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"Every word, like a sacred object, has its place. No "precis" is possible. This extraordinary book must be read."--Edmund Carpenter, "New York Times ... More

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Originally published in 1893 and never out of print, Emile Durkheim's groundbreaking work remains one of the cornerstone texts of the sociological ... More

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In "The Sociology of Religion, "first published in the United States in 1963, " "Max Weber looks at the significant role religion has played in ... More

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Breaking through the field with multicultural tales of Native Americans, African Americans and other groups that cut across boundaries of gender, ... More

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The first major English translation of the ancient Upanisads in more than half a century, Olivelle's work incorporates the most recent historical and ... More

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A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan ... More

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Written three years before his death, The Undiscovered Self combines acuity with concision in masterly fashion and is Jung at his very best. Offering ... More

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In what the General Practitioner called 'this intelligent searching work', the author of "Stigma" and "Asylums" presents an analysis of the ... More

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Essays which appeared in the New England journal of medicine, 1971-73.

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In his highly entertaining observations of class in America, Fussell shows how our status is revealed by everything we do, say, and own. Funny, ... More

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This collection of essays recounts what took place on the long morning after the 1960s, when everyone was coming down from their particular bad trip. ... More

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This first full-scale history of the development of the American suburb examines how "the good life" in America came to be equated with the a home of ... More

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One of Durkheim's most important works, serving as a model in social theory.

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Leading anthropologist Edward Hall analyzes the many aspects of non-verbal communication amd considers the concepts of space and time as tools for ... More

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This critique about the intellectual and moral confusions of our age promotes the view that young people, lacking an understanding of the past and a ... More

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"Important and compelling . . .cking facts and figures with the affecting, even tragic stories and voices of homeless families . . . read this book". ... More

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No one who cares about the human future can afford to ignore Edward O. Wilson's book. On Human Nature begins a new phase in the most important ... More

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This is a collection of essays which attempt to push forward a particular view of what culture is, what role it plays in social life and how it ought ... More

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"In The Interpretation of Cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to ... More

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"Up from Slavery" by Booker T. Washington, "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. DuBois, and "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon ... More

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In recent years the question of madness and how to define it has become the centre of a great deal of discussion. This is the question the ... More

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