Social Sciences

More Words, More Arrows Offers Adages, Aphorisms, And Pithy Observations On People And Events. It Draws On The Rich Folk Wisdom Of Eastern Europe And The Im...

"Carefully balancing cool observation and compassion, Chong writes extraordinary history and gives voice to the Chinese immigrant experience."—ALA Booklis...

The Tohono O'odham of southern Arizona, formerly known as the Papago, have made a life in a place that many would consider uninhabitable. These desert peopl...

Unique in both its scope and its focus, Qualitative Research Methods is a comprehensive introduction to designing, collecting, analyzing, and reporting rese...

The third in the Now Read This series, Pearl & Cords's guide briefly describes and organizes approximately 500 of the most popular and current contempor...

This book blends international relations and gender history to provide a new understanding of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars. Kristin L. ...

An invaluable key to self-understanding. Using examples from her own life and those of her clients, Leonard, a Jungian analyst, exposes the wound of the spi...

"The ultimate focus of the rest of my life is to eradicate the use of child soldiers and to eliminate even the thought of the use of children as instruments...

In this biography, Gary Anderson chronicles of life of the renowned victor of the Battle of Little Big Horn, legendary Lakota Chief Sitting Bull. For man...

The New York Times Bestselling Author Jonathan Safran Foer Re-evaluated His Meat-based Diet--and His Conscience--in His Powerful Memoir And Investigative Re...

What is the state of Race and Ethnic Studies today? How has the field emerged? What are the core concepts, debates and issues? The SAGE Handbook of Race an...

From fake moon landings to the murder of Princess Diana to the faked death of Jim Morrison, a modern-day paranoiac has plenty of reasons to keep looking ove...

Practicing Communication Ethics provides a theoretical framework for developing a personal standard of ethics that can be applied in real world communicati...

This innovative book outlines a new theory and practice of change which explicity takes account of different world views and the need to reconcile and go ...

The most comprehensive study of the sociology of aging, featuring coverage of the latest issues in the field, recent research and data, and real-world examp...

From The Bestselling Author Of The Organized Mind, The Must-have Book About How To Analyze Who And What To Trust In The Age Of Information Overload. It's Be...

Accessible And Illuminating, This Text Is Both A Map And Toolkit For Successfully Navigating The Maze Of Social Statistics. A Five-step Learning Model, Appl...

Inspiring And Honest, This Unique Memoir Of Gender Transition And Coming-of-age Proves It's Never Too Late To Find Your True Identity. Since He Was A Small ...

It may sometimes seem that only a miracle could get some kids to read, but YA experts Patrick Jones, Maureen Hartman, and Patricia Taylor believe in some pr...

Theories of Race and Racism is an important and innovative collection that brings together the work of scholars who have helped to shape the study of race ...

As the leading text in urban sociology,The Urban Worldhas maintained a complete, balanced, up-to-date, cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the ...

This book provides fresh sociological analyses on family violence in Japan. Aimed at an international audience, the authors adopt a life course perspective ...

This Book Offers A Historical-critical Analysis Of How And Why Youth Culture Emerged And Evolved In North America. The Author Traces The Origins Of Youth In...

this Book Presents The Concerns, Visions And Struggles Of Women In Chiapas, Mexico In The Context Of The Uprising Of The Zapatista Army Of National Libera...

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In this comparative, interdisciplinary study based on extensive fieldwork as well as historical sources, Janet Sturgeon examines the different trajectories ...

Tracing the awards from their founding by Louis B. Mayer in 1928 to the present, Holden shows the evolution of the ceremony from a five-minute pat on the ba...

Current through the most recent Supreme Court term, MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF MEDIA LAW, 2017, delivers a comprehensive summary of the latest additions, changes, ...

This Reference Work Includes An Examination Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Selection Process, A Review Of The Annual Induction Ceremony, And Provides C...

Pt. 1. The Research Sites. 1. Botswana. 2. Ireland. 3. United States. 4. Hong Kong -- Pt. 2. Cross-cultural Comparisons. 5. Age And Well-being. 6. Age And T...

Democratizing Global Media Explores The Complex Relationship Between Globalizing Media And The Spread Of Democracy Around The World. An International, Inter...

Leading scholars chart the future of studies on technology and journalism in the digital age. The use of digital technology has transformed the way news is...

canada's Health Care, Which Comprises A Myriad Of Institutions And Practices, Is Often Referred To As Canada's Best-loved Social Programme. This Support I...

A Beloved Crime Reporter Revisits Some Of Her Biggest Assignments And Passes Judgement On Our Judicial System And Especially Its Judges. When Christie Blatc...

This text examines the evolution of kinship and social structure. Keesing considers the importance of patrilineal descent and the permutations of descent sy...

Now in its second edition, Race and Racialization presents new scholarship focusing specifically on immigration and migration, policies of multiculturalism,...

The Collective Essays In Sacred Rhetoric Dissect The Manner In Which Religious Actors Or Religious Themes Inform Various Layers Of Cultural Discourse To Fos...

Sixteen chapters by scholars of social work relate the well-being of older adults to social work practice and the current model of service delivery. Chapter...

Jo Spence Was One Of Britain's Pioneering Photographers. Born Into A Working-class London Family, She Worked For Many Years As A Studio Photographer. Her Po...

With one of the foremost authorities on sociological theory as lead author, this best-selling text gives readers a comprehensive overview of the major class...

Martin Herbert's latest book provides an interesting and informative account of the child's journey from the womb to the world outside, through childhood ...

Beyond The Politics Of Gender / Seyla Benhabib And Drucilla Cornell -- Feminism And Marx : Integrating Kinship With The Economic / Linda Nicholson -- What's...

In 1997, 'off White' First Presented An Analysis Of The White Racialization Process. In This New Edition The Focus Is Upon The Material Conditions Of Whiten...

Posavac And Carey Provide A Comprehensive, But Accessible, Introduction To The Field Of Program Evaluation. By Adopting A Flexible Philosophy Of Evaluation,...

Tying-in with the 4-part primetime PBS series airing in November 2004, Regency House Party will follow 5 men and 5 women as they meet, flirt and court withi...

from The Correct Way To Eat Chinese Food To The Proper Conduct At A Funeral, This Handbook Is Replete With Sensible And Enlightening Advice On How To Live L...

There's a bad mood rising against the corporate brands. No Logo is the warning on the label.Once a poster boy for the new economy, Bill Gates has become glo...

This bestselling text provides a practical guide to the basic concepts of structural equation modeling (SEM) and the AMOS program (Versions 17 & 18). T...