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Understanding Modernity

Toward a New Perspective Going Beyond Durkheim and Weber

By: Richard Munch

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Understanding Modernity

Toward a New Perspective Going Beyond Durkheim and Weber

By: Richard Munch

First Published in 1988, this volume works towards a new understanding and exploration of the rise and development of modern society, taking its lead from two classical theorists, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. The key concept of this approach is the 'interpenetration' of different spheres of action. Richard Münch begins with an exploration of the points of convergence and divergence in the works of Durkheim and Weber. He then builds, from Durkheim, a new theory of social order as a complex set of ordering, dynamizing, identity-producing and goal-setting factors. Münch also constructs a new theory of personality development, based on Durkheim's view of the duality of human nature. He concludes by assessing weber's contribution to our understanding of how modern social order emerged, showing that the unique features of modern society emerged from the 'interpenetration' of cultural, political, communal and economic spheres in action.

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Taylor & Francis

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1136875646

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Power from Steam

A History of the Stationary Steam Engine

By: Richard L. Hills

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Power from Steam

A History of the Stationary Steam Engine

By: Richard L. Hills

This is the first comprehensive history of the steam engine in fifty years. It follows the development of reciprocating steam engines, from their earliest forms to the beginning of the twentieth century when they were replaced by steam turbines.

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Cambridge University Press

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052145834X

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Institutions and Organizations

Ideas, Interests, and Identities

By: W. Richard Scott

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Institutions and Organizations

Ideas, Interests, and Identities

By: W. Richard Scott

Creating a clear, analytical framework, this comprehensive exploration of the relationship between institutional theory and the study of organizations continues to reflect the richness and diversity of institutional thought—viewed both historically and as a contemporary, ongoing field of study. Drawing on the insights of cultural and organizational sociologists, institutional economists, social and cognitive psychologists, political scientists, and management theorists, the book reviews and integrates the most important recent developments in this rapidly evolving field, and strengthens and elaborates the author’s widely accepted "pillars" framework, which supports research and theory construction. By exploring the differences as well as the underlying commonalities of institutional theories, the book presents a cohesive view of the many flavors and colors of institutionalism. Finally, the book evaluates and clarifies developments in both theory and research while identifying future research directions.

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SAGE Publications

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1483321916

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The Classical Roots of Ethnomethodology

Durkheim, Weber, and Garfinkel

By: Richard A. Hilbert

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The Classical Roots of Ethnomethodology

Durkheim, Weber, and Garfinkel

By: Richard A. Hilbert

Hilbert demonstrates the historical connection between the nineteenth-century theory of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber, in which sociology had its origins, and the ethnomethodological approach articulated in the 1960s by Harold Garfinkel. The author rejects the conventional view that draws radical distinctions between the two systems and at the same time provides an intellectual genealogy of ethnomethodology.

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UNC Press Books

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146963984X

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Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics

By: Gerardo L. Munck,Richard Snyder

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Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics

By: Gerardo L. Munck,Richard Snyder

In the first collection of interviews with the most prominent scholars in comparative politics since World War II, Gerardo L. Munck and Richard Snyder trace key developments in the field during the twentieth century. Organized around a broad set of themes—intellectual formation and training; major works and ideas; the craft and tools of research; colleagues, collaborators, and students; and the past and future of comparative politics—these in-depth interviews offer unique and candid reflections that bring the research process to life and shed light on the human dimension of scholarship. Giving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.

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JHU Press

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0801884640

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International Criminology

A Critical Introduction

By: Rob Watts,Judith Bessant,Richard Hil

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International Criminology

A Critical Introduction

By: Rob Watts,Judith Bessant,Richard Hil

This book is the first comprehensive introduction to international criminology. It provides a genuinely international view of the discipline, drawing on important schools of thought, examples and analysis from the UK, EU, USA, Canada and Australia.

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Routledge

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1134083343

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Menus for Movieland

Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture, 1913–1916

By: Richard Abel

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Menus for Movieland

Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture, 1913–1916

By: Richard Abel

At the turn of the past century, the main function of a newspaper was to offer “menus” by which readers could make sense of modern life and imagine how to order their daily lives. Among those menus in the mid-1910s were several that mediated the interests of movie manufacturers, distributors, exhibitors, and the rapidly expanding audience of fans. This writing about the movies arguably played a crucial role in the emergence of American popular film culture, negotiating among national, regional, and local interests to shape fans’ ephemeral experience of moviegoing, their repeated encounters with the fantasy worlds of “movieland,” and their attractions to certain stories and stars. Moreover, many of these weekend pages, daily columns, and film reviews were written and consumed by women, including one teenage girl who compiled a rare surviving set of scrapbooks. Based on extensive original research, Menus for Movieland substantially revises what moviegoing meant in the transition to what we now think of as Hollywood.

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Univ of California Press

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0520961889

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Dividing the Faith

The Rise of Segregated Churches in the Early American North

By: Richard J. Boles

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Dividing the Faith

The Rise of Segregated Churches in the Early American North

By: Richard J. Boles

Uncovers the often overlooked participation of African Americans and Native Americans in early Protestant churches Phillis Wheatley was stolen from her family in Senegambia, and, in 1761, slave traders transported her to Boston, Massachusetts, to be sold. She was purchased by the Wheatley family who treated Phillis far better than most eighteenth-century slaves could hope, and she received a thorough education while still, of course, longing for her freedom. After four years, Wheatley began writing religious poetry. She was baptized and became a member of a predominantly white Congregational church in Boston. More than ten years after her enslavement began, some of her poetry was published in London, England, as a book titled Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. This book is evidence that her experience of enslavement was exceptional. Wheatley remains the most famous black Christian of the colonial era. Though her experiences and accomplishments were unique, her religious affiliation with a predominantly white church was quite ordinary. Dividing the Faith argues that, contrary to the traditional scholarly consensus, a significant portion of northern Protestants worshipped in interracial contexts during the eighteenth century. Yet in another fifty years, such an affiliation would become increasingly rare as churches were by-and-large segregated. Richard Boles draws from the records of over four hundred congregations to scrutinize the factors that made different Christian traditions either accessible or inaccessible to African American and American Indian peoples. By including Indians, Afro-Indians, and black people in the study of race and religion in the North, this research breaks new ground and uses patterns of church participation to illuminate broader social histories. Overall, it explains the dynamic history of racial integration and segregation in northern colonies and states.

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NYU Press

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1479803189

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Dark Mission

The Secret History of NASA, Enlarged and Revised Edition

By: Richard C. Hoagland,Mike Bara

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Dark Mission

The Secret History of NASA, Enlarged and Revised Edition

By: Richard C. Hoagland,Mike Bara

The New York Times bestseller about the strange history of NASA and its cover-ups regarding its origins and extraterrestrial architecture found on the moon and Mars is even more interesting in its new edition. Authors Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara include a new chapter about the discoveries made by ex-Nazi scientist and NASA stalwart Wernher von Braun regarding what he termed "alternate gravitational solutions," or the rewriting of Newtonian physics into hyperdimensional spheres.

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Feral House

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1936239000

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Diversity in the Power Elite

How it Happened, why it Matters

By: Richard L. Zweigenhaft,G. William Domhoff

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Diversity in the Power Elite

How it Happened, why it Matters

By: Richard L. Zweigenhaft,G. William Domhoff

This book looks systematically at the extent to which Jews, women, African Americans, Latinos, Asians and gay men and lesbians have entered the higher circles of power that constituted what sociologist C. Wright Mills called 'the power elite.' It examines why and how the power elite has diversified, the pathways taken by those who have entered the power elite, and the effect this diversification has had on the way power works in the United States.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742536998

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Historical Dictionary of American Education

By: Richard J. Altenbaugh

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Historical Dictionary of American Education

By: Richard J. Altenbaugh

The history of American education is a vital and productive field of study. This reference book provides factual information about eminent people and important topics related to the development of American public, private, and parochial schools, covering elementary and secondary levels. In addition to major state and regional leaders and reformers, it includes biographies of significant national educators, philosophers, psychologists, and writers. Subjects embrace important ideas, events, institutions, agencies, and pedagogical trends that profoundly shaped American policies and perceptions regarding education. The more than 350 entries are arranged alphabetically and written by expert contributors. Each entry closes with a brief bibliography, and the volume ends with a list of works for further reading. Entries were drawn from a review of leading history of education textbooks and the History of Education Quarterly. These topics were further refined by comments from leading authorities and the contributors. Most of the contributors are established scholars in the history of education, curriculum and instruction, school law, educational administration, and American history; a few also work as public and private school teachers and thus bring their practical experience to their entries. The period covered begins in the colonial period and continues through the 1990s.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313005338

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Curtain for a Jester

By: Frances Lockridge,Richard Lockridge

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Curtain for a Jester

By: Frances Lockridge,Richard Lockridge

The murder of a notorious practical joker is no laughing matter in this “excellent series” starring a husband-and-wife detective team (The New Yorker). Byron Wilmot will do anything for a laugh. He’s a legend of practical jokes, notorious for once using a dummy to stage a kidnapping so realistic it fooled the police. So when Pamela and Jerry North are invited to a party at Wilmot’s home, Mrs. North braces herself for an evening of snakes in a can, rubber spiders, and the like. But tonight, a murderer will get the last laugh. When Wilmot’s secretary finds her boss lying in a pool of blood with a knife sticking out of his chest, she assumes it’s just another highly realistic gag. But Wilmot doesn’t move. He’s dead and the Norths will have think quickly if they’re going to find the killer—and make it to the punch line of Wilmot’s last great joke. Curtain for a Jester is the 17th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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Open Road Media

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1504031385

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Before Salem

Witch Hunting in the Connecticut River Valley, 1647-1663

By: Richard S. Ross III

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Before Salem

Witch Hunting in the Connecticut River Valley, 1647-1663

By: Richard S. Ross III

Decades before the Salem Witch trials, 11 people were hanged as witches in the Connecticut River Valley. The advent of witch hunting in New England was directly influenced by the English Civil War and the witch trials in England led by Matthew Hopkins, who pioneered "techniques" for examining witches. This history examines the outbreak of witch hysteria in the Valley, focusing on accusations of demonic possession, apotropaic magic and the role of the clergy. Although the hysteria was eventually quelled by a progressive magistrate unwilling to try witches, accounts of the trials later influenced contemporary writers during the Salem witch hunts. The source of the document "Grounds for Examination of a Witch" is identified.

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McFarland

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1476627797

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Death Has a Small Voice

By: Frances Lockridge,Richard Lockridge

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Death Has a Small Voice

By: Frances Lockridge,Richard Lockridge

Before he dies, a murdered burglar puts Mrs. North in mortal danger The thief struts toward Broadway, confident his luck has finally begun to turn. Just a few hours earlier, he had been as scared as a trapped rat, cowering in a bathroom, hoping the homeowners would go to bed without finding him. He got lucky, and he got away with his mark: a flimsy little piece of plastic that’s worth more money than he’s ever had at one time. But before he reaches his destination, he’ll be left for dead on the sidewalk. As his last act, he drops his loot in the mail. The package is marked for Pamela North, the slightly daffy amateur sleuth who always nabs the killer, even if she never quite gets to the point. One man has already died for this mysterious item, and as soon as it lands in her mailbox, she’ll be in danger of joining him. Death Has a Small Voice is the 18th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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1504031377

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The Art of Woo

Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas

By: G. Richard Shell,Mario Moussa

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The Art of Woo

Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas

By: G. Richard Shell,Mario Moussa

You may need The Art of War to defeat your enemies, but if you prefer to win them over, read The Art of Woo G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa know what it takes to drive new ideas through complex organizations. They have advised thousands of executives from companies such as Google, Microsoft, and General Electric to organizations like the World Bank and even the FBI's hostage rescue training program. In The Art of Woo, they present their systematic, four- step process for winning over even the toughest bosses and most skeptical colleagues. Beginning with two powerful self-assessments to help readers find their "Woo IQ," they show how relationship-based persuasion works to open hearts and minds. "Ranging across history, from Charles Lindbergh to Sam Walton, the authors examine how savvy negotiators use persuasion - not confrontation-to achieve goals." -U.S. News & World Report

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Penguin

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1101202513

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Formal Organizations

A Comparative Approach

By: Peter Michael Blau,W. Richard Scott

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Formal Organizations

A Comparative Approach

By: Peter Michael Blau,W. Richard Scott

Upon its publication in 1962, this book became one of the founding texts of organizational sociology. Bringing together diverse approaches, it presented a new focus of interest: the formal organization. This reissue, which includes a new introduction by Scott, makes this seminal work accessible to a new generation of scholars and practitioners.

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Stanford University Press

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080474890X

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Cultural Theory

By: Michael Thompson,Richard J Ellis,Aaron Wildavsky,Mary Wildavsky

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Cultural Theory

By: Michael Thompson,Richard J Ellis,Aaron Wildavsky,Mary Wildavsky

Why do people want what they want? Why does one person see the world as a place to control, while another feels controlled by the world? A useful theory of culture, the authors contend, should start with these questions, and the answers, given different historical conditions, should apply equally well to people of all times, places, and walks of life.Taking their cue from the pioneering work of anthropologist Mary Douglas, the authors of Cultural Theory have created a typology of five ways of life?egalitarianism, fatalism, individualism, hierarchy, and autonomy?to serve as an analytic tool in examining people, culture, and politics. They then show how cultural theorists can develop large numbers of falsifiable propositions.Drawing on parables, poetry, case studies, fiction, and the Great Books, the authors illustrate how cultural biases and social relationships interact in particular ways to yield life patterns that are viable, sustainable, and ultimately, changeable under certain conditions. Figures throughout the book show the dynamic quality of these ways of life and specifically illustrate the role of surprise in effecting small- and large-scale change.The authors compare Cultural Theory with the thought of master social theorists from Montesquieu to Stinchcombe and then reanalyze the classic works in the political culture tradition from Almond and Verba to Pye. Demonstrating that there is more to social life than hierarchy and individualism, the authors offer evidence from earlier studies showing that the addition of egalitarianism and fatalism facilitates cross-national comparisons.

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Routledge

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0429969732

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New England Outpost

War and Society in Colonial Deerfield

By: Richard I. Melvoin

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New England Outpost

War and Society in Colonial Deerfield

By: Richard I. Melvoin

Deerfield's first half-century, starting in 1670, was a struggle to survive numerous Indian attacks. But more than a site of bloodshed, Deerfield offers an extraordinary opportunity to study larger issues of colonial war and society.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393308081

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A Court That Shaped America

Chicago's Federal District Court from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman

By: Richard Cahan

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A Court That Shaped America

Chicago's Federal District Court from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman

By: Richard Cahan

A revealing account of the court that put Chicago in the headlines

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Northwestern University Press

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0810119811

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Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion

By: Richard K. Fenn

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Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion

By: Richard K. Fenn

Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion takes a focused look at the foremost figures in the development of the field. From the groundbreaking work of Max Weber, right up to that of contemporary writers such as Peter Berger and Niklas Luhmann, this volume is an essential companion for the student of sociology of religion. Charting the development of theory in this area, each chapter looks at the life and work of an individual theorist, building to a picture of the field as it is today. Richard Fenn's book provides a route to a rounded understanding of the field, through the thought that defined it.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1441172238

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Secret Agent 666

Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult

By: Richard B. Spence

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Secret Agent 666

Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult

By: Richard B. Spence

Sensationally unveils the long, secretive collaboration between arch-occultist Aleister Crowley and British Intelligence.

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Feral House

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1932595333

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The Sociological Revolution

From the Enlightenment to the Global Age

By: Richard Kilminster

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The Sociological Revolution

From the Enlightenment to the Global Age

By: Richard Kilminster

By controversially turning away from the current debates which surround social theory, this book provides an historical analysis of the profound burden of sociology and its implications today.

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113497163X

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Theories of Development, Second Edition

Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives

By: Richard Peet,Elaine Hartwick

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Theories of Development, Second Edition

Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives

By: Richard Peet,Elaine Hartwick

Widely adopted, this text critically evaluates the leading theories of international economic development, from classical economic and sociological models to Marxist, poststructuralist, and feminist perspectives. No other book provides such comprehensive coverage or links the theories as incisively to contemporary world events and policy debates. Reexamining neoliberal conceptions of economic growth, the authors show what a more just and democratic form of development might look like today.

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Guilford Press

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1606233971

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Organizations and Organizing

Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives

By: W Richard Scott,Gerald F. Davis

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Organizations and Organizing

Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives

By: W Richard Scott,Gerald F. Davis

This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides sociology are addressed in this book, including economics, political science, strategy and management theory. Topic areas discussed in this book are the importance of organizations; defining organizations; organizations as rational, natural, and open systems; environments, strategies, and structures of organizations; and organizations and society. For those employed in fields where knowledge of organizational theory is necessary, including sociology, anthropology, cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, managers in corporations and international business, and business strategists.

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1317345924

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Europe

Or, Up and Down with Schreiber and Baggish

By: Richard Stern

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Europe

Or, Up and Down with Schreiber and Baggish

By: Richard Stern

Cultures and egos clash in this hilarious tale of two American men trying to start over again in Europe For Max Schreiber, World War II was an idyll. It is the return home to Connecticut that feels like entering a combat zone. Ridiculed by his wife and daughter, bored by his legal practice, Schreiber spends his evenings drinking and eating alone, hoping that when he goes to sleep he will dream of France and Micheline, the beautiful young woman who may have broken his heart but at least made him feel alive. When at last he works up the courage to end his stultifying marriage and set out on his own, Schreiber knows exactly where he wants to go: across the Atlantic. Theodore Baggish has spent years planning and saving for his escape from New England. When the time is finally right, he gleefully gets himself fired from his job as a dry goods clerk and sets sail for postwar Europe, the land of opportunity. Nothing will stand in the way of his success, and he will use anyone who can help him achieve his goals, whether they like it or not. Naive, amoral, and unrelentingly eager, Baggish may have been too young to storm the beaches of Normandy, but he is bound and determined to conquer the Continent all by himself. When Schreiber and Baggish meet at an awkward dinner party in the university town of Heidelberg, one them is on the way up, the other on the way down. Are their futures set in stone, or is there still time to change course? Stylish, witty, and profound, Europe is an insightful examination of the intersection of character and circumstance and a laugh-out-loud portrayal of the conflict between the Old World and the New.

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149768529X

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Economics and Sociology

Redefining Their Boundaries: Conversations with Economists and Sociologists

By: Richard Swedberg

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Economics and Sociology

Redefining Their Boundaries: Conversations with Economists and Sociologists

By: Richard Swedberg

The boundary between economics and sociology is presently being redefined--but how, why, and by whom? Richard Swedberg answers these questions in this thought-provoking book of conversations with well-known economists and sociologists. Among the economists interviewed are Gary Becker, Amartya Sen, Kenneth Arrow, and Albert O. Hirschman; the sociologists include Daniel Bell, Harrison White, James Coleman, and Mark Granovetter. The picture that emerges is that economists and sociologists have paid little attention to each other during most of the twentieth century: social problems have been analyzed as if they had no economic dimension and economic problems as if they had no social dimension. Today, however, there is a dialogue between the two fields, as economists take on social topics and as sociologists become interested in rational choice and "new economic sociology." The interviewees describe how they came to challenge the present separation between economics and sociology, what they think of the various proposals to integrate the fields, and how they envision the future. The author summarizes the results of the conversations in the final chapter. The individual interviews also serve as superb introductions to the work of these scholars.

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Princeton University Press

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0691221324

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Imitating Jesus

And Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics

By: Richard A. Burridge

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Imitating Jesus

And Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics

By: Richard A. Burridge

In contrast to many studies of New Testament ethics, which treat the New Testament in general and Paul in particular, this book focuses on the person of Jesus himself. Richard Burridge maintains that imitating Jesus means following both his words -- which are very demanding ethical teachings -- and his deeds and example of being inclusive and accepting of everyone. Burridge carefully and systematically traces that combination of rigorous ethical instruction and inclusive community through the letters of Paul and the four Gospels, treating specific ethical issues pertaining to each part of Scripture. The book culminates with a chapter on apartheid as an ethical challenge to reading the New Testament; using South Africa as a contemporary case study enables Burridge to highlight and further apply his previous discussion and conclusions.

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0802844588

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