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Democratic Civivlity
Democratic Civility examines the core requirements necessary to make democracy work. Subtly interweaving case studies and theoretical reflection. Hefner and his contributors examine the ideals, culture, development, and organization of civil democracy. Against a historical background, they consider today's challenges to democracy, asking whether international politics is destined to lead to a clash of civilizations, or whether civil and democratic ideas are indeed realizable in a multicultural world. Democratic Civility will be of interest to those in the fields of anthropology, sociology, history, political theory, and philosophy.
THE PALEONTOLOGIST
Canbur Rock, a frozen mountain town. Underneath it, something is boiling. But even as the heat eats everything that is alive on the mountainside, it may not be enough to thaw human coldness. Five young men and women—some growing up, others down— will enter the furnace—some encounter adventure, others war—and bring back to the surface whatever they may find. Those who find adventure will burn. Those who find war will freeze. No matter which direction you chose to go, it will be away from home.
The Social Thought of Talcott Parsons
The Social Thought of Talcott Parsons offers an insightful new reading of the work of Talcott Parsons, keeping in view at once the important influences of Max Weber on his sociology and the central place occupied by methodology - which enables us to better understand the relationship between American and European social theory. Revealing American democracy and its nemesis, National Socialism in Germany as the basis of his theory of society, this book explores the debates in which Parsons was engaged throughout his life, with the Frankfurt School, C. Wright Mills and the young radicals among the "disobedient" student generation, as well as economism and utilitarianism in social theory; the op...
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