Publishers Polity Press

Cover for James D. Williams · Lyotard: Towards a Postmodern Philosophy - Key Contemporary Thinkers (Paperback Book) (1998)

Lyotard: Towards a Postmodern Ph... (1998)

James D. Williams

Cover for T Liebes · The Export of Meaning: Cross-Cultural Readings of Dallas (Paperback Book) (1994)

The Export of Meaning: Cross-Cul... (1994)

Cover for Lash · Global Culture Industry (Hardcover Book) (2007)

Global Culture Industry (2007)

Cover for P Bourdieu · The Social Structures of the Economy (Hardcover Book) (2005)

The Social Structures of the Eco... (2005)

Cover for Andy Wood · The Power of the Past (Paperback Book) (2025)

The Power of the Past (2025)

Release November 18, 2025

Cover for W Merrin · Baudrillard and the Media: A Critical Introduction (Paperback Book) (2005)

Baudrillard and the Media: A Cri... (2005)

Cover for Loic Wacquant · Deadly Symbiosis: The Rise of Neoliberal Penalty - Themes for the 21st Century Series (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Deadly Symbiosis: The Rise of Ne... (2026)

Release January 22, 2026

Cover for Sanders · Shakespeare and Music (Hardcover Book) (2007)

Shakespeare and Music (2007)

Cover for David Crystal · The Language Revolution - Themes for the 21st Century (Paperback Book) (2004)

The Language Revolution - Themes... (2004)

Cover for M Shaw · The New Western Way of War: Risk-Transfer War and its Crisis in Iraq (Paperback Book) (2005)

The New Western Way of War: Risk... (2005)

Cover for Hirst · Space and Power - Politics, War and Architecture (Paperback Book) (2005)

Space and Power - Politics, War ... (2005)

Cover for Angus Bancroft · Drugs, Intoxication and Society (Paperback Book) (2009)

Drugs, Intoxication and Society (2009)

Cover for Luke Martell · The Sociology of Globalization (Hardcover Book) (2010)

The Sociology of Globalization (2010)

Cover for DR Dufour · The Art of Shrinking Heads (Paperback Book) (2008)

The Art of Shrinking Heads (2008)

Cover for M Drake · Political Sociology for a Globalizing World (Hardcover Book) (2010)

Political Sociology for a Global... (2010)

Cover for Beverley Clack · Philosophy of Religion: A Critical Introduction (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2008)

Philosophy of Religion: A Critic... (2008)

Cover for P Baert · Social Theory in the Twentieth Century and Beyond (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2009)

Social Theory in the Twentieth C... (2009)

Cover for A Davis · Promotional Cultures - The Rise and Spread of Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing and Branding (Hardcover Book) (2013)

Promotional Cultures - The Rise ... (2013)

Cover for David L. Brown · Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century: Resilience and Transformation (Paperback Book) (2011)

Rural People and Communities in ... (2011)

Cover for Philip Withington · Society in Early Modern England (Paperback Book) (2010)

Society in Early Modern England (2010)

Philip Withington

Cover for Christian Joppke · Citizenship and Immigration - Immigration and Society (Paperback Book) (2010)

Citizenship and Immigration - Im... (2010)

Christian Joppke

Cover for S Venezia · Inside the Gas Chambers - Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz (Hardcover Book) (2009)

Inside the Gas Chambers - Eight ... (2009)

Cover for Harriet Bradley · Fractured Identities: Changing Patterns of Inequality (Hardcover Book) [2 Rev edition] (2016)

Fractured Identities: Changing P... (2016)

Harriet Bradley

Cover for Paul D. Williams · War and Conflict in Africa (Hardcover Book) (2011)

War and Conflict in Africa (2011)

Paul D. Williams

Cover for E Roudinesco · Our Dark Side - A History of Perversion (Paperback Book) (2009)

Our Dark Side - A History of Per... (2009)

Cover for Craig Allen Smith · Presidential Campaign Communication: the Quest for the White House - Polity Contemporary Political Communication Series (Paperback Book) (2010)

Presidential Campaign Communicat... (2010)

Craig Allen Smith

Cover for Gareth Stansfield · Iraq: People, History, Politics - Hot Spots in Global Politics (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2016)

Iraq: People, History, Politics ... (2016)

Gareth Stansfield

Cover for Michael Nest · Coltan - Resources (Paperback Book) (2011)

Coltan - Resources (2011)

Cover for Paul C. Taylor · Race: A Philosophical Introduction (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2013)

Race: A Philosophical Introduction (2013)

Cover for Richard Howells · Visual Culture (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2011)

Visual Culture (2011)

Richard Howells

Cover for Kevin Aho · Existentialism: An Introduction (Hardcover Book) (2014)

Existentialism: An Introduction (2014)

Cover for Howard Davies · The Financial Crisis: Who is to Blame? (Paperback Book) (2010)

The Financial Crisis: Who is to ... (2010)

Cover for S Allan · Citizen Witnessing - Revisioning Journalism in Times of Crisis (Hardcover Book) (2013)

Citizen Witnessing - Revisioning... (2013)

Cover for Hilary Silver · Social Exclusion - Key Concepts (Paperback Book) (2026)

Social Exclusion - Key Concepts (2026)

Release February 24, 2026

Cover for Robin Attfield · Environmental Ethics: An Overview for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2014)

Environmental Ethics: An Overvie... (2014)

Cover for Peter Wagner · Modernity (Paperback Book) (2012)

Modernity (2012)

Cover for J Chriss · Social Control - An Introduction 2e (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2013)

Social Control - An Introduction 2e (2013)

Cover for Christian Ingrao · Believe and Destroy: Intellectuals in the SS War Machine (Hardcover Book) (2013)

Believe and Destroy: Intellectua... (2013)

Christian Ingrao

Cover for William C. Cockerham · Social Causes of Health and Disease (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2013)

Social Causes of Health and Disease (2013)

William C. Cockerham

Cover for P Ricoeur · Hermeneutics - Writings and Lectures (Hardcover Book) (2013)

Hermeneutics - Writings and Lect... (2013)

Cover for Mark Coffey · Ethics for Ocr Religious Studies: the Complete Resource for As and A2 (Paperback Book) (2015)

Ethics for Ocr Religious Studies... (2015)

Cover for Theodor W. Adorno · Against Epistemology: A Metacritique (Hardcover Book) (2015)

Against Epistemology: A Metacrit... (2015)

Theodor W. Adorno

Cover for Markus Gabriel · Why the World Does Not Exist (Hardcover Book) (2015)

Why the World Does Not Exist (2015)

Cover for Helga Nowotny · The Cunning of Uncertainty (Hardcover Book) (2016)

The Cunning of Uncertainty (2016)

Cover for AE Guptill · Food & Society - Principles and Paradoxes 2e (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2017)

Food & Society - Principles and ... (2017)

Cover for Michael Freeman · Human Rights - Key Concepts (Hardcover Book) [3rd edition] (2017)

Human Rights - Key Concepts (2017)

Michael Freeman

Cover for Michael Freeman · Human Rights - Key Concepts (Paperback Book) [3rd edition] (2017)

Human Rights - Key Concepts (2017)

Michael Freeman

Cover for Anthony Giddens · Essential Concepts in Sociology (Hardcover Book) [2nd edition] (2017)

Essential Concepts in Sociology (2017)

Anthony Giddens

Cover for Michel Houellebecq · Interventions 2020 (Book) (2024)

Interventions 2020 (2024)

Michel Houellebecq