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1	Tradition more books like this by Edward Shils "Tradition", by esteemed sociologist Edward Shils, was the first book to fully explore the history, significance, and future of tradition as a whole. Intent on questioning the meaning of the antitraditionalist impulse in today's society, Shils argues here that the tendency to distrust and rebel against tradition is at the heart of tradition itself ... see all copies from $16.51! new only from $16.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Selected Papers of Edward Shils, Volume 3: The Calling of Sociology and Other Essays on the Pursuit of Learning more books like this by Edward Albert Shils This third volume of the "Selected Papers of Edward Shils "brings together ten essays, three of which have never been published before and all the others of which have been completely revised and elaborated. They deal with the history of American and European sociology as an intellectual undertaking and as a means to the attainment of practical ... see all copies from $7.28! new only from $37.00! \| first editions
3	The Virtue of Civility more books like this by Edward Albert Shils, Steven Elliott Grosby (Editor) Edward Shils (1910Chr(45)1995) was one of the leading intellectual defenders of freedom in the twentieth century. Learned in history, politics, literature, economics, theology, and legal history, he taught for many years at the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought and at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. In these nine essays, Shils ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $24.15! \| first editions
4	The Methodology of the Social Sciences more books like this by Max Weber, Henry A. Finch (Editor), Edward Albert Shils (Foreword by) see all copies from $20.00! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
5	Cambridge Women: Twelve Portraits more books like this by Edward Albert Shils (Editor), Carmen Blacker (Editor) This is a collection of portraits of twelve outstanding women who lived and worked in Cambridge during the century before women were admitted fully to membership of the University. The subjects include Jane Harrison, distinguished scholar of Greek religion, Mrs Sidgwick, founder of Newnham College, Eileen Power, medieval historian, Nora Chadwick, ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $35.17! \| signed copies
6	The Calling of Education: The Academic Ethic and Other Essays on Higher Education more books like this by Edward Albert Shils, Steven Elliott Grosby (Editor) Throughout his long career, Edward Shils brought a wide knowledge of academic institutions to discussions about higher education. "The Calling of Education" features Shils's most incisive writing on this topic from the last 25 years of his life. The first essay, "The Academic Ethic," articulates the unique ethical demands of the academic ... see all copies from $10.56! new only from $19.88! \| SVS
7	Portraits: A Gallery of Intellectuals more books like this by Edward Albert Shils, Joseph Epstein (Editor) Ranging widely across many disciplines, this collection of essays demonstrates a distaste for intellectuals who "run with the intellectual mob", and a deep respect for those who maintain their integrity under great pressure. The collection includes an affectionate treatment of Leo Szilard, the physicist whose involvement with the development of ... see all copies from $8.59! new only from $17.00! \| first editions
8	The Constitution of Society more books like this by Edward Albert Shils Edward Shils's attempt to work out a macrosociological theory which does justice both to the spiritual and intellectual dispositions and powers of the mind and to the reality of the larger society is an enterprise that has spanned several decades. In his steps toward the development of this theory he has not proceeded deductively; rather he has ... see all copies from $7.89! new only from $31.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Torment of Secrecy: The Background and Consequences of American Secruity Policies more books like this by Edward Albert Shils One of the few minor classics to emerge from the cold war years of McCarthyism--an essay in sociological analysis and political philosophy that considers the cold war preoccupation with espionage, sabotage, and subversion at home, and the agitation so wildly directed against the enemy. Brief...lucid...brilliant. --American Political Science Review ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $8.99!
10	The Order of Learning: Essays on the Contemporary University more books like this by Edward Albert Shils A collection of essays by the famed British sociologist Edward Shils, mostly exploring the role of the university in formulating and passing on knowledge within contemporary culture. see all copies from $22.46! signed copies \| first editions
11	The Torment of Secrecy: The Background and Consequences of American Security Politics more books like this by Edward Albert Shils see all copies from $14.20! first editions \| SVS
12	Remembering the University of Chicago: Teachers, Scientists, and Scholars more books like this by Edward Albert Shils (Editor) To celebrate the intellectual achievement of the University of Chicago on the occasion of its centennial year, Edward Shils invited a group of notable scholars and scientists to reflect upon some of their own teachers and colleagues at the University. see all copies from $16.22! new only from $55.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	The Intellectuals & the Powers: And Other Essays more books like this by Edward Albert Shils see all copies from $19.55! signed copies \| first editions
14	Mass Media more books like this by Professor Stanley Rothman (Editor), Edward Albert Shils (Designer) see all copies from $9.40! new only from $13.98!
15	The Academic Ethic more books like this by Edward Albert Shils see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16	Center and Periphery: Essays in Macrosociology more books like this by Edward Albert Shils see all copies from $27.75!
17	Toward a General Theory of Action more books like this by Talcott Parsons (Editor), Edward Albert Shils see all copies from $6.15! first editions
18	Authorship more books like this by Edward Albert Shils (Editor), Peter Davison (Editor), Rolf Meyersohn (Editor) see all copies from $127.71!
19 view cover	History, Truth, Liberty: Selected Writings of Raymond Aron more books like this by Franciszek Draus (Editor), Raymond Aron, Edward Albert Shils (Editor) see all copies from $12.95! new only from $35.00! \| first editions
20	Art and Changing Civilization more books like this by Edward Albert Shils (Editor), Peter Davison (Editor), Rolf Meyersohn (Editor) see all copies from $128.50!
21	Criteria for scientific development: public policy and national goals; a selection of articles from Minerva more books like this by Edward Albert Shils (Compiled by) see all copies from $7.00! first editions
22	Content and Taste: Religion and Myth more books like this by Edward Albert Shils (Editor), Peter Davison (Editor), Rolf Meyersohn (Editor) see all copies from $23.00! first editions
23	Culture and Mass Culture more books like this by Edward Albert Shils (Editor), Peter Davison (Editor), Rolf Meyersohn (Editor) see all copies from $22.00!
24	Literary Taste Culture and Mass Communication: Bookselling Reviewing and Reading more books like this by Peter Davison (Editor), Edward Albert Shils (Editor), Rolf Meyersohn (Editor) see all copies from $25.88!
25	Mass media and mass communication more books like this by Peter Hobley Davison, Rolf Meyersohn, Edward Albert Shils see all copies from $25.00! first editions

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