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  • The Concept of Community

    Readings with Interpretations

    by Scott Greer ...
    "Community" is a basic concept, perhaps the basic concept, in social science and in social philosophy. Its meanings are many and varied, yet it is pre-eminent in discussions of man and his world. The editors of this book have selected material from many sources in an attempt to explore the meaning and relevance of the idea of community as it is used in social science, political commentary, and ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Emerging City

    Myth and Reality

    by Scott Greer ...
    The Emerging City was written at a time when the great transformation from urban to suburban lifestyle was under way. It is a tribute to Scott Greer that his work understood the new contours of the city, and also well appreciated that far from spelling the end of urban life, the new developments in communication and transportation only served to change the social and political structure of modern ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Strengthening Health System Governance: Better Policies, Stronger Performance

    by Scott Greer, Matthias Wismar, Josep Figueras ...
    This book provides a robust framework that identifies five key aspects of governance, distilled from a large body of literature. ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • European Union Public Health Policy

    Regional and global trends

    Edited by Paulette Kurzer, Scott Greer ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in European Politics
    Ranging from influence over world trade laws affecting health to population health issues such as obesity to the use of comparative data to affect policy, the EU’s public health policies are increasingly important, visible, expensive and effective. They also provide an invaluable case study for those who want to understand the growth and impact of the EU as well as how states can affect their ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • What Is Crime?

    Controversies over the Nature of Crime and What to Do about It

    by Stuart Henry, Stuart Henry, Marc Gertz, Scott Greer, John Hagan, Gary Kleck, Jerome Michael, Dragan Milovanovic, Charles Otto, Paul Schnorr, Herman Schwendinger0, Julia Schwendinger1, Mark M. Lanier2, Mortimer J. Adler3, Kathyrn Ann Farr4, Don C. Gibbons5, Leroy C. Gould6, Katheryn K. Russell7, Dennis C. Sullivan8, Paul W. Tappan9, Larry L. Tifft0, Ray Surette1 ...
    For decades, scholars have disagreed about what kinds of behavior count as crime. Is it simply a violation of the criminal law? Is it behavior that causes serious harm? Is the seriousness affected by how many people are harmed and does it make a difference who those people are? Are crimes less criminal if the victims are black, lower class, or foreigners? When corporations victimize workers is ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • Decline and Fall

    The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

    by John Michael Greer ...
    The political theorist and author of After Progress examines the future of U.S. dominance on the world stage in this persuasive and provocative book.The decline and fall of America's global empire is the central feature of today's geopolitical landscape. How we respond to this reality will determine much of our future trajectory, with implications that reach far beyond the limits of one nation's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Covenant, The (Abram’s Daughters Book #1)

    by Beverly Lewis ...
    Series Book 1 - Abram's Daughters
    Book 1 of Abram's Daughters series from bestselling author Beverly Lewis. Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler's Knob together more than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy locals. So when Sadie is beguiled by a dark-haired English boy, it is Sadie's younger sister, Leah, who suffers from her sister's shameful loss of ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Liberalism and Its Discontents

    by Francis Fukuyama ...
    A short book about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order.Classical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in the wake of Europe’s wars over religion and nationalism, liberalism is a system for governing diverse societies, which is grounded in fundamental principles of equality and the rule of law. It emphasizes ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Just City

    by Susan S. Fainstein ...
    "The just city is one in which equity, democracy, and diversity are important considerations. This is in contrast with the city as growth machine. Fainstein examines three cities: New York, London, and Amsterdam. She provides a history of post–World War II planning and then focuses on fairly recent cases of development in each. Her goals, though modest, are important if growing inequality in urban ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Ethnicity, Inc.

    by John L. Comaroff, Jean Comaroff ...
    Series series Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning
    In Ethnicity, Inc. anthropologists John L. and Jean Comaroff analyze a new moment in the history of human identity: its rampant commodification. Through a wide-ranging exploration of the changing relationship between culture and the market, they address a pressing question: Wherein lies the future of ethnicity?Their account begins in South Africa, with the incorporation of an ethno-business in ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Logic of Collective Action

    Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, With a New Preface and Appendix

    by Mancur Olson Jr. ...
    Series Book 124 - Harvard Economic Studies
    This book develops an original theory of group and organizational behavior that cuts across disciplinary lines and illustrates the theory with empirical and historical studies of particular organizations. Applying economic analysis to the subjects of the political scientist, sociologist, and economist, Mancur Olson examines the extent to which the individuals that share a common interest find it ... Read more

    $31.09 USD

  • Abolition Geography

    Essays Towards Liberation

    by Ruth Wilson Gilmore ...
    THE POLITICS OF ABOLITION: The first-ever collection of writings from one of the foremost contemporary critical thinkers on racism, geography, police brutality, and mass incarceration.“. . . . filled with sharp intelligence and even wit . . . Gilmore forces us to think of race, class, prisons, and the world in entirely new ways.” —NPRGathering together Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s work from over three ... Read more

    $9.99 USD