Social Science - General

""Readings in Social Economy"" is a book written by Florence Fenwick Miller and published in 1883. It is a collection of essays and articles that discuss various topics related to social and economic issues of the time. The book covers a wide range of...

""Checking The Waste: A Study In Conservation"" is a book written by Mary Huston Gregory in 1911. The book is a study on the importance of conservation and the need to reduce waste in order to preserve natural resources. The author argues that waste...

Author: Barrington K. BrownISBN-10: 1436398258ISBN-13: 9781436398251Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2009Pages: 302Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d

Author: Joseph TurekISBN-10: 1436350646ISBN-13: 9781436350648Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2008Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d

Wealth Creation is a book authored by Augustus Mongredien that provides insights into the principles and strategies of creating wealth. The book covers a wide range of topics related to personal finance, including investment, savings, debt management, and budgeting. Mongredien's approach is practical and...

Author: Esq William M. Connolly, William M. ConnollyISBN-10: 1401037860ISBN-13: 9781401037864Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2002Pages: 524Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 8.80h x 6.28w x 1.32d

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

Banquet Given By The Chamber Of Commerce Of The State Of New York In Honor Of The Guests Of The Nation (1881) is a book that chronicles a grand banquet hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York in honor...

Hanged By The Neck Until You Be Dead: Or Why The Death Sentence Should Be Abolished is a book written by an anonymous member of the New York Bar in 1877. The book argues against the use of the death sentence as a form...

""Remarks On The Evidence Delivered On The Petition Presented By The West-India Planters And Merchants, To The House Of Commons, On The 16th Of March 1775"" is a book written by a West-India Planter in 1777. The book is a response to the evidence...

Mistake In Contract: A Study In Comparative Jurisprudence is a legal text written by Edwin Corwin McKeag in 1905. The book explores the concept of mistake in contract law, analyzing different legal systems from around the world and comparing their approaches to this issue....

""Ireland: A Study In Nationalism"" is a book written by Francis Hackett in 1920. The book explores the history of Ireland and its struggle for independence from British rule. Hackett examines the cultural, political, and economic factors that contributed to the rise of Irish...

In this passionately argued book, James M. Curry introduces legislative scholars to the value and importance of interpretive research. His field guide for getting started on using an interpretive approach is designed so that the reader can understand a new methodological approach, not just...

Gothic Architecture by Édouard Corroyer and Walter Armstrong is a comprehensive and visually stunning guide to Gothic architecture and its influence on the art of Europe. This book is perfect for anyone interested in the history of architecture and design.This work has been selected...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Although it isn't widely known, humanity's distant ancestors had a very different sort of brain than that which we now possess. Very distinct parts of that ancient brain have been passed down to us by our precursors, however, and they still affect nearly everything...

Imagine if you could predict the future. The benefits would be life-changing. But is it really possible? The answer to that question is a carefully expressed 'most of the time'. While some chance events cannot be predicted, this book explores why, how, and when...

The results of this extremely data-rich study reveal that women attorneys are victimized by less obvious forms of discrimination. Based on results of surveys conducted by the ABA in 1984 and 1990, this work challenges the notion that legislation outlawing discrimination actually works. Setting...

During the 1970s and early 1980s utility regulators moved from largely unintrusive regulatory practices towards more aggressive and intrusive strategies. This study explores the reasons for the change and examines the trade-offs involved between seeking fairness to customers and efficiency of operations as primary...

John Dornberg explores the drama of the disintegration of Communist Eastern Europe and the painful emergence of new regimes. The author, a professional journalist who has served as bureau chief for Newsweek in Bonn, Vienna, and Moscow, brings an exciting dimension and an insider's...

Discussion regarding health care in the United States usually centers around the doctors and insurance companies. This book deals with one group that is largely overlooked: nurses. As an example of white collar workforce, nurses are segmented by class. Amongst this group is a...

Anyone who has heard of chiasmus is likely to think of it as no more than a piece of rhetorical playfulness, at times challenging, though useful for supplying a memorable sententious note or for performing a pirouette of syntax and thought. Going beyond traditional...

This volume offers the views of 19 fiscal policy analysts well qualified to evaluate any attempt to raise national saving and domestically financed investment.Author: Marvin H. KostersISBN-10: 0844770132ISBN-13: 9780844770130Publisher: AEI PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/1992Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Author: Algernon David BlackISBN-10: 0837186994ISBN-13: 9780837186993Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/28/1976Pages: 258Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d

An insider's account of gay high society in pre-Stonewall New York City--now back in print! Young, intelligent, and handsome, Alan Helms left a brutal midwestern childhood for New York City in 1955. Denied a Rhodes scholarship because of his sexual orientation, he soon became...

Preface; E. Ejerhed, S. Lindström. 1: Action. On Action and Agency; R. Hilpinen. Delta Logic and Brown's Logic of Ability; K. Segerberg. Action and Deontology; J. Czelakowski. Prima Facie Oughtness vs. Oughtness All Things Considered in Deontic Logic: A Chisholmian Approach; L. Åqvist. Wise...

Introduction; J.A. Michon, A. Akyürek, Groningen Soar Research Group. Allen Newell: A Portrait; J.A. Michon. Unified Theories of Cognition and the Role of Soar; A. Newell. On a Computational Model of Human Planning; A. Akyürek. Means-Ends Planning: An Example Soar System; A. Akyürek. Multitasking...

One: Nuts and Bolts.- 1. Mental Representation.- Symbolism: The Classical Paradigm.- Cracks in the Symbolic Paradigm.- Connectionism: The Other Paradigm.- Methods of Models.- Assessing Theories of Mental Representation.- 2. Partitioned Representations.- General Overview.- The Contents of Spaces.- Parochial Reasoning.- Primary Contexts.- Partitioned Semantics.- Coherence.-...

By showing how environmental concerns can be made central to economic policy, this book aims to fill a critical gap in the literature and create a new economic paradigm. The authors suggest that current contradictions in capitalism are a hopeful sign that change is...

Performance on Behalf of the Environment is a collection of essays from a diverse group of scholars representing the fields of art, communication studies, dance, environmental studies, performance studies, rhetoric, and theater. They explore critically the strengths, limitations, and processes of what can be...

"What is truly important is that one be able to exercise autonomy in the basic issues of life, in one's most important commitments. Now, it is very dubious whether the developed capacity for this kind of autonomy can arise simply within the family. (...)...

[F]irst published in 1965, [it] represents a milestone in the application of the human sciences to the problems of avoiding catastrophic war and working toward a stable peace. Drawing on the work of some of the post-World War II titans of psychology, sociology, psychiatry...

Author: Theodore L. JohnsonISBN-10: 0595241883ISBN-13: 9780595241880Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2002Pages: 604Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.34dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 03/17/2014

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

""Citizenship and the Duties of a Citizen"" is a non-fiction book written by Walter L. Sheldon. The book is a comprehensive guide on the concept of citizenship and the responsibilities that come with being a citizen. It explores the various aspects of citizenship, including...

This first interdisciplinary review on how climate affects human behavior provides an introductory framework for research in the field, surveys climatic data around the world, and covers over 3,000 sources. The bibliography is organized topically into chapters dealing with physiological, psychological, sociological, and economic...

This book explores the construction and maintenance of alternative worlds of common sense. Employing a comparative approach, Dr. Pepinsky monitors events in Norway and the United States over several decades, treating these countries as prototypes of societies that are classifiable as modern Western democracies,...

This comparative study of terrorism and counter-measures and their effect upon democratic practices and traditions is published under the auspices of the University of New Brunswick Centre for Conflict Studies in Canada. David A. Charters, Editor, has brought together a team of well-known experts...

This comparative study is the first to center on the key issues of homeownership and control today in a number of industrialized countries. Experts from Canada, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States draw a cross-national and interdisciplinary, informed picture of basic issues and...

This work represents a broad-based perspective of the conflict resolution process. While related books have tended to specialize on specific settings, this volume gives in-depth treatment of four various settings--environmental risk resolution, rule-making in the public sector, consumer disputes, and contracts and the courts....

Efforts to commercialize agriculture in peasant societies through investments in technology and various pricing strategies have failed to create the food surpluses needed to forestall famine and support industrialization in East Africa. Seavoy explores this problem, basing his study on the case of Tanzania,...

In this controversial study, Seavoy offers a new approach to the problem of periodic peacetime famine based on the actual behavior of peasants. He maintains that it is possible to increase per capita food production without massive and inappropriate technological inputs. Seavoy shifts the...

Author: Steven WisotskyISBN-10: 0313242666ISBN-13: 9780313242663Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/1986Pages: 306Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Globalization is both a virtue and a vice. On balance it is beneficial to individuals, communities, nations, and the world economy. It facilitates the movement of goods and services, people, financial capital, and ideas. Overall, it creates wealth. Globalization does have vices, however, cultural...

Hong Kong society is often regarded as politically apathetic. Yet throughout its history, Hong Kong experienced periodic waves of social movement activity. In part, the perception of an apathetic populace stems from the colonial government's laissez-faire policies, the society's concentration on economic development, the...

This elaboration of the writings and statements of Milton Friedman is intended to create an economic system that moves the subject along theory-, fact-, and policy-oriented lines. Items directly attributable to Friedman are used in combination with an awareness of the unique breadth of...

This work examines the conflict between movements and regimes using dynamic mathematical modeling methods. Most of the deaths from political violence in the world in this century have not been caused by war, but by conflict between governments and dissenters. It is hoped that...

Death camps are the most enduring image of the Holocaust, but they were only the final expression of a destruction process that began in 1933. In that year the Nazi regime mobilized members of an entire society to destroy their neighbors. Lawmakers, judges, attorneys,...

How has the role of the United Nations and its Secretary-General changed with the end of the Cold War? With the beginning of a New World Order? These questions are increasingly significant as the threat of nuclear-bloc confrontation is replaced by ethnic tensions and...