* Contains over 30 essays by leading scholars on the most relevant and engaging issues within the sociology of sex and gender. * Covers gender and sex theory, identity, childhood... Læs mere
Based on research by a leading geographer and specialist in diffusion theory, The Slow Plague discloses the geographic dimension of the AIDS pandemic. It provides a lucid description of the HIV, its origins, and the extent to which it has now permeated our lives.
The concept of a social capitala is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that facilitate individual and collective action.
This essential volume features John Locke's hand-corrected text with an outstanding introduction to... Læs mere
This carefully annotated selection features the main analysis of the operation of an economic system, the introductory chapter of the great attack on mercantilism,... Læs mere
Sense and Sensitivity explores the semantic and pragmatic effects of focus in natural language discourse. The book concentrates on focus sensitivity,... Læs mere
Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres.
This book contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart's and David M. Levy's book The 'Vanity of the Philosopher': From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics.
Examines the dramatic period of revolution and counter-revolution, from the end of the Napoleonic rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815 to the proclamation of the Second Republic and the rise of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
The contributions to this volume examine the implications of recent advances in artificial intelligence and ask whether machines with artificial intelligence can develop artifical minds.
This text is an attempt to remedy deficiencies in the study of social psychology. A theoretical framework for investigating these deficiencies is laid out in detail and supported by wide ranging empirical observations.
This book is a detailed and wide--ranging account of the birth of social theory as a distinctive and modern intellectual genre, providing a brilliant account of the... Læs mere