Intended for the introductory statistics course for the social sciences (high school algebra prerequisite), this text emphasizes data exploration and analysis with the aid of statistical software packages showing students how they can conduct accurate data analysis without the burden of rigorous mathematics.

Data Analysis for Social Scientists

Science & Math

Hamilton, Lawrence

Mathematics

Duxbury Press

The notorious Victorian monthly THE PEARL was published in London from July 1879 to December 1880 and was subsequently shut down by the authorities for publishing obscene literature. Each issue was devoted to erotic serials featuring sex in high society, incest and flagellation, interspersed with ribald parodies, poems and smutty limericks. This selection (over 300 pages) includes the best of THE PEARL, A JOURNAL OF FACETIAE AND VOLUPTUOUS READING and is drawn from all of its 18 issues. HIDDEN GEMS is a fascinating look at the secret obsessions behind the Puritan's mask. Step inside and enjoy this raunchy romp through the Victorian underground.

Hidden Gems: The Best of The Pearl, A Journal of Facetiae & Voluptuous Reading

Literature & Fiction

ANONYMOUS

Erotica

BLACK SCAT BOOKS

Using the history of political thought and real-world political contexts, including South Africa and the recent global financial crisis, this book argues that power is integral to freedom. It demonstrates how freedom depends upon power, and contends that liberty for all citizens is best maintained if conceived as power through political representation. Against those who de-politicise freedom through a romantic conception of 'the people' and faith in supposedly independent judicial and political institutions, Lawrence Hamilton argues that real modern freedom can only be achieved through representative and participative mechanisms that limit domination and empower classes and groups who become disempowered in the conflicts that inevitably pervade politics. This is a sophisticated contribution to contemporary political theory that will be of interest to scholars and students of history, politics, philosophy, economics, sociology, development studies and Southern African studies.

Freedom Is Power: Liberty through Political Representation (Contemporary Political Theory)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Cambridge University Press

Amartya Sen (Key Contemporary Thinkers)

Amartya Sen is one of the world’s best-known voices for the poor, the destitute and the downtrodden and an inspiration for policy makers and activists across the globe. He has also contributed almost without peer to the study of economics, philosophy and politics, transforming social choice theory, development economics, ethics, political philosophy and Indian political economy, to list but a few. This book offers a much-needed introduction to Amartya Sen’s extraordinary variety of ideas. Lawrence Hamilton provides an excellent, accessible guide to the full range of Sen’s writings, contextualizing his ideas and summarizing the associated debates. In elegant prose, Hamilton reconstructs Sen’s critiques of the major philosophies of his time, assesses his now famous concern for capabilities as an alternative for thinking about poverty, inequality, gender discrimination, development, democracy and justice, and unearths some overlooked gems. Throughout, these major theoretical and philosophical achievements are subjected to rigorous scrutiny. Amartya Sen is a major work on one of the most influential economists and philosophers of the last couple of centuries. It will be invaluable to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences and an excellent guide for policy makers, legislators and global activists.

Business & Money

Economics

Polity

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