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  • Apocalypse

    From Antiquity to the Empire of Modernity

    by John R. Hall ...
    Winner of the American Sociological Association's 'Distinguished Book Award' in the Religion category.For most of us, "Apocalypse" suggests the cataclysmic end of the world. Yet in Greek "apocalypse" means "revelation," and the real subject of the Book of Revelation is how the sacred arises in history at a moment of crisis and destiny. With origins in ancient religions, the apocalyptic has been a ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • Gone from the Promised Land

    Jonestown in American Cultural History

    by John R. Hall ...
    In this superb cultural history, John R. Hall presents a reasoned analysis of the meaning of Jonestown--why it happened and how it is tied to our history as a nation, our ideals, our practices, and the tension of modern culture. Hall deflates the myths of Jonestown by exploring how much of what transpired was unique to the group and its leader and how much can be explained by reference to wider ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Red, White, and the Blues

    by John R Hall ...
    KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UPJohn Richard "Little Ricky" Hall has done damn near everything in this life- and taken more than his fair share of hard knocks in the process. Red, White, and the Blues is both a riveting account of a fateful cross country motorcycle ride and a searing indictment of the American dream.In 2011, North Dakota's Bakken oil boom was turning the earth (literally) and men ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Ways Out

    Utopian Communal Groups in an Age of Babylon

    by John R. Hall ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Utopias
    A comparative analysis of both secular and religious communal groups in contemporary America, this study, originally published in 1978, shows that contemporary communalists stand in relation to collectivism much the same as early Protestants stood in relation to individualism – as the self-proclaimed pioneers of the new age. There is great diversity among communal groups, a diversity which is ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Apocalypse Observed

    Religious Movements and Violence in North America, Europe and Japan

    by John R. Hall, Philip D. Schuyler, Sylvaine Trinh ...
    Apocalypse Observed is about religious violence. By analyzing five of the most notorious cults of recent years, the authors present a fascinating and revealing account of religious sects and conflict. Cults covered include:* the apocalypse at Jonestown* the Branch Davidians at Waco* the violent path of Aum Shinrikyo* the mystical apocalypse of the Solar Temple* the mass suicide of Heaven's Gate ... Read more

    $106.99 USD

  • SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering

    Edited by Milosh Puchovsky, Erica D. Kuligowski, Morgan J. Hurley, CHRISTOPHER J. WIECZOREK, Jose´ L. Torero, Kazunori Harada, John R. Hall Jr., John M. Watts Jr., Daniel T. Gottuk ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Revised and significantly expanded, the fifth edition of this classic work offers both new and substantially updated information. As the definitive reference on fire protection engineering, this book provides thorough treatment of the current best practices in fire protection engineering and performance-based fire safety. Over 130 eminent fire engineers and researchers contributed chapters to the ... Read more

    $1,070.09 USD

  • Routledge Handbook of Cultural Sociology

    Edited by Laura Grindstaff, John R. Hall, Ming-Cheng M. Lo ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    The thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Sociology provides an unparalleled overview of sociological and related scholarship on the complex relations of culture to social structures and everyday life. With 70 essays written by scholars from around the world, the book brings diverse approaches into dialogue, charting new pathways for understanding ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Visual Worlds

    Edited by John R Hall, Blake Stimson, Lisa Tamiris Becker ...
    Series series International Library of Sociology
    As many observers have noted, the world is becoming increasingly visually mediated, with the rise of computers and the internet being central factors in the emergence of new tools and conventions. Exploring the social structure of visuality, this volume contains a collection of essays by internationally renowned artists and scholars from a variety of fields (including art history, literary theory ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Sociology On Culture

    by Marshall Battani, John R. Hall, Mary Jo Neitz ...
    Culture has become a touchstone of interdisciplinary conversation. For readers interested in sociology, the social sciences and the humanities, this book maps major classical and contemporary analyses and cultural controversies in relation to social processes, everyday life, and axes of ordering and difference - such as race, class and gender. Hall, Neitz, and Battani discuss:self and ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

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  • Religion in the Contemporary World

    A Sociological Introduction

    by Alan Aldridge ...
    In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Almost all societies seek to cultivate religions and faith communities as sources of social stability and engines of social progress. They also try ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • On Suicide Bombing

    by Talal Asad ...
    Series series The Wellek Library Lectures
    Like many people in America and around the world, Talal Asad experienced the events of September 11, 2001, largely through the media and the emotional response of others. For many non-Muslims, "the suicide bomber" quickly became the icon of "an Islamic culture of death"-a conceptual leap that struck Asad as problematic. Is there a "religiously-motivated terrorism?" If so, how does it differ from ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Flourishing

    Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World

    by Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair ...
    More than almost anything else, globalization and the great world religions are shaping our lives, affecting everything from the public policies of political leaders and the economic decisions of industry bosses and employees, to university curricula, all the way to the inner longings of our hearts. Integral to both globalization and religions are compelling, overlapping, and sometimes competing ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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