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Closing Time Closing Time Joe Queenan A deeply funny and affecting memoir about a great escape from a childhood of povertyJoe Queenans acerbic riffs on movies, sports, books, politics, and many of the least forgivable phenomena of pop cu… OL14951996W
Mobile methodologies Mobile methodologies Benjamin Fincham,Mark McGuinness,Lesley Murray "How do we research and represent mobile experiences: of being in place momentarily, of passing through? This book explores the movement of bodies through space, examining perceived limitations and c… OL15907558W
The Social Animal The Social Animal David Brooks With unequaled insight and brio, David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bobos in Paradise, has long explored and explained the way we live. Now, with the intellectual cu… OL15955027W
Coming apart Coming apart Charles A. Murray A critique of the white American class structure argues that the paths of social mobility that once advanced the nation are now serving to further isolate an elite upper class while enforcing a growi… OL16488713W
Scheduled Castes in Jammu & Kashmir Scheduled Castes in Jammu & Kashmir Bashir A. Dabla The SCs in Jammu and Kashmir State too face more or less the same situation. While majority of members of this community still live in below-poverty-line status and rank experienced least benefits in… OL16697484W
The Complacent Class The Complacent Class Tyler Cowen 241 pages ; 25 cm OL17838609W
Everybody rise Everybody rise Stephanie Clifford "A masterful tale of social climbing and entrenched class distinctions, as seen through the eyes of an outsider who desperately wants in. Tense, hilarious, and bursting with gorgeous language. Stepha… OL17872575W
Creating an opportunity society Creating an opportunity society Ron Haskins "Presents facts and factors that contribute to economic opportunity, looking at how poor, middle class, and rich have fared in recent decades. Proposes a cost-effective agenda for increasing opportun… OL18640182W
Flight of the flamingos Flight of the flamingos Michael Kahn,William Blankley,Thomas Pogue,Rasigan Maharajh Over the past four decades South Africa has experienced a significant outflow of research and development (R&D) workers, a mobility trend that this pioneering study analyzes to address the troubling … OL19018047W
Class in Britain Class in Britain David Cannadine David Cannadine's unique history examines the British preoccupation with class and the different ways the British have thought about their own society. From the eighteenth through the twentieth centu… OL1920325W
Social conflict Social conflict Satish Saberwal,N. Jayaram Contributed articles. OL19230260W
Traffic and Mobility Traffic and Mobility Werner Brilon The book deals with modern aspects of traffic theory and its applications to real world problems. In 17 separate articles various new developments are reported. The topics range from microscopic comp… OL19907598W
The new prophets of capital The new prophets of capital Nicole Marie Aschoff Mythmaking is as central to sustaining our present economy as profit-making. In the 1980s, Thatcher and Reagan's stories about welfare queens, greedy workers and the beauty of the free market cleared… OL20006418W
Chinese middle classes Chinese middle classes Xinhuang Xiao "This book uses both systematic survey data analysis and case studies to portray and compare the emerging middle classes in four ethnic-Chinese societies (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Urban China) a… OL20012457W
A just and generous nation A just and generous nation Harold Holzer "In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president … OL20012908W
The Tyranny of Merit The Tyranny of Merit Michael J. Sandel An attack on the notion that meritorious placement in society can achieve just and equitable outcomes, and an examination of some alternatives to merit that may be more desirable and successful. OL20836893W
Please Stop Helping Us Please Stop Helping Us Jason Riley The author believes that "many efforts by liberals to help the black underclass not only fail but often harm the intended beneficiaries. The intentions behind welfare programs may be noble, but in pr… OL21570564W
Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe Generational Income Mobility in North America and Europe Miles Corak Labour markets in North America and Europe have changed tremendously in the face of increased globalization and technical progress, raising important challenges for policy makers concerned with equal… OL2459466W
Scheduled castes in Indian politics and society Scheduled castes in Indian politics and society Benjamin, Joseph Dr. With special reference to Bihar. OL4759162W
Making our Way through the World Making our Way through the World Margaret S. Archer How do we reflect upon ourselves and our concerns in relation to society, and vice versa? Human reflexivity works through 'internal conversations' using language, but also emotions, sensations and im… OL8324165W
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