Political and other social scientists investigate the impact crises have on evaluating public and corporate policy, and how policy evaluation can contribute in times of turbulence. The volume was conc
Yellow journalism grew in girth and influence in at a rapid clip in America, tracking with the rise of cheap printing and easy distribution of newspapers, tracts and broadsides. Here Sachsman (communi
Louis I. Khan, considered one of the premier architects of the twentieth century, is known for famous buildings such as the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California and the Assembly Building in Dhaka, B
For students, scholars, and film enthusiasts, Clapp (planning and urban affairs, San Diego State U.) examines the relationship between cities and the cinema and their reciprocal influence. He draws on
A former professor of economics at the U. of Chicago and Princeton U., the late Viner (1892-1970) is considered a key figure in the early Chicago School of Economics and mentor to such more famous fig
In this reprint from 1970 aimed at sociologists, psychologists, and social scientists, the late Levine, who was a professor of health behavior at Harvard School of Public Health, and Scotch, who has t
This is a reproduction of a classic text in economic analysis and price theory by Frank Hyneman Knight, one of the founders of the Chicago School. It is divided into two parts. The first part consists
The author considers several ideas about the role and status of Arab women in Muslim rural society in four hamlets in Deir al-Ghusin, Israel. Drawing on fieldwork he conducted from 1969 to 1970 and 19
Although science and its ever expanding technological capabilities have clearly replaced Protestantism as the center of our culture, Caiazza, an independent scholar, argues that the secular state is a
Petrilli (philosophy of language and semiotics, U. of Bari, Aldo Moro, Italy) proposes a critique of a conception of the subject that has prevailed in Western thought and remains widespread. It is emb
Giglioli examines the question of legitimacy and political agency during the 50 years after the Paris Commune, particularly in the context of major European (Victorian) thinkers of the time and revolu
As a result of the Ethiopian revolution of 1974, Seattle became the landing site of the first mass transfer of black Africans to the United States since the end of slavery, write Scott (emeritus, soci
Losee (philosophy, Lafayette College) looks at how quantum mechanics challenged assumptions about the epistemic status of causality. He focuses on the work of Niels Bohr and his notion of complementar
A cultural historian working in memory studies, Butler presents a revision of her PhD dissertation at the University of Melbourne. Focusing on the period between responses to Indigenous testimony by P
During these early years of the 21st century, says de Kadt (emeritus, cultural anthropology, Utrecht U., the Netherlands), the dominant issues of religion and religious institutions revolve around the
Crime and Custom in Savage Society represents Bronislaw Malinowski's major discussion of the relationship between law and society. Throughout his career he constructed a coherent science of anthropolo
Tennis fans and scholars of sport will both enjoy this chronicle charting how men's tennis has evolved from its aristocratic origins to its current state. The book uncovers the roots of the tennis cod
Writing for readers interested in music, culture, and philosophy, Del Nevo, a philosopher at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, Australia, focuses on the aesthetic experience of listening to Western ar
The University of California at Berkeley is today best known as a great research center and popularly remembered as a locus of campus unrest in the 1960s. This memoir by the eminent sociologist and hi
This final volume of Vernon Louis Parrington's Pultzer Prize-winning study deals with the decay of romantic optimism. It shows that the cause of decay is attributed to three sources: stratifying of ec
The Order of Learning considers the problems facing higher education by focusing on main underlying factors: the relationship of higher education to government, academic freedom, and the responsibilit
Rumors may be the oldest medium of mass communication of information or ideas. Even before there were newspapers, radio, or television, rumors communicated by word-of-mouth made and shattered reputati
In this provocative book, Kirk (social welfare, UCLA), Gomory (social work, Florida State U.), and Cohen (public health, Florida International U.) challenge nearly every aspect of the modern psychiatr
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
On Divorce is an anti-divorce treatise by Louis de Bonald, originally published in 1801 in response to the institution of divorce in France in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Examining the soc
Values have always been a central topic in both philosophy and the social sciences. Statements about what is good or bad, fair or unfair, legitimate or illegitimate, express clear beliefs about human
Those interested in the development of scientific theory and in the nature of academic life will appreciate this intellectual autobiography written by one of America's leading sociologists. Following
""The Scarlet Letter" has proved our most enduring classic," writes Sacvan Bercovitch, "because it is the liberal example par excellence of art as ideological mimesis. To understand the office of the
This work provides a critical reexamination of the origin and development of America's land-grant colleges and universities, created by the most important piece of legislation in higher education. The
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
Some political scientists argue that cleavages, especially the class cleavage, no longer represent a significant point of political conflict. This book takes issue with this claim, demonstrating that
The Davis-Bacon Act is a United States federal law that established the requirement that prevailing wages must be paid on public works projects. In this book, Armand J. Thieblot argues that the law wa
Ralph Ellison once wrote that the rules of performance in American culture are jazz-shaped. This book explores the Afro-Creole core culture of New Orleans as the mainspring of this energizing music. M
Politicians and pundits often scorn polarization and compromise--the intransigence of the former and the feebleness of the latter--without suggesting an alternative way. Polarization, when opposing fo
In "The Death Camps of Croatia," Raphael Israeli shows that throughout Yugoslavia during World War II, anti-semitism was both deeply rooted and widespread. Israeli distills fact and historical record
Planners and lawyers engaged in the formulation and implementation of plans affecting the environment should have a working knowledge of the legal principles affecting those plans. They should also be
In "Character and Conflict in Jane Austen's Novels," Bernard J. Paris offers an analysis of the protagonists in four of Jane Austen's most popular novels. His analysis reveals them to be brilliant mim
Until the end of World War I, urban growth in Johannesburg proceeded haphazardly. But under the impact of a wave of militant struggles by black workers the state became determined to better manage the
"In this touching, disturbing and meticulously researched play, each vulgar and bullying witticism reinforces the indoctrinating brutality with which young, susceptible minds were beaten into submissi
NARBEN/SCARS, an art project on sexual abuse was initiated to fight the forbidden act of sexual-violence against children and teenagers. This two-language volume (English/German) puts together scienti
