Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology and Culture at Brunel University, West London. He is a prolific and influential author in the field of Celebrity, Leisure Studies and Popular Culture. In 2003 he was awarded the Allen V. Sapora prize for outstanding achievement in the field of Leisure and Tourism Studies. Besides lecturing in the UK he has given lectures on leisure in Australia, Canada, the USA and the Netherlands. In 2009 he was Hood Fellow at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He also writes on celebrity culture, neat capitalism and myths and realities of national identity. His current research is on popular music and popular culture and the meaning of the celetoid in Reality TV.
18 Ebooks par Bryan S Turner
Bryan S Turner & Chris Rojek: Society and Culture
Society and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn′ has made the study of societ …
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Bryan S Turner: Medical Power and Social Knowledge
The fully revised edition of this successful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology and an assessment of its significance for social theory and the social sciences. It …
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€84.99
Bryan S Turner & Habibul Haque Khondker: Globalization East and West
A wide-ranging, significant contribution.
– Göran Therborn, Cambridge University
‘A lively, well-informed, and accessible guide through the dynamics and complexities of globalization.’
– …
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€69.99
Bryan S Turner: The Body and Society
‘This truly deserves to be considered a classic and I strongly encourage my students to read it from cover to cover. Turner′s work on the body needs to be considered in its own right within courses o …
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€67.99
Craig Calhoun & Chris Rojek: The SAGE Handbook of Sociology
Sociology has evolved greatly since it′s inception as an academic discipline. It has diverged into numerous strands often flowing in disparate directions – so much so that today the notion of …
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€129.99
Yuri Contreras-Vejar & Joanna Tice Jen: Regimes of Happiness
‘Regimes of Happiness’ is a comparative and historical analysis of how human societies have articulated and enacted distinctive notions of human fulfillment, determining divergent moral, ethical and …
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€32.99
Yuri Contreras-Vejar & Joanna Tice Jen: Regimes of Happiness
‘Regimes of Happiness’ is a comparative and historical analysis of how human societies have articulated and enacted distinctive notions of human fulfillment, determining divergent moral, ethical and …
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€33.99
Anthony Elliott & Bryan S Turner: Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory
This comprehensive book provides an indispensable introduction to the most significant figures in contemporary social theory. Grounded strongly in the European tradition, the profiles include Michel …
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€104.99
Engin F. Isin & Bryan S Turner: Handbook of Citizenship Studies
′The contributions of Woodiwiss, Lister and Sassen are outstanding but not unrepresentative of the many merits of this excellent collection′
– The British Journal of Sociology
From women′s …
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Bryan S Turner: Classical Sociology
In this book, one of the foremost sociologists of the present day, turns his gaze upon the key figures and seminal institutions in the rise of sociology. Turner examines the work of Karl Marx, Max …
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€87.99
Mike Featherstone & Mike Hepworth: The Body
This challenging volume reasserts the centrality of the body within social theory as a means to understanding the complex interrelations between nature, culture and society. At a theoretical level, …
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€82.99
Habibul Haque Khondker & Bryan S Turner: Globalization East and West
A wide-ranging, significant contribution. – Goran Therborn, Cambridge University "A lively, well-informed, and accessible guide through the dynamics and complexities of globalization." – …
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€57.82
Adam Possamai & James T. Richardson: Legal Pluralism and Shari’a Law
Legal pluralism has often been associated with post-colonial legal developments especially where common law survived alongside tribal and customary laws. Focusing on Sharī‘a, this book examines the l …
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€63.57
Adam Possamai & James T. Richardson: Legal Pluralism and Shari’a Law
Legal pluralism has often been associated with post-colonial legal developments especially where common law survived alongside tribal and customary laws. Focusing on Sharī‘a, this book examines the l …
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€62.93
Bryan Turner: Routledge Handbook of Body Studies
In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern social sciences and humanities. Modern …
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€50.70
Bryan Turner: Routledge Handbook of Body Studies
In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern social sciences and humanities. Modern …
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€50.63
Bryan S Turner: Medical Power and Social Knowledge
The fully revised edition of this successful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology and an assessment of its significance for social theory and the social sciences. It …
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€71.67
Bryan S Turner: Body and Society
"This truly deserves to be considered a classic and I strongly encourage my students to read it from cover to cover. Turner’s work on the body needs to be considered in its own right within …
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€57.79
