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Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

By: Maurice Duverger

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Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

By: Maurice Duverger

Professor Duverger at last provides the student with an overall view of the methodology of the social sciences. He briefly traces the origin of the notion of a social science, showing how it emerged from social philosophy. Its essential elements and pre-conditions are described; the splintering of social science into specialist disciplines is explained, and the need for a general sociology confirmed. The techniques of observation used by social scientists are dealt with in some detail and the unity of the social sciences is illustrated by examples of the universal application of these techniques. Documentary evidence in its various forms are described along with the basic analytical techniques, including quantitative methods and content analysis. Other methods of gathering information through polls, interviews, attitude scales and participant observation are all described. Professor Duverger brings together the different kinds of analysis used to assess the information thus gathered. Arguing that observing and theorizing are not two different stages or levels of research, he examines the practical value and difficulties of general sociological theories, partial theories and models and working hypotheses. He both describes and assesses the limitations of experiment and the scope of comparative methods in the social sciences. He then gives elementary instructions for using and assessing the value of mathematical techniques. The possibilities of presenting social phenomena through graphs and charts are also explored. There are useful book lists and diagrams.

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1000155897

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Thirty Hours with a Corpse

and Other Tales of the Grand Guignol

By: Maurice Level

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Thirty Hours with a Corpse

and Other Tales of the Grand Guignol

By: Maurice Level

Characterized by gratuitous acts of brutality and surprise endings, these tales of obsession and violence are the creations of a twentieth-century French writer whose works were staged by the legendary Théâtre du Grand-Guignol of Paris. The precursors of modern thrillers and slasher films, these stories have been specially selected for this edition and introduced by horror specialist S. T. Joshi. Thirty-nine conte cruel ("cruel tales") include "In the Light of the Red Lamp," in which a husband's photographs of his dead wife reveal a deeper tragedy; "Fascination," the tale of a morbid passion that develops when the narrator, determined to stay at home, shoots his mistress for the sake of peace and quiet; and "The Bastard," concerning a father's suspicions about his son's paternity. Other stories include "The Taint," a view of infanticide as mercy-killing; "The Test," in which an accused murderer is forced to reenact his crime; and "A Maniac," recounting a thrill-seeker's ghoulish impulse to witness death-defying stunts gone wrong.

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228

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486810992

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9780486810997

The Changing Organization

Agency Theory in a Cross-Cultural Context

By: Kaijun Guo,Maurice Yolles,Gerhard Fink,Paul Iles

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The Changing Organization

Agency Theory in a Cross-Cultural Context

By: Kaijun Guo,Maurice Yolles,Gerhard Fink,Paul Iles

The book is designed for academics and graduate students in organization theory, social theory, cybernetics, cross-cultural theory and systems theory. It examines social collectives and organisation culture, presenting a theoretical framework capable of improving our understanding and anticipation of its patterns of behaviour.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107146801

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A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory

A Formative Trait Psychology with Affect, Cognition and Behaviour

By: Maurice Yolles,Gerhard Fink

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A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory

A Formative Trait Psychology with Affect, Cognition and Behaviour

By: Maurice Yolles,Gerhard Fink

This book explains psychological, sociopolitical and organisational change in multidisciplinary settings. It shows how advanced techniques of contextual analysis can be applied to complex situations and offers a new cybernetic agency paradigm based on living systems theory. It models, diagnoses, and analyses complex, realworld situations to anticipate patterns of behaviour.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108975666

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The Imagined, the Imaginary and the Symbolic

By: Maurice Godelier

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The Imagined, the Imaginary and the Symbolic

By: Maurice Godelier

Exploring the close relationship between the real and the symbolic and imaginary What you imagined is not always imaginary, but everything that is imaginary is imagined. It is by imagining that people make the impossible become possible. In mythology or religion, however, those things that are imagined are never experienced as being imaginary by believers. The realm of the imagined is even more real than the real; it is super-real, surreal. Lévi-Strauss held that "the real, the symbolic and the imaginary" are three separate orders. Maurice Godelier demonstrates the contrary: that the real is not separate from the symbolic and the imaginary. For instance, for a portion of humanity, rituals and sacred objects and places attest to the reality and therefore the truth that God, gods or spirits exist. The symbolic enables people to signify what they think and do, encompassing thought, spilling over into the whole body, but also pervading temples, palaces, tools, foods, mountains, the sea, the sky and the earth. It is real. Godelier's book goes to the strategic heart of the social sciences, for to examine the nature and role of the imaginary and the symbolic is also to attempt to account for the basic components of all societies and ultimately of human existence. And these aspects in turn shape our social and personal identity.

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177

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Verso Books

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1786637715

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The Modern World-system

By: Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

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The Modern World-system

By: Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

The Modern World System", Immanuel Wallerstein's influential multivolume reinterpretation of global history, traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. -- From publisher's description.

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Univ of California Press

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0520267613

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9780520267619

The Republican Experiment, 1848-1852

By: Maurice Agulhon

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The Republican Experiment, 1848-1852

By: Maurice Agulhon

A distinguished French historian traces the history of France under the Second Republic. His approach emphasizes the relationship between the political history of the period and the history of popular culture and thought.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521289882

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9780521289887

Beaumarchais

A Biography

By: Maurice Lever

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Beaumarchais

A Biography

By: Maurice Lever

Few men of 18th-century letters led a more varied or controversial life than Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Incorporating letters and firsthand accounts, this is an irresistibly lively and engaging account of an extraordinary life.

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Macmillan

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0374113289

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9780374113285

Left Out

Reds and America's Industrial Unions

By: Judith Stepan-Norris,Maurice Zeitlin

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Reds and America's Industrial Unions

By: Judith Stepan-Norris,Maurice Zeitlin

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Cambridge University Press

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052179840X

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9780521798402

European Community

A Practical Guide for Business, Media and Government

By: Brian Morris,Klaus Boehm,Maurice Geller

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European Community

A Practical Guide for Business, Media and Government

By: Brian Morris,Klaus Boehm,Maurice Geller

An explanation of European Community law and bureaucracy in everyday terms. It explains how the Community itself works, with special diagrams and information on Community institutions, policy-making bodies, and private sector agencies with whom the Community consults.

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Springer

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1349211559

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9781349211555

France After Hegemony

International Change and Financial Reform

By: Michael Maurice Loriaux

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France After Hegemony

International Change and Financial Reform

By: Michael Maurice Loriaux

How does the decline of the hegemon--the dominant, rule-making power of the international system--affect middle-level nations? By examining monetary and credit policy in postwar France, Michael Loriaux illuminates this question, tracing the relationship of domestic economic reform to specific changes in the international political economy which have resulted from U.S. hegemonic decline.

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340

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Cornell University Press

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0801424836

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9780801424830

The European Community 1991/2

The Professional Reference Book for Business, Media and Government

By: Brian Morris,Klaus Boehm,Maurice Geller

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The European Community 1991/2

The Professional Reference Book for Business, Media and Government

By: Brian Morris,Klaus Boehm,Maurice Geller

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110869292

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Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

By: Maurice Duverger

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Book's by Maurice Duverger

Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

Thirty Hours with a Corpse

Thirty Hours with a Corpse

The Changing Organization

The Changing Organization

A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory

A Configuration Approach to Mindset Agency Theory

The Imagined, the Imaginary and the Symbolic

The Imagined, the Imaginary and the Symbolic

The Modern World-system

The Modern World-system

The Republican Experiment, 1848-1852

The Republican Experiment, 1848-1852

Beaumarchais

Beaumarchais

Left Out

Left Out

European Community

European Community

France After Hegemony

France After Hegemony

The European Community 1991/2

The European Community 1991/2

Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

Introduction to the Social Sciences (RLE Social Theory)

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