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

The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy. It gives moral legitimacy to the state. It makes limited forms of dissent and incremental change possib...

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

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

By Alexander Thomas And Samuel Sillen. Bibliography: P. 159-170.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Sociology Race RelationsDiscrimination & Raci...

One of the most widely read and widely debated books on contemporary American urban problems! In the more than twenty years since this book was written, the...

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

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

This is the story of suits and marriages based on conjunction of interests in the late 19th century between wealthy Americans and British Aristocracy. It de...

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...

The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy. It gives moral legitimacy to the state. It makes limited forms of dissent and incremental change possib...

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...

This standard introduction to psycho-analysis has been thoroughly revised to clarify and refine the concepts presented, and two new chapters have been added...

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

Covers methods for the analysis of social networks and applies them to examples. Categories: Politics & Social SciencesSociology

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

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

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

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...

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

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, ...

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

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

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