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1. The Future of Singapore

   Population, Society and the Nature of the State

   By Kamaludeen Nasir, Bryan S. Turner

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   Singapore, like many other advanced economies, has a relatively low, and declining, birth-rate. One consequence of this, and a consequence also of the successful economy, is that migrants are being drawn in, and are becoming an increasing proportion of the overall population. This book examines...

   To Be Published March 30th 2014 by Routledge
2. Citizenship between Past and Future

   Edited by Engin F. Isin, Peter Nyers, Bryan S. Turner

   Citizenship between Past and Future brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field of citizenship studies to assess, critically and contextually, the ongoing significance of citizenship as an object of study. The authors reflect on the major issues and debates that have emerged in...

   To Be Published August 15th 2013 by Routledge
3. Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education

   Edited by Caragh Brosnan, Bryan S. Turner

   The Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education provides a contemporary introduction to this classic area of sociology by examining the social origin and implications of the epistemological, organizational and demographic challenges facing medical education in the twenty-first century....

   Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
4. Regulating Bodies

   Essays in Medical Sociology

   By Professor Bryan S Turner, Bryan S. Turner

   Bryan Turner is generally acknowledged to have been the key figure in opening up the sociological debate about the body. In this coruscating and fascinating book he shows how his thinking on the subject has developed and why sociologists must take the body seriously....

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
5. The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies

   Edited by Bryan S. Turner

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers students clear and informed chapters on the history of globalization and key theories that have considered the causes and consequences of the globalization process. There are substantive sections looking at demographic,...

   Published November 15th 2009 by Routledge
6. Muslims in Singapore

   Piety, politics and policies

   By Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, Alexius Pereira, Bryan S. Turner

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   This book examines Muslims in Singapore, analysing their habits, practices and dispositions towards everyday life, and also their role within the broader framework of the secularist Singapore state and the cultural dominance of its Chinese elite, who are predominantly Buddhist and Christian....

   Published September 14th 2009 by Routledge
7. Citizenship between Past and Future

   Edited by Engin F. Isin, Peter Nyers, Bryan S. Turner

   Citizenship between Past and Future brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field of citizenship studies to assess, critically and contextually, the ongoing significance of citizenship as an object of study. The authors reflect on the major issues and debates that have emerged in...

   Published March 12th 2009 by Routledge
8. Max Weber: Classic Monographs

   Edited by Mr Bryan S Turner, Bryan S. Turner

   This set of monographs presents a broad and comprehensive overview of European views on Weber's relevance to twentieth-century sociology. A combination of translations and original writings in English, they represent a sophisticated and contemporary cross-section of comment on his analysis of...

   Published December 30th 2006 by Routledge
9. Islam

   Critical Concepts in Sociology

   Edited by Professor Bryan S Turner

   Series: Critical Concepts in Sociology

   Looking beyond the myths and headlines of Islam this text explores the religion from a social science viewpoint. The collection explores Islamic thought and institutions and represents a critical introduction to the system of Islamic belief and practice from a social science...

   Published December 18th 2002 by Routledge
10. Orientalism: Early Sources

    Edited by Professor Bryan S Turner, Bryan S. Turner

    This set publishes some of the leading European contributors to the early formation of historical and social science analysis of the orient. The collection concentrates on those authors who have shaped the modern debate on orientalism, especially on Islam, the Middle-East and orientalism in the...

    Published November 10th 1999 by Routledge