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Book SynopsisIn this case study of a recent peasant uprising in an ethnically diverse region of Mexico, Frans Schryer addresses an important issue in the cultural history of Latin America: what is the relationship of class to ethnicity, and how do these two elements of cultural perception and social hierarchy reinforce or contradict each other? Examining the inTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Figures, pg. xi*Tables, pg. xiii*Preface, pg. xv*Introduction, pg. 3*Part One. Ethnic Relations, Class Structure and the Peasant Community in Mesoamerica, pg. 15*Part Two. Historical Background, pg. 73*Part Three. Peasant Revolt in a Nahua Region, pg. 175*Part Four. The Forging of a New Hegemony, pg. 257*Conclusions, pg. 317*Postscrip, pg. 325*Bibliography, pg. 326*Index, pg. 343

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Book SynopsisRichard Antoun documents and exemplifies the single most important institution for the propagation of Islam, the Friday congregational sermon delivered in the mosque by the Muslim preacher. In his analysis of various sermons collected in a Jordanian village and in Amman, the author vividly demonstrates the scope of the Islamic corpus (beliefs, rituTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Illustrations, pg. vii*Tables and Figures, pg. ix*Key to Transliteration of Arabic Letters and Symbols, pg. xi*Preface, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 3*1. The Social Organization of Tradition, pg. 13*2. Islam in Its Local Environment: The Village, Its Constituent Units, and the Peasant Predicament, pg. 45*3. The Role of the Preacher, the Content of the Sermon: The Case of Luqman, pg. 67*4. The Rhetoric of Religion: An Analysis of Rahm (Womb, Kinship, Compassion), pg. 106*5. The Islamic Sermon (Khutba), The Islamic Preacher (Khatib), and Modernity, pg. 126*6. Islamic Ritual and Modernity: The Pilgrimage (Hajj) Interpreted, pg. 154*7. Religion and Politics: "Parties" (Ahzab), Processes, and the Complicated Relationship between "People's Religion" and "Government Religion", pg. 183*8. The Interpretation of Islam by Muslim Preachers in the Modern World: Five Views of the Prophet's Night Journey and Ascent, pg. 219*9. Islamization, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Resurgence, and the Reinterpretation of Tradition in the Modern World, pg. 235*Bibliography, pg. 269*Index, pg. 283

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Book SynopsisCarlos Waisman has pinpointed the specific beliefs that led the Peronists unwittingly to transform their country from a relatively prosperous land of recent settlement, like Australia and Canada, to an impoverished and underdeveloped society resembling the rest of Latin America. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses theTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*1. The Argentine Riddle and Sociology of Development, pg. 1*2. Is Argentina a Deviant Case? Resource Endowments, Development, and Democracy in Sociological Theory, pg. 24*3. Images and Facts: Argentina Against the New Country and Latin American Mirrors, pg. 36*4. In Search of Argentina: The Adequacy of Various Factors for the Explanation of the Reversal, pg. 94*5. Why the State Became Autonomous in the Forties, pg. 128*6. The Primacy of Politics: The Question of Revolution in the Forties, pg. 164*7. Social Integration and the Inordinate Fear of Communism, pg. 207*8. The Disadvantages of Modernity, pg. 253*Bibliography, pg. 287*Index, pg. 319

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Book SynopsisBali's shadow puppet theater, like others in Southeast Asia, is a complex tradition with many conventions that puzzle Western observers. Mary Zurbuchen demonstrates how the linguistic codes of this rich art form mediate between social groups, cultural influences, historical periods, and conceptual schemes. Originally published in 1987. The PrinceTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xiii*ORTHOGRAPHY, pg. xv*PART ONE. THE SHAPE OF THE WORD IN BALI, pg. 1*PART TWO. THE DISCOURSE OF BALINESE SHADOW THEATER, pg. 113*APPENDIX, pg. 267*GLOSSARY, pg. 269*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 275*INDEX, pg. 287

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Book SynopsisThe author examines not only the imbalance in the marital fortunes of men and women but its effect on the roles of women in the community. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton UniversiTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. ix*List of Figures and Map, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter One. The Parish of Lanheses: Demography, Economy, Social Structure and Religion, pg. 14*Chapter Two. Emigration and Return Migration in Portuguese History, pg. 70*Chapter Three. Family and Household: Nuptiality in Lanheses, pg. 98*Chapter Four. Having Children: Fertility in Lanheses, pg. 166*Chapter Five. Children Out of Wedlock: Illegitimacy in Lanheses, pg. 210*Conclusion, pg. 263*Appendix One. Sources: The Parish Registers and Other Documents, pg. 269*Appendix Two. Recognition Which the Inhabitants of This Parish Made of Their Practices and Customs, pg. 277*Notes, pg. 279*Bibliography, pg. 299*Index, pg. 321

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Book SynopsisProfessor Wagner's study of Barok social and ritual life pays special attention to the men's-house feasting cycle. The kaba. or culminating death feast" of that cycle, is invoked by the word "asiwinarong," which symbolizes the leadership succession on which Barok claims to ethical integrity and precedence rest Originally published in 1986. The PrTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations and Tables, pg. ix*Prologue, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xxi*A Note on Barok Phonology, pg. xxiv*One. Bakan Village, pg. 1*Two. The Barok World, pg. 24*Three. Moiety and Relationship: The Core of Kastam, pg. 49*Four. The Clan: Exchange and Alliance, pg. 79*Five. A Tadak, pg. 99*Six. Pidik and Power, pg. 121*Seven. The Icon of Containment, pg. 146*Eight. Asiwinarong: Preemptive Successorship, pg. 176*Nine. Conclusion, pg. 214*Appendix: Reciprocity and the Orong, pg. 223*Glossary, pg. 227*Bibliography, pg. 231*Index, pg. 235

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Book SynopsisOffering the six historical essays from the out-of-print Bicentennial volume originally published by the U.S. Department of Labor, this book tells the richly dramatic and rewarding story of the working men and women who built the nation, from colonial settlement and the beginning of the republic through the modern labor movement and the space age.Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*1. The Emergence of American Labor, pg. 7*2. Builders of the Young Republic, pg. 43*3. Labor in the Industrial Era, pg. 79*4. Workers of a New Century, pg. 115*5. Americans in Depression and War, pg. 151*6. Unions and Rights in the Space Age, pg. 187*The Bargaining Table, pg. 215*Authors' Biographies, pg. 223*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 229*GLOSSARY, pg. 241*CHRONOLOGY, pg. 252

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Book SynopsisWhile many studies of domestic collective violence, especially of the black riots of the 1960s, emphasize the causes of violence, James Button's is a major investigation of the consequences of violence. He not only analyzes how and to what extent the national government responded to the black urban riots, but he also moves toward a theoretical defiTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Tables, pg. viii*List of Diagrams, pg. x*Preface, pg. xi*List of Abbreviations, pg. xiii*CHAPTER I. The Urban Riots as Collective Violence: What Were the Political Consequences?, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. OEO: The "Fire-Brigade" Approach to Riots, pg. 24*CHAPTER III. HUD and HEW: The Case of Moderate Response, pg. 58*CHAPTER IV. Justice and Defense: From Riot Prevention to Riot Control, pg. 107*CHAPTER V. Toward a Theory of the Political Impact of Collective Violence, pg. 156*Appendix 1, pg. 180*Appendix 2, pg. 192*Appendix 3, pg. 196*Notes, pg. 199*Selected Bibliography, pg. 232*Index, pg. 241

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Book SynopsisDuring the remarkably long period (1724-1754) that Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, served as England's secretary of state, private interests and the exigencies of domestic politics rather than a rational assessment of England's stake in America determined colonial policy. As no purposeful effort was made to administer the colonies" politicTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*List of Abbreviations, pg. 2*CHAPTER I. The Structure and Politics of Colonial Administration, 1721-1730, pg. 3*CHAPTER 2. The Movement for Reform, pg. 60*CHAPTER 3. The Beginning of the Newcastle Era, pg. 107*CHAPTER 4. The Great Struggle for Power, 1737-1741, pg. 166*CHAPTER 5. The Rewards of Victory, pg. 220*CHAPTER 6. The Consolidation of Power, 1742-1754, pg. 272*CHAPTER 7. The Legacy of the Past, pg. 319*Bibliography, pg. 351*Index, pg. 365

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Book SynopsisContents: Foreword ix; I. Social Science in Crisis 1; II. The Concept of "Culture" 11; III. The Pattern of American Culture 54; IV. The Social Sciences as Tools 114; V. Values and the Social Sciences 180; VI. Some Outrageous Hypotheses 202; Index 251 Originally published in 1939. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technoTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Foreword, pg. ix*I. Social Science in Crisis, pg. 1*II. The Concept of "Culture", pg. 11*III. The Pattern of American Culture, pg. 54*IV. The Social Sciences as Tools, pg. 114*V. Values and the Social Sciences, pg. 180*VI. Some Outrageous Hypotheses, pg. 202*Index, pg. 251

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Book SynopsisThe receding of the ice in the last Pleistocene Ice Age, the resulting dessication, and the emigration of peoples into river valleys and other places where control of water required new forms of civilization are here seen as the chief causes of the origin of the seven primary societies-Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Indian, Cretan, Chinese, Middle AmericaTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Note to the Paperback Edition, 1969, pg. xi*Contents, pg. xv*1. Civilized Man and His History, pg. 1*2. Mesolithic and Early Agricultural Societies, pg. 31*3. The River Valleys, pg. 67*4. Middle America and Crete, pg. 110*5. The New Religions, pg. 129*6. Conclusion: The Meaning of the Advent of Civilized Societies, pg. 172*Index, pg. 187

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xiii*Tables and Illustrations, pg. xv*1. Introduction, pg. 1*2. Social and Economic Structure of the Philippines at Outbreak of War, pg. 9*3. Opening of the Bacolod Camp, pg. 22*4. Bacolod Camp Organization: The Pooling of Food Supplies, pg. 35*5. Bacolod Camp Organization: Work and Health, pg. 50*6. Bacolod Camp Organization: Recreation, Religion, and Communication, pg. 61*7. The Japanese, pg. 73*8. Development of Artifacts in the Bacolod Camp, pg. 90*9. Adjustment of Individuals to the New Culture, pg. 101*10. A Community under Stress, pg. 125*Bibliography, pg. 147*Appendix, pg. 153*Index, pg. 157

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*List of Tables, pg. xiii*Acknowledgments, pg. xv*Introduction, pg. 3*1. A Portrait of a Landscape and of a People, pg. 21*2. The Village House, pg. 43*3. An Archaeology of the House, pg. 54*4. The Idiom of Equal Inheritance, pg. 68*5. Parents and Children, pg. 89*6. Setting Up House, pg. 104*7. The Concejo as an Assembly, pg. 125*8. The Concejo as a Polity, pg. 147*9. The Concejo as a Moral Presence, pg. 160*10. The Web of Use-Rights, pg. 189*11. The Common Herds, pg. 203*12. The Common Lands, pg. 226*13. The Common Woods, pg. 242*14. The State and the Commons, pg. 252*15. The Presence of the Past, pg. 267*Epilogue, pg. 286*Appendix A. Two Life Histories from Santa Maria, pg. 305*Appendix B. Population and Economy, pg. 316*Appendix C. Distribution of Responses to the Ateneo Questionnaire of 1901-1902 in the Province of Leon, pg. 322*Afterword, pg. 325*Notes, pg. 339*Weighs, Measures, and Monetary Units, pg. 387*Glossary, pg. 391*Principal Archival Sources, pg. 397*Bibliography, pg. 403*Index, pg. 419

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Book SynopsisA biography of Pitirim Sorokin (1889-1968), a major figure in American sociology. Exiled from Russia, he was chair of Harvard's sociology department until he was ousted by rival Talcott Parsons. His work was recognised in 1963 when he was made President of the American Sociological Association.

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Book SynopsisThis is a new era where the very notion of collective identity is challengedTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Idea of Collectivity by Mark Haugaard and Sinisa Malesevic 1. Different Societies? Different Cultures? Problems in the Conceptualisation of Collectivity by Richard Jenkins 2. The Construction of Collective Identities and the Continual Reconstruction of Primordiality by S.N. Eisenstadt 3. John Rex – The Fundamentals of the Theory of Ethnicity 4. Nationalism and Modernity by Mark Haugaard 5. The Morphogenesis of Nation by Gordana Uzelac 6. Cultural Variety or Variety of Cultures? by Zygmunt Bauman 7. A Disagreement about Difference by John Hall 8. Identity: Conceptual, Operational and Historical Critique by Sinisa Malesevic Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a new era where the very notion of collective identity is challengedTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Idea of Collectivity by Mark Haugaard and Sinisa Malesevic 1. Different Societies? Different Cultures? Problems in the Conceptualisation of Collectivity by Richard Jenkins 2. The Construction of Collective Identities and the Continual Reconstruction of Primordiality by S.N. Eisenstadt 3. John Rex – The Fundamentals of the Theory of Ethnicity 4. Nationalism and Modernity by Mark Haugaard 5. The Morphogenesis of Nation by Gordana Uzelac 6. Cultural Variety or Variety of Cultures? by Zygmunt Bauman 7. A Disagreement about Difference by John Hall 8. Identity: Conceptual, Operational and Historical Critique by Sinisa Malesevic Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisMaps the contemporary social world of anthropologists and its relation to the wider world in which they carry out their work.Trade Review'Ulf Hannerz takes readers behind-the-scenes with wit, insight, political acuity, and a good measure of humanity. His observations about the frequent privileging of English in today's 'global discipline' and its consequences are especially sharp' -- Virginia R. Dominguez, President, American Anthropological Association, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Co-Founder and Consulting Director, International Forum for U.S. Studies'Widely admired as a leading anthropologist of globalisation, Hannerz shows how anthropology came to be a central intellectual discipline, and why it should stay that way in a globalised world where the local refuses to be beaten into submission' -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. He is the author of numerous books, including Ethnicity and Nationalism, A History of Anthropology, Small Places, Large Issues, Tyranny of the Moment and Globalisation, all available from Pluto PressTable of Contents1. Introduction: In the World, and a World in Itself - Chair of the European Association of Social Anthropologists 2. Editing Anthropology: Two Experiences in Space and Time 3. Diversity Is Our Business 4. Field Worries: Studying Down, Up, Sideways, Through, Backward, Forward, Early or Later, Away and at Home 5. Making the World Transparent 6. Flat World and the Tower of Babel: Linguistic Practices in a Global Discipline 7. Before and After: Exploring the Usable Past 8. And Next, Briefly: Toward 2050 Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA fascinating ethnography of the democratic organisation of shack settlements in South AfricaTrade Review'One of the most exciting and provocative books that I've read in a long time, 'Amakomiti' challenges the stereotype of shanty-dwellers as a powerless underclass without social power. Ngwane unveils instead a defiant working-class world with rich traditions of resistance and a genius for self-organization' -- Mike Davis, author of 'Planet of the Slums' (Verso, 2007)'A remarkable book - Ngwane's great achievement is he once more rescues the amakomiti from academic condescension and historical obliteration. Here, he says, is a vision of another world made, run, and governed by working people. 'Amakomiti' is a book everyone should read' -- Leo Zelig, author of 'An Ounce of Practice' (Hoperoad, 2017), and an editor of the 'Review of African Political Economy''A powerfully compelling account of grassroots democracy and forms of self-organisation in shack settlements [that] makes vividly clear the diversity, dynamism, and significance of these committees. Wonderfully illuminating' -- Gillian Hart, Distinguished Professor at Witwatersrand University and author of 'Rethinking the South African Crisis' (University of Georgia Press, 2013)'A work of great erudition and elegance, it writes shack dwellers and their committees into the history of the working class movements and democratic theory' -- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, University of Bayreuth, Germany'Compelling ... beats powerfully with an urgency for radical social change and democracy from below, fuelled and informed by the hard, daily struggles for housing, land, dignity and justice it makes visible' -- Aziz Choudry, editor of 'The University and Social Justice Struggles Across the Globe' (Pluto, 2020)'A rich and illuminating exploration of how working-class people organise to advance their interests that, thanks to Ngwane's flair for storytelling, is a pleasure to read' -- Alex Callinicos, Emeritus Professor of European Studies, King's College LondonTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables List of Photos List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Series Preface Preface 1. Introduction: Disrupting Private Land Ownership? 2. ‘The People Cannot Live in the Air’: History of the Squatter Movement in South Africa 3. Amakomiti are Everywhere 4. Fatal Embrace by the ANC in Duncan Village 5. Iinkundla of Nkaneng: The Rural in the Urban Dialectic 6. Thembelihle Settlement: A Vision of Hope 7. Amakomiti: A Vision of Alternatives Postscript: Covid-19 and the Shacks Appendix 1: List of Case Study Interviews Appendix 2: List of Research Tour Interviews and Places Visited Notes Index

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Book SynopsisRepresentations of Youth examines the various constructions of 'youth' and 'adolescence' in recent British and North American research. Mainstream and radical approaches have presented a series of 'crises' about young people in relation to, among other things, unemployment, 'teenage pregnancy' and 'delinquency'.Trade Review".A wide-ranging review.clearly written and largely succesful in simplifying what are often far from simple arguments." Youth and Policy. "Engaging with a strong challenging text shakes up complacency and encourages the clarification of ideas. This book will facilitate such an exercise and for this reason alone should be considered essential reading for students of sociology, education, psychology and cultural studies. ... The compilation of so many research studies concerning young people, drawn from such different academic perspectives, means that the book also provides an invaluable resource for cross-disciplinary exploration of the many issues that impinge on both gender and education." Gender and Education . "It provides a review of most of the major research efforts in [Britain and America] in the last decade. More importantly it places that effort in both a political and a theoretical context. In doing so it challenges the assumptions underlying both mainstream and radical discourses." Gary Easthorpe, University of Tasmania . "Her presentation of youth research as discourses with ideological implications is thoughtful and scholarly written. ... An important book...." Educational Review .Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Starting Points and Reservations: A Century of Adolescence: From 1880 to 1980 2. Schooling for the Scrap-heap: Research on the 'Transition from School to Work' 3. Constructing the Crisis: The Impact of Youth Unemployment 4. Bad Boys and Invisible Girls: Youth, Crime and 'Delinquency' 5. The Threat of 'Unstructured Free Time': Young People and Leisure in the 1980s 6. Young People and the 'Private Sphere': Family Life and Sexuality 7. Recovery and Survival: Youth Research after Thatcher and Reagan Glossary References

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Book SynopsisThis work, by one of Europea s foremost social theorists, presents a critical history of the concept of ideology. The authora s discussion ranges from the early conceptions of ideology to its current usage in the works of Barthes, Foucault, Habermas and others.Trade Review'... a useful description and analysis of some important ideological processes ...' SociologyTable of ContentsForeword. Prologue. 1. A Question (among others) on Ideology. Part I 2. What is Ideology? 3. Is Homo Ideologicus (always) Irrational? 4. Journey Round a Table. Part II 5. Outline of a Restricted Theory of Ideology. 6. Ideology, Social Position and Dispositions. 7. Ideology and Communication. 8. Science and Ideology. Part III 9. Two Case Studies. 10. Against Scepticism. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book takes the study of development and social change out of the confines of the Modernization Theory - Dependency Theory debate. The author examines social change against a background of the rise of the West and the global spread of its institutions. Spybey analyzes the development of the nation-state system in the modern world, emphasizing its Western origins. He also traces out the emergence of colonialism, the capitalist world-economy and Western dominance over other parts of the world. The author goes on to examine these developments after the Second World War, against the background of the Cold War and the end of European colonialism, the reaffirmed of the existence of nation-state system by new global institutions, global military order and capitalist world economy. The First, Second and Third Worlds are placed in their social, political and economic contexts and traced through to the post-Bretton Woods period of oil crises, global recession and new international divisioTrade Review'This is a brave attempt at a new kind of textbook on the sociology of development.' Political StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I. Concepts of Social Change. 1. Opposing Influences in Sociology:. Historical Materialism and Structural-Functionalism. 2. Development and its Denial:. Modernization Theory versus Dependency Theory. 3. Social Interaction and the Reproduction of Institutions through Time and Space: The Theory of Structuration and the Concept of Inter-Societal Systems. Part II. The Rise of Western Civilization. 4. The Development of European Institutions as Western Culture. 5. Western Societies as a State System:. The Development of the Nation-State. 6. Colonial Episodes:. The Implanting of Western Institutions around the World. Part III. The Definition of Three 'Worlds' after the Second World War. 7. Post-War Reconstruction and New Global Organizations:. The Confirmation of an Inter-Societal System. 8. The Formation of the Soviet Union and the Second World:. State Socialism as an Alternative Pathway of Development. 9. The Identification of the Third World and the Recognition of Dependency. Part IV. The World Towards the End of the Twentieth Century. 10. Contemporary Western Development:. Liberal Democratic Capitalism through Crises but Re-Affirmed. 11. Development in the East:. Japan and the Newly Industrializing Countries of East Asia. 12. The Resurgence of Islamism:. An Alternative to Western Capitalism or State Socialism?. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis innovative new text is derived from a highly successful Open University course of the same title. It takes as a dominant theme the contested issue of a globalizationa (the apparent intensification of global patterns of inter--dependence) and its implications for the autonomy of the modern nation--state.Trade Review 'Consistently well-written and accessible, as well as being sophisticated ... highly recommended for undergraduate students, MA teachers, and interested lay readers.' International Affairs ‘This is an excellent volume. The authors have gone to considerable length to impose a clear structure on a most wide-ranging and complex set of materials. The result is one of the most innovative and useful volumes published on global politics in recent years. It is a judicious mix of empirical coverage and theoretical sophistication, making it a truly well-integrated textbook. It will be widely appreciated by all those who teach and study international relations. – Steve Smith, Professor of International Relations, University of East Anglia ‘… highly recommended for students and teachers, and also for interested lay readers.’ – Political StudiesTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. 1. Conceptualizing Global Politics: Anthony G. McGrew. Part I: Superpower Rivalry and Global Political Competition. 2. Superpower Rivalry and the End of the 'Cold War': Paul G. Lewis. 3. The Superpowers and Regional Conflict: David Potter. 4. Superpower Rivalry and US Hegemony in Central America: Anthony G. McGrew. Part II: Technology and Global Integration. 5. Military Technology and the Dynamics of Global Militarization: Anthony G. McGrew. 6. Regimes and the Global Commons: John Vogler. 7. Global Technologies and Political Change in Eastern Europe: Nigel Swain. Part III: A Global Economy?. 8. The International Economic Order between the Wars: Richard Bessel. 9. The Nature and Government of the Global Economy: Jeremy Mitchell. 10. Economic Autonomy and the Advanced Industrial State: Grahame Thompson. 11. The Autonomy of `Third World' states within the Global Economy: David Potter. 12. Conceptualizing the Global Economy: Roger Tooze. Part IV: Modernity, Globalization and the Nation-State. 13. Modernization, Globalization and the Nation-State: Michael Smith. 14. Modernity and Universal Human Rights: John Vincent. 15. Islam as a Global Political Force: Brian Beeley. 16. Global Politics in a Transitional Era: Anthony G. McGrew. Index.

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Book SynopsisA provocative and fresh approach to the study of management. Covers a whole array of management orthodoxies and demonstrates, through contemporary sociological theory, how many of the old approaches are in need of reconstruction. Written in a lively and highly accessible style.Trade Review"This is a wonderfully refreshing and stimulating book - and there aren't many books about management that can be described in these terms!" Graeme Salaman, Open University "The thoughtful reader will learn a great deal." Work, Employment and SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Into the Heart of Darkness: A Short Theoretical Journey. 2. The Black Ships: The Historical Development of British Management. 3. Mimetic Pyrophobes: What are Managers, What do Managers do, and Why do they do What they do?. 4. From Silent Monitors: The Long and Relatively Unhappy Life of Managing Appraisals. 5. Reengineering Utopia: Managing Radical Change. 6. The Alchemy of Leadership. 7. The Culture of Management and the Management of Culture. 8. Managing Gender Inequality through Technology. 9. Fatalism, Freewill and Control: An Index of Possibilities. 10. Reflections. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisMany authors who discuss the idea of globalization see it as continuing pre--established paths of development of modern societies. Post--modernist writers, by contrast, have lost sight of the importance of historical narrative altogether. Martin Albrow argues that neither group is able to recognize the new era which stares us in the face.Trade Review'This book deserves particular attention. Martin Albrow's interdisciplinary account of contemporary social change offers provocative insight into the conditions of modernity, globality and the relationships between them. He is sweeping epochal history with profundity. The book is also a joy to read: erudition is presented with engaging eloquence and exemplary lucidity, exceptionally innovative, if your library reserves but a small shelf for works on globalization, this book should be on it.' International Affairs 'Thoughtful, historically well-informed, clearly and indeed elegantly written, this is the book that everyone should read.' Political Studies 'Albrow's thesis is a very interesting one.' MillenniumTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Resuming the History of Epochs. 2. The Construction of Nation-State Society. 3. The Decay of the Modern Project. 4. Globalization: Theorizing the Transition. 5. Historical Narrative for the New Age. 6. Configurations of the Global Age: Systems. 7. Configurations of the Global Age: People. 8. The Future State and Society. 9. The Global Age Hypothesis. Notes. References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo In contrast to many books concerned with modernity/postmodernity debates which focus on the cultural sphere, John Hall examines the key institutional structures and processes of modernity. aeo In particular, the book examines the form and character of capitalism, war, late development, civil society and the causes and collapse of socialism.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Capstones and Organisms. 2. A Curious Stability. 3. An Absolute Collapse. 4. State Power and Patterns of Late Development (written with Ding-Xin Zhao). 5. Consolidations of Democracy. 6. Nationalisms, Classified and Explained. 7. Will the United States Decline as Britain did?. 8. The Weary Titan? Arms and Empire, 1870-1913. Conclusion: The State of Post-Modernism. Index.

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Book SynopsisFrom a tiny group of Germanic bands to the mightiest governmental system the world had ever known - what caused the momentous rise of the European states? Drawing on Toynbee''s theory of civilizations, Victor Lee Burke develops an account of the origins and transformation of governments in Europe between the eighth and seventeenth centuries. Borrowing also from Charles Tilly''s and Anthony Giddens''s works, he shows the importance of wars in the rise of the European state system. Burke provides a panoramic sociological history of the rise of European states. He relates the origins and development of European governments to the social conflict among the European, Viking, Islamic, Byzantine, Ottoman, and Mongol civilizations. He assesses the impact of the Crusades on the rise of the monarchy and the origins of democratic regimes. In contrast to European-centred interpretations of history, the author argues that the conflict among other civilizations forged the rise and growth Trade Review"Building on a tradition of analysis that goes back to Toynbee, Burke distinguishes above the macro level of social organization a supermacro level of interstate conflict, and above that a universal level of struggle among civilizations, clashing not only economically and militarily but in their cultural identities. He coordinates this analysis with the state-centered tendency in contemporary scholarship, which sees war-making capabilities as shaping the structure of modern states. Burke sets himself the question: how did 8th century tribal societies on the far western edge of more powerfully organized states on the Eurasian landmass, expand by the 17th century to the threshold of world domination? His most interesting hypothesis is that the failure of the eastward Crusades, and the westward expansion of Mongol and Ottoman civilizations, set off a legitimation crisis for the Papacy. The Protestant Reformation could not be put down because the Ottoman threat tied the hands of Catholic traditionalists, setting free the dynamics of bourgeois capitalism. And since expansion to the east was blocked, Europe was forced to turn westward, into an overseas empire that created the modern world system." Professor Randall Collins, University of California Riverside "With unquenchable enthusiasm, commendable brevity, and admirable clarity, Victor Burke has fashioned a theoretically informed synthesis of European political history from the Roman Empire onward." Charles Tilly, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. A Theory of the Modern European State System. 2. Early Foundations of Western European Civilization. 3. Early Feudalism and Competing Civilizations. 4. The Manor and Church: Internal and External Conflict. 5. The Renaissance, the Reformation and the European State System. 6. The Findings and their Implications for the Americas. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisDoes it make sense to speak of a European society, above and beyond its component states and regions? In this major new book William Outhwaite argues that it does. He goes beyond the study of individual states and specific regions of Europe to examine the changing contours of the continent as a whole, at a time when Europe is beginning to look and act more like a single entity. In what we have come to call Europe there developed distinctive forms of political, economic, and more broadly social organisation many of course building on elements drawn from more advanced civilisations elsewhere in the world. During the centuries of European dominance these forms were often exported to other world regions, where the export versions often surpassed the original ones. In the present century many features of European life remain distinctive: the European welfare or social model, a substantially secularised culture, and particular forms of democratic politics and of the relations betTrade Review"How refreshing to encounter a book which not only seeks to understand the social transformations of Europe but also attends to matters of the European economy and the European state. This is a sociology book which ‘ticks all the right boxes' for students of political science, and, at the same time, advances a particularly sociological approach to the study of Europe ... It should become essential reading, not only for sociology students and those following European Studies courses, but also for a range of scholars from disciplines that have hitherto viewed 'European society' as alien territory." British Journal of Sociology "By drawing on a wide range of empirical and theoretical studies, Outhwaite has written a readable and accessible book on contemporary European society." Sociology "An insightful study of the emerging shape of Europe. Outhwaite skillfully demonstrates the significance of a European as opposed to a national level of analysis. A lot of ground is covered in this excellent short book." Gerard Delanty, University of SussexTable of ContentsList of Maps, Figures and Tables vi Acknowledgements vii 1 European Culture and Society 1 2 Europe: East, West, North, South 23 3 The European Economy 44 4 The European Polity 72 5 Social Divisions and Social Identities 99 6 Conclusion: Europe in its Place 133 Notes 142 Bibliography 158 Index 193

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Book Synopsisaeo An accessible sociological exploration of the problems affecting the majority of people living in modern societies, including the successful members of society. aeo Uses interviews with a diversity of successful people which provide highly articulate, vivid and memorable accounts of their lives.Trade Review'Outstanding ... the most clarifying work of sociology I've ever read ... essential.' Pat Kane, New Statesman and Society 'Stimulating analysis ... the great merit of Pahl's book is that his critique of post-modernist assumptions about the self and anxiety points up this misleading conflation of the soical and the psychological, and makes him aware of the misuses of 'tradition' and over-socialised conceptions of the individual.' Work, Employment and Society 'A characteristically bold and provocative text ... extremely interesting.' Time and Society 'One of the most stimulating and relevant works I have read for a long time.' SociologyTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: Mortality, the Individual and Society. 2. Success in Shame Cultures and Guilt Cultures. 3. Managing Without Success 1960-1990. 4. Styles of Success in Business. 5. The Neurosis of Success. 6. Success-Led or Anxiety-Driven?. 7. Working for Self Identity. 8. From Hoccleve's Complaint to the Anxious Class. 9. Seeking Balance. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisAddresses some of the most pressing social and political issues: the consequences of the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; the resurgence of nationalism and right-wing violence in Europe; and, the prospects for a transformation of international relations and the building of a more peaceful world order.Trade Review"Hohendahl does an excellent job of placing Habermas in the context of the political struggles taking place within Germany." Discourse and Society "Concise and accessible ... Habermas's responses to recent and current world events represent an enlightening and formidable merging of theory and practice ... It is an ideal introduction to Habermas. The interviews are straightforward and lively." Australian Journal of International AffairsTable of ContentsForeward by Peter Hohendahl. Preface by Michael Haller. Prologue. 1. The Gulf War: Catalyst for a New German Normalcy?. 2. The Normative Deficits of Reunification. 3. The Past as Future. 4. Europe's Second Chance. 5. What Theories Can Accomplish - and What They Can't. 6. The Asylum Debate (Paris Lecture, 14 January 1993). Afterword (May 1993). Translator's Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume of especially commissioned essays explains what is meant by civil society, paying particular attention to the relationships between civil society and other social forces such as nationalism and populism.Trade Review'Helpful to all students of the subject, and indeed whets the appetite for more.' International Affairs 'The value of the volume is that it reveals the diversity of traditions, concepts and debates that feed into the historical experiences of civil society.' Political StudiesTable of Contents1. In Search of Civil Society: John A Hall. 2. The Importance of Being Modular: Ernest Gellner. 3. Civil Society in Communist China? Private Business and Political Alliance, 1989: David Wank. 4. The Possibility of Civil Society: Traditions, Character and Challenges: Victor Perez-Diaz. 5. The Nature of Social Ties and the Future of Postcommunist Society: Poland after Solidarity: Wlodimierz Wesolowski. 6. Civic Nation, Civil Society, Civil Religion: Christopher Bryant. 7. Philosophers' Models on the Carpathian Lowlands: Christopher Hann. 8. Post-Marxism, No Friend of Civil Society: Hudson Meadwell. 9. Amimadversions upon Civil Society and Civic Virtue in the Last Decade of the Twentieth Century: Adam Seligman. 10. Modernity, Late Development and Civil Society: Nicos Mouzelis. 11. From Controlled Inclusion to Coerced Marginalization: the Struggle for Civil Society in Latin America: Philip Oxhorn. 12. Civil Society and Islam: Serif Mardin. 13. Civil Society and its Future: Salvador Giner. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn recent years the countries of eastern Europe have been undergoing a process of rapid social and political transformation. This process has brought with it common problems experienced on different levels: economic crisis, growing social insecurity and injustice, ethnic conflicts and civil strife. In addition, post-communist societies have encountered political, legal and social difficulties in coming to term with their own past. In this book, Claus Offe provides a lucid and insightful account of this complex process of transformation. In a wide-ranging discussion he analyses the problems brought about by the creation of new political and economic orders in the countries of central and eastern Europe, and argues that the way forward is to build and consolidate a new democratic polity, a new economy, and a new conception of nationhood capable of absorbing ethnic conflict. He examines the comparatively straightforward - but nonetheless extremely rocky - ''special path'' to capTrade Review"The uniquely twentieth-century task of politically crafting the transformation of totalitarian regimes is analysed by Claus Offe with unprecedented intelligence and political wisdom." Professor John Keane, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster "One of the main virtues of Offe's book is that it does bring the West into the frame of analysis, not simply as a fixed and unquestioned standard by means of which to judge postcommunist "progress" - but as an active player in the transition process." Times Higher Education Supplement "Claus Offe's collection of essays (some of them already familiar) could well provide the essential handbook to the aspiring transitologist." International Affairs "This is more a collection of essays on these various important themes than a book focusing on a single issue. It is indeed the characteristic of Claus Offe's book that, instead of a single thread in his analysis, it covers a great variety of themes. This is one of the riches of the book." Economic Systems "This book promises to become a seminal work in the study of regime transition. Offe's work is inspiring, demanding, irritating, brilliant. Essential reading." Political Studies "This is a stimulating and interesting book which can be recommended for courses on transition and development." Europe-Asia Studies "This is probably the best book yet to be written placing eastern Germany in the broader context of post-communist transition ... [It] will provide a useful teaching aid for use with undergraduate students." German Politics "Offe has delivered an exceptional synthesis of his views about the subject." Journal of Contingencies and Crisis ManagementTable of ContentsPreface. 1. The Structure of Industrial Societies: The Joint Characteristics and Shortcomings of State Socialist Societies and Democratic Capitalism. 2. Prosperity, Nation, Republic: Modes of Societal Integration and the Unique German Journey from Socialism to Capitalism. 3. Capitalism by Democratic Design? Democratic Theory Facing the Triple Transition in East Central Europe. 4. Ethnic Politics in East European Transitions. 5. Disqualification, Retribution, Restitution: Dilemmas of Justice in Post-Communist Transitions. 6. The Morality of Restitution: Reflections on Some Normative Questions Raised by the Transition to a Private Economy (with Frank Bönker). 7. A 'Special Path' of Transformation? The German 'Accession Territory' Compared with its East European Neighbours. 8. Economic 'Hardware' and Institutional 'Software' in the two German Transitions to Democracy: Comparing Post-1945 West Germany with Post-1989 East Germany. 9. The Left after the West's Victory. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis new book is a lively and highly accessible introduction to the sociology of education. Written in a clear and comprehensible way, it introduces students to the key theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks in the sociology of education, and provides a guide to contemporary issues and current debates.Trade Review"This is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of education and sociology. It locates current debates in the sociology of education within a broader framework of classical social science. Anyone interested in the study of education should read this book." Phil Brown, Economic and Social Research Council "This book makes an important contribution to the existing literature. It brings together a number of theoretical perspectives with a coherence and comprehensiveness that is difficult to find. The author does a skillful job of synthesizing complex topics and diverse thought." Vanessa Smith Morest, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1 Differentiation and Inequality. Chapter 2 Education, Economy and Class. Chapter 3 Education, State and Status. Chapter 4 Positions, Strategies and Change. Chapter 5 The Structure of Pedagogic Discourse. Chapter 6 The Problems of Knowledge. Conclusion. References. Index

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