In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting Chinas rude northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asias mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, which...
This book analyzes the diverse understandings of poverty in a multiracial colonial society, eighteenthcentury Quito. It shows that in a colonial world both a pauper...
The Marriage of Minds examines the implications of the common Victorian claim that novel reading can achieve the psychic, ethical, and affective benefits also commonly...
The Mbius Strip explores the history, political economy, and culture of space in central Guerrero, Mexico, during the colonial period. This study is significant for...
With A Rare Combination Of Erudition And Insight, The Author Investigates The Major Aspects Of Yiddish Language And Culture, Showing Where Yiddish Came From And...
With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and...
What role have communication media played in the formation of modern societies? How should we understand the social impact of new forms of communication and...
What role have communication media played in the formation of modern societies? How should we understand the social impact of new forms of communication and...
This collection of seventeen essays deals with the metaphysical, as opposed to the moral issues pertaining to death. For example, the authors investigate (among other...
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Why Did The Social Sciences Become An Integral Part Of Jewish Scholarship Beginning In The Late Nineteenth Century? What Part Did This New Scholarship Play...
Why did the social sciences become an integral part of Jewish scholarship beginning in the late nineteenth century? What part did this new scholarship play...
Centered on the urban workplace, the danwei (workunit) has been the fundamental social and spatial unit of urban China under socialism. Not only was it...
A major challenge confronting contemporary theory is to overcome its fixation on written narratives and the culture of print. In this presentation of a general...
A major challenge confronting contemporary theory is to overcome its fixation on written narratives and the culture of print. In this presentation of a general...
In this book, Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociology in the...
In this book, Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociology in the...
Social theory has undergone dramatic changes over the past fifteen years. The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive survey of those changes...
These Essays, Three Of Them Previously Unpublished, Explore The Competing Claims Of Innovation And Tradition Among The Lower Orders In Sixteenthcentury France. The Result Is...
Lawyers In The United States Are Frequently Described As 'Hired Guns,' Willing To Fight For Any Client And Advance Any Interest. Claiming That Their Own...
Lawyers in the United States are frequently described as 'hired guns,' willing to fight for any client and advance any interest. Claiming that their own...
Theodor Adorno is one of this century's most influential thinkers in the areas of social theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and music. Throughout the essays in this...
Theodor Adorno is one of this century's most influential thinkers in the areas of social theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and music. Throughout the essays in this...
Theodor Adorno is one of this century's most influential thinkers in the areas of social theory, philosophy, aesthetics, and music. Throughout the essays in this...