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by James C. Scott Publisher Comments The purpose of this book is to suggest how we might more successfully read, interpret, and understand the often fugitive political conduct of subordinate groups. A comparison of the hidden transcript of the weak with that of the powerful and of both... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by George Appleby Publisher Comments Overview: <P>This diversity practice text teaches students how to work with a broad range of diverse populations, using the "Person-In-Environment" (PIE) theoretical framework. <P>This text can be used in diversity courses, courses on working... (read more) List Price $88.25 Your price $58.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Judith S. Wallerstein Publisher Comments Finally in paperback comes the bestseller that has fundamentally changed the way children of divorce see themselves as adults--updated with a new Preface by the author.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Vine Jr. Deloria Publisher Comments In his new preface to this quality paperback edition, the author observes, "The Indian world has changed so substantially since the first publication of this book that some things contained in it seem new again." Indeed, it seems that each generation of... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price $12.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by L.t. Evans Publisher Comments A unique and accessible account of the interaction between population growth and agricultural innovation.... (read more) List Price $32.99 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Claude S. Fischer Publisher Comments "The authors of this compelling new study rebut the wrong-headed work of Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein by mobilizing powerful evidence to demonstrate that inequality is a structural problem, not a hereditary condition. One of the most important... (read more) List Price $36.75 Your price $23.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Neil Postman Publisher Comments In a series of feisty and ultimately hopeful essays, one of America's sharpest social critics casts a shrewd eye over contemporary culture to reveal the worst -- and the best -- of our habits of discourse, tendencies in education, and obsessions with... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by John Welwood Publisher Comments A leading psychotherapist offers advice for couples on using love's challenges to grow as individuals and in their relationships. John Welwood shows people how the most difficult and confusing areas of relationships can be used to awaken the deepest... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Suellen Hoy Publisher Comments Americans in the early 19th century were, as one foreign traveller bluntly put it, "filthy, bordering on the beastly"--perfectly at home in dirty, bug-infested, malodorous surroundings. Many a home swarmed with flies, barnyard animals, dust, and dirt... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $23.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Marika Stone Publisher Comments With Americans living longer, healthier lives, the conventional idea of retirement is obsolete. Millions of Americans are working past the age of sixty-fivenot because they have to, but because they want to. Many, like Marika and Howard Stone, discover... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Reg Theriault Publisher Comments Theriault examines the real world of the workplace--the constant struggle for respect and autonomy, the tendency of management to treat workers as part of the production process, the habit of unions to bargain away the wrong things, the nature of bosses,... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Charles L. Whitfield Publisher Comments Of all the books on the often misunderstood concept of co-dependence, this is probably the clearest, most complete and informative. Charles Whitfield is a frontline clinician who has been assisting co-dependents in their healing for over twenty years. He... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Thomas Sowell Publisher Comments In this classic work, Thomas Sowell describes the two competing visions that shape debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power. "A Conflict of Visions" offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by P.w. Singer Publisher Comments From U.S. soldiers having to fight children in Afghanistan and Iraq to juvenile terrorists in Sri Lanka to Palestine, the new, younger face of battle is a terrible reality of 21st century warfare. Indeed, the very first American soldier killed by hostile... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lynn Payer Publisher Comments A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $6.40 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Michael S. Kimmel Publisher Comments Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of The Gendered Society explores current thinking about gender, both inside academia and in our everyday lives. Part I examines the latest work in biology, anthropology, psychology, and sociology; Part... (read more) List Price $61.75 Your price $38.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Emile Durkheim Publisher Comments 'Durkheim\'s writings have exerted a profound influence in modern sociology. Many of his ideas have been incorporated into the conventional wisdom of the subject; others have remained controversial, and are a matter of continuing debate. The reception of... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price $21.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Miriam Ching Yoon Louie Publisher Comments In this up-close and personal look at the heroines who make family, community, and society tick, Miriam Ching Yoon Louie showcases immigrant women workers speaking out for themselves, in their own words. While public outrage over sweatshops builds in... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by J Ross Eshleman Publisher Comments Key Topic: This popular sociology of family bookintroduces key theoretical perspectives, reflects the most current data and research, and uses cross-cultural comparisons to present the most comprehensive coverage of the family. Key Benefit: This book... (read more) List Price $116.50 Your price $77.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Carol P. Christ Publisher Comments The author combines personal experience with historical and philosophical reflection to create a new model of embodied thinking. This first systematic "The"a"logy" of the Goddess argues that the shift from God to Goddess signals a transformation of... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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