Social Sciences

State structures, international forces, and class relations: Theda Skocpol shows how all three combine to explain the origins and accomplishments of social-revolutionary transforma… More

This fascinating account of a Yale-trained psychiatrist's twenty-year experience with Native American healing interweaves autobiography with stories of the Native A… More

With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas … More

From Simone de Beauvoir to Susan Faludi, from the ERA to Anita Hill -- a historically informed sourcebook that defines the intellectual and political underpinnings of contemporary … More

"To quietly persevere in storing up what is learned, to continue studying without respite, to instruct others without growing weary-- is this not me?"
--Confucius

Confuci… More

Just six weeks after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress overwhelmingly approved the Uniting and Strengthening America by … More

Our lives are full of disruptions, from the minora flat tire, an unexpected phone callto the fatefula diagnosis of infertility, an illness, the death of a loved one. In the fir… More

Michael Coe's classic inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time--the last great decoding of an ancient script--has been updated throughout and now inc… More

What are the secrets of successful teams? Why do some teams achieve remarkable success while others fail or are consigned to mediocrity? To find the answers, Larson and LaFasto int… More

Nurses and marines epitomize accepted definitions of femininity and masculinity. Using ethnographic research and provocative in-depth interviews, Christine Williams argues that o… More

This brief book presents basic communication concepts, terms, theories, and exercises in a readily accessible manner. The Basics of Speech Commu… More