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1	The Standard of Living more books like this by Professor Amartya K Sen, Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist Amartya Sen reconsiders the idea of 'the standard of living'. He rejects the more conventional economic interpretations in terms of 'unity' and of wealth or 'opulence', and suggests an interpretation in terms of the 'capabilities and freedoms' that states of affairs do or do not allow. His argument is conceptual, but it refers to a wide range of ... see all copies from $12.04! new only from $12.67! \| SVS
2	Families in Former Times more books like this by Jean Louis Flandrin, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist In this book, the author provides a detailed analysis of kinship, household and family relations in early modern France. He discusses the strength of kinship and family ties, the structure of households, the rights and duties of husband and wife, their authority over their children, the role of the family in education, the position of servants ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.56! \| first editions \| SVS
3	In the Beginning Was the Deed: Realism and Moralism in Political Argument more books like this by Bernard Williams, Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist Bernard Williams is remembered as one of the most brilliant and original philosophers of the past fifty years. Widely respected as a moral philosopher, Williams began to write about politics in a sustained way in the early 1980s. There followed a stream of articles, lectures, and other major contributions to issues of public concern - all ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $17.50! \| SVS
4	Individuals, Relationships and Culture more books like this by Robert A Hinde, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist Both biologists and social scientists have much to say about human behaviour. Yet attempts to combine their approaches to provide a deeper understanding of human nature have not so far been generally successful. First published in 1987, this book offered an original way of bridging the gap between them. The key to bringing the two approaches ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tokugawa Political Writings more books like this by Tetsuo Najita (Editor), John Dunn (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist The modern political consciousness of Japan cannot be understood without reference to the history of the Tokugawa period, the era between 1600 and 1868 that preceded Japan's modern transformation. Tetsuo Najita introduces the ideas of the leading political thinker of the period, Ogyu Sorai (1666-1728), a pivotal figure in laying the conceptual ... see all copies from $8.08! new only from $31.17! \| SVS
6	Plausible Worlds: Possibility and Understanding in History and the Social Sciences more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist Possibilities haunt history. The force of our explanations of events turns on the alternative possibilities these explanations suggest. It is these possible worlds which give us our understanding; and in human affairs we decide them by practical rather than theoretical judgement. In his widely acclaimed account of the role of counterfactuals in ... see all copies from $23.95! new only from $23.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Enlightenment and Despair: A History of Social Theory more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist Geoffrey Hawthorn has written a substantial new conclusion for the second edition of his widely acclaimed critical history of social theory in England, France, Germany and the USA from the eighteenth century to the present. Hawthorn begins with the 'prehistory' of the subject and traces, particularly in the thought of Rousseau, Kant and Hegel, the ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $31.56! \| SVS
8	Naturalism & Social Science more books like this by David Thomas, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.95! first editions
9	Communes, Sociology and Society more books like this by Philip Abrams, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	The sociology of fertility. more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	Enlightenment and Despair: A History of Sociology more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12	Rational Choice and Social Exchange: A Critique of Exchange Theory more books like this by Anthony Heath, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13	Population and Development: Population & Develop more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $158.25!
14	Gandhi: 'Hind Swaraj' and Other Writings more books like this by Prof. Anthony J Parel (Editor), John Dunn (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist Hind Swaraj is Mahatma Gandhi's fundamental work. It is a key to understanding not only his life and thought but also the politics of South Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. For the first time this volume presents the 1910 text of Hind Swaraj and includes Gandhi's own Preface and Foreword (not found in other editions) and ... see all copies from $43.19! new only from $97.23!
15	Ethnic Revival more books like this by Anthony D Smith, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $22.31!
16	The Future of Asia and the Pacific more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist 1 of a set of 12 books in a series in which some of the worlds most distinguished academics and writers in their particular fieldsattempt to forecast the future, over the next 50 years, across a range of social, economic, political , geographical and technological subject areas. see all copies from $2.43! new only from $2.43! \| SVS
17	The Standard of Living more books like this by The Standard of Living, Professor Amartya K Sen (Photographer), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $13.54! first editions
18	Population policy - a modern delusion. more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist see all copies from $16.52! first editions
19	Individuals, Relationships and Culture: Links Between Ethology and the Social Sciences more books like this by Robert A Hinde, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist Both biologists and social scientists have much to say about human behaviour. Yet attempts to combine their approaches to provide a deeper understanding of human nature have not so far been generally successful. First published in 1987, this book offered an original way of bridging the gap between them. The key to bringing the two approaches ... see all copies from $44.34! first editions
20	Evolution and Social Life more books like this by Tim Ingold, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist The concept of evolution is central in anthropology, although the meaning of the term is open to debate. This book examines the ways in which the idea of evolution has been handled in anthropology from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, and by comparing biological, historical, and anthropological approaches to the study of human culture ... see all copies from $209.92!
21	The Child and the State: The Intervention of the State in Family Life more books like this by Philippe Meyer, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $138.42!
22	Mundos Plausibles, Mundos Alternativos: Posibilidad y Comprensiin En La Historia y En Las Ciencias Sociales more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn, Gloria Carnevali De Hawthorn (Translator), Gloria Carnevali De Hawthorn (Translator) add to wishlist Mundos plausibles, mundos alternativos es un original estudio sobre el papel que juegan los juicios contrafacticos en la historia y en las ciencias sociales. Toda explicacion sugiere ciertos juicios contrafacticos: pero, a diferencia de otros pensadores de la historia y las ciencias sociales, Geoffrey Hawthorn arguye que no existe una respuesta ... see all copies from $31.99! new only from $31.99!
23	Leninism: Sociological Interpretation more books like this by David Stuart Lane, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist It is now well over a hundred years since the birth of Lenin. If his writings are to have the relevance for contemporary political action, it is necessary that they be understood within the specific historical context in which they arose. It is such an understanding that David Lane provides in this book. Dr Lane addresses four distinct, though ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $25.85! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Leninism: Sociological Interpr more books like this by David Stuart Lane, Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor) add to wishlist It is now well over a hundred years since the birth of Lenin. If his writings are to have the relevance for contemporary political action, it is necessary that they be understood within the specific historical context in which they arose. It is such an understanding that David Lane provides in this book. Dr Lane addresses four distinct, though ... see all copies from $50.00! first editions
25 view cover	Asia and the Pacific more books like this by Geoffrey Hawthorn add to wishlist 1 of a set of 12 books in a series in which some of the worlds most distinguished academics and writers in their particular fieldsattempt to forecast the future, over the next 50 years, across a range of social, economic, political , geographical and technological subject areas. see all copies from $1.99!

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