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Authority and the Individual Authority and the Individual Bertrand Russell From Ancient Greek philosophy to the French Revolution to the modern welfare state, in Authority & the Individual Bertrand Russell tackles the perennial questions about the balance between authority … OL1088583W
Homo Ludens Homo Ludens Johan Huizinga A unique philosophical perspective regarding the topic of play and it's impact and necessity in human culture. OL1141874W
Heavy metal Islam Heavy metal Islam Mark LeVine "We play heavy metal because our lives are heavy metal."--Reda Zine, one of the founders of the Moroccan heavy-metal scene"Music is the weapon of the future."--Fela KutiAn eighteen-year-old Moroccan … OL12376852W
Why liberals and conservatives clash Why liberals and conservatives clash Bruce E. Fleming Why Liberals and Conservatives Clash offers an explanation for the extreme polarization between liberal and conservative that is the hallmark of the American political landscape today. It suggests th… OL12800155W
The Little Book of Australia The Little Book of Australia David Dale What makes us uniquely Australian? An essential, comprehensive guide for every Aussie packed with fascinating and humorous facts, figures and quotations about our politics, our icons, literature and … OL15180640W
The social in the global The social in the global Jonathan Joseph "How do influential social ideas contribute to global governance? This book takes an original approach to international relations by looking at the way social ideas help to portray the world in a par… OL16607420W
Assimilation in American life Assimilation in American life Milton M. Gordon A sociological analysis of the theories of assimilation in American society, noting the cultural and behavioral characteristics of religions, racial and ethnic groups. OL17819844W
Speaking OUT Speaking OUT Rachelle Lee Smith A photographic essay that explores a wide spectrum of experiences told from the perspective of a diverse group of young people, ages 14-24, identifying as queer (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, … OL18148949W
A history of anthropology A history of anthropology Finn Sivert Nielsen,Thomas Hylland Eriksen "This book covers the entire history of social and cultural anthropology in a single volume. Beginning with a summary of the discipline in the nineteenth century, exploring major figures such as Morg… OL18694216W
Girl gangs, biker boys, and real cool cats Girl gangs, biker boys, and real cool cats Peter Doyle,Iain McIntyre,Andrew Nette The first comprehensive account of how the rise of postwar youth culture was depicted in mass-market pulp fiction. As the young created new styles in music, fashion, and culture, pulp fiction shadowe… OL19750200W
The economics of hate The economics of hate Samuel Cameron Explores the application of economics to the subject of hate via such diverse topics as war, terrorism, road rage, witchcraft mania, marriage and divorce and bullying and harassment. This title looks… OL19844865W
Speak the culture Speak the culture Andrew Whittaker "Italy has a bewildering cultural patrimony. Where do you start? With Giotto? With Caravaggio? In murky Etruscan tombs or the mighty Roman Pantheon? Speak the Culture: Italy sifts through a sprawling… OL19903273W
The boundaries of American political culture in the Civil War era The boundaries of American political culture in the Civil War era Mark E. Neely Did preoccupations with family and work crowd out interest in politics in the nineteenth century, as some have argued? Arguing that social historians have gone too far in concluding that Americans we… OL20414733W
Democracy and ethnography Democracy and ethnography Carol J. Greenhouse,Roshanak Kheshti These ethnographic essays by scholars in anthropology, law, political science, folklore, public administration, medicine, and linguistics show contemporary connections between liberal democracy and e… OL20544333W
Media and the rhetoric of body perfection Media and the rhetoric of body perfection Deborah Harris-Moore Against the background of the so-called 'obesity epidemic', Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection critically examines the discourses of physical perfection that pervade Western societies, sheddin… OL20548107W
A sociolinguistics of diaspora A sociolinguistics of diaspora Luisa Martín Rojo,Rosina Márquez-Reiter "This volume brings together scholars in sociolinguistics and the sociology of new media and mobile technologies who are working on different social and communicative aspects of the Latino diaspora. … OL23195439W
Losing him, gaining you Losing him, gaining you Corbin Lewars "Losing Him, Gaining You is a refreshingly honest and uplifting guide through divorce. Based on research and her own experience, Corbin Lewars coaches her readers through tough territory with a direc… OL28761610W
Disclosing new worlds Disclosing new worlds Charles Spinosa Disclosing new worlds is an unusual venture, Few books yoke together entrepreneurship, citizen Action and solidarity, and few books written in a philosophical temper have three authors whose backgrou… OL3286447W
The Bisexual Option The Bisexual Option Fritz Klein 1st edition OL4316231W
Pop culture Russia! Pop culture Russia! Birgit Beumers Pop music is only one aspect of contemporary Russian culture that has taken some unexpected turns in the chaotic aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse. Television and advertising, theater and cine… OL993627W
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