In this new fourth edition, Campbell has revised and updated his classic introduction to the field. Human Evolution synthesizes the major findings of modern research and theory and presents a complet
Sociology of Religion represents a documented introduction to the history of sociological thought as applied to religious phenomena. It examines both the substantive and functional definitions of reli
Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fund
Although the asymmetrical concepts have been well-known to scholars across social sciences and humanities, their role in structuring the human world has never been an object of detailed research. Thir
In his new introduction, Whitfield sets the scene of the early twentieth century to show what inspired Horace Kallen to write this book. He delves deeply into his background, discussing the influences
In her perceptive introduction to this Transaction edition, Irene Diggs sets this classic autobiography against its broad historical context and critically analyzes its theoretical and methodological
Life and the Student (1927), with a new introduction by Jonathan B. Imber, is a compilation of reflections, commentaries, and letters from other scholars that Charles Horton Cooley, accumulated throug
The second volume in the introduction to modern Thomistic philosophy includes three parts. Part one is on epistemology, the second part is on general metaphysics and part three on natural theology.Thi
Vegetation and Soils is an introduction to the study of vegetation and soil distribution. In this accessible work, S. R. Eyre describes the distributions of these two important elements in the landsca
This volume of "Culture and Civilization" focuses on cosmopolitanism, the global polity, and political ramifications of globalization. The introduction by Gabriel R. Ricci establishes context and prov
This edition of the groundbreaking collection of 1967 includes a new introduction by Darryl Bruce (psychology, Saint Mary's U., Halifax). Contributors are all trained in the Lorenz/Tingergen school of
McCormick (comparative literature emeritus, Rutgers U.) provides a new introduction to his biography of writer Santayana (1863-1952), who was born in Madrid and spent 40 years in the US and another 40
The author of the introduction to this new edition, John McCormick, reminds us that The Sense of Beauty is the first work in aesthetics written in the United States. Santayana was versed in the histor
Brunner (history, philosophy of science, Tel Aviv U., Israel), in his lengthy new introduction to this reprint of his 1995 work, outlines his contention that politics is a pervasive and essential comp
In his piercing introduction to An Economic Interpretation the author wrote that “whoever leaves economic pressures out of history or out of discussion of public questions is in mortal peril of substi
In The Great Gatsby, F.Scott Fitzgerald told the tale of a high society love affair that became an iconic depiction of life during the Jazz Age of the 1920s. After the 1929 stock market crash, life to
The first volume of this introduction in Thomistic philosophy includes as part 1 Cosmology as the philosophy of inanimate nature and as part 2 the philosophy of animate nature that is philosophical ps
This reprint from 2009 (which has a new introduction) views comedy in literature as a way of understanding and that it can provide insight into the world and everyday experiences. The author argues th
This first large-scale empirical work on the adjustment problems of immigrants in Israel is now updated with a new introduction by the author and a preface by Alex Weingrod. The extraordinary phenomen
The book was originally published in 1977 by Methuen & co. Ltd., London. A substantial new introduction by the author reviews changes in scholarship on Germany. When it first appeared, this book
This is a paperbound reprint of a 1998 book (McFarland), with a new introduction by the author. Morris a historian, author, and high school teacher presents a history of newspapers printed behind bars
One of the first books written on the sociology of law, this treatise studies the law's efficacy as a social force, and the double nature of law with its ethical and imperative coordination. The exil
"Doing Fieldwork warrants our attention because its message, bolstered by the editor's new introduction, is that the 1930's heralded a paradigm shift in anthropology, and further that this shift in fa
The aim of this volume is to work out an evo-lutionary and behavioral theory of value. To do so thoroughly, Commons examines the decisions of the courts. Doing so compelled an exami-nation of what the
"…a tireless observer, and one of unparalleled brilliance and prescience, with a remarkable ability to draw strangers to serious talk. Here, in visits of a few months, he manages to see and describe m
For Italian intellectuals, the terms fascist and antifascist continue to be the hard currency of contemporary political debate. When Professor Renzo de Felice suggests that fascism describes a moment
Success and career growth in academic life depend upon reaching and influencing the widest audience possible. To do so, scientists strive to develop personalized trust. They do so by establishing a la
How does a family function? How does a family make a distinctive life of its own while living according to the values of society? In what ways is a family a unit when all its members have personalitie
Deceptive Images is a profoundly thoughtful effort by a social scientist—who is a participant observer in American Jewish life—to come to terms with his concerns about how American Jews and Judaism ha
Inner worldly Individualism looks to colonial history, in particular, seventeenth-century New England, to understand the sources of modern nation building. Seligman analyses how cultural assumptions o
Segre contributes to explaining the impact of two alternative models of business relations on their ability to face international competition. He draws on the writing of German sociologists Max Weber
Legge sets out a series of empirical facts about the way a modern market economy works and contrasts them to predictions from the economics literature. He hopes to explain to entrepreneurs, managers,
The relationship between survey design and the quality of survey data is the central focus of this book. With regard to data quality, the emphasis is on two aspects that seem to be the most relevant i
In a just society the law not only applies to all equally, but also arises from the consent of the people it embraces. As such, justice implies that people have access to governance. A just society pr
This book deals with teleology, truth, predication, knowledge and belief, universals, body and mind, soul, and reason. Its approach is integrative, scholastic and analytic. Teleology is required for c
Editors Smith and Kirkpatrick bring together expert contributions from a wide variety of disciplines to examine possible interventions to move the city of Detroit forward from its current state of fis
In part of a series of books about social interactions, Glaser analyzes the social processes central to having a private home built, though they would also apply to remodeling or repairing a house or
How would Socrates and Plato react to a modern world where secularism and religious fundamentalism are growing while the gap between the human mind and animal mind is narrowing? Using some creative li
Marcus explores how the nexus of the industrial city of Manchester, a period of crisis in human relations there about 1835 to 1850, and the visit of the young German industrialist Friedrich Engels to
