Книги жанра гуманитарные и общественные науки
Representations of Youth examines the various constructions of `youth' and `adolescence' in recent British and North American research. Mainstream and radical approaches have presented a series of `crises' about young people in relation to, among other things, unemployment, `teenage pregnancy' and `delinquency'. This book considers research in psychology, sociology, education, criminology and cult…
Переосмысление нашей глобальной экономики, чтобы она стала более устойчивой и процветающей. Шваб ищет реальные причины недостатков нашей системы и находит решения на основе лучших практик со всего мира в таких разных странах, как Китай, Дания, Эфиопия, Германия, Индонезия, Новая Зеландия и Сингапур. Клаус Шваб – основатель и бессменный президент Всемирного экономического форума в Давосе. В формат…
This book examines the key institutional structures and processes of modernity. Combining historical insight with sustained political and social analysis, Hall analyses the form and character of capitalism, war, late development, civil society and the the causes and collapse of socialism and addesses the revival of nationalism and the possibilities of democratization.
Владимир Яковлевич Пропп – выдающийся отечественный филолог, профессор Ленинградского университета, один из основоположников структурно-типологического подхода в фольклористике, в дальнейшем получившего широкое применение в литературоведении. Труды В. Я. Проппа по изучению фольклора («Морфология сказки», 1928; «Исторические корни волшебной сказки», 1946; «Русский героический эпос», 1958; «Русские …
After the success of the hardback, students and academics will welcome the publication of this book in paperback. The aim of the book is to explore the connection between two perspectives that have had a profound effect upon contemporary thought: post-modernism and feminism. Through bringing together and systematically analysing the relations between these, Hekman is able to make a major intervent…
The writings of Harold Garfinkel have had a major impact on the social sciences and linguistics. This book offers a systematic and innovative analysis of his theories and of the ethnomethodological movement which he has inspired. It is the only full-length study focused on the writings of Harold Garfinkel and will be essential reading for all those concerned with understanding and evaluating one o…
The writings of Harold Garfinkel have had a major impact on the social sciences and linguistics. This book offers a systematic and innovative analysis of his theories and of the ethnomethodological movement which he has inspired. It is the only full-length study focused on the writings of Harold Garfinkel and will be essential reading for all those concerned with understanding and evaluating one o…
«МВА за 10 дней» – это квинтэссенция знаний, необходимых руководителям и менеджерам для эффективного управления бизнесом. Это книга для тех, кто ценит свое время и хочет получить максимально полное представление о том, чему учат в ведущих мировых бизнес-школах. Книга выдержала уже четыре издания в США и сделалась международным бестселлером. В ней представлена суть программ не одной бизнес-школы, н…
We live in a world where social interaction is increasingly mediated by technological devices. In this book, Ian Hutchby explores the impact these technologies have on our attempts to communicate. Focusing on four examples – telephones, computerized expert systems at work, speech-based systems dealing with enquiries from the public, and multi-user spaces on the Internet – Hutchby asks: are we incr…
This is a new introductory text providing an up-to-date account of leading theories of development. The book includes a discussion of classical accounts of development, particularly that of Marx, but also considers current debates on the issue. Theories of imperialism, neo-imperialism, dependency, world systems theory and other conceptions are all given full and balanced consideration. A feature o…
This book provides an overview of debates about whether we are entering into a phase of social existence without precedent – the 'information society'. Intended as a bridge between the literatures of 'social theory' and the 'social impact of technology', this study exposes the myths surrounding the creation of the information society, discussing technologies such as cable TV and robotics.
This book is about how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skilful accomplishments requiring trust, dependency, and co-ordination. They are produced by multiple partners co-operating in the production of social events. The self is a 'performed character' – a 'dramatic effect' in Goffman's terms – which results from shaping our behavior to create a d…
This book introduces green ideas to students of the social sciences, showing how society affects and is affected by nature and assessing the future of the green movement.
Cities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe and the Soviet Union. It will be of equal value to urban specialists and to those who have a more general interest in the most dramatic socio-political event of the contemporary era – the collapse of state…