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  • The Civil Sphere

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    What binds societies together and how can these social orders be structured in a fair way? Jeffrey C. Alexander's masterful work, The Civil Sphere, addresses this central paradox of modern life. Feelings for others--the solidarity that is ignored or underplayed by theories of power or self-interest--are at the heart of this novel inquiry into the meeting place between normative theories of what we ... Read more

    $39.19 CAD

  • Performance and Power

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    Performativity has emerged as a critical new idea across the humanities and social sciences, from literary and cultural studies to the study of gender and the philosophy of action. In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander demonstrates how performance can reorient our study of politics and society.Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings. ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Civil Sphere in Canada

    Edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander, Mervyn Horgan ...
    When activists, advocates, victims of injustice, and ordinary citizens seek to advance (or block) social justice and cohesion, they draw on morally charged ideals. But the wellsprings of solidarity in a society as diverse as Canada are complex and mutable.The Civil Sphere in Canada analyzes the shifting meanings we attach to key social actors, activities, and institutions to reveal the dynamics of ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Japan's Motorcycle Wars

    An Industry History

    by Jeffrey W. Alexander ...
    For decades the crown jewels of Japan’s postwar manufacturing industry, motorcycles remain one of Japan’s top exports. Japan’s Motorcycle Wars assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive wave of motorization sweeping the Asia-Pacific ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • The Meanings of Social Life

    A Cultural Sociology

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In The Meanings of Social Life , Jeffrey Alexander presents a new approach to how culture works in contemporary societies. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, he shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions. Only when these deep patterns of meaning are ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • A History of Witchcraft

    Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans

    by Jeffrey B. Russell, Brooks Alexander ...
    An authoritative and concise history of witchcraft from the ancient world up to the present day.Witchcraft has always been a fluid and intriguing belief system that has enchanted and sometimes terrified humanity. Now in its third edition, A History of Witchcraft has established itself as the authoritative history of witchery and the occult. Beginning with magic in the ancient world, Jeffrey B. ... Read more

    $17.49 CAD

  • Trauma

    A Social Theory

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In this book Jeffrey C. Alexander develops an original social theory of trauma and uses it to carry out a series of empirical investigations into social suffering around the globe.Alexander argues that traumas are not merely psychological but collective experiences, and that trauma work plays a key role in defining the origins and outcomes of critical social conflicts. He outlines a model of ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Hampton Roads

    Remembering Our Schools

    by Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Jeffrey Littlejohn, Charles H. Ford, Sonia Yaco, The Norfolk Historical Society ...
    Series series Vintage Images
    With this striking collection of historical images, experience afront-row view of the origination of the public school system within Hampton Roads and the epic struggle for racial equality. From the seventeenth century until the present, this area of the Old Dominion has been at the forefront of challenges, including Reconstruction, Jim Crow law, racial disharmony and public resistance to tax ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY

    For High Schools and Colleges

    by Alexander Jeffrey ...
    This book is the culmination of years of exploration, research, and a profound fascination with the often-overlooked creatures that play a vital role in maintaining the delicate balance of our ecosystems. From the smallest arachnids to the largest echinoderms, each invertebrate holds a unique story waiting to be told. Unveiling the secrets of these often-overlooked beings, the book seamlessly ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Frontlash / Backlash

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In the aftermath of the Cold War, many societies seemed firmly set on a pathway to cultural reintegration, progressive reform, and democratic government. This didn't happen. Instead, they have become increasingly polarized, and far-right antidemocratic forces are gaining power. In his new work, Jeffrey Alexander explains why, developing an approach to social change that challenges the faith in ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Antinomies of Classical Thought: Marx and Durkheim (Theoretical Logic in Sociology)

    by Jeffrey Alexander ...
    Series series Theoretical Logic in Sociology
    This volume challenges prevailing understanding of the two great founders of sociological thought. In a detailed and systematic way the author demonstrates how Marx and Durkheim gradually developed the fundamental frameworks for sociological materialism and idealism. While most recent interpreters of Marx have placed alienation and subjectivity at the centre of his work, Professor Alexander ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

  • Classical Attempt at Theoretical Synthesis (Theoretical Logic in Sociology)

    Max Weber

    by Jeffrey Alexander ...
    Series series Theoretical Logic in Sociology
    The limits of one-dimensional theory are strikingly revealed in the schools that the founders of the major sociological traditions established. In this volume Max Weber is presented as the theorist who laid out new starting points and the author considers his work as a response, in part, to the idealist tradition which (in Volume 2), he maintains that Durkheim represents. As Weber was less able to ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD