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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought
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Cambridge University Press Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods
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Cambridge University Press Leadership Negotiation Euro Union
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Cambridge University Press The Reluctant Economist
Book SynopsisThese revised essays analyze the revolution in the human condition that is sweeping the world. Easterlin asks if free markets are the key to human improvement, as today's policy-makers often assert. His responses employ a rich social science approach, blending economic theory, history, sociology, and psychology.Trade Review'Reluctant? Richard Easterlin brings to his work such a striking combination of curiosity, enthusiasm, ambition, precision, and skepticism that we might better call him the Thoughtful Economist. Here we witness him applying his unique synthesis of demography, social psychology, and economic analysis to a vast but well disciplined array of evidence concerning multiple times, places, and social phenomena.' Charles Tilly, Columbia University'In this important and thought-provoking set of essays, Richard A. Easterlin draws upon history, demography, and related social sciences to supplement economic analysis and to provide a rich explanation of major questions concerning the Industrial, Demographic, and Mortality Revolutions and the links among them. The range of ideas and information presented make this a most significant contribution to understanding economic and demographic developments in the past, present, and future.' Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester'This is a must read book for students of economic and demographic history. Richard Easterlin is one of the founders of the field and continues to be one of its most original thinkers. As he does in this book, he has always challenged accepted ways of thinking by both economists and historians.' Elizabeth Hoffman, President, University of Colorado'Dick Easterlin has been reluctant to conform to economists' disciplinary prejudice against learning from 'subjective' data on people's motives and intentions or from the knowledge patiently built up in disciplines like history and demography. The resulting breadth of curiosity and knowledge has helped him produce an extraordinary body of work. Whether assessing the impact of economic growth on human well-being, the influence of aspiration levels on family size, or the role of preferences in explaining occupational choice, Easterlin's analyses are, over and over again, refreshingly non-dogmatic, richly informed and insightful. Other economists should be so reluctant.' Michael McPherson, Spencer Foundation'In this collection of well-written essays, one of the deepest and most wide-ranging scholars working in historical social science today raises a number of the most important and relevant issues of our time. Easterlin asks all the right questions: why is the Western World so rich and other are not? How did we get this way? What is the relationship between longer lives and higher incomes? His answers are as informed as they are thought-provoking.' Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University'This volume confirms that Easterlin has one of the most probing, original minds in the social sciences today. He ranges widely over economics, demography, psychology, and political science to help the reader understand the nature and causes of the great social transformations of the past several centuries.' Samuel Preston, University of Pennsylvania'It is a magnificent book - a fitting tribute to the career of one of the most imaginative and important economists of his generation. Nobody does a better job showing how the insights provided by economics can be enhanced by reaching out to other social sciences. This book has much to interest not only economists but also sociologists, psychologists, demographers, historians and others. There is certainly nothing 'dismal' in Dick Easterlin's version of economic science!' Morton Owen Schapiro, President, Williams College'Easterlin (University of Southern California) explains that he's a 'reluctant' economist because he's learned from experience that economists often look upon other social sciences with contempt, an attitude that's prevented economists from adopting more useful theories and proposing more relevant policies. Instead he embraces the tradition of his mentor, the polymath Simon Kuznets, to bring economics, psychology, demography and history together. This collection of essays, all but two originally published between 1975 and 2000, includes many gems that are perfect for classroom use because of Easterlin's ability to pose important questions and address them using clear, insightful, yet simple theories in conjunction with easy-to-interpret quantitative measures. Highlights include the classic Why Isn't the Whole World Developed? (which focuses on knowledge and schooling); Easterlin's well-known theories about the causes and consequences of the baby boom; thoughts on the relationship between the industrial and mortality revolutions; and an argument that economic growth's merits have been vastly oversold. Critics will complain that the essays' coherence comes from oversimplification, that they refuse to ferret out marginal effects using standard econometric techniques, and that they overstate economists' unwillingness to listen to what people say.' Choice'This is a very enjoyable and stimulating collection of essays.' Population studiesTable of ContentsList of tables and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Economics: 1. The reluctant economist; 2. Economics and the use of subjective testimony; 3. Is economic growth creating a new postmaterialistic society?; Part II. Economic History: 4. Why isn't the whole world developed?; 5. Kuznets cycles and modern economic growth; 6. Industrial revolution and mortality revolution: two of a kind?; 7. How beneficent is the market? A look at the modern history of mortality; Part III. Demography: 8. An economic framework for fertility analysis; 9. New perspectives on the demographic transition; 10. Does human fertility adjust to the environment? Population change and farm settlement in the northern United States; 11. America's baby boom and bust, 1940–80: causes and consequences; 12. Preferences and prices in choice of career: the switch to business; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press A History of Social Psychology
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Cambridge University Press The NeoVygotskian Approach to Child Development
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of High Tech Growth Developmental Network States in the Global Economy 23 Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences Series Number 23
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Cambridge University Press Social Engineering and the Social Sciences in China 19191949
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Cambridge University Press Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance
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Cambridge University Press Belonging Australians Place and Aboriginal Ownership
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Cambridge University Press News Corporation Technology and the Workplace
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Cambridge University Press Economics and the Theory of Games
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Cambridge University Press The Ritual of Rights in Japan
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Cambridge University Press DeFacing Power
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Cambridge University Press The Psychology of Legitimacy
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Cambridge University Press Labor Unions Partisan Coalitions and Market Reforms in Latin America
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Cambridge University Press deFacing Power
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Cambridge University Press The Psychology of Legitimacy
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Cambridge University Press Rethinking Comparative Cultural Sociology Repertoires Of Evaluation In France And The United States Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
Book SynopsisThis book provides a powerful theoretical framework for understanding cross-national cultural differences. Focusing on France and America, it analyses how the people of these two different cultures mobilise national 'repertoires of evaluation' to make judgements about politics, economics, morals and aesthetics. The analysis draws on eight case studies by eleven French and American researchers who have worked together over a number of years to develop systematic comparisons between these countries. The topics are wide-ranging, comparing how individuals use the cultural tools at their disposal to answer questions such as: are races equal? What constitutes sexual harassment? What is the value of contemporary art? Should journalists be neutral? How can the defense of the environment be reconciled with economic imperatives? Moving beyond simplistic essentialist models of national character, this comparative approach offers important insights that will interest not only sociologists but alsoTrade Review"Rethinking Comparative Cultural Sociology is the product of an unprecedented multiyear collaboration between 11 French and American researchers...[it is] an extraordinary contribution to the field of comparative cultural sociology." American Journal of SociologyTable of Contents1. Introduction: toward a renewed comparative cultural sociology Michèle Lamont and Laurent Thévenot; Part I. Race, Gender, and Multiculturalism: 2. The rhetorics of racism and anti-racism in France and the United States Michèle Lamont; 3. Sexual harassment in France and the United States: activists and public figures defend their definitions Abigail Cope Saguy; 4. Assessing the literary; intellectual boundaries in French and American literary studies Jason Duell; Part II. The Cultural Sphere: Publishing, Journalism, and the Arts: 5. Culture or commerce? Symbolic boundaries in French and American book publishing Daniel Weber; 6. Involvement and detachment among French and American journalists: to be or not to be a 'real' professional Cyril Lemieux and John Schmalzbauer; 7. From rejection of contemporary art to culture war Nathalie Heinich; Part III. Political Cultures and Practices; 8. Community and civic culture: the Rotary Club in France and the United States Agnès Camus-Vigué; 9. Political practice and culture in French and American environmental disputes: 9a. French and American disputes: an introduction Claudette Lafaye, Michael Moody and Laurent Thévenot; 9b. Forms of valuing nature: arguments and modes of justification in French and American environmental disputes Laurent Thévenot, Michael Moody and Claudette Lafaye; 9c. Comparing models of strategy, interests, and the public good in French and American environmental disputes Michael Moody and Laurent Thévenot; 10. Conclusion: Exploring the French and the American polity Laurent Thèvenot and Michèle Lamont.
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Cambridge University Press The Globalisation of Crime Understanding Transitional Relationships in Context
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Cambridge University Press Japans Economic Dilemma
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Cambridge University Press Shaping Abortion Discourse
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Cambridge University Press Matters of Culture
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Cambridge University Press Left Out
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Cambridge University Press Disability and the Life Course
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Cambridge University Press Shaping Abortion Discourse Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States Communication Society and Politics
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Cambridge University Press On the Success of Failure 2ed
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Cambridge University Press Community Media
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Cambridge University Press Left Out
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Cambridge University Press Clientelism Interests and Democratic Representation
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of Misinformation
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Cambridge University Press Value Respect and Attachment The Seeley Lectures
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Cambridge University Press Markets and Moral Regulation
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Cambridge University Press Practical Reasoning in a Social World
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Cambridge University Press Political Extremism and Rationality
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Cambridge University Press Language Policy
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Cambridge University Press Cannabis Use and Dependence
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of Misinformation
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Cambridge University Press Dynamics of Contention
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Cambridge University Press A Theory of the State
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Cambridge University Press The Europeanisation of National Administrations
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Cambridge University Press What Works in Corrections
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Cambridge University Press Nationalist Mobilization and the Collapse of the Soviet State
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Durkheim
Book SynopsisLong recognised as a foundational figure in the development of social scientific thought, Emile Durkheim''s work has been the subject of intense debate over the years. This authoritative and comprehensive collection of essays re-examines the impact of Durkheim''s thought, considering the historical contexts of his work as well as evaluating his ideas in relation to current issues and controversies. Eminent authorities in the field have contributed to this up-to-date overview, giving the reader - both students and academics - a chance to engage directly with leading figures in the field about contemporary trends, ideas and dilemmas. This volume reflects the cross-disciplinary application of Durkheim''s theories and will interest scholars of anthropology, political science, cultural studies and philosophy, as well as sociology. This is a landmark volume that redefines the relevance of Durkheim to the human sciences in the twenty-first century.Trade Review"This book is a collection of essays on Emile Durkheim edited by Jeffrey Alexander and Philip Smith and is one of the few anthologies to appear on Durkheim in many years. Its main aim is to examine the impact of Durkheim's writings by reconsidering the historical context of his work in the light of the recent resurgence of interest in Durkheim world wide." --Ken Morrison, Canadian Journal of Sociology OnlinceA welcome addition to an understanding of Durkheim's accomplishments and appreciation of his influence. --ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction: The New Durkheim Jeffrey C. Alexander and Philip Smith; Part I. Life, Context and Ideas: 2. Durkheim, life and context: something new about Durkheim? Marcel Fournier; 3. Durkheim's squares: types of social pathology and types of suicide Philippe Besnard; 4. Practices and presuppositions: some questions about Durkheim and 'Les Formes Elementaires de la vie religieuse' Robert Alun Jones; 5. The Durkheimian movement in France and world sociology Randall Collins; 6. The inner development of Durkheim's sociological theory: from early writings to maturity Jeffrey C. Alexander; 7. What difference does translation make: 'Les Formes Elementaires de la vie religieuse' in French and English Karen E. Fields; Part II. Symbols, Rituals and Bodies. 8. Durkheim and ritual Robert N. Bellah; 9. Embodiment, emotions and the foundations of social order: Durkheim's enduring contribution Chris Shilling; 10. Drag Kings at the Totem Ball: the erotics of collective representation in Emile Durkheim Roger Friedland; 11. 'Renegade Durkheimianism' and the transgressive left sacred Alexander Riley; Part III. Solidarity, Difference and Morality: 12. Durkheim, solidarity and September 11 Edward A. Tiryakian; 13. Foundations of class analysis: a Durkheimian perspective David B. Grusky with Gabriela Galescu; 14. Durkheim's society revisited Zygmunt Baumann; 15. Beyond solidarity? Durkheim and twenty-first century democracy in a global age Mark Cladis; Appendix 1. Works by Durkheim and selected further reading.
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Cambridge University Press Silence and Voice in the Study of Contentious Politics
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Cambridge University Press Shame Management Through Reintegration
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Cambridge University Press Decisions and Elections
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Cambridge University Press Crony Capitalism
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