Focusing on the context and significance of theoretical ideas as well as their content, this work aims to give students a broader understanding of the work of sociological theorists. The historical context of sociological theory and the nature and types of theoretical orientations found in sociological analysis today is documented. The volume includes a section on postmodernism along with a discussion of the influence of Marion Evans on the work of Herbert Spencer. It also incorporates material on G.H. Mead and T. Veblen, along with an updated section on Marx to reflect the end of the Soviet Union.

Sociological theory: Classical statements

Politics & Social Sciences

Ashley, David

Social Sciences

Allyn and Bacon

Focusing on the context and significance of theoretical ideas as well as their content, this work aims to give students a broader understanding of the work of sociological theorists. The historical context of sociological theory and the nature and types of theoretical orientations found in sociological analysis today is documented. The volume includes a section on postmodernism along with a discussion of the influence of Marion Evans on the work of Herbert Spencer. It also incorporates material on G.H. Mead and T. Veblen, along with an updated section on Marx to reflect the end of the Soviet Union.

Sociological Theory: Classical Statements

Sociology

Allyn&Bacon

A main text for classical social theory. Most chapters focus on one theorist and provide both a social and an historical perspective. Analyzes the impact of race, class, and gender on the development of classical theory. Discusses the impact of post-modernism on classical theory.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of classical sociological theory. Each chapter focuses on one theorist and their ideas are organized into a social and historical perspective.  Readers will enjoy the background information on each theorist covered in the book. These include such interesting highlights as Comte's days in military school, the death of Durkheim's son in World War I, Spencer's inability to commit to marriage, and Hegel's illegitimate son. Taking a critical and reflexive approach, the book also discusses how classical theory affects sociology today.  For anyone interested in sociological theory, social philosophy, or the history of ideas.

Sociological Theory: Classical Statements (5th Edition)

Orenstein, David Michael

This comprehensive examination of classical sociological theory introduces readers to the life, times, and ideas of the figures who have had the greatest influence on the development of the field. Readers will enjoy the background information on each theorist covered in the book, including such interesting highlights as Comte's days in military school, the death of Durkheim's son in World War I, Spencer's inability to commit to marriage, and Hegel's illegitimate son. Taking a critical and reflexive approach, Sociologcal Theory also discusses how classical theory affects sociology today.

Biographies & Memoirs

Orenstein, David

Arts & Literature

Pearson

History Without A Subject: The Postmodern Condition

History

Europe

Routledge

Mao?s Children in the New China: Voices From the Red Guard Generation (Asia's Transformations)

Around 18 million young Chinese people were sent to the countryside between 1966 and 1976 as part of the Cultural Revolution. Mao's Children in the New China allows some of them to tell their moving stories in their own voices for the first time. In this inspiring collection of interviews with former Red Guards, members of the first generation to be born under Chairman Mao talk frankly about the dramatic changes which have occurred in China over the last two decades. In discussing the impact these changes have had on their own lives, the former revolutionaries give a direct insight into how ex-Maoists view contemporary China, revealing an attitude perhaps more critical than that of most Western commentators. These poignant memoirs tell the very personal stories of how people from all walks of life were affected by both the cultural revolution and Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms. They cover subjects as diverse as marriage and divorce, the privatization of industry, family relationships, universities and the stock market. Mao's Children in the New China is essential reading for all those interested in learning more about the personal and social history of modern China.

Mao's Children in the New China: Voices From the Red Guard Generation (Asia's Transformations)

Jiang, Yarong

Reference

History Without A Subject: The Postmodern Condition (New Perspectives in Sociology)

History Without a Subject presents a broad-ranging discussion of the topic of postmodernity. Beginning with an analysis of how changes in the global economy are affecting the lives of ordinary Americans, this book suggests that the postmodern condition in this country can be likened to the balkanization of culture and society and the Brazilianization” of politics and the economy.Arguing that global trends are now more determining than nationally based institutions and organizations, David Ashley traces connections between the postmodern condition and the following developments: the American obsession with consumerism and debt; the loss of security and confidence in the work place; the culture wars”; the declining quality of education; the loss of public” intellectuals and debate about public interests; the bipartisan acceptance of many New Right policies; and the resurgence of ethnic and racial mistrust and division.Postmodernization is associated by Ashley with the removal of barriers that previously afforded Americans a certain autonomy from the rest of the world. As a result, not only are jobs now taken from the first world to the third world but also, and increasingly, third-world conditions are produced in the heart of first-world nations such as the United States. History Without a Subject argues that these globalizing processes have yet to be understood by the people whose lives they are transformingthus the title of the book.

Americas

Westview Press

This book, beginning with an analysis of how changes in the global economy are affecting the lives of ordinary Americans, suggests that the postmodern condition can be likened to the balkanization of culture and society and the "Brazilianization" of politics and the economy.

Perseus

Construction Contracting, the industry's leading professional reference for fifty years, has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to reflect the latest practices, business methods, management techniques, codes, and regulations. This text presents the information essential to successfully managing a construction company, applicable to building, heavy civil, high-tech, and industrial construction projects alike. A wealth of coverage of the basics of owning a construction company and in-depth exploration of the logistics, scheduling, administration, and legal aspects relevant to construction provide valuable guidance for early-career professionals and students studying construction management. This Ninth Edition includes three all-new chapters on project risk and safety management, intellectual property, and company culture. Photographs of cases presented in the text are included for the first time. The text's pedagogical elements are updated to include detailed learning outcomes, sidebar best practices and discussion questions, real-world cases, and much more. This Ninth Edition includes vital industry topics integrated throughout the text, including digital tools, project risk, safety, and sustainability. Instructors will have access to a book companion website that includes an Instructor's Manual.

Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management

Engineering & Transportation

Sears, S. Keoki

Sears, Glenn A.

Clough, Richard H.

Rounds, Jerald L.

Segner, Robert O.

Engineering

wiley

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