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  • Left and Right

    The Psychological Significance of a Political Distinction

    by John T. Jost ...
    This book brings together for the first time an updated, revised collection of influential essays and articles that capture some of the most exciting scientific and scholarly contributions to the topic of political ideology. John Jost tackles fundamental questions about how psychology, neuroscience, and societal factors impact political attitudes and group divisions. In what sense, if any, are ... Read more

    $65.59 CAD

  • A Theory of System Justification

    by John T. Jost ...
    A leading psychologist explains why nearly all of us—including many of those who are persecuted and powerless—so often defend the social systems that cause misery and injustice.Why do we so often defend the very social systems that are responsible for injustice and exploitation? In A Theory of System Justification, John Jost argues that we are motivated to defend the status quo because doing so ... Read more

    $52.79 CAD

  • Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification

    by John T. Jost, Aaron C. Kay, Hulda Thorisdottir ...
    Series series Series in Political Psychology
    This new volume on Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification brings together several of the most prominent social and political psychologists who are responsible for the resurgence of interest in the study of ideology, broadly defined. Leading scientists and scholars from several related disciplines, including psychology, sociology, political science, law, and ... Read more

    $100.79 CAD

  • The Age of Johnson

    A Scholarly Annual (Volume 24)

    by Stephen Clarke, Marcus Walsh, Matthew Davis, Anthony W. Lee, Paul Tankard, Susan Kubica Howard, Suzanna Geiser, Peter Briggs, David Venturo, Eric Bennett, John Richetti, Jacob Sider Jost, Robert DeMaria, Joseph F. Bartolomeo, Heinz-Joachim Müllenbrock ...
    Series Book 24 - The Age of Johnson
    The move to a new publisher has given The Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual the opportunity to recommit to what it does best: present to a wide readership cant-free scholarly articles and essays and searching book reviews, all featuring a wide variety of approaches, written by both seasoned scholars and relative newcomers. Volume 24 features commentary on a range of Johnsonian topics: his ... Read more

    $164.99 CAD

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  • The Social Life of Books

    Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home

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    Series series The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
    "A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books."—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which ... Read more

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    Beyond Prejudice and Racism

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  • Unusual Suspects: Pitt's Reign of Alarm and the Lost Generation of the 1790s

    Pitt's Reign of Alarm and the Lost Generation of the 1790s

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