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  • Bullerbü ist überallby Isabel Köller

    Campus Verlag 2008; US$ 16.52

    Hauptbeschreibung Anhand von Astrid Lindgrens Erzählungen weist Isabel Köller Wege zu einem einfachen Erziehungskonzept, das auf Liebe, Achtung und Vorbildern gründet. Statt bedingungslose Disziplin zu fordern, plädiert sie für respekt- und liebevollen Umgang zwischen Eltern und Kindern und dafür, dass Eltern wieder mehr ihrem Instinkt vertrauen.... more...

  • Der Briefwechsel mit den Jesuiten in China (1689-1714)by Gottfried W Leibniz; Rita Widmaier; Malte L Babin

    Felix Meiner Verlag 2006; US$ 141.06

    Hauptbeschreibung Die Ausgabe eröffnet den Zugang zu einem der ersten Versuche in der europäischen Geschichte, die andere Kultur Chinas zu begreifen und zu bewerten. Zugleich zeigt sie auf, daß Leibniz, der große Rationalist, letztendlich doch noch so sehr der christlich geprägten Tradition des Abendlandes verbunden war, daß er die Erkenntnisse,... more...

  • Der Adel in der Frühen Neuzeitby Michael Sikora

    WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 13.22

    Hauptbeschreibung Bis heute wird die Phantasie des Publikums angeregt von den materiellen Überresten einer kleinen Minderheit innerhalb der Gesellschaft, die der Frühen Neuzeit ihren Stempel aufdrückte wie keine andere Gruppe: Der Adel. Landsitze, Burgen und Schlösser, Gemälde und Berichte vermitteln uns immer noch einen lebendigen Eindruck von den... more...

  • America's Got Democracy:by Danny Katch

    Haymarket Books 2012; US$ 9.99

    A humorous put passionate look at the criminal silliness of the U.S. political system. more...

  • Research in Social Stratification and Mobilityby Kevin T Leicht

    Elsevier Science 2005; US$ 94.95

    Research in Social Stratification and Mobility continues its tradition of publishing the best and most innovative research on the changing landscape of social inequality the world over. This issue focuses on different dimensions of social closure and their relationship to social inequality processes, including the changing role that education plays... more...

  • Power and Privilegeby Gerhard E. Lenski

    The University of North Carolina Press 1984; US$ 39.95

    ###Power and Privilege# seeks to answer the central question of the field of social stratification: Who gets what and why? Using a dialectical view of the development of thought in the discipline, Gerhard Lenski describes the outlines of an emerging synthesis of theories. He shows that perspectives as diverse and contradictory as those of Marx, Spencer,... more...

  • Classby Stephen Edgell

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 48.95

    This succinct introductory text argues that class remains a key concept in sociology. The author examines the classic contributions of Marx and Weber and the recent works of Wright and Goldthorpe. The book provides students with an accessible review of class structures, social mobility, inequality, politics and the potential classlessnes of Britain... more...

  • Class Counts Student Editionby Erik Olin Wright

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 34.00

    This textbook provides a lively and penetrating exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding a wide range of issues in contemporary society. Erik Olin Wright combines a sophisticated account of central and enduring questions in social theory with practical analyses of detailed social problems. more...

  • The Moral Significance of Classby Andrew Sayer

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 32.00

    The Moral Significance of Class analyses the moral aspects of people's experience of class inequalities. By drawing upon concepts from moral philosophy and social theory, this fascinating study provides a fresh and accessible perspective on class. more...