1. Book Title:- Applied Social Science for Early Years
Edition:- 2008
Geraldine Oliver
Edition:- 2003
Ira J. Cohen
Organizes Durkheim's writings thematically, in a comprehensive collection Includes selections from Durkheim's best-known writings as well as less widely-known texts that explore the themes of modern sociology
Contains secondary readings by key contemporary social thinkers today.
Connects the classic writings of Durkheim to contemporary issues.
Includes a substantial editorial introduction by a leading Durkheim scholar.
Edition:- 2005
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Edition:- 2006
Steven Yearley
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Edition:- 2005
Barkow asks the reader to put aside the preconceptions and stereotypes social scientists often have of the "biological" and to take into account a powerful paradigm that is far away from those past generations who would invoke a vocabulary of "genes" and "Darwin" as justification for genocide. The evolutionary perspective, Barkow maintains, provides no particular support for the status quo, no rationalizations for racism or any other form of social inequality. "Cultural" cannot possibly be opposed to "biological" because culture and society are the only means we have of expressing our evolved psychology; social-cultural constructionism is not only compatible with an evolutionary approach but demanded by it. To marshal evidence for his argument, Barkow has gathered together eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines to present applications of evolutionary psychology in a manner intended to illustrate their relevance to current concerns for social scientists.
The contributors include, among others, evolutionary psychologist Anne Campbell, a Darwinian feminist who reaches out to feminist social cosntructionists; sociologist Ulica Segarstrale, who analyzes the opposition of the "cultural left" to Darwinism; sociologist Bernd Baldus, who criticizes evolutionists for ignoring agency; criminologist Anthony Walsh, who presents a biosocial criminology; and primatologists Lars Rodseth and Shannon A. Novak, who reveal an unexpected uniqueness to human social organization. Missing the Revolution is a challenge to scholars to think critically about a powerful social and intellectual movement which insists that the theoretical perspective that has been so successful when applied to the behavior of other animal species can be applied to our own.
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Edition:- 2003
Edition:-
Thomas Merton
If you are into developing church community, new testament churches, body-life church, the priesthood of all believers, organic church or the emerging church, here are PRICELESS insights you should absorb into your lifeblood!
I wouldn't worry about those that question the current movement, as this was written quite a number of years ago when the movement was new and still the first-generation alive to the call of Christ. I cannot say that this is not still absolutely true, it may well be. Only I know some are put off by the communal aspects of the movement and they shouldn't be. Critical reading for believers whether one chooses to live in a communal way or not.
I hope it gets re-marketed (Are you listening Rob Bell, Frank Viola, Neil Cole, Brian McLaren,...I need you to get out the word!) and reread my millions of believers looking for what it means to be members one of another.
Edition:- 2006
Jules Townshend
Key thinkers covered include Cornelius Castoriadis, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Deleuze and Guattari, Laclau and Mouffe, Agnes Heller, Jacques Derrida, Jurgen Habermas and post-Marxist feminism.
Underlying the whole text is the central question: What is Post-Marxism? Each chapter covers a key thinker or contribution and thus can be read as a stand alone introduction to the principal aspects of their approach. Each chapter is also followed by a summary of key points with a guide to further reading.
Key Thinkers from Critical Theory to Post-Marxism provides an ideal introduction to a hitherto complex subject and will be essential reading for all students of contemporary social and political inquiry today.
9. Book Title:- Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World
Edition:- 2004
Edition:- 2006
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Edition:- 2008
Provides an overview of the historical developments and conceptual aspects of risk. Identifies why theorizing on risk is necessary and highlights specific sociological contributions to this field of research
Explores key topics including risk society and reflexive modernization, culture and risk, governmentality and risk, systems theory and risk, and edgework and voluntary risk taking. Offers a comprehensive look at the promises, pitfalls, and perspectives of risk theorizing
Risk in Social Science
Edition:- 2006
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13. Book Title:- Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society: State-Society Relations at UN World Conferences
Edition:- 2005
Kathryn Hochstetler,
Ann Marie Clark
14. Book Title:- After the New Social Democracy: Social Welfare for the 21st Century
Edition:- 2004
15. Book Title:- Virtue Ethics and Sociology: Issues of Modernity and Religion
Edition:- 2001
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16. Book Title:- Globalization and International Social Work: Post Modern Change & Challenge
Edition:- 2008
17. Book Title:- Fascism and Political Theory: Critical Perspectives on Fascist Ideology (Routledge Issues in Contemporary Political Theory)
Edition:- 2009
The emphasis on formal ideology in contemporary Anglo-American historiography has increased our awareness of the complexity and eclectic nature of fascist ideologies which challenge liberalism and social democracy. Yet in too many recent works, a programmatic or essentialist reading of fascist ideology as a ‘secular religion’ is taken for granted, while researchers remain preoccupied with the search for an elusive ‘fascist minimum’.
In this book Woodley emphasizes that many outstanding questions remain, including the structural and ideological links between fascism and capitalism, the social construction of fascist nationalism, and the origins of fascist violence in European colonialism. This volume consolidates the reader’s theoretical understanding and provides the interdisciplinary skills necessary to understand the concrete social, economic and political conditions which generate and sustain fascism.
A timely critique of culturalist and revisionist approaches in fascism studies which provides a concise overview of theoretical debates between liberalism, Marxism and poststructuralism, this text will be of great interest to students of politics, modern history and sociology.
Contents
1 Fascism and political theory ..................1
2 Fascism, rationality and modernity....... 21
3 Fascism and social structure ................49
4 Fascism, sovereignty and the state .......77
5 Fascism and violence........................... 105
6 Fascism, capitalism and the market ......132
7 Fascism and nationalism ......................162
9 Fascism, gender and sexuality............. 211
Conclusion ............................................230
Notes.................................................... 232
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18. Book Title:- The Risk Society at War: Terror, Technology and Strategy in the Twenty-First Century
Edition:- 2007
Author:- Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen
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Book Title:- America's War on Sex: The Attack on Law, Lust and Liberty
Edition:- 2006
Features:- "In our free society, people have the right to choose how they live their lives."-- President George Bush, June 3, 2006 So why does our government
# want to censor what you read, hear, and see?
# try to limit your access to contraception?
# attempt to legislate "good moral values"?
# try to brainwash your kids about "abstinence"? These are the kinds of questions Dr. Marty Klein asks--and answers--in his new book, America's War on Sex. With hundreds of examples ripped from today's headlines, he names names, challenges political hypocrisy, and shows the financial connections between government and conservative religious groups that are systematically taking away your rights. Dr. Klein isn't shy about it. He demands to know--as you should demand to know--
# If 50 million Americans consume pornography, why does the government dare to regulate it without consulting any consumers? Why do Congressmen listen to "victims of porn" but not healthy adults who use porn?
# Now that "abstinence-only" sex education has been proven a failure, why does the government still give it $200 million each year? And how can most of that money go to "faith-based" groups who tell your kids how God feels about their sexual choices?
# Why do hundreds of American communities feel they have the right to eliminate legal adult entertainment, claiming "we're not that kind of city"?
# Why do family courts have the right to judge the private sexual habits of each parent when making custody decisions?
# How can licensed pharmacists and physicians claim they have the right to deny you legal medical care if it violates their "conscience"? Our glorious Constitution guarantees us the widest range of rights civilization has ever seen. Why are those rights systematically undermined and revoked when it comes to sexual expression? Is there a conspiracy to deny us our sexual rights? No, says Marty Klein: "It's worse than a conspiracy. It's a war. They're very open about it--it's a War on Sex." It's a war that threatens the very fabric of our secular democracy. The American Taliban, our own sexual jihadists, want to replace our government with laws based on the Bible, creating a country in which "normal sex" is narrowly defined and no one has the right to alternative sexual information, health care, or personal expression. America is fighting a war on terror to prevent the overthrow of our way of life by fanatics who want to base all law on their strict religious beliefs. It is completely unacceptable that a group of conservative Americans is trying to accomplish the same thing right here.
Book Title:- Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World (Encyclopedia of Society & Culture in the Ancient World)
Edition:- 2007
Features:- The four-volume "Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World" offers comprehensive coverage of the ancient world, from prehistory to the fall of Rome, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations. An introduction outlines the key milestones in the development of human society, from the peoples of the Ice Age whose way of life was so vastly different from ours to the citizens of Greece and Rome whom we easily recognize from history books. The 69 signed entries - including 14 on "major" topics with more in-depth coverage - provide readers with an overview of the various ways in which people lived in the past.Each entry explores a specific topic across the entire world, beginning with an introduction that outlines the major developments in chronological sequence, followed by subsections on the following centers of civilization: Africa, Egypt, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Greece, Rome, and the Americas. Each entry concludes with a list of "see also" references to related entries, followed by a further reading list of books, articles, and Web sites on the topic. Primary source documents, sidebars, and more than 250 black-and-white photographs and maps supplement the text. A glossary, general bibliography, chronology by region, and comprehensive index make this set an easy-to-use and essential reference for high school and college students, researchers, and general readers alike.
Edition:- 2000
Features:- There are many reference works on the cold war, including The Cold War Encyclopedia (1996) and the recent Historical Dictionary of the Cold War (2000). These works put a crucial period of the twentieth century into perspective. They share an international focus, driven in part by the global nature of the cold war, the events that defined it, and the people who fought it. This new encyclopedia takes a different tack, focusing almost exclusively on American domestic events and issues and touching on international themes only when they are relevant to the U.S. scene.More than 700 entries are arranged alphabetically, beginning with Acheson, Dean, secretary of state from 1949 to 1953, and ending with Yippies, an anti-establishment^B radical element of the hippie movement. In between are entries on presidents and their opponents, civil rights groups and leaders, phrases, and definitions. The length of each entry (ranging from 100-2,500 words) reflects the importance of the subject or the depth of coverage needed. Acheson's boss, Harry Truman, earns just over four columns, while Truman's opponent in the infamous 1948 general election, Thomas Dewey, barely rates one column.Each entry is factual and concise. The entry on Martin Luther King Jr. mentions his early life and education, his adherence to Gandhi's policy of nonviolence, the March on Washington, and his assassination in Tennessee, avoiding the various controversies surrounding both King's life and death. Sometimes the generally objective tone of the work is missing, as when, for example, it defines com munism as "paradoxical and self-defeating." Black-and-white photographs enhance the text, and the index is detailed.This volume is a worthy addition to the cold war reference shelf. Its coverage of people, places, and events that might be ignored in works with a more international perspective makes it a good starting point for anyone interested in an American focus.
Book Title:- Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage: Greenwood Milestones in African American History
Edition:- 2007
Features:- For the first time, the Middle Passage, the experience of slaves on the trans-Atlantic ships, receives a full reference treatment in an encyclopedia. This A-to-Z reference consists of 226 signed entries arranged alphabetically, exhaustively covering the Middle Passage from a variety of perspectives for student research and browsing. Each essay entry concludes with suggestions for further reading. The encyclopedia includes an introductory overview of the trans-Atlantic slave trade as well as illustrations, bibliography, and chronology. As a handy ready-reference, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage is the first of its kind. As schools continue to incorporate slavery in their curriculums, the volume will prove to be an essential reference for high school reports and research in History and Social Studies, as well as for college students and general readers. Its subject is of continuing interest, as evidenced by the extraordinary popularity of the film Amistad and the recent HBO special, The Middle Passage. Sample entries: Abolitionism, Asante, Barracoons, Black Sailors, Cargoes, Christianity, Credit and Finance, "Door of No Return," Eric Williams Thesis, Gold Coast, Import Records, Islam and Muslims, Museums, Oral History, Rape and Sexual Abuse, "Seasoning," Suicide, Triangular Trade, William Wilberforce, Women.
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Book Title:- Towards Socialism
Edition:- 2006
There has been much new guidance and regulation since the first edition of Social Work and Child Abuse was published in 1996, making this a timely new edition. With a brand new introduction and conclusion, this fully revised text discusses:
Х the implications of Victoria Climbi̩ Inquiry, the Laming Report, the Green Paper Every Child Matters and the 2004 Children Act
–• the 1989 Children Act and the conflicting duties of the social worker to prevent and intervene in child abuse and also to promote 'the family'
–• the emergence of official discourses of prevention, treatment and punishment
–• the 1975 Children Act and the role of moral panic
Concluding with a call for the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to strengthen the child protection system by giving children and young people a much stronger voice, this book is essential reading for all professionals in social and probation work, and for students in social work, social policy and criminology.
Edition:- 2004
• Contains 31 definitive essays by an international panel of renowned figures in sociology
• Covers traditional topics in sociology, such as theory, stratification, political sociology, and the sociology of education and social movements, as well as emerging areas such as immigration studies, the sociology of space and time, and the sociology of intimate relations and religion
• Considers the most recent advances in communications, political mobilization, and analyses of the nation-state, reflecting the rapid changes wrought by globalization
• Includes a comprehensive list of sociological data resources available on the web.
Authors from the US, UK, continental Europe, and elsewhere have contributed to this all-in-one reference work, highlighting the relevance of interdisciplinary and international perspectives, while at the same time representing the scope and quality of sociology in its current form.
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Preface
Contributors
Part I : Referencing Globalization
Part II : Relationships and Meaning
Part III : Economic Inequalities
Part IV : Science, Knowledge, and Ideas
Part V : Politics and Political Movements
Part VI : Structures: Stratification, Networks, and Firms
Part VII : Individuals and Their Well-Being
Part VIII : Social Action
Appendix: Data Resources on the World Wide Web
Bibliography
Adam Kuper, "The Social Science Encyclopedia"
R,..ge | ISBN: 0415285607 | 2003 | PDF | 1637 pages | 9,14 mb
The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists, librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe it as a classic. This third edition has been radically recast. Over half the entries are new or have been entirely rewritten, and most of the balance have been substantially revised.
Written by an international team of contributors, the Encyclopedia offers a global perspective on the key issues within the social sciences. Some 500 entries cover a variety of enduring and newly vital areas of study and research methods. Experts review theoretical debates from neo-evolutionism and rational choice theory to poststructuralism, and address the great questions that cut across the social sciences. What is the influence of genes on behaviour? What is the nature of consciousness and cognition? What are the causes of poverty and wealth? What are the roots of conflict, wars, revolutions and genocidal violence?
This authoritative reference work is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in contemporary academic thinking about the individual in society.
Wadsworth Publishing | ISBN : 0840032048 | January 1, 2010 | 590 pages | PDF | 51MB $89.92
Sociology: A Global Perspective, Enhanced (7th Edition) introduces you to the concepts and theories of sociology, demonstrates how they can be used to think about the most significant and pressing global issues of our day, and uses powerful visual images to illustrate their impact on individuals, local communities, and society. The enhanced seventh edition has been substantially updated to reflect the current global economic crisis.
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Ben Fine, "Social Capital Versus Social Theory: Political Economy and Social Science at the Turn of the Millenium (Contemporary Political Economy)"
Routledge | ISBN 0415241790 | 2000-11-30 | PDF | 288 pages | 43.69 MB $190.00
Ben Fine traces the origins of social capital through the work of Becker, Bourdieu and Coleman and comprehensively reviews the literature across the social sciences. The text is uniquely critical of social capital, explaining how it avoids a proper confrontation with political economy and has become chaotic. This highly topical text addresses some major themes, including the shifting relationship between economics and other social sciences, the 'publish or perish' concept currently burdening scholarly integrity, and how a social science interdisciplinarity requires a place for political economy together with cultural and social theory.
Author:- Ewan Ingleby,
Publisher:- Learning Matters 2008
Size:- 1 MB
Page:- 127 Pages|
Price:- $18.51
ISBN:- 1844451720
Features:- Applying social science subjects such as psychology, sociology, social policy and research methods to Early Years can help to raise standards and ensure good practice. These subjects inform much of the academic curriculum within many Early Years programmes and are subjects that make an important contribution to understanding children s behaviour, growth and development. The book identifies, analyses, and assesses how social science enriches Early Years as opposed to regarding Early Years and social science as distinct. Each chapter imaginatively introduces the main learning objectives and includes formative activities, which apply social science to particular themes to aid students cognitive skills.
About the Author
Ewan Ingleby is a Senior Lecturer in Education/Early Years at the University of Teesside. Alongside contributing to the University of Teesside's education programmes, Ewan has been involved with teacher training at Sunderland University. His research interests include mentoring and linguistic development. Previous publications include sociological analyses of organisations and psychological approaches to social work.
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Author:- Mustafa Emirbayer,
Publisher:- Wiley-Blackwell
Size:- 1.32 MB
Page:- 328 pages
Price:- $100.76
ISBN:- 0631219900
Features:- This Comprehensive volume ranges across the entire spectrum of contemporary sociological inquiry, as seen by Durkheim. It also includes secondary readings by social thinkers of today, connecting the classic writings of Durkheim to contemporary issues.
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3. Book Title:- The Basics of Sociology (Basics of the Social Sciences) 12. Book Title:- Book Title:- The Blackwell Companion to Sociology$59.95Sociology: A Global Perspective, Enhanced (7th Edition)
Author:- Kathy S. Stolley
Publisher:- Greenwood Press
Size:- 2.07 MB
Page:- 328 pages
Price:- $63.16
ISBN:- 0313323879
Features:- This book provides an introduction to core conepts in sociology. Written in a readable, accessible style, it uses a mix of both classic studies and current references to illustrate sociological concepts and to underscore their continuing relevance. It examines what sociology is, why sociology is important, and why we study it. It demonstrates how various social forces impact our lives and form our social experiences explaining that, when we understand these forces, we can better make sense of the world around us, better understand ourselves, and better participate in shaping the future for ourselves and for others. The book extends traditional applications of these core concepts by focusing on their application to globalization and the Internet. A series of biographical profiles highlight the careers of more than 70 notable sociologists as well as others, who have contributed to the field. There is a chapter devoted to careers in sociology. Each chapter has a list of additional print and nonprint resources.
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4. Book Title:- The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology
Edited by:- Steve Bruce,
Publisher:- Sage Publications Ltd
Size:- 1.39 MB
Page:- 344 pages
Price:- $64.95
ISBN:- 0761974814
Features:- 'Steve Bruce's and Steven Yearley's The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology is undoubtedly the most accessible, readable and downright interesting - even amusing - dictionary of its type. In being all of those things - and more - the dictionary does not sacrifice on quality. There are many well-chosen entries and they are quite informative. A useful addition to any scholar's library while at the same time being an excellent resource for both graduate and undergraduate students' - George Ritzer, Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland
'This is a delightful and comprehensive dictionary. The authors write in an engaging and lively style that brings alive the ideas of sociology not only for existing practitioners, but also for a whole new generation of students' - Tim May, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures (SURF), University of Salford
'Prior to seeing the SAGE Dictionary of Sociology, I would have thought that a reference book that reads like a nonfiction bestseller was a conjurer's illusion. Miraculously, 'The Two Steves' (Bruce and Yearley) have pulled it off, and with a refreshing sense of 'brio'. This compendium sets a new level of excellence. The authors have succeeded at one and the same time in covering the sociological landscape in a comprehensive and authoritative manner while writing with an insouciance, dry wit and critical edge . They present key concepts, ideas and personalities such that they are fully accessible to undergraduate students while being of practical use to more established scholars. Highly recommended' - John Hannigan, Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto
With over 1000 entries on key concepts and theorists, The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology provides full coverage of the field, clarifying the technical use of apparently common words, explaining the fundamental concepts and introducing new and unfamiliar terms.
This book provides:
" authoritative, reliable definitions;
" accessible 'digests' of key arguments;
" contemporary, appealing illustrations of points;
" readability.
This is not just another dry guide to the discipline. Engagingly written with its audience firmly in mind, it will be the definitive and chosen companion to established textbooks and teaching materials in Sociology and the Social Sciences.
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5. Book Title:- Missing the Revolution: Darwinism for Social Scientists
Edited by:- Jerome H. Barkow
Publisher:- Oxford University Press
Size:- 1.57 MB
Page:- 300 pages
Price:- $44.00
ISBN:- 0195130022
Features:- In The Adapted Mind, Jerome Barkow, along with Leda Cosmides and John Tooby, set out to redefine evolutionary psychology for the social sciences and to create a new agenda for the next generation of social scientists. While biologically oriented psychologists quickly accepted the work, social scientists in psychology and researchers in anthropology and sociology, who deal with the same questions of human behavior, were more resistant. Missing the Revolution is an invitation to researchers from these disciplines who, in Barkow's view, have been missing the great evolution-revolution of our time to engage with Darwinian thought, which is now so large a part of the non-sociological study of human nature and society.
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6. Book Title:- The Blackwell Companion To Sociology Of Religion
Edited by:- Richard K. Fenn
Publisher:- Wiley-Blackwell
Size:- 2.94 MB
Page:- 512 pages
Price:- $52.95
ISBN:-0631212418
Features:- The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion is presented in three comprehensive parts. Written by a range of outstanding academics, the volume explores the current status of the sociology of religion, and how it might look in future. Explores the current status of the sociology of religion, and how it might look at the beginning of the next millennium. Traces the boundaries between sociology and other closely related disciplines, such as theology and social anthropology. Edited by one of the best known and most widely respected sociologists of religion Accessibly presented in three comprehensive parts.
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7. Book Title:- Why We Live in Community
Author:- Eberhard Arnold,
Publisher:-
Size:- 245 KB
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Price:- $8.00
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Features:- There are some amazing insights in this book that can only be learned or expressed by someone who has started and lived in community for a period of time. No theory here but real and practical advice that I really appreciated reading. I told my wife that there are two or three profound thoughts here that may be the most important I have read in the last ten or twenty years.
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8. Book Title:- Key Thinkers from Critical Theory to Post-Marxism (SAGE Politics Texts series)
Authors:- Simon Tormey,
Publisher:- Sage Publications Ltd
Size:- 1.47 MB
Page:- 240 pages
Price:- $100.00
ISBN:- 076196763X
Features:- This book is the first comprehensive guide and introduction to the central theorists in the post-marxist intellectual tradition. In jargon free language it seeks to unpack, explain, and review many of the key figures behind the rethinking of the legacy of Marx and Marxism in theory and practice.
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Editor:- Bogdan Szajkowski
Publisher:- Thomson Gale
Size:- 10.62 MB
Page:- 562 pages
Price:- $185.00
ISBN:- 0954381122
Features:- A reference tool for understanding the sources of political instability and terrorism throughout the world. Compiled by some 80 contributors from around the world, this 4th edition covers all significant organizations that operate outside the permitted sphere of political activity. These range from violent terrorist units in democratic societies to dissident groups operating in authoritarian states. The book covers every country in the world plus an international section on groups operating beyond the boundaries of the nation state. Entries on organisations describe their leadership, goals, support, history and impact.
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10. Book Title:- Social Work And Social Exclusion: The Idea of Practice
Author:- Michael Sheppard
Publisher:- Ashgate Publishing
Size:- 1 MB
Page:- 281 pages
Price:- $120.00
ISBN:- 0754647706
Features:- Social exclusion is a subject of major importance in contemporary social work and has been a core feature of social policy developments in the UK and Europe in the past decade. Michael Sheppard argues that the issue of social exclusion lies at the very heart of social work and he examines the implications of this position for both theory and practice. He goes on to examine a range of key topics in social work including: Social work values and knowledge; Empowerment; Need; The exercise of authority; Choice; Evidence-based practice; Reflection and reflective learning; Judgement and decision making; Social work and 'art'; and Social work as 'science'. He discusses how each of these topics reflect an underlying concern with social exclusion, making it clear that even though the term 'social exclusion' is of recent origin, it provides a framework for understanding the enduring themes of social work. The book offers an original contribution to the understanding and practice of social work and includes a reappraisal of some fundamental aspects of the profession and its practice. In its focus on issues of wide concern it will be essential reading for practitioners and students in social work. It will also be of interest within social policy generally, offering an example of the way in which social exclusion becomes an issue of professional concern in welfare, and the form this takes in practice.
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11. Book Title:- Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty: An Introduction
Author:- Jens O. Zinn
Publisher:-Wiley-Blackwell
Size:- 1.2 MB
Page:- 264 Pages
Price:- $104.95
ISBN:- 1405153350
Features:- Written by leading experts in the field, Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty is an introduction to mainstream theorizing on risk and uncertainty in sociology.
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Publisher:- Oxford University Press, USA
Size:- 1.46 MB
Page:- 306 pages
Price:- $45.00
ISBN:- 0199285969
Features:- This book is designed as an introduction to recent social science work on risk and is intended primarily for students in sociology, social psychology, and psychology, although it will also be useful for those studying political science, government, public policy, and economics. It is written by leading experts actively involved in research in the field.
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Authors:- Elisabeth Jay Friedman,
Publisher:- State University of New York Press
Size:- 1.1 MB
Page:- 221 pages
Price:- $29.95
ISBN:- 0791463338
Features:- Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society explores the growing power of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by analyzing a microcosm of contemporary global statesociety relations at UN World Conferences. The intense interactions between states and NGOs at conferences on the environment, human rights, women's issues, and other topics confirm the emergence of a new transnational democratic sphere of activity. Employing both regional and global case studies, the book charts noticeable growth in the ability of NGOs to build networks among themselves and effect change within UN processes. Using a multidimensional understanding of state sovereignty, the authors find that states use sovereignty to shelter not only material interests but also cultural identity in the face of external pressure. This book is unique in its analysis of NGO activities at the international levels as well as the complexity of nationstates' responses to their new companions in global governance.
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Author:- Tony Fitzpatrick
Publisher:- Manchester University Press
Size:- 1.42 MB
Page:- 208 pages
Price:- $79.95
ISBN:- 0719064775
Features:- Social democracy has made a political comeback in recent years, especially under the influence of the Third Way. However, not everyone in convinces that Third Way social democracy is the best means of reviving the Left's project. This book explains why and offers an alternative approach. Bringing together a range of social and political theories this book engages with some of the most important contemporary debates regarding the present direction and future of the Left.
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Author:- Kieran Flanagan, Peter C. Jupp
Publisher:- Palgrave Macmillan 2001
Size:- 1 MB
Page:- 283 Pages
Price:- US $29.95
ISBN:- 0333750101
Features:- This collection of 13 specially commissioned essays expands a new intellectual terrain for sociology: virtue ethics. Using a variety of religious perspectives, of Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, Quakerism, with considerations of Islam and the New Age, this engaged and topical collection deals with properties of virtue in relation to the person, celibacy, hope, the apocalypse, mourning, and moral ambiguity. It also treats the concept of virtue in response to MacIntyre, Bauman, Weber, Durkheim, and Giddens. It seeks to move sociology past disabling effects of postmodernity.
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Author:- Malcolm Payne, Gurid Aga Askeland
Publisher:- Ashgate
Size:- 1.05 MB
Page:- 202 pages
Price:- $99.95
ISBN:- 0754649466
Features:- Globalization challenges social work with constant social change, making a social worker's job and the task of social work education more complex and uncertain. Post-modern thinking suggests that social workers must learn to cope with complexity in ways that are in tension with the increasingly managerialist organization of the social services. The authors' explore and question the concepts of 'postmodern', 'international' and 'global' in light of growing interest in international social work in the early 21st century. Emphasizing the importance of critical reflection, they argue that educational colonization can be challenged and effective anti-discriminatory and pro-equality practice and education promoted.Each chapter provides direct examples of how students and academics can apply these ideas in practice and in their learning, and how they can respond to and influence the challenges and changes that are taking place. The authors' also examine educational and practice issues arising from attempts to incorporate international understanding into national practice and education systems. The book is designed to be stimulating to academics interested in international social work while remaining accessible to practitioners and students without international experience.
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Author:- Daniel Woodley
Publisher:- Routledge
Size:- 2 MB
Page:- 288 Pages
Price:- $114.94
ISBN:- 0415473543
Features:- Fascism and Political Theory offers both students and researchers a thematic analysis of fascism, focusing on the structural and ideological links between fascism, capitalism and modernity. Intended as a critical discussion of the origins and development of fascist ideology, each chapter deals with a core substantive issue in political theory relevant to the study of fascism and totalitarianism, beginning with an assessment of the current state of debate.
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Publisher:- Cambridge University Press
Size:- 1.5 MB
Page:- 232 Pages
Price:- $36.99
ISBN:- 0521867916
Features:- In the globalised world of the twenty-first century, security policy in Western societies is driven by a wish to prevent future threats from becoming reality. Applying theories of 'risk society' to the study of strategy, this book analyses the creation of a new approach to strategy. The author demonstrates that this approach creates new choices for policy-makers and challenges well-established truths within the study of security and strategy. He argues that since the seventeenth century the concept of strategy has served to rationalise new technologies, doctrines and agents. By outlining the history of the concept of strategy in terms of rationality, Rasmussen presents a framework for studying strategy in a time of risk and uses this framework to analyse how new technologies of war, pre-emptive doctrines, globalisation and the rise of the 'terrorist approach to warfare' can formulate a new theory of strategy.
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