Social theory Books
Rawat Ethnicity, Movement and Social Structure:
Book SynopsisEthnicity has been growing rapidly, and it has brought together the differentiated ethnic groups as a strong united force, which continues to have frequent conflicts with the local governments.
£23.62
Anagrama Lo Que Estábamos Buscando
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£11.54
Anagrama Dignos de Ser Humanos
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£22.21
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El peligro de la historia única / The Danger of a
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£10.68
Plaza Y Valdes DERECHOS POSITIVOS LOS
£31.00
NSU Press Spheres of Extemption, Figures of Exclusion:
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£24.56
Peeters Publishers Building Towers: Perspectives on Globalisation
Book SynopsisThis volume contains the papers delivered at a colloquium on globalisation at the UFSIA in 2002. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach in the context of which several perspectives on globalisation are developed. The starting-point of the colloquium was a paper by Hendrik Opdebeeck with the title 'The globalisation discourse and the waning of ethical endeavour'. The issue at stake in this text is a personalistic approach towards a socially and economically most pressing phenomenon. This approach also occurs within a critical atmosphere which clearly points to distortions with respect to ethics. Within a personalistic perspective, founded in a Christian tradition of ethical discourse, it is not a sheer adaptation or legitimisation that is opted for, but a profound and critical reading of the signs of the times.Table of ContentsPrologue: Introduction: Globalisation and the Tragedy of Ethics: Christianity and Globalisation: Community Building and Economic Globalisation: Towards a Sustainable Global Welfare Society: On the Urgency of Broadening the Ethic Dimension in Globalisation: Does Globalisation Make Us Reconsider Marx: Globalism and the Idea of Europe: Culture versus Globalisation in Europe: Globalisation and the Human Genome Project: Globalisation and Securitisation of Risk Bearing: Technology and Globalisation: Epilogue.
£42.12
HarperCollins India Being the Change: In the Footsteps of the Mahatma
Book SynopsisThis book tells the stories of social justice warriors who are quietly powering the country''s progress by being agents of real change. Words Mahatma Gandhi lived by-such as ''India lives in villages and to serve the poor we will have to serve in the villages'' or that ''truth may get troubled but it never gets defeated''-are their moral compass. They have shown by personal example how adopting Bapu''s ideology as a way of life can be personally enriching and socially beneficial. The people in this book mostly work away from the spotlight. Through entirely Gandhian ways, they have proved that his methods, such as satyagraha, still help effect real change and progress for the people most in need. Many have won awards and recognition, but largely their stirring stories have remained untold-a gap that Being the Change seeks to fill.
£13.99
Primus Books Research as Realization: Science, Spirituality
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£47.66
Springer Verlag, Singapore Confucianism and the Chinese Self: Re-examining Max Weber’s China
Book SynopsisSetting the context for the upheavals and transformations of contemporary China, this text provides a re-assessment of Max Weber’s celebrated sociology of China. Returning to the sources drawn on by Weber in The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, it offers an informed account of the Chinese institutions discussed and a concise discussion of Weber’s writings on ‘the rise of modern capitalism’. Notably it subjects Weber’s argument to critical scrutiny, arguing that he drew upon sources which infused the central European imagination of the time, constructing a sense of China in Europe, whilst European writers were constructing a particular image of imperial China and its Confucian framework. Re-examining Weber’s discussion of the role of the individual in Confucian thought and the subordination, in China, of the interests of the individual to those of the political community and the ancestral clan, this book offers a cutting edge contribution to the continuing debate on Weber’s RoC in East Asia today, against the background of the rise of modern capitalism in the “little dragons” of Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea, and the “big dragons” of Japan and the People’s Republic of China.Trade Review“The book is an interesting and reliable contribution to the discourses on contemporary Chinese sociology of religion; as a result, it is warmly recommended to all specialists in the field and to the general reader of Chinese culture, as well.” (Lehel Balogh, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 45 (2), June, 2019)“Max Weber's fascination with China has been well documented … . It is a must read for both Weber scholars and China specialists, and will be of great interest to comparative-historical sociologists. Summing Up: Essential. Graduate students/faculty.” (J. Li, Choice, Vol. 55 (9), May, 2018)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- China in Germany.- Confucianism.- Daoism.- Self-interest.- Magic.- Capitalism.
£75.99
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Social Responsibility and Its Role
Book SynopsisText in Arabic. Social responsibility is a fundamental pillar of building a society and maintaining stable community life. Without it, public life becomes chaos, the law of the jungle prevails, philanthropy is non-existent, and selfishness and individualism dictate the behaviour and actions of individuals. Professor Hala Al-Saeed takes readers on an enriching journey to explore social responsibly in all its many facets based on extensive field experience and a review of academic literature on the concept.
£8.99
NUS Press Heroes and Revolution in Vietnam, 1948-1964
Book SynopsisOn the eve of the war against the South Vietnamese regime in 1964, the communist party strove to carve out a new productivist and political elite from the towns and villages of the country. According to a categorization of patriotic exemplarity devised by Ho Chi Minh, ""avant-garde workers,"" ""exemplary soldiers"" and ""new heroes"" would fill the ranks of a ""new model society,"" one in which political virtue would serve as the principle to mobilize the masses. This study presents and analyzes the process by which ""new heroes"" were invented. It first develops a picture of what constituted heroes in Vietnamese tradition and history, and then shows how the new model, effectively a Sino-Soviet import, was imposed, only to be slowly distorted by its own cultural rationale and by specific objectives. Far from being a transitory phenomenon, this model has contributed for more than half a century to the reconstruction of the national imagination and the development of a new collective, patriotic and communist memory in Vietnam.
£30.48
Information Age Publishing A Systems Approach to Public Administration and
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£40.15
Information Age Publishing A Systems Approach to Public Administration and
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£71.96
