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Routledge has an illustrious history in research and reference publishing. You can explore this area of the site to learn more about our featured research, reference, monographs, handbooks and major works in Sociology. In addition, you can visit one of following areas for broad representation of our reference publishing program:

Recent Research & Reference Articles

  1. T&F eBooks YouTube video_screenshot

    Oscar nominations galore for the new Taylor & Francis (Routledge) eBooks video

    And the winner in the category of Best Short Film (Live Action) goes to ... eBooks for Libraries from Taylor & Francis (including all Routledge titles)! We are very proud of our new eBooks video (a bit too proud maybe). It gives you a great overview of what T&F eBooks are all about, how to trial them and how to purchase. Watch the vid here!

  2. Max Weber: Collected Methodological Writings

    New Research Titles

    The new translation of some of Max Weber's most important works in Max Weber: Collected Methodological Writings is one of our most exciting new research & reference titles, but being on the cutting edge of research is nothing new to us.  Take a look at some of the key books we've published recently!

  3. Handbook of Human Rights

    New International Handbooks for Sociology

    We've recently published several new International Handbooks covering sociological topics.  A must-have for any library, these Handbooks offer original essays by leading international experts, giving a thorough and compelling look at their chosen topics by examining everything from fundamental basics to cutting-edge theory. 

  4. Featured Book: Routledge Handbook of Body Studies

    In The Routledge Handbook of Body Studies, contributors examine the body across theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, including pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism, post-humanism, cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology.

    Recommend this book to a librarian.

  5. Featured Book: Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies

    New in paperback!

    The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers an analysis of the demographic, economic, technological, social and cultural consequences of globalization.

  6. Publishing Soon: Routledge Handbook of Body Studies

    In this collection of original essays, contributors examine the body across a number of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, including pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism, post-humanism, cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology.

    Recommend this book to a librarian.

  7. Featured Book: Routledge International Handbook of Contemporary Social and Political Theory

    The Routledge International Handbook of Contemporary Social and Political Theory is an essential research tool for both undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and researchers working in the fields of political theory, social and political philosophy, contemporary social theory, and cultural theory.

    Recommend this book to a librarian.

  8. Featured Book: Handbook of Human Rights

    The Handbook of Human Rights comprises over sixty contributions from key human rights thinkers. The book is organized around eight areas of discussion: foundations and critiques; new frameworks for understanding human rights; world religious traditions and human rights; social, economic, group, and collective rights; critical perspectives on human rights organizations, institutions, and practices; law and human rights; narrative and aesthetic dimension of rights; and geographies of rights.

    Recommend this book to a librarian.

  9. Featured Book: Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society

    This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic—Marx, Simmel, Weber—and exploring its relevance to understanding postmodern consumer society

  10. Featured Book: Multi-Sited Ethnography

    This collection of essays emerged out of intense conversations on multi-sited ethnography, prompted by a workshop held at the University of Sussex that brought together researchers from different institutional backgrounds and affiliations in Europe, the United States and Africa – including George Marcus himself.

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