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In 1965, 53 men died in a Titan II missile silo in rural Arkansas, the deadliest nuclear accident ever in a U.S. facility. This book provides an analysis of the event and post-disaster life for their children, who share stories on what went wrong and how they keep moving forward.

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The absurdity of bureaucracy is a contemporary implementation study that unveil how organisational complexity and inefficacy is fed and sustained by employees well-meant attempts and almost primal instinct to compensate for malfunctioning bureaucratic systems by repairing them, short-cutting them, or surpassing them. -- .

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The absurdity of bureaucracy is a contemporary implementation study that unveil how organisational complexity and inefficacy is fed and sustained by employees well-meant attempts and almost primal instinct to compensate for malfunctioning bureaucratic systems by repairing them, short-cutting them, or surpassing them. -- .

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This book is an introduction to the philosophical ideas of Plato, Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, and Immanuel Kant on the role of reason which have contributed to the evolution of sociological thought.

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The deep structure manifest in African cultures in the diaspora is proof of the aesthetic continuity.

The debate continues over the exact nature of African aesthetics, and in this volume scholars and teachers in the fields of African and African American studies approach the subject from a broad range of disciplines.

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The deep structure manifest in African cultures in the diaspora is proof of the aesthetic continuity.

The debate continues over the exact nature of African aesthetics, and in this volume scholars and teachers in the fields of African and African American studies approach the subject from a broad range of disciplines.

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An anthropomorphic study of the black population in the United States, based on a study conducted in 1920.

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The essays illustrate that these rituals are rooted in tradition yet are rapidly changing: a contradiction of hyper-modern society.

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Considering such diverse groups as Colonial craftsmen, slaves, 19th C. women, and 20th C. factory workers, this book provides a history of the American work ethic from Colonial times to the present.

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This book examines different professional sports leagues in the United States and the role of competition within that leaguein the history of the league, for children learning and competing in the sport, for individuals competing to join a pro league, and the pros themselves meeting the various challenges of their career.

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The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville contains original interpretations of Tocquevilles major writings on democracy and revolution as well as his lesser- known writings on colonies, prisons and minorities. Each chapter compares Tocquevilles ideas on a given subject with those of other leading social theorists.

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This book examines various concepts in Schutzs philosophical theory and considers issues in theory of knowledge, social science, and the theory of society.

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This edited volume provides a comprehensive survey of the life and work of David Ricardo (17721823), a major contributor to the British classical school of political economy.

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The purpose of the volume is to provide a comprehensive overview of Erving Goffmans continued importance within the field of sociology and related social science disciplines.

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The Anthem Companion to Harold Garfinkel brings together leading scholars and upcoming researchers in contemporary ethnomethodology to bring out the experimental character of Garfinkels legacy in the social sciences and beyond.

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The Anthem Companion to Immanuel Wallerstein explores many of the topics central to Wallersteins understanding of the modern world-system and offers a comprehensive guide to the full range of his work.

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This collection of articles by an international group of leading experts has its special focus on the relevance of Karl Jaspers's philosophy for the social sciences. It also includes classical evaluations of Jaspers's thinking by renowned authors Talcott Parsons and Jrgen Habermas.