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Enlightenment and Despair: A History of Social Theory
Geoffrey Hawthorn has written a substantial new conclusion for the second edition of his widely acclaimed critical history of social theory in England, France, Germany and the USA from the...
The Sound in between: Voice, Space, Performance
Essays on the relationship between voice, space and performance, alternate with the minimalist poetry of scripts like Cooee Song, and end with a staccato sequence of sayings and sarcasms. This...
Perspectives in Human Sexuality
Perspectives in Human Sexuality is an authoritative and critical overview of key debates, research findings and theories in the important area of sex and sexuality. Written in a clear and...
Strong of Heart
The Site May 30, 2002 "How will we ever get through this?" is the question I ask on the night of September 11. "How?" Maybe the answer is here, all...
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the
A poignant, deeply human portrait of Egypt during the Arab Spring, told through the lives of individuals 'Sweeping, passionate ... An essential work of reportage for our time' Philip Gourevitch,...
The End of Poverty: Growing the World's Wealth in an Age of Extremes
He has been cited by "The New York Times Magazine" as "probably the most important economist in the world" and by Time as "the world's best-known economist." He has advised...
Named: A Story of Names and Reclaiming Who We Are
A fascinating and beautiful mix of memoir, global naming trends and reclaiming who we are. 'Gutsy, entertaining and thought-provoking...A marvellous book.' Diana Evans What's in a name? Everything we carry,...
The Fountain of Age
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The author explores the meaning of age and aging in contemporary society, for both men and women.
Rise and Shine: Sunlight, Technology and Health
Sunshine plays an important role in all aspects of life but there has been little social analysis of the sun and its place in our world. Recently experts have warned...
Ecstatic Religion - Ed2
First published in 1971, provides sociological and psychological perspectives on a broad-based study of various ecstatic traditions. In this second edition, Professor Lewis offers a new introduction in which he...
Being Digital
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1 CD / 72 minutes Read by Penn Jillette Also available on cassetteBeing Digital is both a guide to the present state of our rapidly-changing digital age and a map...
Sociology of Education: Possibilities and Practices
The book titled Sociology of Education: Possibilities and Practices by the author Jennifer Allen. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Needs Assessment
In today's rapidly changing world, new social and human service problems emerge constantly, and in order to make good use of resources that are often limited, social service agencies must...
Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse
A radical retelling of human history through collapse, and what it means for our uncertain future A radical retelling of human history through collapse - from the dawn of our...
A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s
A Nation in Waiting lifts the veil on Indonesia, Southeast Asia's quiet giant. Written in an engaging and easy-to-read style, it captures the fascinating debate in Indonesia today on where...
Gays and Lesbians in Asia and the Pacific: Social and Human Services
The knowledge that people in other places share the same experiences physically, emotionally, and socially is liberating and offers the opportunity to share practical information. This holds especially true for...
Doing Focus Groups
Focus groups are an ever popular method for collecting qualitative data in the social sciences. Doing Focus Groups provides practical advice on planning and organizing successful groups. Rose Barbour discusses...
Don Bradman: Challenging the Myth
This fascinating book takes a very different look at Australia's most popular sporting hero, Sir Donald Bradman. Unlike the mostly reverent literature on 'The Don', this 2003 book explains how...
The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian
'The next Bill Bryson.' New York Times Winner of the Best Narrative Travel Book Award from the British Guild of Travel Writers The Danes are the happiest people in the...
The Palace File
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The book titled The Palace File by the author Gregory Tien Hung Nguyen. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
After Thought: The Computer Challenge to Human Intelligence
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Cutting-edge computer scientists are coming to see that electronic circuits really are alien, that the difference between the human mind and computer capability is not merely one of degree (how...
One Letter Words: A Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, move over! Until now, no English dictionary ever found the fun or the fascination in revealing the meanings of letters. "One-Letter Words, A Dictionary" illuminates the more than 800...
Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership
What is leadership? What are the secrets of the phenomenon by which one person can lead millions - sometimes to salvation, sometimes to destruction? Is leadership innate, or can it...
Wetwares: Experiments in Postvital Living
A dizzying tour of the ways technologies, both real and imagined, can transform humanity The mind of the machine, the body suspended in time, organs exchanged, thought computed, genes manipulated,...
Mobilities
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, from airport expansion controversies...
Darlinghissima: Letters to a Friend
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A witty and tender spirit emerges in Flanner's correspondance with her friend Natalia Danesi Murray, revealing a gifted person who left an indelible image of an era. Edited and with...
Where it Hurts
For over a decade, WHERE IT HURTS has provided a straightforward and accessible introduction to sociology for students of health and welfare studies. In this completely revised and expanded edition...
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of the acclaimed, bestselling Half the Sky now issue a plea--deeply personal and told through the lives of real Americans--to address the crisis in working-class America...
Company Man
This work tells the story of the evolution of the social phenomenon of the 20th century - company man. The business corporation has become not only the engine of economic...
The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown
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A cutting-edge exploration of how talent works and how it can be created and honed. 'Talent. You've either got it or you haven't.' Not true, actually. In The Talent Code,...
Brokerage and Closure: An Introduction to Social Capital
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Contesting the Australian Way: States, Markets and Civil Society
Since the 1980s public policy has been perceived as being in a crisis of uncertainty. Many argue that consolidating the market imperative in both economic and social policy is the...
The Secret Mind of Bertha Pappenheim: The Woman Who Invented Freud's
The extraordinary life of a brilliant woman whose contributions to science have been lied about and misused-the Henrietta Lacks of psychoanalysis-and whose mental health struggles look different in light of...
Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data: United States Edition
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Anthropology and Political Economy: Theoretical and Asian Perspectives
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Cancel The Apocalypse: The New Path To Prosperity
Ever get the feeling that things are falling apart? You're not alone. From bad banks to global warming it can all look hopeless, but what if everything could turn out,...
The Muslim Discovery Of Europe
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The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science, and Character
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Measuring Progress: Is Life Getting Better, or Worse?
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Asia Pacific
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Griffith Review 3: Webs of Power
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Wildland: The Making of America's Fury
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Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History
Author: Thomas J. Barfield Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times. The world's first great empires...
Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored
Author: Jeffrey Boakye Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 AFRO-CARIBBEAN. COLOURED. ETHNIC MINORITY. IMMIGRANT. BAME. URBAN. WOKE. FAM. BLACK. These are just some of the terms being wrestled with in...