Sports are the opiate of the people, particularly in the United States, Europe, and parts of South America. Globally, billions of fans feverishly focus on the summer and winter Olympics. In theory, in
Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Since civil societies are ruled by law, they can be evaluated, both figurative
Cesare Beccaria's influential treatise On Crimes and Punishments is considered a foundational work in the field of criminology. Three major themes of the Enlightenment run through the treatise: the id
The latest volume of the Political and Military Sociology annual review features empirical research on topics that focus on security, military training, culture, and the challenges of bureaucracy, law
James L. Conyers, Jr. presents readers with a collection of interdisciplinary essays examining contemporary Africana issues from a variety of angles, including ethnography, aesthetics, literature,
Religions often nurture important skills that help believers locate themselves in the world. Religious perceptions, practices, emotions, and beliefs are closely interwoven with the environments from w
In this book, editor Daniel E. Ritchie presents readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles focused on the life and intellectual pursuits of eighteenth century political ph
Efforts at coordination between nations are at the heart of the challenges of globalization. Despite steadily growing interdependencies, individual nations still have specific interests that present o
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
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 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
There has been a veritable explosion of writing in recent years about the concept of identity. Amidst this outpouring, the most influential writing has emerged from identity politics and academic post
Travel, Tourism and Identity addresses the psychological and social adjustments that occur when people make contact with others outside their social, cultural, or linguistic groups. Whether such conta
Arguing that Marxism is a changing and developing theory, the late Lewis, who was a British Marxist philosopher, scholar, and Unitarian minister, examines specific issues by combining the ideas of Mar
Scholars of African American studies and communication examine the Black family and health care. Their topics include Black children and education in the antebellum South, examining memorable messages
William Graham Sumner is remembered primarily as an opponent of government intervention in social and economic issues. Focusing on Folkways (1906), this book examines Sumner's fundamental work as a co
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
This volume of Political and Military Sociology focuses on the perceptions and identities of those serving in the military, using survey or interview data to explore those perceptions. A range of mili
Faith, War, and Violence analyzes the age-old links between religion and violence perpetrated in the name of God, and the role religion performs in politically infusing the state with romantic spiritu
This is the second volume of Melvin J. Lasky's The Language of Journalism series, praised as a "brilliant" and "original" study in communications and contemporary language, and as "a joy to read." Whe
This volume of original essays critically examines the intriguing interplay among major actors and venues of creative practices in contemporary East Asian cities. Its chapters closely investigate mani
This publication unveils creative ideas on knowledge transfer from historical references to commercialization of cultural products. It adopts multidisciplinary, cross cultural, and experimental approa
First published in 1914, this book contains five essays on the power of a court to review and invalidate unlawful acts by the legislative and executive branches of government. The essays discuss the l
In this book, editors Sidoli and Bovensiepen present students, academics, and mental health professionals with an examination of how and why psychological and physical abuse suffered by children erupt
This book analyzes Talcott Parsons' largest-scale effort to overcome the relativism and subjectivism of the social sciences. Harold J. Bershady sets forth Parsons' version of the characteristics desir
Formerly a top operational manager with multinational organizations, John Harte applies his hands-on knowledge of the business world to provide a realistic examination of workplace and marketplace con
These original essays debate two ways of theorizing social life. One way is the integrative or holistic model of thought typified in the writings of Confucius. The other, the revolutionary tradition,
Ideologues and Presidents argues that ideologues have been gaining influence in the modern presidency. There were plenty of ideologues in the New Deal, but they worked at cross purposes and could not
As this latest volume in the Peace & Policy series shows, sports can be an effective mechanism for peacebuilding, especially when incorporated into conflict-resolution programs. Such programs have bee
A prominent Catholic philosopher, Wilhelmsen (1923-96) presents eight essays each addressing a philosophical problem generated by history. Most of them locate that problem within its conception of som
Originally written by the late Charles Moskos (emeritus, Northwestern U.) and now completely rewritten in light of new disciplinary methodologies for the third edition by his son Peter Moskos (City U.
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
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
China and the World Economy is a topic-oriented edition of the bi-annual journal, Berliner China-Hefte/Chinese History and Society, which analyzes issues related to China’s integration in the world ec
This volume encompasses two subject areas that have attained great meaning for various sciences and humans as well: evolution and sexuality. First, the foundation of evolution is explored—a process on
Poverty and the maldistribution of land in core areas of developing countries, together with state schemes for the colonization of unruly frontiers, have forced indigenous peoples and settlers into an
Aaron Wildavsky's greatest concern, as expressed in his writings, is how people manage to live together. This concern may at first appear to have little to do with the study of budgeting, but for Wild
Through her long involvement in the German Communist Party, Ruth Fischer amassed valuable material on its changing fortunes, the transformation of the Bolshevik Party into a totalitarian dictatorship,
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 created a new political landscape and a new era of warfare. Language, Symbols, and the Media, now in paperback, offers insights into the impact and influenc
Genocide in Cambodia and Rwanda deals with aspects of genocide in those countries that have been largely unexplored to date, including the impact of regional politics and the role played by social in
