First published in 1974, this collection of classic case studies in the ethnography of speaking had ... more

implement the work programs of the New Deal. Bauman and Coode reveal another dark side of 1930s America, one that is evident in...... more

are also highly entertaining in their own right. Professor Bauman s main emphasis is on the act of storytelling, not just...... more

"And Other Neighborly Names"--the title is from a study by Americo Paredes of the names, complimenta... more

age children (but of interest to teens and adults), Elizabeth H. Bauman shares 17 true stories of men and women from...... more

This book starts by providing the global and historical context needed to understand religion, scien... more

Charles L. Grant sets forth to take us across time and into a fantasy world to his remarkable little... more

Multiple award winner Charles L. Grant has written a vampire novel set in the author’s distressing l... more

Featuring a range of scholars in the field of religion and ecology, over 95 images, and a glossary o... more

First published in 1996, Explorations in Difference explores how contemporary debates over identity ... more

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Now in its third edition, Grounding Religion explores relationships between the environment and reli... more

Now in its third edition, Grounding Religion explores relationships between the environment and reli... more

Previously released as a special limited edition for Cemetery Dance Collectors Club members and long... more

The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Women’s Writing in English, 1540-1700 brings together new work b... more

The story of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem has been told many times and in many ways, but this boo... more

The historical interplay of Hinduism as an ancient Indian religion and Christianity as a religion as... more

Divided into four parts-Earth, Air, Fire, and Water-this book takes an elemental approach to the stu... more

For kids who feel it is "too much" to transition from doing what they like to doing what they don’t ... more

""Religion and ecology"" has arrived. What was once a niche interest for a few academics concerned w... more

一切堅固的事物都煙消雲散了。 在宛如流水般不斷變動的城市裡，我們四處游移，不知何去何從…… 從現代到後現代 為兩個世紀把脈的思想家 當代社會學大師包曼 剖析後現代社會經典之作 政治大學社會學系特聘... more

在未來某個理想國家，人類可望實現幸福。五百年前湯瑪斯.摩爾想像的這種烏托邦，是與一塊土地，一個固定的地方，一座島嶼，一個仁君統治的主權國家緊密相連。如今我們早已對各種色調的烏托邦失去信心，雖然如此，造... more

If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that by and large the church has failed women. F... more

The breadth and depth of Zygmunt Bauman’s engagement with social theory and the history of social thought has perhaps...... more

The breadth and depth of Zygmunt Bauman’s engagement with social theory and the history of social thought has perhaps...... more

「厘清西方思想脈絡，更新中國學術傳統」，為「世紀文庫」之編輯指針。文庫分為中西兩大書系。中學書系由清末民初開始，全面整理中國近現代以來的學術著作，以期為今人反思現代中國的社會和精神處境鋪建思考的進階；... more

motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal. When Jeff Bauman woke up on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 in the Boston Medical Center...... more

. Author, teacher, and therapist Dr. Christy Angelle Bauman has dedicated her life to guiding women on this path to meaning and...... more

acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty. Zygmunt Bauman s brilliant writings on liquid modernity...... more

this important new book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. It will be...... more

contours of which are examined by Zygmunt Bauman in this sharp dissection of our contemporary romance with the past....... more

security fears on the contemporary political agenda. With characteristic brilliance, this new book by Zygmunt Bauman unravels...... more

In this new book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a heavy and solid , hardware-focused modernity to a...... more

"An autobiographical sketch by one of the great social thinkers of our time"--... more

From the Patriots raid on the necromancer Joseph Curwen, to the Special Forces assault on Leng in ... more

Bauman presents the most thorough, up-to-date guide available for this essential literature. In addition to providing the...... more

this new book Zygmunt Bauman examines the impact of consumerist attitudes and patterns of conduct on various apparently...... more

In the wake of the upheaval to interstellar travel caused by the galaxy-wide Drift Crisis, countless... more

ways, Zygmunt Bauman lived the political upheavals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He was an actor within them...... more

ways, Zygmunt Bauman lived the political upheavals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He was an actor within them...... more