After a long-term chill that began in mid-eighteenth century France (the Societ de Linguistique banned any contributions on the origins of language in 1866), the subject of the origi
This is the biography of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist and political activist. He worked for the democratic rights of all Turkish citizens, including the right to speak freely about the ge
Professor Emeritus Goodheart cites, for starters, the need for loosening the grip of ideology in the political arena. He quotes the founding father of modern conservatism, Edmund Burke (1729-1797): “R
In this work, originally published in Dutch, Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is, instead, the result of combining separate abilit
The International Evaluation Research Group devoted one of its annual meetings to addressing a spectrum of actions sponsored by private-sector organizations to product public value. The 11 papers in t
The author explores events in the Islamic world since 1989 following the Iranian Islamic Revolution, the Rushdie Affair, and the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, illustrating how they ushered in a new age
"Questions the relationship between violence, nonviolence, and reconciliation in societal conflicts. The contributors maintain that reconciliation per se is not a panacea. If not managed properly, rec
The studies in this volume deal with problems of authoritarianism and anti-Semitism. Lowenthal's book length contribution, "Prophets of Deceit," which begins this collection, is a classic of political
The first part of this collection was originally published as Literature and the Image of Man in 1956, and the other part was translated from German especially for this volume, so became available to
Ithiel de Sola Pool was a distinguished scholar of the political process, and one of the most original thinkers in the development of an integrated social science. This volume focuses upon his contrib
This festschrift celebrates the accomplishments of renowned social scientist Irving Louis Horowitz as he turned sixty-five. Since Horowitz’s views were global and his discourse was never restricted to
Author Stephen D. Bryen gives readers a tour of the history of technology in its capacity to increase or decrease national power and security, arguing that the United States has largely squandered its
Technology Security and National Power traces on how the United States has squandered its technological leadership through unwise policies, weakening American power over the course of successive admin
This final book by social scientist Rothman (1927-2011) is a summary and culmination of his four decades of research and thinking ranging through history, psychology, and political science. He saw the
Lowenthal collected his writing on communication in society that he had written between the 1930s and 1960s and arranged them in sections on historical and empirical studies, and contribution to the p
The core of this volume is its presentation of Lowenthal's sixty-year-long intellectual career as a critical theorist and sociologist. The book includes some of his speeches on Theodor Adorno and Walt
Scholars in history, literary criticism, and political theory agree that Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French Enlightenment thinker of the 18th century, both simultaneously embodied and challenged modernity.
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
John M. Legge shows the many ways in which the real world diverges from economics textbooks. He argues that mainstream economic theory took a disastrous turn 140 years ago, when it attempted to use ca
In this book, author Dan Bruiger presents readers with a critical examination of mathematical modeling and its employment in shaping and limiting the scientific approach to the natural world. He quest
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,
How well is the public sector performing? Are citizens being well served? This report compares the performance of nine public services in 36 developed countries (including the 28 EU member states) ove
Vladimir Mikhailovitch Bekhterev was a pioneering Russian neurologist, psychiatrist, and psychologist. A highly esteemed rival of Ivan Pavlov, his achievements in the areas of personality, clinical ps
Drei Breife an einen Knaben (Three Letters to a Young Boy) and Der Teufel und Seine Grossmutter (The Devil & His Grandmother) are texts that explore sexuality across the lifespan with some unexpec
This volume encompasses a wide range of empirical research on a variety of topics that are related by their focus on the importance of attitudes, culture, and perceptions. The significance of public a
This book examines society’s responses to many kinds of experimentation, focusing on both creation of and assessment of risks. As people seek new ways to make their lives safer and happier, the widesp
Broadening the Contours in the Study of Black Politics, volume 17 of the National Political Science Review (NPSR), is divided thematically into two books, available separately or as a set. The first c
Broadening the Contours in the Study of Black Politics, volume 17 of the National Political Science Review (NPSR), is divided thematically into two books, available separately or as a set. The first c
The American public hungers for a heroic leader. From John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush, every American president has left office either under a cloud or as a failed leader. Michael A. Genovese argues
Revolutionary and evolutionary theorists have very different views about change; Fein writes in favor of evolution. He proposes an integrated model of social evolution, one that accounts for the compl
The American public hungers for a heroic leader. From John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush, every American president has left office either under a cloud or as a failed leader. Michael A. Genovese argues
Author Lonnie Athens presents students and academics with an examination of super-ordination, subordination, and the social interaction of groups and individuals. The author has organized the main bod
Examining the work of ten influential thinkers who prophesied war, revolution, and all the other horrors of the tragedy of European civilization, Redner asks how much they actually knew about the appr
This is a reprinting of Wilhelmsen’s 1962 work of philosophy examining the existential metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas. In this text, the author demonstrates the long-standing influence of Thomistic
Founders, classics, and canons have been vitally important in helping to frame sociology’s identity. Within the academy today, a number of positions—feminist, postmodernist, postcolonial—question the
Editors Makowski, Bonecki, Nowak-Posadzy, and Gasparski present readers with a collection of expert contributions on two traditions of practical philosophy, action theory and praxiology. The selection
This collection of selected essays by Werner J. Cahnman brings together out of scattered dispersion his writings about Max Weber, Ferdinand Toennies, and historical sociology. The great theoretical ra
Author Pedrag Cicovacki presents students, academics, and general interest readers with an examination of the life, thoughts, aims, and struggles of Ghandi. The author has organized the seventeen chap
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
Drei Breife an einen Knaben (Three Letters to a Young Boy) and Der Teufel und Seine Grossmutter (The Devil & His Grandmother) are texts that explore sexuality across the lifespan with some unexpected
