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The Puritan Culture of America's Military

U.S. Army War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Dr Ronald Lorenzo

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U.S. Army War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Dr Ronald Lorenzo

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1472419820

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9781472419828

Marx and Weber on Oriental Societies

In the Shadow of Western Modernity

By: Dr Lütfi Sunar

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Marx and Weber on Oriental Societies

In the Shadow of Western Modernity

By: Dr Lütfi Sunar

The Orient was central to the work of Marx and Weber, both figures building their theories around the question of why modernity appeared to emerge only in the West. While Marx’s account focused on the accumulation of capital in the West, Weber’s explanation for this phenomenon centred on Western rationalization. Extending recent work comparing the social theories of Marx and Weber, this book examines their approaches to Oriental societies, showing how, in spite of the differences in their respective theorizations of the historical and political development of the West, their work on the form of modern society in the Orient converges, each complementing the other. Fully conversant with recent scholarly work on Marx and Weber, this comprehensive re-examination of the points of convergence and departure in their work requires us to re-evaluate both their positions in the history of sociology and their relevance to contemporary social questions. As such, it will appeal to scholars of social and political theory and classical sociology.

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1472417186

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The Gift and its Paradoxes

Beyond Mauss

By: Dr Olli Pyyhtinen

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The Gift and its Paradoxes

Beyond Mauss

By: Dr Olli Pyyhtinen

Bringing social theory and philosophy to bear on popular movies, novels, myths, and fairy tales, The Gift and its Paradoxes explores the ambiguity of the gift: it is at once both a relation and a thing, alienable and inalienable, present and poison. Challenging the nature of giving as reciprocal, the book engages critically with the work of Mauss and develops a new theory of the gift according to which the gift cannot be reduced to a model of exchange, but must instead entail a loss or sacrifice. Ultimately, the gift is examined in the book as the impossible occurrence of gratuitous giving.

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140945097X

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The Puritan Culture of America's Military

U.S. Army War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Dr Ronald Lorenzo

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The Puritan Culture of America's Military

U.S. Army War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Dr Ronald Lorenzo

This book explores Puritanism and its continuing influence on U.S. and military law in the Global War on Terror, exploring connections between Puritanism and notions of responsibility in relation to military crimes, superstitious practices within the military, and urges for revenge. Engaging with the work of figures such as Durkheim, Fauconnet and Weber, it draws on primary data gathered through participation and observation at the U.S. Army courts-martial following events at Abu Ghraib, Operation Iron Triangle, the Baghdad canal killings and a war crimes case in Afghanistan, to show how Puritan cultural habits color and shape both American military actions and the ways in which these actions are perceived by the American public. A theoretically sophisticated examination of the cultural tendencies that shape military conduct and justice in the context of a contemporary global conflict, The Puritan Culture of America’s Military will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in social theory and sociology, cultural studies, politics and international relations and military studies.

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1472419847

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The Puritan Culture of America's Military

The Puritan Culture of America's Military

Marx and Weber on Oriental Societies

Marx and Weber on Oriental Societies

The Gift and its Paradoxes

The Gift and its Paradoxes

The Puritan Culture of America's Military

The Puritan Culture of America's Military

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