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  • The Psychology of Pierre Janet (Routledge Revivals)

    by Elton Mayo ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Pierre Janet (1859 – 1947) is considered to be one of the founders of psychology, and pioneered research in the disciplines of psychology, philosophy and psychotherapy. Janet’s most crucial research, particularly in the subjects of ‘dissociation’ and ‘subconscious’ - terms coined by him - is explored in this book, first published in 1952. As Janet did not publish much in English, these notes ... Read more

    $46.71 CAD

  • The Mad Mosaic

    A Life Story

    by Gael Elton Mayo ...
    SEAMUS HEANEY, OBSERVER – An exhilarating autobiography.“On June 1940, while evacuation from Dunkirk was taking place in the north, my son was born at Cauderan near Bordeaux; we were part of the exodus which was surging down the roads to the south throughout June, at times under bombs from Italian planes.” So begins Gael Elton Mayo’s nail-biting autobiography. Shot at by the Nazis whilst escaping ... Read more

    $7.36 CAD

  • The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization

    by Elton Mayo ...
    In this volume Mayo discusses the Hawthorne experiments, relating the findings about human relations within the Hawthorne plant to the social environment in the surrounding Chicago area. The Chicago School of Sociologists were studying aspects of social disorganization and this was a topic pioneered by Emile Durkheim. ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • The Social Problems of an Industrial Civilisation

    by Elton Mayo ...
    Series series International Library of Sociology
    First published in 1998. This is Volume IX of eleven of the Economic and Society series. Including an appendix on the political problem, this book includes the thoughts of Elton Mayo, seen initially as a modern social thinker who challenges the basic assumptions of the practical world of industry ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Honeymoon in Hell

    by Gael Elton Mayo ...
    Honeymoon in Hell is a remarkable rediscovered World War Two novel about a young couple grappling with the challenges of escaping from Nazi-occupied FranceSeptember 1939. Star-crossed newly-weds, Anthea and Igor, have enjoyed a lazy summer on the French Riviera with their fun-loving friends, but a disturbing undercurrent lies beneath their insouciance. She is just sweet seventeen, and he a worldly ... Read more

    $11.05 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of a Dream

    A Memoir

    by Gael Elton Mayo ...
    PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR – Beautifully done. A marvellous subtle knack of catching atmosphere and landscape, an ear for the spoken word that evokes half Balzac, half Alain Fournier . . . I loved it.The End of a Dream is a lyrical evocation of a long-forgotten yet echoingly familiar world, and an engrossing portrayal of life in rural France predating the environmental degradation of today.Gael Elton ... Read more

    $7.36 CAD

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    by Christopher Lasch ...
    When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century.The book quickly became a bestseller. This edition includes a new afterword, "The Culture of Narcissism Revisited." ... Read more

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  • In Defense of a Liberal Education

    by Fareed Zakaria ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world’s most valuable educational tradition.**The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While ... Read more

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  • Teaching As a Subversive Activity

    A No-Holds-Barred Assault on Outdated Teaching Methods-with Dramatic and Practical Proposals on How Education Can Be Made Relevant to Today's World

    by Neil Postman ...
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  • An Uncertain Place

    by Fred Vargas ...
    Translated by Sian Reynolds ...
    Series Book 6 - Commissaire Adamsberg
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  • Behavior in Public Places

    by Erving Goffman ...
    Erving Goffman effectively extends his argument in favor of a diagnosis of deviant behavior which takes account of the whole social situation. ... Read more

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  • Institutions and the Person

    Festschrift in Honor of Everett C.Hughes

    by Howard Saul Becker, Blanche Geer, David Riesman, Robert S. Weiss ...
    Everett C. Hughes had a great impact on the field of sociology as a whole and on an entire generation of sociologists. Some of Hughes' former students and colleagues honor him in this book. The essays address the main themes in his work over the years, and illustrate as well Hughes' impact on the contributors, many of whom are themselves senior figures in the field. The book as a whole provides a ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD