In this momentous challenge to the economic theories of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim presents a visionary reconception of the social structures for production and allocation that are the cornerstones of capitalism.

Packed with provocative information about the social and political habits of twentieth-century Americans.

Ward Churchill has achieved an unparalleled reputation as a scholar-activist and analyst of indigenous issues in North America.

Homeward Bound tells the story of domestic containment - how it emerged, how it affected the lives of those who tried to conform to it, and how it unraveled in the wake of the Vietnam era's assault on Cold War culture, when unwed mothers, ...

"The best study of our times that I know. . . . Of all the books that I have read in the last 20 years, it is by far the one that has taught me the most."--Le Figaro Future Shock is about the present.

Discusses the significance of totemism among primitive peoples and its interpretation by anthropologists and philosophies.

Gregory Bateson was a philosopher, anthropologist, photographer, naturalist, and poet, as well as the husband and collaborator of Margaret Mead.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This is a poignantly written work, which argues that the Marrano experience of concealing ''the Other within'' is also paradigmatic for the adventures of modern subjectivity.

This book explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others.