From Max Weber

DescriptionMax Weber (1864-1920) was one of the most prolific and influential sociologists of the twentieth century. This classic collection draws ...

Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012. Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why N...

Reducere. n interesting study could be made of the fertilizing effect of error in the intellectual world. What a revolution has been caused in historical stu...

Reducere. Can we continue to believe in progress? In this sobering analysis of the Western human condition, Christopher Lasch seeks the answer in a history o...

In the fiftieth anniversary of this book’s first release, Winch’s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a ...

Reducere. As Mary Ann Glendon writes in this fascinating new book, the relationship between politics and the academy has been fraught with tension and regret...

Jean-Pierre Dupuy, prophet of what he calls "enlightened doomsaying, " has long warned that modern society is on a path to self-destruction. In thi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Emile DurkheimTranslator: George Simpson mile Durkheim is often referred to as the father of sociology. Along with Karl Mar...

Reducere. DescriptionEmile Durkheim is often referred to as the father of sociology. Along with Karl Marx and Max Weber he was a principal architect of moder...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of R...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is about China's role in the world to come and includes the author's recent explorations of China's readiness to assume a glob...