Sociology
The revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West鈥攆rom an internationally recognized extremism expert and media commentator
The mental labor that keeps families afloat鈥攁nd why women do most of it
A provocative account of what is gained and what is lost when a word that once narrowly referred to neighborhood change takes on a life all its own
How to make sense of the divergence between philosophers鈥� quest for a single morality and social scientists鈥� assumption that there are multiple moralities
A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence鈥攁nd a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements that emerged half a century later
How the urban-rural divide drives partisan polarization
A kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization鈥攆rom Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to Lagos
A bold vision that empowers communities to solve our cities鈥� most pressing problems
From the bestselling author of The Book Proposal Book, a practical, step-by-step approach to mastering the four pillars of scholarly writing for authors, editors, and publishing professionals
How a largely Latino/a workforce of immigration agents reconciles the moral ambiguities of its work
Over one million copies sold worldwide
The international and #1 New York Times bestseller
The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein鈥檚 Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer鈥檚 controversial 鈥渄rowning child鈥� thought experiment鈥攁nd how it changed the way people think about charitable giving
How the Middle East can achieve political change and social progress
An enthralling tour of the world鈥檚 rarest and most endangered languages
A fascinating collection of questions and answers鈥攁bout courtship, marriage, love, and sex鈥攆rom a seventeenth-century periodical
What happens when children become investment projects and child-rearing becomes exhausting labor
How neurotypical hegemony reproduces a culture of exclusion鈥攁nd how to overcome this with love, hope, and solidarity
Why black women鈥檚 stories of encounters with the police are missing from official and unofficial accounts of police violence
How American-style capitalism creates a coercive state unlike any other
A groundbreaking study of when, where, and whom police shoot in America鈥檚 largest cities
How concentrated economic and political power in America protects elites and fosters violence of all kinds
How a convergence of policy, law, and profit drives the use of criminal background checks in hiring
How the entertainment narrative of upward mobility distorts the harsh economic realities in America
Why efforts to moderate harmful content on social media fail to stop extremists
How to turn the paradoxes built into anti-racism work into drivers of learning and change
An invaluable guide for scholars stifled by the traditional academic route
A practical guide to the art of mentorship in higher education
The surprising history of education technology and its political, financial, and social impact on higher education and our world
How sharing a home with extended family or friends serves as a crucial, but imperfect, private safety net for families with children
The remarkable story of the women who defined sexual harassment as unlawful sex discrimination under Title IX
How school choice reproduces inequality by creating gendered and socioeconomic decision-making labor for parents
How public radio has perpetuated racial inequality since its founding鈥攁nd how journalists of color are challenging white dominance in the workplace and on the public airwaves
The relationship between colonial pluralism and nationalist civil war in former British colonies
An interconnected, nuanced, and nonlinear view of Chinese family life since 1949
When the mundane reality of paying taxes takes on moral significance
How children鈥檚 non-belief and non-religion are formed in everyday life
Why Americans favor progressive taxation in principle but not in practice
How resistance to extraction shaped Indigenous demands for autonomy, integration, or assimilation
How large American retailers outgrew the capacity of government to regulate them
How a new 鈥渨oke鈥� elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status鈥攚ithout helping the marginalized and disadvantaged
A humanist manifesto for the age of AI
From two of 罢滨惭贰鈥�s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI鈥攁nd how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products
An anthropologist traces the intimate connections between gambling addiction and casino industry design tactics
The uses of shame (and shamelessness) in spheres that range from social media and consumerism to polarized politics and mass violence
How society can shape individual actions in times of uncertainty
How cable television upended American political life in the pursuit of profits and influence
An incisive portrait of how the new Black politics can forge a future centered on collective action, community, and care
Why debunked political rumors persist and how to combat them
How the antitax fringe went mainstream鈥攁nd now threatens America鈥檚 future
A panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to Uber
Lessons in creative labor, solidarity, and inclusion under precarious economic conditions
An investigation of what it means to have children鈥攎orally, philosophically and emotionally
The brilliant but turbulent life of a public intellectual who transformed the social sciences
In her classic book The Global City, Saskia Sassen tells how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers of the emerging global economy and, in the process, underwent massive and parallel changes. The book reorients the way we...
In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. The Difference is about how we think in groups—and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people...
"In this masterly book, [Alfani] offers an insightful long-run perspective and fascinating lessons for the future. A must-read!"鈥擳homas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century
A sweeping narrative that shows how the rich historically justified themselves by...
鈥淭he best book to explain the world J. D. Vance came from is Max Fraser鈥檚 Hillbilly Highway.鈥濃�擩essica Wilkerson, author of To Live Here, You Have to Fight: How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice
An exploration of cuteness and its immense hold on us, from emojis and fluffy puppies to its more uncanny, subversive expressions
An eye-opening portrait of the gun sellers who navigated the social turmoil leading up to the January 6 Capitol attack
A masterful history of the queer workforce in America
A critical history of the social media influencer鈥檚 rise to global prominence
How everyday forms of surveillance threaten undocumented immigrants鈥攂ut also offer them hope for societal inclusion
How ordinary urban objects influence our behavior, exacerbate inequality, and encourage social change
From award-winning economic historian Sanford M. Jacoby, a fascinating and important study of the labor movement and shareholder capitalism
A new history of French social thought that connects postwar sociology to colonialism and empire
From The New York Times鈥揵estselling and Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 writings on race that every American should read
A transformative way of understanding addiction鈥攁nd an invitation to find connection in the pleasures of life we know are bad for us
A user鈥檚 guide to navigating the intricate, often contradictory relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence
Understanding the source of our current political and social malaise through our emotional responses to it
A transformative exploration of a painful emotion