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| 1. |  | Title: Althusser and the renewal of Marxist social theory  Author: Resch, Robert Paul Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: History | Political Theory | Social and Political Thought Publisher's Description: The writings of the French Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser and his associates have figured prominently in the development of contemporary social theory. The Althusserian school of Structural Marxism is a startlingly original synthesis of Marxism and Modernism, which has produced a large body of . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 2. |  | Title: Bureaucratic authoritarianism: Argentina, 1966-1973, in comparative perspective Author: O'Donnell, Guillermo A Published: University of California Press, 1988 Subjects: Politics | Political Theory | Latin American Studies Similar Items |
| 3. |  | Title: Choosing justice: an experimental approach to ethical theory Author: Frohlich, Norman Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Politics | Economics and Business | Philosophy | Political Theory | Social Theory | Ethics Similar Items |
| 4. |  | Title: Cicero's social and political thought Author: Wood, Neal Published: University of California Press, 1991 Subjects: Classics | Classical Philosophy | Political Theory Publisher's Description: In this close examination of the social and political thought of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), Neal Wood focuses on Cicero's conceptions of state and government, showing that he is the father of constitutionalism, the archetype of the politically conservative mind, and the first to reflect ex . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 5. |  | Title: Crusading peace: Christendom, the Muslim world, and Western political order Author: Mastnak, Tomaž Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: History | Medieval History | Middle Eastern History | Christianity | Medieval Studies | Middle Eastern Studies | Social Science | Political Theory Publisher's Description: Tomaz Mastnak's provocative analysis of the roots of peacemaking in the Western world elucidates struggles for peace that took place in the high and late Middle Ages. Mastnak traces the ways that eleventh-century peace movements, seeking to end violence among Christians, shaped not only power struct . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 6. |  | Title: Democracy and moral development Author: Norton, David L Published: University of California Press, 1990 Subjects: Philosophy | Political Theory | Ethics Publisher's Description: At a time when politics and virtue seem less compatible than oil and water, Democracy and Moral Development shows how to bring the two together. Philosopher David Norton applies classical concepts of virtue to the premises of modern democracy. The centerpiece of the book is a model of organizational . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 7. |  | Title: The emancipation of writing: German civil society in the making, 1790s-1820s Author: McNeely, Ian F 1971- Published: University of California Press, 2003 Subjects: History | European Studies | German Studies | European History | Sociology | Political Theory | Anthropology Publisher's Description: The Emancipation of Writing is the first study of writing in its connection to bureaucracy, citizenship, and the state in Germany. Stitching together micro- and macro-level analysis, it reconstructs the vibrant, textually saturated civic culture of the German southwest in the aftermath of the French . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 8. |  | Title: Envisioning power: ideologies of dominance and crisis Author: Wolf, Eric R 1923- Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: Anthropology | Social Theory | Social and Political Thought | Political Theory | Intellectual History Publisher's Description: With the originality and energy that have marked his earlier works, Eric Wolf now explores the historical relationship of ideas, power, and culture. Responding to anthropology's long reliance on a concept of culture that takes little account of power, Wolf argues that power is crucial in shaping the . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 9. |  | Title: Foundations of political economy: some early Tudor views on state and society Author: Wood, Neal Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: History | Political Theory | Economics and Business Publisher's Description: Conventional wisdom claims that the seventeenth century gave birth to the material and ideological forces that culminated in the Industrial Revolution and the rise of capitalism. Not true, according to Neal Wood, who argues that much earlier reformers - Dudley, Starkey, Brinklow, Latimer, Crowley, B . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 10. |  | Title: Gypsy law: Romani legal traditions and culture Author: Weyrauch, Walter O. (Walter Otto) 1919- Published: University of California Press, 2001 Subjects: Law | Cultural Anthropology | Ethnic Studies | Sociology | European Studies | Political Theory Publisher's Description: Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world, their distinct culture still intact in spite of the intense persecution they have endured. This authoritative collection brings together leading Gypsy and non . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 11. |  | Title: The history of make-believe: Tacitus on imperial Rome Author: Haynes, Holly Published: University of California Press, 2003 Subjects: Classics | Classical History | Classical Literature and Language | Political Theory | Ancient History Publisher's Description: A theoretically sophisticated and illuminating reading of Tacitus, especially the Histories , this work points to a new understanding of the logic of Roman rule during the early Empire. Tacitus, in Holly Haynes' analysis, does not write about the reality of imperial politics and culture but about th . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 12. |  | Title: The human difference: animals, computers, and the necessity of social science Author: Wolfe, Alan 1942- Published: University of California Press, 1993 Subjects: Sociology | Social Theory | Political Theory | Postcolonial Studies | Religion | Christianity Similar Items |
| 13. |  | Title: Information and organizations Author: Stinchcombe, Arthur L Published: University of California Press, 1990 Subjects: Sociology | Economics and Business | Labor Studies | Political Theory Publisher's Description: An ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcombe contends that the "information problem" and the concept of "uncertainty" provide the key to understanding how organizations function. In a de . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 14. |  | Title: Inventing the needy: gender and the politics of welfare in Hungary Author: Haney, Lynne A. (Lynne Allison) 1967- Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: Sociology | European Studies | European History | Gender Studies | Law | Social Problems | Political Theory | Russian and Eastern European Studies | Sociology | Sociology Publisher's Description: Inventing the Needy offers a powerful, innovative analysis of welfare policies and practices in Hungary from 1948 to the last decade of the twentieth century. Using a compelling mix of archival, interview, and ethnographic data, Lynne Haney shows that three distinct welfare regimes succeeded one ano . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 15. |  | Title: Just interpretations: law between ethics and politics Author: Rosenfeld, Michel 1948- Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: American Studies | Social and Political Thought | Political Theory Publisher's Description: In pluralistic societies that lack common ethical, social, and political values, legal interpretation is constantly under siege. Just interpretations - that is, interpretations that reflect a shared vision of justice - may become just interpretations in the sense of mere interpretations, rooted in t . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 16. |  | Title: Late modernism: politics, fiction, and the arts between the world wars Author: Miller, Tyrus 1963- Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: Literature | Fiction | Art Theory | Cinema and Performance Arts | Politics | Political Theory | History Publisher's Description: Tyrus Miller breaks new ground in this study of early twentieth-century literary and artistic culture. Whereas modernism studies have generally concentrated on the vital early phases of the modernist revolt, Miller focuses on the turbulent later years of the 1920s and 1930s, tracking the dissolution . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 17. |  | Title: Legal hermeneutics: history, theory, and practice Author: Leyh, Gregory Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Politics | Political Theory | Postcolonial Studies | Law | Language and Linguistics Publisher's Description: Interpretation of the law is based on assumptions about the nature of texts, language, and the act of interpretation itself. These fourteen new essays trace the origin of these assumptions, examine their philosophical implications, and extend legal interpretation in new and constructive directions. Similar Items |
| 18. |  | Title: Livable cities?: urban struggles for livelihood and sustainability Author: Evans, Peter B 1944- Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: American Studies | Environmental Studies | Social Problems | Public Policy | Political Theory | Pacific Rim Studies | Urban Studies | Latin American Studies | Urban Studies | Urban Studies Publisher's Description: The sprawling cities of the developing world are vibrant hubs of economic growth, but they are also increasingly ecologically unsustainable and, for ordinary citizens, increasingly unlivable. Pollution is rising, affordable housing is decreasing, and green space is shrinking. Since three-quarters of . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 19. |  | Title: Moral vision in the Histories of Polybius Author: Eckstein, Arthur M Published: University of California Press, 1995 Subjects: Classics | History | Classical Politics | Political Theory | Ancient History Publisher's Description: Arthur Eckstein's fresh and stimulating interpretation challenges the way Polybius' Histories have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even "Machiavellian" one. Polybius particularly asks for "impro . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 20. |  | Title: Narrowing the nation's power: the Supreme Court sides with the states Author: Noonan, John Thomas 1926- Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: Law | American Studies | Political Theory Publisher's Description: Narrowing the Nation's Power is the tale of how a cohesive majority of the Supreme Court has, in the last six years, cut back the power of Congress and enhanced the autonomy of the fifty states. The immunity from suit of the sovereign, Blackstone taught, is necessary to preserve the people's idea th . . . [more] Similar Items |