Politics & Social Sciences

Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut) upbring...

With a New Afterword by the Author The New York Times bestseller, praised as hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have...

Edited By Sarah Katherine Gibson & Arthur Milnes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format.Categories: Politics &...

In the early part of the twentieth century, a visionary named Ernest Holmes began a journey of exploration and research that profoundly affected thinkers t...

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days...

Provides the broadest range of tools, enabling students to think critically about their lives and the world around them This comprehensive and engaging intr...

From the inimitable New Yorker journalist Lillian Ross—“a collection of her most luminous New Yorker pieces” (Entertainment Weekly, grade: A).A staff ...

In The Bestselling Tradition Of The World Is Flat And The Next 100 Years, The Accidental Superpower Will Be A Much Discussed, Contrarian And Eye-opening Ass...

Introduction To International Development Integrates The Work Of Leading Experts From Disciplines As Varied As Geography, History, Sociology, Political Scie...

Conversations Between Joseph Campbell And Bill Moyers, A Television Journalist, Discussing Mythology And Our Ties To The Past. Myth And The Modern World -- ...

Elegantly Tracing The Intellectual History Of Computer Science, Foer Puts The Dna Of The Very Idea Of Tech Under The Microscope. Google, Facebook, Apple, An...

'serial Killers: Philosophy For Everyone' Investigates Our Profound Intrigue With Mass-murderers. Exploring Existential, Ethical And Political Questions Thr...

American Democratic Capitalism Is In Danger. How Can We Save It? For Its First 200 Years, The American Economy Exhibited Truly Impressive Performance. The C...

Chronicles The History Of The Oil Industry And The Forces That Have Shaped The Modern World. Part I: The Founders -- Oil On The Brain: The Beginning -- Our ...

Accomplished Young Journalist Ian Frisch, Whose Writing Has Appeared In The New Yorker, Vice, Playboy And The New York Times, Threads Together A Personal St...

Our relationship with the ocean is undergoing a profound transformation. Whereas just three decades ago nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild, ra...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communitie...

the Author Of The “adoptee’s Bible,” lost And Found, Explores The Inner Psychological World Of Adopted People And Shows How The Search For Biological Root...

You might think you know what happened in the tragic shooting of Breonna Taylor, but no one knows that better than the lead officer on the scene, Sergeant...

For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor speaks directly to his fans and shares his worldview about life as a sinner. And Taylor kn...

James Ferguson. Originally Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. Revision Of The Author's Thesis (ph. D.)--harvard University,...

When Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948 by an assassin's bullet, the most potent legacy he left to the world was the technique of satyagraha (literally, holding ...

Profiler Roy Hazelwood is the world's leading expert on the strangest and most dangerous of all aberrant offenders—the sexual criminal. In Dark Dreams he...

'I always wanted to be historical,' Gertrude Stein once quipped. In 1932, Stein began writing the 'autobiography' of her longtime friend and companion, Alic...

Ruth Kassinger was at an emotional crossroads. Confronted with the death of a beloved sister, her children’s departure for college, and her own recent...

I will hold myself to a standard of grace, not perfection. As a busy wife, new mother, business owner, and designer, Emily Ley came to a point when she su...

Who says you can’t train a cat? Just when you thought you had reached the end of your ball of twine, one of America’s most popular cat behaviorists com...

Worlds of Women is a groundbreaking exploration of the "first wave" of the international women's movement, from its late nineteenth-century origins through...

As Toronto’s chief of police from 2000 to 2005, Julian Fantino faced a seemingly endless array of challenges: issues of ethnic sensitivity, rising cr...

More than 100 cancer survivors share their personal stories in this touching new collection of Chicken Soup. These heartwarming accounts of courageous peop...

Feminist theorist, Sheila Jeffreys, charts and condemns male supremacist and racist components in the commercially lucrative lesbian sexual scene.Categories...

Activist-academic Meg-john Barker And Cartoonist Julia Scheele Illuminate The Histories Of Queer Thought And Lgbtq+ Action In This Groundbreaking Non-fictio...

The Historical Foundations Of Women's Power In The Creation Of The American Welfare State, 1830-1930 / Kathryn Kish Sklar -- Borderlands: Women, Voluntary A...

Ireland's Green Larder tells the story of food and drink in Ireland, for the first time. From the ancient system of the Céide Fields, established a thousa...

Bringing Together Original Contributions By Canadian Scholars From Various Disciplinary Backgrounds, Critical Perspectives In Food Studies Introduces Studen...

A Groundbreaking Book About The Direct Relationship Between A Woman's Rights And Freedoms And The Economic Prosperity Of Her Country. The Authors Speak To H...

A Memoir By A Former British National Heath Service Employee And Single Parent Describes Her Battles With Early Onset Alzheimer's, The Management Techniques...

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This is a comprehensive collection of readings from the work of Theodor Adorno, one of the most influential German thinkers of the twentieth century. What...

In The New 5th Edition Of Contested Knowledge, Renowned Social Theorist Steven Seidman Proclaims The Demise Of The Era Of The Great Universalist Theorists R...

This best-selling text provides an incisive and engaging introduction to classical and contemporary sociological theory. Students are given a thorough expla...

This up-to-date fifth edition provides a critical introduction to the sociological understanding of education. Expertly written, the text unpacks complex th...

This book brings together an international group of neuroscientists and philosophers who are investigating how the content of subjective experience is corr...

Disease and death are a part of life, but so too is being well. The lively voices found in this book are not shy about stating the ways in which the widely ...

The Harvard-educated Comedian, Talk-show Host, And U.s. Senator Chronicles The Story Of His Unlikely Senatorial Campaign, Detailing The Ensuing Months-long ...

Japan was ruled by warriors for the better part of a millennium. From the twelfth to the nineteenth century its political history was dominated by the strug...

"A page-turner dripping with facts and conclusions that gives us clarity few have attained; a must-read for those who want to understand [Russia and Preside...

Best-selling book WESTERN CIVILIZATION has helped over one million users learn about the present by exploring the past. Jackson Spielvogel's engaging, chron...