Cities are both products of culture, and sites where culture is made and received. By presenting the very best of classic and contemporary writing on the culture of cities, The ...

In this new book, Ulrich Beck develops his now widely used concepts of second modernity, risk society and reflexive sociology into a radical new sociological analysis of the ...

Chris Jenks has revised & updated his established text in this new edition of 'Culture', which features new sections on visual culture, urban culture & subcultures.

This book explores the role of tourism as a potential contributor to socio-economic development in destination areas. Establishing a link between tourism studies and ...

An introduction to the non-representational theories which are currently widely dispersed within social sciences and the humanities, this text provides a new outlook to this ...

Drawing on rich empirical material, this revealing book builds up a critical theory, arguing that brands have become an important tool for transforming everyday life into ...