Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2796

Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2796

Another all-Pelican box in the classic blue and white livery, spanning sociology, psychology, history, science, and the arts. C. Wright Mills's Sociological Imagination, R.H. Tawney's Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, Richard Hoggart's Uses of Literacy, and Kenneth Clark's Leonardo da Vinci anchor the intellectual range, alongside Margaret Mead, Martin Gardner, Macfarlane Burnet, and Paul Tillich. A companion box to the SP2600 Pelican collection and equally strong.

1. A Land — Jacquetta Hawkes — A lyrical and geological history of Britain, tracing the relationship between the land, its rocks, and the people who have lived on it; one of the most original books in the Pelican catalogue.
2. The Sociological Imagination — C. Wright Mills — The American sociologist's landmark argument that personal troubles and public issues are inseparable; a foundational text of 20th-century social thought.
3. An Introduction to Jungian Psychology — Frieda Fordham — A clear and accessible guide to the key ideas of C.G. Jung; the standard Pelican introduction for general readers approaching analytical psychology.
4. The Uses of Literacy — Richard Hoggart — The pioneering study of working-class culture and the impact of mass media on English life; a founding text of cultural studies.
5. Objections to Humanism — edited by H.J. Blackham — A Pelican collection of essays examining the philosophical and moral case against secular humanism; contributors from theology, philosophy, and social science.
6. The Ambidextrous Universe — Martin Gardner — The Scientific American columnist explores left, right, mirror images, and the deep symmetries and asymmetries of the physical world; vintage popular science at its most engaging.
7. What Freud Really Said — David Stafford-Clark — A clear and fair-minded summary of Freud's actual ideas, separating the genuine insights from the cultural mythology that grew up around his work.
8. The Ancient Civilizations of Peru — J. Alden Mason — A comprehensive survey of pre-Columbian Peruvian culture from the earliest settlements through the Inca empire; with 48 plates.
9. Growing Up in New Guinea — Margaret Mead — Mead's companion study to Coming of Age in Samoa; an anthropological examination of childhood and education among the Manus people of the Admiralty Islands.
10. Religion and the Rise of Capitalism — R.H. Tawney — The classic 1926 study of the relationship between Protestant theology and the development of capitalist economic thought; essential reading in the Weber tradition.
11. The Shaking of the Foundations — Paul Tillich — Sermons from the German-American theologian that brought existentialist religious thought to a wide audience; one of the most widely read works of 20th-century theology.
12. Read Better, Read Faster — Manya and Eric De Leeuw — A practical Pelican guide to improving reading speed and comprehension; a popular self-improvement title from the 1960s.
13. The Face of the Earth — G. Dury — A geographical survey of the earth's physical features and the processes that shape them; a solid Pelican introduction to geomorphology.
14. Fascism: A Reader's Guide — edited by Walter Laqueur — An analytical survey of fascist movements and ideology across Europe; essays by leading historians examining the origins, variants, and legacy of 20th-century fascism.
15. Genes, Dreams and Realities — Macfarlane Burnet — The Nobel Prize-winning virologist reflects on the biological sciences, medical research, and the limits of what science can offer humanity; personal and authoritative.
16. The Theory of the Modern Stage — edited by Eric Bentley — A major Pelican anthology of 20th-century theatrical theory; writings by Brecht, Stanislavski, Artaud, Craig, and others on the nature and purpose of theatre.
17. The Contemporary Cinema — Penelope Houston — A critical survey of world cinema in the postwar era by the longtime editor of Sight & Sound; authoritative on the New Waves and the emerging international art cinema.
18. Animals without Backbones: 1 — Ralph Buchsbaum — An illustrated introduction to invertebrate zoology; the first volume of a Pelican classic covering the vast majority of the animal kingdom.
19. Our Language — Simeon Potter — An accessible introduction to the history, structure, and character of the English language; one of Pelican's most popular titles on linguistics.
20. Leonardo da Vinci — Kenneth Clark — The art historian's elegant study of Leonardo as painter, draughtsman, and thinker; Clark brings both scholarly rigour and personal enthusiasm to his subject.
21. Image as Language — Christopher Finch — A Pelican Original on graphic art and visual communication; Finch examines how images carry meaning across advertising, illustration, and fine art.