The Chaos Machine is the story of how the world was driven mad by social media. The election of populists like Trump and Bolsonaro; strife and genocide in countries like Myanmar; the rampant spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories as deadly ... Zobraziť viac
Reflects the current state of scholarship in Buddhist Studies, its entries being written by specialists in many areas, presenting an accurate overview of Buddhist history, thought and practices, most entries having cross-referencing to others and... Zobraziť viac
"An excellent guidebook through different approaches to social science measurement, including the all-important route-maps that show us how to get there... Zobraziť viac
Despite the recognized importance of cultural diversity in... Zobraziť viac
As the world focuses on the conflict in Iraq, the most important political players in that country today are not the Sunni insurgents. Instead, they are Iraq's Shi'I majority--part of the Middle East's ninety million Shi'I Muslims who hold the key to... Zobraziť viac
Europe is ready to explode. Where will the explosion take place and what will the damage be? This major new book from the bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster George Friedman presents a bold and provocative thesis about the likeliest... Zobraziť viac
A systematic attempt to apply Jungian theory to the analysis of key contemporary icons and films. Zobraziť viac
When seeking to test specific hypotheses in large data sets, social and behavioral scientists often construct models. Although useful in such situations, many phenomena of interest do not occur in large samples and do not lend themselves to precise... Zobraziť viac
Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors... Zobraziť viac
Ronald Inglehart argues that economic development, cultural change, and political change go together in coherent and even, to some extent, predictable patterns. This is a controversial claim. It implies that some trajectories of socioeconomic change... Zobraziť viac
This unique book represents one of the first systematic attempts to explain why thousands of Westerners heed international calls to 'jihad' and join radical Islamic groups. Drawing on his unprecedented access to a radical Islamic group, Quintan... Zobraziť viac
The relationships between humans, animals and the natural world across history and between cultures. Zobraziť viac
Hacking provides an introduction to the community of hackers and an analysis of the meaning of hacking in twenty-first century societies... Zobraziť viac
Social Networks: An Introduction is the first textbook that combines new with still-valuable older methods and theories. Designed to be a core text for graduate (and some undergraduate) courses in a variety of disciplines it is well-suited for... Zobraziť viac
This superlative " Companion" provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the discipline of Sociology. Zobraziť viac
This book is the first monograph to systematically explore the relationship between citizenship and collective identity in the European Union, integrating two fields of research - citizenship and collective identity... Zobraziť viac
The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn't shifted over the last fifty years,... Zobraziť viac
