SocietyNow is a topical series of short, readable and accessible books, written by leading experts, on the events, phenomena and issues that define our 21st century world. Publishing quickly to provide a rapid response to a fast-changing world, the series covers political and economic events, and social and cultural trends, building to an authoritative collection of titles that explore and explain why our society is the way it is, now. SocietyNow makes the complexities of our world clear, drawing on the best scholarly minds to make the key issues of our times accessible to a wider audience.