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Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "ong>Marxismong>, ong>Chinaong>, ong>andong> ong>Developmentong>" presents a comprehensive ong>andong> succinct discussion of the impact of Marxist ong>andong> Leninist doctrines for the ong>developmentong> of ong>Chinaong>. With keen observations ong>andong> forceful arguments, this study shows that the effects of ong>Marxismong> on ong>Chinaong> have long been misinterpreted in the West."--Jrgen Domes, The Saar University"Professor Gregor's profound grasp of ong>Marxismong> ong>andong> other political ideas ong>andong> trends of this century makes this a major contribution to the understong>andong>ing of social change ong>andong> the part played by ideas in political transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University of Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, ong>andong> analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" of Marxist ong>andong> neo-Marxist thought. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, The Pennsylvania State University

Tapsoft '87

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Theory ong>andong> Practice of Software ong>Developmentong> Pisa, Italy, March di Ehrig - Levi - Montanari - Kowalski (a cura di), , Springer-verlag. collana: Lecture notes in computer science. vol. 1: Advanced Seminar on Foundations of Innovative Software ong>Developmentong> I ong>andong> Colloquium on Trees in Algebra ong>andong> Programming (CAAP '87) vol. 2: Advanced Seminar on Foundations of Innovative Software ong>Developmentong> I ong>andong> Colloquium on Functional ong>andong> Logic Programming ong>andong> Specifications (CFLP) Costo del singolo volume. I volumi non sono acquistabili singolarmente. Ottime condizioni.

Class and Social Development: A New Theory of the Middle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Dale L., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The essays in this volume expound a new theoretical perspective on the formation ong>andong> function of the middle class. Drawing on currents within ong>Marxismong>, particularly Marxist structuralism, the essays first re-examine the basic tenets of class structure theory, then develop their own approach ong>andong> methodology. This approach is then applied to the study of the North American intermediate class. Why is it sometimes liberal ong>andong> progressive, sometimes a social basis for right-wing reaction?...specialists in Marxist class theory will find it covers most recent ong>developmentong>s in analysis ong>andong> is constructively self-critical.' -- "Reviewing Sociology, Vol 3, Issue

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anthem Press, This volume is a collection of essays on an alternative understong>andong>ing of ong>Marxismong>, anchored in the ideas of humanism, democracy ong>andong> pluralism. The essays question the stereotyped, positivist notion of ong>Marxismong> as practised by the exponents of official ong>Marxismong>. They highlight the legacy of the suppressed voices in the Marxist tradition, ong>andong> provide new insights in the reading of ong>Marxismong> in the twenty-first century. The essays provide a new reading of Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov ong>andong> the Frankfurt School; review the phenomenon of Perestroika; explore the new historiography on Comintern; ong>andong> examine the relation between ong>Marxismong> ong>andong> postmodernism. Acquista Ora

A Short History of Sociological Thought, Second Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swingewood, Alan, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This lucidly written, jargon-free text offers an account of the rise of sociological thought from its origins in the eighteenth century. Beginning with the classical sociology of Marx, Durkheim, Weber ong>andong> Simmel, it goes on to examine the modern paradigms of functionalism, interactionism, structuralism ong>andong> critical ong>Marxismong>, ong>andong> ends by discussing salient contemporary sociological theory, including the theories of Foucault, Baudrillard, Giddens, Habermas ong>andong> others. Systematic ong>andong> comprehensive, this is a text that critically engages with sociological theory throughout its ong>developmentong>, offering students a path through competing traditions ong>andong> perspectives that brings out the distinctive value ong>andong> limitations of these.

Conflict and Cohesion in Families: Causes and Consequences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cox, III James / Cox, Martha J. / Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Based on a summer institute of the Family Research Consortium, this book presents theory ong>andong> research from leading scholars working on issues of risk ong>andong> resilience in families. Focusing on the splits ong>andong> bonds that shape children's ong>developmentong>, this volume's primary goal is to stimulate theoretical ong>andong> empirical advances in research on family processes. It will be valuable to ong>developmentong>al, social, ong>andong> clinical psychologists, sociologists, ong>andong> family studies specialists.

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, This synthesis of research into the behavior of humans ong>andong> other social animals ranges horizontally from a congruence of the perspectives of the life sciences, social sciences, ong>andong> physical sciences ong>andong> longitudinally from that of the most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing the last 12 thousong>andong> years. From a political science perspective, these essays focus on both individual ong>andong> small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary theory, biosocial ong>andong> psychobiological theory, ethology ong>andong> primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in animal behavior, neurobiology, human ong>developmentong>, ong>andong> the philosophy of both life ong>andong> social sciences. Introducing ong>andong> concluding the book are essays that discuss the implications of biology ong>andong> the life sciences for the study of political science. The others center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study of human behavior as animal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary theory; evolutionary ong>developmentong> (ecological, epigenetic, ong>andong> ontogenetic); ong>andong> the evolution of human thinking.

Controversies in Macroeconomics: Growth, Trade and Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dixon, Maurice, Jr. / Dixon, Robert Ed. / Dixon, Huw David, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, "Controversies in Macroeconomics: Growth, Trade ong>andong> Policy" presents debates from the world's leading researchers on some of the most important issues in economics today. Accessible to the general economics reader, this book is ideal for advanced undergraduates ong>andong> graduates in intermediate macroeconomics, macroeconomic theory, ong>developmentong> economics, growth theory ong>andong> trade theory.

Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cudworth, Erika, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book provides a comprehensive overview of feminist ong>andong> environmental theories of society-environment relations, considers the range of theoretical ong>andong> political influences on socialist ong>andong> Marxist theory, amongst others, ong>andong> the social sciences' turn to poststructuralism ong>andong> postmodernism. Cudworth also develops her own theoretical account for the interrelations between forms of social domination ong>andong> contributes to important debates with sociology, social theory, feminist theory ong>andong> environmentalism.

The Growing Child: An Applied Approach (2nd Edition)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Helen L. Bee, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, Growing Child approaches child ong>developmentong> chronologically, addressing ong>developmentong> stages from birth through adolescence. Physical ong>developmentong> ong>andong> biological topics are accented in this edition, with two new chapters -- on physical ong>developmentong> ong>andong> health -- ong>andong> new information on genetics ong>andong> neurological ong>developmentong>. Biological, cognitive, ong>andong> social ong>developmentong> are integrated in unique Interlude sections that synthesize ong>developmentong>al theories ong>andong> relate issues across various ages. Helen Bee's appealing, first-person presentation delivers a wealth of applied information ong>andong> examples that parents, childcare workers, teachers, ong>andong> health care personnel will find invaluable.

Marx Today: Selected Works and Recent Debates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sitton, John F., PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book provides, in one volume, primary sources by Marx ong>andong> critical commentary which relates ong>Marxismong> to contemporary social ong>andong> political topics. It includes six brief works by Marx ong>andong> ten articles by scholars sympathetic to but critical of ong>Marxismong>. For example, the author includes the classic essay by Heidi Hartmann which criticizes ong>Marxismong> for misunderstong>andong>ing gender oppression, "The Unhappy Marriage of ong>Marxismong> ong>andong> Feminism." No previous anthology of Marx has combined both brief works by Marx ong>andong> multiple critical essays elaborating on his themes or engaging the shortcomings of his arguments.

String Theory Superstring theory and beyond

Polchinski Joseph, String Theory. Volume II° Superstring theory ong>andong> beyond. Ed. Cambridge University Press collana Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. In-8°, legatura, sovraccoperta, pp. XIX-531, ottime condizioni. ISBN

Play and Educational Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnston, M. C. / Lytle, Don / Lytle, Donald E., PUBLISHER: Praeger, Combining the research talents of many long-stong>andong>ing members of the Association for the Study of Play, this work provides discussions of the theory ong>andong> applied value of play, as well as ongoing research from America, Australia, Taiwan, ong>andong> Korea. The ong>developmentong>al ong>andong> educational theories of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky are analyzed in several chapters. The world's premiere play scholar, Brian Sutton-Smith, continues his seminal play theory work, following up on previously presented findings ong>andong> constructing a ong>developmentong>al theory of play based on emotions. Chapters address: Play as a parody of emotional vulnerability Learning to observe children at play Symbolic play through the eyes ong>andong> words of children The activities of children at recess in middle school Professors, teachers, scholars, ong>andong> university students interested in early childhood education, child ong>developmentong>, play theory ong>andong> practice, ong>andong> preschool ong>andong> elementary education will find this volume of interest.

Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liestol, Gunnar / Morrison, ong>Andong>rew / Rasmussen, Terje, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Arguing that "first encounters" have already applied traditional theoretical ong>andong> conceptual frameworks to digital media, the contributors to this book call for "second encounters," or a revisiting. Digital media are not only objects of analysis but also instruments for the ong>developmentong> of innovative perspectives on both media ong>andong> culture. Drawing on insights from literary theory, semiotics, philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, media studies, sociology, ong>andong> education, the contributors construct new positions from which to observe digital media in fresh ong>andong> meaningful ways. Throughout they explore to what extent interpretation of ong>andong> experimentation with digital media can inform theory. It also asks how our understong>andong>ing of digital media can contribute to our understong>andong>ing of social ong>andong> cultural change. The book is organized in four sections: Education ong>andong> Interdisciplinarity, Design ong>andong> Aesthetics, Rhetoric ong>andong> Interpretation, ong>andong> Social Theory ong>andong> Ethics. The topics include the effects on reading of the multimodal ong>andong> multisensory aspects of the digital environment, the impact of practice on the medium of theory, how digital media are dissolving the boundaries between leisure ong>andong> work, ong>andong> the impact of cyberspace on established ethical principles.

Body and Gift: Reflections on Creation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Torode, Sam, PUBLISHER: Ascension Press, The First book in the series, Body ong>andong> Gift, begins with the creation of man recorded in Genesis ong>andong> goes on to explore its teaching on the human body ong>andong> God's design for marriage

Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Storey, John, PUBLISHER: University of Georgia Press, This new edition is a companion volume to An Introduction to Cultural Theory ong>andong> Popular Culture, just published in its second edition. The Reader supplements ong>andong> extends the cultural terrain of the introductory volume by offering students the opportunity to experience firsthong>andong> the work of many cultural theorists ong>andong> critics. Intended as a theoretical, analytical, ong>andong> historical introduction to the study of popular culture within cultural studies, the current edition contains nine new readings, a new general introduction, ong>andong> a fully updated bibliography. The readings cover the culture ong>andong> civilization tradition, culturalism, structuralism ong>andong> post-sttucturalism, ong>Marxismong>, feminism, ong>andong> postmodernism, as well as current debates in the study of popular culture. Used in conjunction with An Introduction to Cultural Theory ong>andong> Popular Culture, or on its own, this collection will be invaluable to scholars ong>andong> students.

Cultural Marxism and Political Sociology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weiner, Richard R., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A thorough examination ong>andong> analysis of the tensions between political sociology ong>andong> the culturally oriented ong>Marxismong> that emerged in the 60s ong>andong> 70s is presented in this volume. In order to create a strikingly original synthesis, Weiner considers the work of theorists as diverse as Jurgen Habermas, Claus Offe, Alain Touraine, Anthony Giddens ong>andong> Alvin Gouldner, many of whom fall ideologically outside the cultural ong>Marxismong> movement.

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barthes, Rolong>andong> / Dyer, Geoff, PUBLISHER: Hill & Wang, A graceful, contemplative volume, "Camera Lucida "was first published in . Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, ong>andong> Nadar, Rolong>andong> Barthes presents photography as being outside the codes of language or culture, acting on the body as much as on the mind, ong>andong> rendering death ong>andong> loss more acutely than any other medium. This groundbreaking approach established "Camera Lucida "as one of the most important books of theory on the subject, along with Susan Sontag's "On Photography."

Understanding the One You Love

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stephens, Steve, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Through hundreds of questions, inspiring ong>reflectionsong> on love, ong>andong> spiritual insights on relationships, Stephens helps couples draw closer together by stimulating conversations on priorities, the future, personal preferences ong>andong> experiences, commitment, finances, ong>andong> children.

British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brong>andong>, Jack, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book examines the role of the British Conservative ong>andong> Labour parliamentary parties in the ong>developmentong> of government policy since . Focusing on major policy fields--agriculture, education, housing, defense, the economy, ong>andong> Scottish affairs--Brong>andong> argues that the influence of back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, ong>andong> that the interdependence of front- ong>andong> back-benchers frequently produces surprising ong>andong> significant effects on policy ong>developmentong>.

Japan and China in the World Political Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pekkanen Saadia / Pekkanen, Saadia / Tsai, Kellee, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Two powers in East Asia today stong>andong> to define the region's economic ong>andong> commercial future: Japan, which rose in a spectacular industrial burst to become at present the world's second largest economy; ong>andong> ong>Chinaong>, which is rapidly advancing towards a market economy under the watchful eye of the world. While much has been made of Japan ong>andong> ong>Chinaong>'s particular economic institutions ong>andong> ong>developmentong>al paths, few works analyze them in a comparative framework. Including contributions from leading academics, the text focuses on the period from the s to the onset of the s, reviewing the experiences of Japan ong>andong> ong>Chinaong> across the areas of ong>developmentong>, trade, investment, finance ong>andong> technology. Drawing on a combination of official documents, economic statistics, case studies ong>andong> original fieldwork, this book will give political scientists, political economists, business concerns, ong>andong> policy analysts a firmer grasp of the role Japan ong>andong> ong>Chinaong> stong>andong> to play in the world political economy.

The Western Heritage: -Present

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kagan, Donald / Turner, Frank M. / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Present a strong, clear narrative account of the central ong>developmentong>s in Western history.. The book calls attention to certain critical themes--the ong>developmentong> of political freedom ong>andong> constitutional government; the shifting relations among religion, society, ong>andong> the state; the ong>developmentong> of science ong>andong> technology ong>andong> their impact on thought ong>andong> social institutions; ong>andong> the major religious ong>andong> intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. Acquista Ora

Development Microeconomics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bardhan, Pranab K. / Udry, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Developmentong> Microeconomics is the first in a series of books which looks at the entire spectrum of ong>developmentong> economics issues ong>andong> combines the strengths of conventional ong>developmentong>al thought with the insights of contemporary mainstream economics. The main new conceptual tool used is the application of the theory of imperfect information ong>andong> the effects this has on the behavior of economic agents. This book is designed specifically for graduate students.

Software Engineering: Principles and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: van Vliet, Hans, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Software Engineering: Principles ong>andong> Practice challenges the reader to appreciate the issues, design trade-offs ong>andong> teamwork required for successful software ong>developmentong>. This new edition has been brought fully up to date, with complete coverage of all aspects of the software lifecycle ong>andong> a strong focus on all the skills needed to carry out software projects on time ong>andong> within budget. Highlights of the third edition include: * Fully updated chapters on requirements engineering ong>andong> software architecture. * New chapters on component-based software engineering, service orientation ong>andong> global software ong>developmentong>. * Extensive coverage of the human ong>andong> social aspects of software ong>developmentong>. * Balanced coverage of both traditional, heavyweight ong>developmentong> ong>andong> agile, lightweight ong>developmentong> approaches such as Extreme Programming (XP). Written to support both introductory ong>andong> advanced software engineering courses, this book is invaluable for everyone in software ong>developmentong> ong>andong> maintenance who wants an accessible account of the problems incurred in large-scale software ong>developmentong> ong>andong> the proposed solutions. A companion website with additional resources for students ong>andong> instructors can be found at www.wileyeurope.com/college/van vliet

Transforming Capitalism and Patriarchy: Gender and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, April A., PUBLISHER: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Gordon analyzes the interplay between capitalism, ong>developmentong> ong>andong> the status of African women. Drawing on the work of both African ong>andong> Western researchers, she shows that capitalist ong>developmentong> projects have mainly benefited a small stratum of African elites ong>andong> proposes concrete strategies for making it more equitable for women.

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