Josef Meixner & Ilya Prigogine 
L’Ordre par Fluctuations et le Système Social / Entropie einst und jetzt [PDF ebook] 
231. Sitzung am 5. Februar 1975 in Dusseldorf

This book focuses on class and gender and on a state farm. It offers a partial analysis of some of the social processes underway on a Nicaraguan state farm. The book argues that women »s family roles …

As the 21st Century unfolds, the traditional welfare state that evolved during the 20th Century faces serious threats to the solidarity that social programs were meant to strengthen. The rise of popu …

This edited collection by internationally recognized authors provides essays on police behavior in the categories of police administration, police operations, and combating specific crimes. Individua …

The important role women play in the process of migration to the Western bloc – and in particular to Southern Europe where they often find jobs in the domestic service, tourist or sex industries – ha …

This essay is the work of a social anthropologist but it is not based upon field work. It is concerned with Chinese matters but it is not written by a sinologue. In this essay are the author’s reflec …

Diverse factors like globalization, geopolitical tensions, and the transformation of lifestyles are strengthening the role of mobility as a structuring dimension of contemporary societies. Social-sci …

Since the publication of the extremely well regarded first edition of this title, the legal regime which forms the basis for INTERPOL has changed significantly due to increasing criticism and calls f …