Sociology and Anthropology

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Q and A with Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves on Born to Rule
In this interview with Anna D’Alton, Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves discuss their new book, Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite. Drawing on years of extensive research into the complete Who’s Who database and other sources, the book examines the make-up and political views of those with power, influence and extreme wealth in Britain, and how this group has changed (or not) over the past 125 years.
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Love and Technology: An Ethnography of Dating App Users in Berlin – review
How do #DatingApps mediate intimacy?📱👩‍❤️‍👨 Love and Technology by Fabian Broeker (LSE Dept of Media and Communications) is an ethnography of young dating app users in Berlin, identifying the impacts of technology on dating experiences and rituals. Read Jiangyi Hong's review.
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Book Review: Racial Cities: Governance and the Segregation of Romani People in Urban Europe by Giovanni Picker
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Book Review: Charles Booth’s London Poverty Maps by London School of Economics and Mary S. Morgan et al
Book Review: Charles Booth’s London Poverty Maps by London School of Economics and Mary S. Morgan et al
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Book Review: Dead Labor: Towards a Political Economy of Premature Death by James Tyner
Book Review: Dead Labor: Towards a Political Economy of Premature Death by James Tyner
higher education and social inequaities
Book Review: Higher Education and Social Inequalities: University Admissions, Experiences and Outcomes edited by Richard Waller, Nicola Ingram and Michael R.M. Ward
Book Review: Higher Education and Social Inequalities edited by Richard Waller, Nicola Ingram and Michael R.M. Ward
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Book Review: Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein
Book Review: Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein
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Book Review: The Politics of Land edited by Tim Bartley
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Book Review: Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer
Book Review: Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer.
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Book Review: There Is No More Haiti: Between Life and Death in Port-au-Prince by Greg Beckett
Book Review: There Is No More Haiti: Between Life and Death in Port-au-Prince by Greg Beckett
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Book Review: Precarious Labour and Informal Economy: Work, Anarchy and Society in an Indian Village by Smita Yadav
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Book Review: Rusted Off: Why Country Australia is Fed Up by Gabrielle Chan
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Book Review: Young Working-Class Men in Transition by Steven Roberts
Book Review: Young Working-Class Men in Transition by Steven Roberts
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Book Review: The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack
Book Review: The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack
Book Review: Nightmarch: Among India’s Revolutionary Guerillas by Alpa Shah Anthropology Books, New India, Richmond Upon Thames, Science Writing, Writing Book, Award Winning Books, Insurgent
Book Review: Nightmarch: Among India’s Revolutionary Guerillas by Alpa Shah