This classic collection of essays by Riesman discusses the implications of affluence in America. Riesman maintains that the question that should be raised by wealth has shifted over time from how to obtain wealth to how to make use of it.
This is a brilliant and unconventional study of one of the most challenging figures in modern social and economic thought
The Academic Revolution describes the rise to power of professional scholars and scientists, first in America's leading universities and now in the larger society as well
This set of readings presents useful insights into urbanization and provides a fresh perspective on American cities and their inhabitants
The Academic Revolution describes the rise to power of professional scholars and scientists, first in America's leading universities and now in the larger society as well
Providing the only full-length study of the compendium of Greek philosophy attributed to Arius Didymus, court philosopher to the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, this volume elucidates Stoic and Peripatetic ethics for classicists and philosophers.
Providing the only full-length study of the compendium of Greek philosophy attributed to Arius Didymus, court philosopher to the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, this volume elucidates Stoic and Peripatetic ethics for classicists and philosophers
This set of readings presents useful insights into urbanization and provides a fresh perspective on American cities and their inhabitants