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Through five editions of this best-selling text, David Myers has guided millions of students through their introduction of psychology. The tour always inclu...

Examines te consequences of land reform on the Chinese village of Long Bow and looks at the changing approaches used in Chinese agricultureCategories: Polit...

Drawing from her own experiences and interviews with other women, the author reveals the struggles and hardships endured by single, divorced, and widowed wo...

Book by Babbie, Earl R.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesResearch

‘Clear and accessible – Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory makes difficult ideas available to an undergraduate audience’ -Larry Ray, Pro...

Julius Segal And Herbert Yahraes. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 315-336.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesGeneral

The Empty Place: Poetry, Space, and Being Among the Foi of Papua New GuineaCategories: Science & Math Behavioral SciencesAnthropology

Most texts on classical social theory offer exhaustive coverage of every possible theorist, making it difficult to use the book in one semester. Capitalism...

This Examination Of The Nature And Effects Of Power Draws On The Wide Range Of Disciplines, Including Anthropology, History, Political Science, Law, And The...

Did Nixon order Watergate? Who is the mysterious "Deep Throat"? Did the CIA help bring down the Nixon administration? What is the real story about Colson? W...

Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy (1869), is one of the most celebrated works of social criticism ever written. It has become a reference point for all s...

The first book to explore the role of hair in women's lives and what it reveals about their identities, intimate relationships, and work livesHair is one o...

Community shapes our identity, quenches our thirst for belonging, and bolsters our physical, mental, emotional, and economic health. But in the chaos of mod...

The 2011 CBC Massey Lectures celebrates fifty years with bestselling author, essayist, cultural observer, and famed New Yorker contributor Adam Gopnik, who...

The Moral Foundations Of Trust Seeks To Explain Why People Place Their Faith In Strangers And Why Doing So Matters. Trust Is A Moral Value That Does Not Dep...

attempting To Understand Behavior Under The Influence Of Alcohol Must Take Into Account Cultures, Attitudes, Social Meanings, And A Host Of Other Factors Th...

Winner of the American Psychological Association's National Media Award, this book provides an introduction to modern social psychology. It covers such dive...

Community shapes our identity, quenches our thirst for belonging, and bolsters our physical, mental, emotional, and economic health. But in the chaos of mod...

Studies in the Organization of Conversational InteractionCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesGeneral

Michel De Certeau Considers The Uses To Which Social Representation And Modes Of Social Behavior Are Put By Individuals And Groups, Describing The Tactics A...

In Being Indian, Pavan Varma Demolishes The Myths And Generalisations As He Turns His Sharply Observant Gaze On His Fellow Countrymen. His Insightful Analys...

A man who turned his back on the mob to become the eleventh most decorated New York City cop in history describes his twenty-year career and how he was fals...

Fatema Mernissi. New Introduction--cover. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Religion & Spirituality Religious StudiesReligious G...

How To Read Better And Faster is a book that teaches reading techniques to its readers - techniques that can help them increase their reading speed and rete...

Racial Formation in the United States is now considered a classic in the literature on race and ethnicity. Omi and Winant discuss their groundbreaking resea...

Issues of movement – of people, things, information and ideas – are central to people's lives and to most organisations. From oil wars to SMS texting, ...

Drawings Depict Imaginary Plants, Supposedly Growing On The Island Of Atlantis, That Whimsically Resemble Insects, Birds, And Animals. Compiled And Edited B...