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Book SynopsisThis book looks at universities and the tough choices they face on how to survive.Trade Review"Straightforward, unpretentious, immensely readable, and on matters of extreme urgency to a very wide potential readership." -- Bruce Robbins, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University"Office Hours is always pointed, often poetic and amusing, and never dull. Nelson and Watt accurately diagnose the serious malady that threatens American higher education, and then suggest the cure. Do read this book-it's a tonic." -- Jane Buck, President, American Association of University Professors"Readers will find the book a refreshingly personal take on the high stakes of activism in the academy." -- Heather M. Steffen, Carnegie Mellon UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1 Part One Where We Are and How We Got There; Chapter 1 1. Cohorts — The Diaspora of the Teachers; Chapter 2 2. Anonymity, Celebrity, and Professional Identity; Chapter 3 3. The Postdoc Paradox; Chapter 4 4. Disciplining Debt; Chapter 5 5. The Brave New World of Research Surveillance; Chapter 6 6. The Humanities and the Perils of Globalization; Part 2 Part Two Toward Alternative Futures; Chapter 7 7. Organizational Affiliation and Change; Chapter 8 8. Is It a University or Is It a Country Club?; Chapter 9 9. Collective Action, Collective Bargaining, Collective Agency; Chapter 10 10. The Economics of Textbook Reform; Chapter 11 11. Transforming Teaching and Reaching the Public on the Internet; Chapter 12 12. What Would an Ethical Graduate Program Be?;

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Book SynopsisCrossing the boundaries of time, region, and culture, universal myths have provided inspiration and guidance for countless generations—laying a foundation for the religious, social, and political heritage of nations and peoples since the beginning of time. Here is a rich and absorbing survey of the common myths that connect all cultures, Eastern and Western, from antiquity to the present day. With stunning power, the stuff of legend is explored in all its drama and magnificence. There are stories of gods and men—and legendary heroes from Zeus to King Arthur to the “Superman” of modern media; tales of heaven, earth, and the origins of man from Hindu, American Indian, and Western thought; and retellings of mythic quests and legendary lovers, from the epic wanderings of Odysseus to the tragedy of Tristram and Iseult and the Krishna marriage of Heaven and Earth. This extraordinary work, compiled and arranged by theme from stories of creation to tales of death and reTable of ContentsIntroduction: The MythosphereCreators of Nature and MankindCreator GodsAnimals and CreationThe First CoupleThe Great MotherThe Greek Gods from Chaos to ZeusCosmologyThe Structure of the UniverseMythic CosmogramsCreation MythsThe Birth of ManWorlds Above Below and WithinThe LightThe SunThe Way of the Great LightSun Worship and Sun DanceThe World and StarsHeaven and EarthThe Bridge of HeavenThunder and LightningDemons and SpiritsYggdrasilWorld Tree, Tree of Life, and Tree of KnowledgeThe World MountainTowers to HeavenParadiseThe Reaches of Heaven and the Depths of HellBringers of Magic and the ArtsBringers of WisdomFire - a Gift of the GodsThe Divine BlacksmithThe HealersHermesShamans: Magicians and PriestsWitches: Disciples of the DevilTeachers and LeadersProtectors of the HerdThe RainmakersThe Fertile EarthGods of the HuntFisher GodsMauiAnimals Monsters and Mythic BeastsMythic and Legendary AnimalsCreators and Protectors of AnimalsDeities of the NileBull CultsHoly SteedsAnimals in the SkyFabulous Creatures, Magic and DemonicEmblems and Attributes of the GodsAnimals, Deities, and PeopleThe SerpentSymbols of the SeasonsThe DragonLovers and Bearers of Divine SeedThe Great MotherThe Goddess of Love, Aphrodite/VenusTragic LoveOrpheus and EurydiceThe White CowMiraculous ConceptionsDivine BirthMysterious Births of Gods and HeroesThe Goddess of FertilityHeavenly and Earthly CouplesThe God of LoveKrishna and the Marriage of Heaven and EarthThe Loves of ZeusCompassionate LoveTantraCombat in Heaven and on EarthHeroic Battles Against MonstersThe Labors of HeraclesShen I, the Cosmic ArcherThe Twilight of the GodsNordic Warrior GodsGuardians of the EastThe Battle of the Greek GodsThor and the Wild HuntSigurd, the Nordic HeroThe RamayanaGood and EvilGods of WarThe Trojan WarMythic Struggles in Defense of Divine OrderDistant Quests and Mortal TestsQuests and QuestersOdysseus and His JourneyHeroes and AnimalsThe Round TableThe Holy GrailEternal YouthTheseus, the Hero of AthensThe Benevolent QuestThe Feathered SerpentThe Dragon SlayerBuddha and the Search for EnlightenmentThe Persian Hero RustamThe Nine Heroines and the Nine HeroesDeath and RebirthRealms of the DeadThe Journey to the UnderworldMessengers of DeathThe BeyondHades, the Greek UnderworldThe Tortures of HellDwellers in the Paradise of HeavenThe Triumph of DeathThe Last JudgmentThe Journey to ParadiseResurrection and RebirthReturn from the UnderworldNirvanaThe Rebirth of Light and LifeSelect BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA provocative, compelling, and entertaining look at how the power of images dominates every aspect of our lives.Table of Contents* Introduction: Shoes for Thought In The Eyes Mind * Images Without Bottom * Goods and Surfaces * The Marriage Between Art and Commerce Image And Identity * Chosen People * The Dream of Wholeness Image And Power In A Changing World * Varnished Barbarism * Mechanical Sentiments The Politics Of Style In Contemporary Culture * Form Follows Value * Form Follows Power * Form Follows Waste

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Book SynopsisNobody worried about teenagers prior to the 1940s. In fact, as a culturally or economically defined entity they did not exist. But in the 50 years since the last world war, when the term was first coined, teenagers have had an enormous impact on American culture. They have reshaped our language, our music, our clothes. They have changed forever the way we respond to authority. They have become a 200 billion consumer group avidly courted by marketers. And they have changed our culture, which will never again treat their demographic group merely as young adults. Teenagers ranges widely across American culture of the middle twentieth century to depict the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock ''n'' rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Grace Palladino examines everything from Andy Hardy and Elvis Presley to Seventeen magazine and MTV. She challenges those whoTable of Contents* Introduction: Theyre Getting Older Younger Adolescents * The High School Age * Advise and Consent: Building Adolescent Character * A New Deal for Youth: Progressive Education and the National Youth Administration Bobby Soxers * Swing Shift: Bobby Soxers Take the Stage * Andy Hardy Goes To War: Soldiers, Defense Workers, V-Girls, and Zoot Suiters * Do You Know Where Your Children Are?: Juvenile Delinquency, Teen Canteens, and Democratic Solutions Teenagers * The Advertising Age: Seventeen, Eugene Gilbert, and the Rise of the Teenage Market * Great Balls of Fire: Rhythm and Blues, Rock n Roll, and the Devils Music * Stairway to Heaven: The Real Life Business of Rock n Roll * The Perils of Prosperity: Teenage Rebels, Teenage Sex, and the Communist Menace * The Content of Their Character: Black Teenagers and Civil Rights in the South Adversaries * A Hard Days Night: Beatles, Boomers, and the Bomb * Lies My Father Told Me: Berkeley, Vietnam, and the Generation Gap * Up the Down Staircase: Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll * Conclusion: Back to the Future

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Book SynopsisIs NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards?In this new edition of Herbert Gans''s brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality of high cultural standards. While conceding that popular and high culture have converged to some extent over the twenty-five years since he wrote the book, Gans holds that the choices of typical Ivy League graduates, not to mention Ph.D.''s in literature, are still very different from those of high school graduates, as are the movie houses, television channels, museums, and other cultural institutions they frequent.This new edition benefits greatly from Gans''s discussion of the politicization of culture over the last quarter-century. Popular Culture and High Culture is a must read for anyone interested in the vicissitudes of taste in American society.Table of Contents* Introduction: Mass Culture, Popular Culture, and Taste Culture * The Critique of Mass Culture * A Comparative Analysis of High and Popular Culture * The Evaluation of Taste Cultures and Publics

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Book SynopsisProminent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living in freedom and those under oppression.

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Book SynopsisAs children, learning to read, we look first at the illustrations but how do these tell their stories differently to the words? Words & Pictures explores this question through three encounters between writers and artists. It looks at how artists have responded to two great, contrasting works, Paradise Lost and Pilgrim's Progress; at Hogarth and Fielding, great innovators, sharing common aims; and at Wordsworth and Bewick, a poet and engraver, both working separately, but both imbued with the spirit of their age. A brief coda turns to a fourth relationship: writers and artists who collaborate from the start, like Dickens and Phiz, and Lewis Carroll and Tenniel. Sometimes amusing, sometimes moving, this is a book to pore over and enjoy. The visions it considers link daily life to the universal, the passionate and the sublime.

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Book SynopsisThe authors move past the Enlightenment foundational approach to offer a revolutionary methodology for doing theology in a postmodern age. Their method uses three sources: the Spirit speaking authoritatively through the biblical text, tradition providing a historical interpretive framework; and culture as context for constructive theological...

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Book SynopsisThis text on the history of Galilee between the 1st and 7th centuries contains 20 essays examining such issues as the first Christians, social and economic conditions, Roman rule and military presence, rabbis and Jewish law, languages and the archaeological remains of ancient synagogues.

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Book SynopsisThe long-awaited sequel to Tacey's successful Edge of the Sacred, published in 1995. He extends his search for an ecological, land based spirituality into a more urban setting. Tacey suggests that the new Australian spirituality will eventually take us towards a marriage between rational, secular humanism and the spiritual.

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Book SynopsisThe number of travellers along the information superhighway is increasing at a rate of 10 percent a month. How will this communications revolution affect our culture and society? Pierre Lévy shows how the unfettered exchange of ideas in cyberspace has the potential to liberate us from the social and political hierarchies that have stood in the way of mankind''s advancement.Anthropologist, historian, sociologist, and philosopher, Lévy writes with a depth of scholarship and imaginative insight rare among media critics. At once a profound historical analysis of the development of human culture and a blueprint for the future, Collective Intelligence is a visionary work.

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Book SynopsisA sophisticated argument about how the internet and communication networks impact on politics, democracy, and identity.Trade Review'Brings to questions of network culture and politics both a keen philosophical perspective and a deep understanding of the history and technology of information networks. She shows in wonderfully clear terms how our increasingly networked world brings harsher forms of domination but also opens the possibility for new struggles of liberation' -- Michael Hardt, co-author (with Antonio Negri) of Empire'A genuine achievement. Terranova gives the reader a notion of new media that extends all the way to artificial life. Then she takes this concoction and makes it political. Required reading for media theorists, evolutionary biology junkies and activists' -- Scott Lash, Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Three Propositions On Informational Cultures 2. Open Networks 3. Free Labour 4. Soft Control 5. Communications’ Biopower Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to the ideas of a thinker who greatly influenced the 1960s protest movementsTrade Review'Goes back to Marcuse's work on aesthetics to link philosophy, art, history, political analysis, and sociological insights in a deeply humane search for the way to a better world. It deserves a very wide readership' -- Peter Marcuse (with obvious bias).'A comprehensive critical overview and an interrogation of Marcuse's writings on art and aesthetics' -- Douglas Kellner, UCLA, author of Herbert Marcuse and the Crisis of Marxism and Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy'Introducing the aesthetic writings of radical philosopher Herbert Marcuse, cultural theorist Malcolm Miles explores the role the imagination plays for Marcuse in political transformation, offering us the hope of a horizon to neoliberal capitalism's treachery' -- Jane Rendell, Professor and Vice Dean of Research, The Bartlett, UCL, and author of Site-Writing (2010), Art and Architecture (2006) and The Pursuit of Pleasure (2002).Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Aesthetics and the Reconstruction of Society 2. The Artist and Social Theory 3. Affirmations 4. A Literature of Intimacy 5. Society as a Work of Art 6. The End of Utopia 7. The Aesthetic Dimension 8. Legacies and Practices Notes Index

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Book SynopsisFirst definitive guide to squatting as an alternative to capitalism, offering a unique insider's view on the movement.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Squatting as an Alternative to Capitalism - Claudio Cattaneo and Miguel A. Martínez 1. Squatting as a Response to Social Needs, the Housing Question and the Crisis of Capitalism - Claudio Cattaneo and Miguel A. Martínez Part I: Case Studies 2. 'The Fallow Lands of the Possible': An Enquiry into the Enacted Criticism of Capitalism in Geneva's Squats - Luca Pattaroni 3. The Right to Decent Housing and a Whole Lot More Besides: Examining the Modern English Squatters Movement - E.T.C. Dee 4. The Power of the Magic Key: The Scalability of Squatting in the Netherlands and the United States - Hans Pruijt 5. 'Ogni Sfratto Sarà una Barricata': Squatting for Housing and Social Conflict in Rome - Pierpaolo Mudu Part II: Specific Issues 6. Squats in Urban Ecosystems: Overcoming the Social and Ecological Catastrophes of the Capitalist City - Salvatore Engel Di Mauro and Claudio Cattaneo 7. Squatting and Diversity: Gender and Patriarchy in Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona - Azozomox 8. Unavoidable Dilemmas: Squatters Dealing with the Law - Miguel A. Martínez, Azozomox and Javier Gil Conclusions - Miguel A. Martínez and Claudio Cattaneo Appendix: The Story of SqEK and the Production Process of This Book - Claudio Cattaneo, Baptiste Colin and Elisabeth Lorenzi Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAnton Blok combines anthropology and history in a comparative exploration of the links between honour and violence in widely different settings. He draws on material from two interrelated projects: micro--studies of the rural mafia in Sicily, and banditry in the Dutch republic, each set in its historical context.Trade Review"In this sparkling and provocative collection of essays, Anton Blok contributes to our understanding of social processes and cultural categories over the centuries. Through startling examples - the chimney sweep, popular bandits, the symbolism of the billy goat, the uses of nicknames, and more - Blok gives us new ways to think about the paradoxes of the human condition, past and present." Natalie Zemon Davis, Princeton University. 'Blok truly refreshes our thinking' EthnosTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Social Banditry Reconsidered. 2. Bandits and Boundaries: The Case of the Bokkeryders. 3. Infamous Occupations. 4. Why Chimney Sweeps Bring Luck. 5. Blood Symbolism of Mafia. 6. The Meaning of 'Senseless' Violence. 7. The Narcissism of Minor Differences. 8. Explaining South-Italian Agro-Towns. 9. Nicknames as Symbolic Inversions. 10. Mediterranean Totemism:Rams and Billy Goats. 11. Female Rulers and Their Consorts. 12. Rediscovering Ars Moriendi. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis wide--ranging and innovative book develops an original theory of the media and their impact on the modern world, from the emergence of printing to the most recent developments in the media industries.Trade Review"This book is comprehensive and magisterial, and at the same time enormously readable. It will undoubtedly become one of the very few definitive texts in the rapidly growing field of media and cultural studies, providing a crucial link to critical theory and to social theory as a whole." Professor William Outhwaite, University of Sussex "An extremely powerful and sustained diagnosis of mass media at the turn of the twenty-first century, a diagnosis that is neither idealizing nor apocalyptic. Thompson's book deserves to become a definitive text and should have a lasting impact in the sociology of media and culture." The Australian "A new book by Thompson in which he compresses and refines his ideas on theorising the media is ... particularly welcome. In this book we have an example of someone writing with tremendous confidence, in self-evident command of both a broad historical sweep and a wide range of relevant studies and theories. With the publication of his book Thompson should move the sociology of mass communication onto a new level of sophistication ... an important publication." Sociology "The Media and Modernity is refreshingly optimistic in offering a constructive, yet sensible, alternative to the doom and gloom with which the modern media are often regarded. It is impressive in its scope, often insightful in its analysis, and solidly grounded in its arguments, and so makes a valuable contribution to the fields of both media sociology and social theory." British Journal of Sociology "As an introduction to and an overview of the literature on the interrelations between society, democracy and the media, this book is an invaluable text and may stimulate further reading in more specialist literature." Acta PoliticaTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Communication and Social Context. 2. The Media and the Development of Modern Societies. 3. The Rise of Mediated Interaction. 4. The Transformation of Visibility. 5. The Globalization of Communication. 6. The Re-mooring of Tradition. 7. Self and Experience in a Mediated World. 8. The Re-invention of Publicness. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a refreshingly original analysis of human rights, past and present, which sets out major new terms of reference for political debate, it will become a standard text in the human rights field.Trade Review'This book surely contains enough ideas to challenge, stimulate, provoke and inspire anyone concerned intellectually, practically or professionally with the field of human rights and human needs.' Journal of Peace Research 'The argument is often thought-provoking.' Political StudiesTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Human Rights and the Western Tradition. 2. Human Rights and the Legal Tradition. 3. Human Rights and Human Needs. 4. Human Rights and Social Structures. 5. Human Rights and Social Processes. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis widely acclaimed book throws new light on the complex processes that are reshaping the contemporary world. All too often debates about globalization -- and about whether it implies the end of the nation--state -- have descended into polemics and confusion. Please visit the accompanying website at: http://www. polity. co. uk/global.Trade Review'An indispensable counterweight to optimists and pessimists alike.' Will Hutton, The Observer "I was pleasantly and genuinely surprised by the depth and intensity of analysis and argument contained in the book despite its wide-ranging subject matter ... Students of international affairs who long for books that go beyond the minutiae of globalisation and look at the big picture should consider this book compulsory reading." Nick Grimwade, Times Higher Education Supplement "The book provides a scholarly and deep exploration of the facts and the issues, and deserves wide reading." Charles P. Kindelberger, Global Economy Quarterly "This is a work with many strengths, but perhaps its most important virtue is the breadth and depth... with which the authors explore the topic. Unlike many studies that focus almost exclusively on the economic sources and consequences of globalization, this volume conceives of the topic broadly. . For better or worse, globalization will shape our future, and this work prepares us to understand and act in that brave new world." Vincent A. Auger, The Journal of Developing Areas "A must have for any student of globalisation is Global Transformations. This 515 page survey, packed with facts and theories, provides a comprehensive account of the widespread impact of globalisation" Mark Perryman, New Statesman "A thought-provoking textbook on the numerous political, economic, social and cultural themes behind the concept of globalization have long been sought after by those involved in first- and second-year courses that attempt to broach this theme. The good news is that one has finally arrived ... The disciplinary approach is very much one of political sociology but the multidisciplinary focus will be of great value and interest to geographers." The Geographical Journal "[A] sweeping literative survey and synthesis ... bustling with data, ideas, viewpoints and references to more detailed reading." Alan M. Rugman, University of Oxford 'There can be little doubt that globalisation has now become the key discussion point in the social sciences. A seemingly endless supply of books and articles are being published that refer to "the global" or globalisation. Many of these are far too abstract and lacking in concrete empirical research. Global Transformations is a welcome exception.this book is the definitive work yet published on the subject." Ray Kiely, Journal of Development "Global Transformations is the most thorough and wide-reaching account of the global forces that are reshaping our lives. It is a wonderful combination of history, political science and economics that casts new light on the changes we will see in the new century." Joseph Nye, Harvard University "What a pleasure it is to read a book about globalization which is comprehensive yet carefully researched, where arguments are laid out precisely and then tested, and where the conclusions actually flow from the evidence. This is easily the best account of what globalization has and has not accomplished to date. It is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the way the world impinges on our lives." Michael Mann, University of California at Los Angeles "A most impressive and comprehensive analysis of the complex political, economic and cultural processes shaping and reshaping the world in which we live. The authors critically interrogate the much-abused term globalization and demonstrate, in a highly convincing and eminently readable manner, our need to adopt a far more creative political response to the forces currently transforming society at different scales." Peter Dicken, University of ManchesterTable of ContentsIntroduction. . The Globalization Debate. Sources of Contention in the Globalization Debate. Rethinking Globalization: An Analytical Framework. Determining the Shape of Contemporary Globalization. The Book Ahead. 1. The Territorial State and Global Politics. . 1.1 From Empires to Modern Nation-states. 1.2 The Emergence of Global Politics. 1.3 Multilayered Governance and the Diffusion of Political Authority. 1.4 Historical Forms of Political Globalization: The Transformation of Political Community. 1.5 Differential National Enmeshment. 1.6 Conclusion: Political Globalization and Structural Impacts. 2. The Expanding Reach of Organized Violence. . 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 What is Military Globalization?. 2.3 The Globalization of the War System: Geopolitics and the Evolution of a World Military Order. 2.4 A Global Arms Dynamic?. 2.5 Emerging Forms of Geogovernance: Organized Violence. 2.6 Historical Forms of Military Globalization: A Comparison. 2.7 Contemporary Patterns of National Enmeshment in the World Military Order. 2.8 Contemporary Military Globalization and its Political Consequences. 3. Global Trade, Global Markets. 3.1 Trade and Globalization. 3.2 Trade: From Antiquity to the Rise of the Nation-State. 3.3 From the Industrial Revolution to the Second World War: The Rise and Fall of World Trade. 3.4 The Rise of a Global Trading Order. 3.5 Historical Forms of Trade Globalization: The Transformation of Global Trade. 3.6 National Enmeshment in the Global Trading System. 3.7 The Impact of Global Trade Relations. 3.8 Conclusion: State Autonomy and Sovereignty. 4. Shifting Patterns of Global Finance. . 4.1 Indicators of Financial Globalization and Financial Enmeshment. 4.2 Early Patterns of Global Financial Activity. 4.3 The Classical Gold Standard Period: 1870-1914. 4.4 The Interwar Years: Global Monetary Disorder. 4.5 The Bretton Woods Era: The Reinvention of Global Finance. 4.6 The Shape of Contemporary Financial Globalization. 4.7 Comparing Historical Forms of Financial Globalization. 4.8 Global Finance and National Enmeshment. 4.9 Economic Autonomy and Sovereignty in an Era of Global Finance. 4.10 Conclusion. 5. Corporate Power and Global Production Networks. 5.1 MNCs and Global Production. 5.2 International Business Before the Industrial Revolution. 5.3 International Production in the Industrial Age: Multinational Business Expansion 1850-1939. 5.4 The Rise of the Multinational Corporation and the Transnationalization of Production. 5.5 MNCs and Global Production Networks. 5.6 Historical Forms of Business Globalization. 5.7 Contemporary Patterns of National Enmeshment in Global Production Networks. 5.8 The Globalization of Business: Domestic Impacts. 5.9 Conclusion. 6. People on the Move. . 6.1 Globalization and Migration. 6.2 Historical Forms of Global Migration. 6.3 Contemporary Patterns of Migration. 6.4 Historical Forms of Global Migration: A Comparison. 6.5 Migration and National Enmeshment. 6.6 Globalization, Migration and the Nation-state. 6.7 Conclusion. 7. Globalization, Culture and the Fate of Nations. 7.1 Analysing Cultural Globalization. 7.2 Cultural Globalization in Historical Perspective. 7.3 The Shape of Contemporary Cultural Globalization. 7.4 Historical Forms of Cultural Globalization: In Sum. 7.5 Contemporary Cultural Globalization and its Political Impact. 7.6 Conclusion. 8. Catastrophe in the Making: Globalization and the Environment. . 8.1 Globalization and the Environment. 8.2 Environmental Globalization in Historical Perspective. 8.3 Changing Historical Forms of Environmental Globalization. 8.4 Stratification of Environmental Degradation and National Enmeshment. 8.5 The Contemporary Pattern of Global Environmental Change and its Political Impacts. 8.6 Conclusion. Conclusion: the Shape of Contemporary Globalization. . Methodological Appendix. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe notion of citizenship, with its balancing of rights and responsibilities, has become a dominant way of articulating sexual politics today. In The Sexual Citizen, David Bell and Jon Binnie critically explore the notion of sexual citizenship as a way to think through the ever-changing political, legal, social and cultural landscapes of sexuality. The book examines sexual citizenship in a number of key sites of contemporary sexual politics (the market, marriage, the military, the city, the family) and focuses on a number of key theoretical debates on sexuality in relation to consumption, space and globalization. Critiquing existing theories of sexuality and citizenship, and drawing on a wide range of theoretical perspectives, The Sexual Citizen addresses both the promises and limitations of using the discourses of citizenship in the context of contemporary sexual politics. The Sexual Citizen will be of interest to students and academics in Trade Review'The Sexual Citizen is a provocative and highly readable volume that brings together the literatures on citizenship and sexuality. Bell and Binnie explore the meaning of the sexual citizen in relation to the city, debates around same-sex marriage, the military and globalization. The Sexual Citizen is a reliable guide to current debates on citizenship and sexuality.' Professor Steven Seidman, University at Albany, State University of New York 'This book is tantalizing, evocative, and approachable ... anyone keen to begin thinking carefully about our current struggle for sexual rights would do well to engage with Bell and Binnie's critique.' Canadian Journal of Sociology Online "This is a thoughtful and stimulating book that I highly recommend." Gavin Brown, Sexualities "This short, sharp, and succinct account by Bell and Binnie covers its topic very well and can be highly recommended for anyone who wants to get a quick grasp of the field and the issues. It is also a polemic: the authors have a clear, radical stand to take, which makes for a lively series of points to debate, too. And because it is relatively short, I can see many virtues to its use as a student text." American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Sexing Citizenship. 2. Sexual Politics And Sexual Citizenship. 3. Marriage, The Military And The Sexual Citizen. 4. The Sexual And The Social. 5. Sexual Democracy And Urban Life. 6. The Love That Dares Not Forget Its Brand Name. 7. Transnational Sexual Citizenship. 8. Turn It Into Love. 9. Hard Choices. Notes. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisThe first systematized analysis of FIFA and of the politics of world football. Much of the material is based on original research and is drawn from unique interviews and never-cited documentary sources. An accessible introduction to the contest for control of world football.Trade Review"I feel quite convinced that your book will arouse the interest of many readers and I have no hesitation in congratulating you in advance on its success." Dr Joao Havelange, FIFA President "An academic study, but a gripping one, because the story they tell is an extraordinary one. Independent Sunday Magazine "Insightful..." Total Sport "Interesting and extremely well-researched study of the history and workings of this shadowy organization..." When Saturday Comes "A fact-filled study of the history, ambitions and motives of the organisation behind the world's most popular sport. Highlights include chapters on Fifa's role in the choice of the host nation and their influence over television coverage and commentators." Independent on SundayTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: FIFA and the contest for world football - an interpretive and conceptual framework. Part 1. FIFA and its Expanding Football Family: Background and Context. . 2. FIFA, Europe and South America: foundations and contradictions in the football family. 3. FIFA: an organizational and institutional analysis. 4. FIFA and its partners: media and markets. 5. FIFA's World Cup Finals: getting the event. Part 2. FIFA and the Collapse of Empire. 6. FIFA and Africa. 7. FIFA and Asia. 8. FIFA and the former Soviet Union. 9. FIFA's final frontier - USA '94. 10. Conclusion: who rules the peoples' game?. Afterword: FIFA and the Future of World Football. Appendix: VISION for the Future Governance of Football. Notes. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten by Hans Joas, one of Europea s leading social theorists. Asks how contemporary social and political thought can come to terms with the ongoing proliferation of war and state violence. Draws on a wide range of material, from World War I and Vietnam to the Gulf War and the conflicts in the Balkans.Trade Review‘Though war remains central to society, it has been peripheral to recent sociological theory. Hans Joas helps remedy that with penetrating critiques of Marxian, realist and, especially, liberal views of war.’ Michael Mann, University of California “War and Modernity is a path-breaking book which explores in a very incisive way a subject which has not been systematically addressed in the social sciences, namely the relations between war and modernity. Contrary to the optimistic views which see war as a survival of “primitive” urges, Joas shows convincingly how war constitutes a basic component of modernity. The book is a distinct contribution.” S.N. Eisenstadt, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem "...International Relations scholars should find the analysis of some familiar issues from a different angle illuminating, and they will find some important discussions and reconstructions of social thought in the context of war...much of value to be found in this volume" Bryan Mabee "A valuable contribution to the reflection of sociology on war and violence." American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction: Wars and Values 1 Part I The Modernity of War 27 1 The Dream of a Modernity without Violence 29 2 The Modernity of War: Modernization Theory and the Problem of Violence 43 3 Ideologies of War: The First World War as Reflected in the Contemporary Social Sciences 55 Part II After War 83 4 After the War: Democracy and Anti-Communism in Berlin after 1945 85 5 After the Cold War: The Collapse of the German Democratic Republic (with Martin Kohli) 95 6 Sprayed and Betrayed: The Experience of Violence in the Vietnam War and its Consequences 111 Part III War and Violence in Social Theory 123 7 Between Power Politics and Pacifist Utopia: Peace and War in Sociology Theory 125 8 Is There a Militarist Tradition in Sociology? 141 9 Sociology after Auschwitz: Zygmunt Bauman’s Work and the Problems of German Self-Understanding 163 10 War the Risk Society? 180 11 War the Teacher? 180 12 Action Theory and the Dynamics of Violence 187 Notes 197 Bibliography 225 Name Index 242 Subject Index 246

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Book SynopsisCrime in an Insecure World investigates the alarming trend across Western societies of treating every imaginable source of harm as a crime. It locates this trend in the 21st century obsession with insecurity fostered by neo-liberal governments.Trade Review"This book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of how nations exploit and negotiate risk. It also provides a powerful analysis of mass criminalisation across the globe and will therefore be a fascinating read for academics and for policymakers." —Simon Davies, Times Higher Education Supplement "As the title suggests, Richard Ericson’s Crime in an Insecure World captures the central developments facing late modern society, all of which contribute to the decline of criminal law. Ericson delivers a deep and compelling analysis of an unraveling civil society that produces not only a culture of control but also a culture of suspicion. Written in a straightforward style, the book helps us understand how structural realignments in a neo-liberal regime shape our perceptions of crime and disorder." —Michael Welch, London School of Economics and Political Science "Crime in an Insecure World demonstrates all the virtues of clarity and scholarship that we have come to expect in Ericson’s work. In this timely statement these are joined with a more urgent, morally engaged, even prophetic voice. Ericson urges us to see more clearly that our yearning for an impossible security may yet prove ruinous for our legal order, our civil society and indeed the very safety that we so crave. This powerful and cogent analysis deserves the widest possible audience." —Richard Sparks, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Figures. Acknowledgments. 1 Crime in an Insecure World. 2 National Security. 3 Social Security. 4 Corporate Security. 5 Domestic Security. 6 Insecurity. References. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Up-to-date introduction to the study of subcultures, with a particular emphasis on theoretical approaches. * Synthesizes a huge body of literature and shows how the field has developed over the years.Trade Review"By far the most thorough and thoughtfully researched introduction to the field to date ... Highly recommended." Choice "Lays important tracks in the field of youth cultural studies and contributes powerful new data to the Chicago School’s legacy of urban ethnography and deviance studies, returning symbolic interactionism to its roots without looking backward." Symbolic Interaction "In this book, Patrick Williams offers the fields of sociology, criminology, and youth cultural studies the most encyclopedic and visionary treatment of subcultural theory and youth sensibilities to date. Williams's fusion of classic theory, modern research, and contemporary popular culture trends is masterful and Subcultural Theory is an invaluable resource to professors and researchers working in the areas of youth subcultures, deviance, and social theory." Tammy Anderson, University of Delaware "Subcultural Theory is essential reading for anyone interested in subculture studies. Patrick Williams explores the central concepts of the field - style, homology, moral panics, identity, authenticity, and more - with depth, precision, and clarity. He carefully outlines the key contributions and controversies related to major schools of thought, from the Chicago School to post-subculture studies. The thoughtful discussions of hegemony and resistance will push the study of subcultures forward. This book will be one of the most important texts in this field for years to come." Ross Haenfler, The University of Mississippi "Thorough, accessible and engaging throughout, Subcultural Theory offers an invaluable guide for those new to the subject at the same time as providing a distinctive and thought-provoking critical contribution which will be of great interest to established scholars." Paul Hodkinson, University of SurreyTable of ContentsDetailed Table of Contents. List of Figures and Images. Preface. Chapter 1: Subcultural theory. Chapter 2: Theoretical and methodological traditions. Chapter 3: Race and gender in subcultural experience. Chapter 4: Style. Chapter 5: Resistance: Subculture from the inside. Chapter 6: Labels and moral panics: subcultures from the outside. Chapter 7: Identity and Authenticity. Chapter 8: Scales. Chapter 9: Related fields. Chapter 10: A final note on concepts. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisLooks at changes in technology, policy, economy and society, and makes an argument for a future where, by necessity, the car system will be re-designed and re-engineered. This book suggests that there are some hugely bleak dilemmas facing the twenty first century. It lays out what the authors' consider to be possible 'post-car' future scenarios.Trade Review"Dennis and Urry show us how to do social science: how to move effortlessly between the macro and the micro,how to integrate problem spaces we once thought incommensurate, how to understand how we got to where we are and where we might be going."Journal of Sociology "Dennis and Urry exhibit a refreshing understanding of the sheer inefficiency and inconvenience of cars."Lynsey Hanley, The Guardian "One great aspect of this book is that it manages to build some possible and realistic view of the future without neglecting its unpredictability. After the Car is a very inspiring book that we would recommend to all people interested in the future of transportation systems – especially those convinced by the importance of carfree perspectives in building it."Carbusters "One of the toughest things to do is to anticipate discontinuity, to envisage a world - a life - beyond the car. The authors practice this art of the impossible in a fascinating way, opening up the social and sociological imagination for alternative paths of modernization."Ulrich Beck, University of Munich "A persuasive and readable summary of why motoring as we know it is doomed. The authors systematically chart the new technologies, oil shortages, environmental and other pressures changing the way we travel and the world we live in. If you want to know what the future might look like, this book is for you. Jeremy Clarkson is an endangered species!"Steven Joseph, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport "After the Car is a useful contribution to the debate about the role of the car which poses some interesting questions about its future."Tony Bosworth, Friends of the EarthTable of ContentsPreface vi 1 Changing Climates 1 2 The Century of the Car 27 3 Systems 47 4 Technologies 62 5 Organizations 93 6 Models 109 7 Scenarios 131 Notes 165 Index 203

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Book SynopsisThe experiences of joining and leaving organizations permeate most people's lives in the 21st century. This book provides a framework for increasing our understanding of those experiences using a mixture of specific examples, scholarly findings, and theoretical concepts and models. Each chapter begins with a realistic scenario that illustrates its concepts and theories. Then the chapters explore the entire socialization process from anticipatory socialization, in which individuals choose occupations and organizations to join, to voluntarily or involuntarily exit from those same organizations. In between, chapters examine the process of entering organizations, learning their culture, developing personal relationships, and experiencing individual transitions, like promotions, and organizational transitions, like mergers and acquisitions, as part of the ongoing socialization process. It expands the study of socialization by considering socialization of organizational volunTrade Review"An intriguing and insightful book that provides deeper insights into complex subjects … An inspiration and must-have book for scholars, students and practitioners in communication, organizational psychology, business and management disciplines." Work, Employment and Society "Kramer's book offers the rare combination of clarity, practical examples, and smooth flow with relevant, current research on organizational socialization. The reader will gain valuable insights into communication influences on individuals' developing vocational interests, adjusting to new organizational environments, and excelling in managerial positions, to name just a few takeaways." Vernon Miller, Michigan State University "This is the book I wished had been available when I was a student. Graduate students will find this an invaluable guide and the book will also be accessible to undergraduates as Kramer does such a good job of making theory understandable." Karen Myers, University of California Santa Barbara "Kramer's book gives a very thorough summary and review of organizational socialization, explicating the various theories, models, and empirical studies on the subject. The cases threaded throughout each chapter bring the material to life and provide practical understanding of it. Kramer also sheds light on socialization contexts beyond the traditional ‘new hire' situation ... as well as socialization in voluntary organizations. This book not only is useful for students, but is a ‘must have' for organizational scholars in communication, management, and industrial psychology." Patty Sias, Washington State University Table of ContentsTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsPreface Chapter 1: An Introduction to Socialization and AssimilationChapter 2: Anticipatory Occupational and Role SocializationChapter 3: Anticipatory Organizational Socialization Chapter 4: Organizational EncounterChapter 5: Culture Chapter 6: RelationshipsChapter 7: TransitionsChapter 8: Organizational ExitChapter 9: Epilogue ReferencesIndex:

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Book Synopsis* This is a new study of the relationship between performance and power from one of the world s leading social theorists * In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings and examines the elements of social performance.Trade Review"This books shatters the ossified categories of all prior comparative studies of culture and power. Alexander reinvents the centerpiece of contemporary critical theories: performativity as the locus of power. Neither the modern state nor secularism but transformation in dramaturgy itself froms the axis of his new global history of civilizations. Accessible artistry."Richard Biernacki, University of California, San Diego "That so much of politics is symbolic - terrorism as much as presidential campaigning - is the first surprise of this wide-ranging and wonderfully provocative book. The second surprise, though, is what makes the book so compelling: success in symbolic politics, Alexander argues, depends on performances that fuse speaker, audience, props, and script - a fusion that is increasingly rare in modern societies, and is simultaneously longed for and distrusted. With his customary brio and command of literatures ranging from ancient dramaturgy to contemporary terrorism, Alexander offers a provocative theory of modern politics."Francesca Polletta, University of California, Irvine "In this boundary-shifting and provocative book, Alexander brings performance studies into conversation with sociology in ways that challenge both. This is essential reading for anyone interested in these fields as well as for those who wonder how performance endows social actors with such persuasive power."Diana Taylor, New York UniversityTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements. Introduction. A Cultural Theory of Social Performance. Chapter 1 The Cultural Pragmatics of Symbolic Action (with Jason Mast). Chapter 2 Social Performance between Ritual and Strategy Political Power and Performance. Chapter 3 Performance and the Challenge of Power. Chapter 4 Social, Political, Cultural, and Performative. Chapter 5 Democratic Power and Political Performance: Obama v. McCain. Chapter 6 A Presidential Performance, Panned, or Obama as the Last Enlightenment Man. Chapter 7 Performing Counter-Power: The Civil Rights Movement. Chapter 8 Performing Terror on September 11th. Chapter 9 War and Performance: Afghanistan and Iraq. Cultural Power and Performance. Chapter 10 Intellectuals and Public Performance. Chapter 11 Iconic Power and Performativity: The Role of the Critic. Notes. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe creative industries are the subject of growing attention among policy-makers, academics, activists, artists and development specialists worldwide.Trade Review"Flew's sober and penetrating analysis of the increasingly global character of the creative industries sheds a bright light on a field too often characterized more by heat. Both scholarly and accessible, it should be of great use to academics, policy experts, and media professionals alike."Thomas Streeter, author of The Net Effect: Romanticism, Capitalism, and the Internet"This volume provides an admirable and far-ranging study, which provides real insight into what is happening to creative industries around the world from a variety of perspectives including consumption, policy and markets. This is one of those rare books which academics, students and media professionals will find useful and illuminating."Jeanette Steemers, University of Westminster"Global Creative Industries provides a valuable extension beyond previous work through its emphasis on development outside of the metropolitan centres. The book takes a critical stance and makes an important contribution to the field by using various case studies as a way of illustrating the complexities of creative industries in practice."Petros Iosifidis, City University LondonTable of ContentsContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsChapter One IndustriesChapter Two ProductionChapter Three ConsumptionChapter Four MarketsChapter Five PlacesChapter Six PoliciesEndnotesBibliography

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Book SynopsisThe telegraph, telephone, and television, not to mention the Internet and mobile telephony, are all forms of communication that move information faster than the speed at which objects move. Both labor and capital and armies and commodities once moved at the same speed as the information organizing them.Trade Review"An accessible, provocative vision of class politics for a world where the speed of information seems more important than solidity of material objects." Media International Australia "From Sydney to New York, the real to the virtual, the theoretical to the practical and back again, McKenzie Wark charts the vectors of a new space that is neither here nor there and yet is transforming society and the economy in unprecedented ways. By exposing what is hiding in plain sight, Telesthesia challenges us to fashion a new politics of creative disruption. This book is provocative, insightful and timely." Mark C. Taylor, Columbia University "Telesthesia continues McKenzie Wark’s sharp observations on recent media life. Well-informed on both cultural-political theory and media practices, Wark’s studies are highly recommended for students of all levels. And he writes with incredible grace." Mark Poster, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsHow to Occupy an AbstractionFresh Maimed BabiesNeither Here Nor ThereSpeaking TrajectoriesCruising Virilio's Overexposed CityArchitectronics of the MultitudeWeird Global Media Event and Vectoral UnconsciousSecuring SecurityGame and Play in Everyday LifeThe Gift Shop at the End of HistoryFrom Intellectual Persona to Hacker InterfaceDisco Marxism vs Techno MarxismThe Vectoral Class and its AntipodesFrom Disco Marxism to Praxis (Object Oriented)Considerations on A Hacker ManifestoAfter Politics: To the Vector the SpoilsThe Little Sisters Are Watching YouShit is Fucked Up and BullshitLast Words and Key WordsAcknowledgementsNotes

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Book SynopsisThe Sociology of Consumption: A Global Approach offers college students, scholars, and interested readers a state-of-the-art overview of consumption the desire for, purchase, use, display, exchange, and disposal of goods and services.Trade Review"With impressive scope and fascinating examples, The Sociology of Consumption offers the first major overview of the field. Stillerman expertly guides readers through the global world of consumption, pointing to major theories and incorporating the newest investigations. A welcome contribution to economic sociology, the book will also attract a broader audience interested in understanding how consumption works."—Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University "Joel Stillerman presents consumption as a multidimensional field of power and expression, where men and women make difficult choices in a world of things, and the rest of us struggle to discover what these choices mean to our own and – society's – well-being. This very useful book joins a broad global framework to a rich array of empirical studies to show how consumer citizenship is formed."—Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University New York "I'd highly recommend it for a class or a good overview of what is, due to the work of Stillerman and others, becoming a field of its own."—Social Forces "Clearly and effectively written... As a summary of sociological research and sociological analysis of consumption it is a highly commendable text."—The British Journal of Sociology "Stillerman shines in making an overall argument that consumption helps produce power relations, while also being informed by them. In less than 200 pages, Stillerman moves quickly through a broad literature that specifies these politics, summarizing seemingly complex work with clarity and concise writing. [...] This is a significant achievement, insofar as it emphasizes consumption as a highly charged social justice issue with historical roots and continued relevance today."—AAG Review of Books "The Sociology of Consumption: A Global Approach gives a very comprehensive account of the ways that consumption has changed across time, and as a result of societal changes and globalization. [...An] excellent resource."—Cultural Sociology "Over the last ten years, only a few textbooks have been published for students of consumer culture [...]. As its title suggests, Joel Stillerman's The Sociology of Consumption – A Global Approach (2015) commits to exploring the sociology of consumption from a global perspective. […] Additionally, consumption is approached in this work in particular from the perspectives of inequality and consumer-citizenship. [...] This book will no doubt serve well for teaching purposes, and by virtue of its simple language and clear structure it is well-suited as course material, even for undergraduates who are not all that familiar with reading texts in English."—Sosiologia "[A] highly welcomed contribution to anyone interested in an overview of the sociological understanding of modern consumption[....] This volume does not only offer a refreshing compilation of major theories and current investigations in the area but also features three distinctive aspects which have been absent from similar efforts. First, Stillerman engages with consumption in a globalized context [...].Second, the book challenges the common view of consumers as White middle-class citizens of the global north and explores consumers across broader inequalities, including race, sexuality, religion and age. Third, the author's approach to consumption considers its role as political. […I]t has the potential of becoming an essential text in any under- or postgraduate course on consumption."—Journal of Consumer CultureTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Marketing and Retail from the Modern Period until the Postwar Era of Mass Consumption3: Market Fragmentation and Globalization4: Consumption, Status, and Class5: Gender and Race at the Margins and Center of Consumption6: The Life Course7: Consumer Citizenship and the Nation-State8: Consumer Citizenship in the Era of Globalization 9: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHow does culture shape our thinking? In what ways do our social and cultural worlds enter into our mental worlds? How do the communities we belong to influence what we notice and what we ignore? What cultural variation do we see in cognition? What general patterns do we see across this diversity and variation?In this lively and engaging book, Wayne H. Brekhus shows us the many ways that culture influences our cognitive thought processes. Drawing on a wide range of fascinating examples, such as how members of different subcultures perceive danger and safety, how cultures variably classify and perceptually weight race, how social actors use and present identity as a strategic resource, and how people across different organizational settings experience time, Brekhus takes us on a creative, diverse, and insightful tour of the sociocultural character of cognition.Culture and Cognition: Patterns in the Social Construction of Reality offers an invaluable survTrade Review"Brekhus provides an accessible and wide-ranging review of the culture and cognition field. His book introduces readers to a variety of intellectual approaches that culture and cognition scholars employ to better understand the sociocultural dimensions of thought."Karen Cerulo, Rutgers University "Brekhus has produced the most comprehensive, erudite, and conceptually sophisticated book in culture and cognition to date. Bound to set the terms of the theoretical debate in the field for a long time to come, this book is also a must read for anybody interested in familiarizing themselves with both the foundational contributions and the most recent cutting-edge work in the field." Omar Lizardo, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Culture and Cognition in Sociology1 Perception, Attention, and Framing: The Sociology of Relevance and Irrelevance2 Classification, Categorization, and Boundary Work3 Meaning-Making, Metaphor, and Frames of Meaning4 Identity Construction: Identity Authenticity, Multidimensionality, and Mobility5 Memory and TimeConclusionReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisExperience the nostalgia of a new haircut as you traverse the 50 states in this never-before-seen look at the barbershops of old.

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