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\nSharing insights from teaching John Stuart Mill for many years, the eminent philosopher Philip Kitcher makes a cogent case…

Uncovers the connections between the Chicago school of sociology - exemplified by William Thomas, Robert Park and Robert…

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America\'s Response to China has long been the standard resource for a succinct, historically grounded assessment of an…

Making the best of cooperation with unreliable partners is fundamental to the success of counterterrorism. Stephen Tankel…

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Written by a leading scholar in the field, Classical Japanese: A Grammar is an elegant, comprehensive, and practical guide…

All the Nations Under Heaven is an unparalleled chronicle of the role of immigrants and migrants in shaping the history and…

A collection of recent essays from the American philosopher and Chair of the Santayana Society. The subjects discussed…

Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few…

In 1989, the people of the United States celebrated the bicentennial of their country's Constitution. At the same time…

Drawing on psychoanalytic discourse, the author of this work probes the use of words and images in contemporary culture. She…

Reflexivity refers to those moments in fiction when the work suddenly calls attention to itself as a fictional construct.…

Historically, there have been two main approaches to the proper role and function of science in social work. This work…

Examining the interactive roles of nature and nurture in psychological and physical development, Neubauer and Neubauer show…

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\nDavid B. Roberts offers a definitive guide to continuity and change in the Gulf region. He explores the forces challenging…

In a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis that extends from the Civil War to the present, this book seeks to isolate the…

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This study examines the social context and current state of reproductive mediating technologies, such as artificial…

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A rigorous critique of how science has promoted an ideology of limited intelligence and social inequality-and how to…

A nuanced portrait of a daring subculture that continues to push the limits of religious experience and intellectual…

A Spanish writer's approach by the intimist route to the still unassuaged griefs of the Civil War...What happens is that the…

Produkt Academic Freedom in the Age of the University - Metzger, Walter zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Columbia…

Explores the relationship among identity, interests, and foreign policy, employing contemporary Jordan to explore the…

This collection Mark Twain's writing aims to capture the essence of the author's work - the dark humour, the wry…

What combination of factors facilitates a breakthrough, and how does the recipe change over time?…

This text explores the changing role of the state in Canada, Britain and the USA in the area of health care. Welfare systems…

Exploring the tensions between women's lived bodily experiences and the cultural meanings inscribed on the female body, this…

Focuses on youth development as a process of experiencing care and learning social responsibility. This book develops ideals…

New personal and professional writings amplify the incisive, passionate, and often prophetic analyses of a major thinker of…

This treatise argues that literary criticism must re-establish connections to a wide range of social activities. It sets out…

The contributors to this study confront both recent, startling upheavals in international politics and the reorganization of…

Michael R. Rampino builds on the latest findings from leading geoscientists to take "neocatastrophism" a step further,…

Nathan explored the roots of the Tiananmen tragedy in Deng Xiaoping's ten-year reform. How will cultural values and…

The conceptual artist Liam Gillick writes a genealogy of contemporary art, arguing that we need to appreciate its engagement…

Levittown became the site of one of urban sociology's most famous community studies, Herbert J. Gans's The Levittowners. The…

Entering into the debate between three schools of thought - the Frankfurt School, existentialism and poststructuralism -…

This book presents a historical perspective on one of the central components of the U.S. social welfare network-family…

How the Supreme Court is influenced by national electoral politics, which in turn affects the Court, is the focus of this…

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Cognitive science joins with Asian contemplative traditions and philosophy to bring revolutionary meaning to the human…

An analysis of immigrant life in the USA which focuses on the habits of consumption. The author describes how Jews responded…

Why, for many centuries, was the wheel abandoned in the Middle East in favor of the camel as a means of transport? This…