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The Intermediate Sex The Intermediate Sex Edward Carpenter 1908 work by Edward Carpenter expressing his views on homosexuality. Carpenter argues that "uranism", as he terms homosexuality, was on the increase, marking a new age of sexual liberation. OL1041144W
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
Defusing democracy Defusing democracy Delia M. Boylan "Many of today's new democracies are constrained by institutional forms designed by previous authoritarian rulers. In this timely and provocative study, Delia M. Boylan traces the emergence of these … OL12513890W
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
LOVING BIG BROTHER: PERFORMANCE, PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE SPACE LOVING BIG BROTHER: PERFORMANCE, PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE SPACE John Edward Mcgrath Constant scrutiny by surveillance cameras is usually seen as - at best - an invasion of privacy, and at worst an infringement of human rights. But in this radical new account of the uses of surveilla… OL13624909W
London London David Brandon London: City of the Dead is a groundbreaking account of London's dealing with death, covering the afterlife, execution, bodysnatching, murder, fatal disease, spiritualism, bizarre deaths and cemeteri… OL13766775W
The Sociology of Risk and Gambling Reader The Sociology of Risk and Gambling Reader James F Cosgrave This reader contributes to the sociology of gambling, and offers a variety of sociological approaches to the subject areas, ranging from classical sociological analyses of gambling to contemporary so… OL15178025W
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
Culture matters Culture matters Samuel P. Huntington "Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living i… OL16063494W
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
Colonial jobs Colonial jobs Verna Fisher Provides information about the jobs people had during colonial times in America, how they learned the skills they needed, how jobs were chosen, and how modern work compares with that of the colonists. OL16629102W
Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange Chris Gregory A theoretically and ethnographically informed collection of essays which opens up questions through an examination of concrete cases, covering global and local questions of political economy. OL16997677W
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
Market relations and the competitive process Market relations and the competitive process J. S. Metcalfe,Alan Warde "The latest in the New Dynamics of Innovation and Competition series, this book explores this interface in a number of ways, looking at the competitive process and market relations from a number of d… OL17903289W
Democratic theorizing from the margins Democratic theorizing from the margins Marla Brettschneider "Democratic Theorizing from the Margins lays out the basic parameters of diversity-based politics as a still emerging form of democratic theory. Students, activists, and scholars engage in diversity… OL17993101W
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
Myth, meaning, and performance Myth, meaning, and performance Lisa McCormick,Ron Eyerman v, 166 p. : 24 cm OL18381346W
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
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