(Paperback)

In his eye-opening book Why, world-renowned social scientist Charles Tilly exposed some startling truths about the excuses people make and the reasons they give. Now he's back with further explorations into the complexities of human relationships, this time examining what's really going on when we assign credit or cast blame. Everybody does it, bu

(Paperback)

The nine papers in this volume examine the historical experience of particular populations in Western Europe and North America in a search for the processes that change fertility patterns. The contributors' findings enable them to reevaluate some of the conflicting hypotheses that have been advanced for these changes. The authors stress the effects

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Talking about the explanations we give and how we give them, this book looks at the way the reasons we offer every day are dictated by, and help constitute, social relationships. It explores the manner in which people claim, establish, negotiate, repair, rework, or terminate relations with others through the reasons they give.

(Hardback)

Offers a look at the ways people fault and applaud each other and themselves. The stories gathered in this book range from the everyday to the altogether unexpected, from personal to humorous - whether it's the acceptance speech of an Academy Award winner or testimony before a congressional panel.