Politics & Social Sciences

Barbara Herrnstein Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesPhilosophy

As the child of an American father and an Anishinaabe mother, Jesse Wente grew up in Toronto with frequent visits to the reserve where his maternal relation...

A Sixtysomething Schoolteacher Describes How, Tired Of Celibacy, She Placed An Ad In The Personals Section Of The New York Review Of Books And Embarked On A...

In thirty-four provocative and insightful chapters, the nation's leading planners present a definitive assessment of fifty years of city planning and establ...

There will be standing room only for Matt Groening's newest Simpsons Comics collection of comedy classics. This big, bulky, boffo book will have you bem...

New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics provides a comprehensive lexicon of semiotic concepts, defining over 500 critical terms. The authors address key aspects ...

Traces the role of American women in history, from the Iroquois matron and Puritan "goodwife" to the dual-role career woman and mother of the eightiesCatego...

A Look Inside The World Of Sorority Life Offers An Eye-opening View Of The Drugs, Psychological Abuse, Promiscuity, Racism, Violence, And Other Problems Tha...

Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. Foreword / Richard D. Parsons And Jonelle Procope -- The Apollo: A Place Of Possibility / Lonnie G. Bunch Iii -- Growing Up ...

With Authoritative Reporting Honed Through Eight Presidencies From Nixon To Obama, Author Bob Woodward Reveals In Unprecedented Detail The Harrowing Life In...

"This book provides a thoughtful and balanced look at some of the hot topics generating headlines, such as media violence, body image, social representatio...

A rich and vivid history of Britain's second city through the people who made it A Financial Times Book of the Year 2024 'What Manchester thinks today, En...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Also on the USA Today, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Globe and Mail, Publishers Weekly, and Indie bestseller lists.On...

Drawing on his diplomatic experience and expertise, George F. Kennan offers an informed, plain-spoken appraisal of United States foreign policy. His evalua...

In Health Care for Some, Beatrix Hoffman offers an engaging and in-depth look at America’s long tradition of unequal access to health care. She argues tha...

Preface / R. Baine Harris -- A Word Of Thanks / Paulos Mar Gregorios -- Does Geography Condition Philosophy? On Going Beyond The Occidental-oriental Distinc...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless ...

2014 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Scholar, theologian and philosopher,...

Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks features sparkling interviews with one of America's most valued poets. Throughout this book, which spans three decades,...

Billions of American tax dollars go into a vast array of programs targeting various social issues: the opioid epidemic, criminal violence, chronic unemploym...

1. Introduction -- Origins And Foundations Of Modern Social Theory: 1750-1920 -- Modern Social Theory Defined -- Central Subject Matter Of Social Theory -- ...

Philosophical Perspectives: History of Philosophy contains Wilfrid Sellars' essays on Plato, Aristotle and Leibniz.Categories: Politics & Social Science...

Culture And Values: A Survey Of The Western Humanities Takes You On A Fascinating Tour Of Some Of The World's Most Significant Examples Of Art, Music, Philo...

Amanda Siebert ; Foreword By Dr. Rav Ivker.Categories: Science & MathBiological Sciences

The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, ...

Robert Downham died on Wednesday, August 23, 1967 of Reticulum Cell Sarcoma. Three weeks before he died, he did not know he was sick. Nine days after diagn...

The Feminist Writer And Author Of The Amanda Cross Mystery Series Looks Back On A Youthful Pledge To Commit Suicide At Seventy, Explaining Why, Given That H...

Intended as a guide to the terms and phrases that partially shape the origins, purpose, logic, meaning, and methods of the practices known as qualitative i...

​"Truly thrilling. Daniel Levin brilliantly conveys both the menace and the evil of Middle Eastern intrigue, and some victories of human kindness over cruel...

Howard G. Buffett Has Seen First-hand The Devastating Impact Of Cheap Mexican Heroin And Other Opiate Cocktails Across America. Fueled By Failing Border Pol...

Over recent decades, John W. Dower, one of America’s preeminent historians, has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. I...

Klondike Women is a compelling collection of historical photographs and first-hand account of the adventures, challenges, and disappointments of women on t...

The first major history of Peru to appear in English in over twenty years, Peru: Society and Nationhood in the Andes narrates and analyzes a past that reac...

A classic study of the Japanese psyche, a starting point for a true understanding Japanese behavior.... The discovery that a major concept of human feelin...

Baseball during the Great Depression of the 1930s galvanized communities and provided a struggling country with heroes. Jewish player Hank Greenberg gave t...

ECPA 2017 Christian Book Award FinalistThe church in the West is at a critical moment. While the gospel is exploding throughout the global south, Western ci...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A haunting, unforgettable mother-daughter story for a new generation—the debut of a blazing new lyrical voice Domenica Ruta ...

W.j. Rorabaugh. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & GovernmentUnited States

An On-the-ground History Of Ordinary Americans Who Took To The Streets When Political Issues Became Personal. It Is Widely Believed That Americans Of The 19...

To Combat The Vampires Of Our Society And To Isolate The Systematic Ways In Which Our Once Productive Industries And Our Government Have Been Breached, Rati...

A brief version of Lorne Tepperman's and James Curtis' Canadian Perspectives, this text introduces students to the study of sociology through an overview of...

This definitive survey examines the impact of nuclear weaponry on national security issues. Written by an experienced author and founder of the Peace and Co...

In this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets—and how she and her sa...

"An impressive and important cross-cultural study that has vast implications for history, religion, anthropology, folklore, and other fields. . . . Remarkab...

Bringing together key selections that represent the full range of philosophical debates, policy analyses, and first-hand accounts, the editors offer a compr...

Russia is famous for its vodka, and its culture of extreme intoxication. But just as vodka is central to the lives of many Russians, it is also central to u...

Many people came to Goldfield, Nevada, America’s last gold-rush town, to seek their fortune. However, on a searing summer day in September 1906, they cam...

A Conclusion To The Award-winning Historian's Three-volume History Of Slavery In Western Culture Includes Coverage Of The Influential Haitian Revolution, Th...