9780063334557
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