Peter Augustine Lawler 
Modern and American Dignity [EPUB ebook] 
Who We Are as Persons, and What That Means for Our Future

What is ’too fat’? what is ’too thin’? Interpretations of body weight vary widely across and within cultures. Meeting weight expectations is a major concern for many people because failing to do so m …

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination. Until recently …

The author, with over three decades of focused research on fear and fearlessness and 45 years as an emancipatory educator, argues that philosophy and philosophy of education have missed several great …

Management strategies to help you profit in the international realm!What is the most effective way to help an expatriate employee learn to function in the host country? How well do we understand the …

A selection of brilliant folk tales about heroines from all around the world. In these stories it”s the girls who save the day through their courage, cunning or kindness – whether they are facing up …

Ethnographic methods are becoming increasingly prevalent in contemporary educational research. Critical Ethnography in Educational Research provides both a technical, theoretical guide to advanced …

This is a volume of original contributions from scholars in eight different humanities and social science disciplines. The aim of the book is to present a range of surveillance technologies used in e …

The main feature of this book is a discussion of ”role analysis” and its relevance to social structure. Arguing that the role system of a society is the matrix of its social structure, the author p …

There is a gap between the hope for improved social conditions in post-apartheid South Africa and the grim reality of black life there is especially striking for South African children who face serio …

Max Weber (1864-1920) is generally recognised as one of the founding fathers of modern sociology. His ideas continue to be discussed by sociologists and historians and much homage is paid to his cont …