Talcott Parsons
The American sociologist Talcott Parsons was often accused of being an overly abstract, even apolitical thinker, remote in Harvard's ivory tower. The controversial Parsons, in fact, emulated his mentor, the venerable Max Weber, in at least two res...
Talcott Parsons
This is not a conventional biography but an attempt to explore the motives and intentions that underpin Talcott Parsons' published work by exploring the reasoning Parsons shares with his readers in the pages of his many published works and the pos...
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is one of the most influential and best-known sociologists of the past century. This introduction dwells on Parsons' conceptual apparatus and offers a compendium of his research. His works are subdivided into three dist...
Talcott Parsons
This volume offers a reappraisal of Parsons' work by leading social theorists, who place his writing at the centre of current controversies over modernity, postmodernity and globalization. The wide-ranging discussion encompasses Parsons' value com...
Persons
An examination and defence of the concept of personality, long central to Western moral culture but now increasingly under attack, by a leading European philosopher. Persons takes issue with major contemporary philosophers, especially in the Engli...
Persons
The nature of persons is a perennial topic of debate in philosophy, currently enjoying something of a revival. In this volume for the first time metaphysical debates about the nature of human persons are brought together with related debates in ph...
Parsons: Sacred Music
Parsons: Sacred Music [CD]
Parsons Gram: GP
180 gram vinyl.
Talcott Parsons Reader
Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential American sociologists of the postwar period. Bryan Turner's selections from Parsons' work provide a comprehensive overview of his principal contributions and are grouped under the following subd...
Talcott Parsons Reader
Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential American sociologists of the postwar period. Bryan Turner's selections from Parsons' work provide a comprehensive overview of his principal contributions and are grouped under the following subd...
Essays in Sociological Theory
Talcott Parsons needs little introduction to anyone acquainted with the literature of sociology. Few men have dominated their fields so much as Dr. Parsons does his. In this collection of nineteen essays, Dr. Parsons focuses his attention on subje...
Parlons affaires!
Current, in-depth, and flexible, PARLONS AFFAIRES! systematically discusses French business practices and culture, while delivering a wealth of supporting material for readers. The program covers traditional business topics, as well as career prac...
Missing Persons
The Western cultural consensus based on the ideas of free markets and individualism has led many social scientists to consider poverty as a personal experience, a deprivation of material things, and a failure of just distribution. Mary Douglas and...
Selfless Persons
This book seeks to explain carefully and sympathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any self, soul or enduring essence in man. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context...
Business Persons
Business firms are ubiquitous in modern society, but an appreciation of how they are formed and for what purposes requires an understanding of their legal foundations. This book provides a scholarly and yet accessible introduction to the legal fra...
Unbecoming Persons
A damning genealogy of modern personhood and a bold vision for a new ethics rooted in belonging rather than individuality. ¿ In the face of ecological crisis, economic injustice, and political violence, the moral demands of being a good person are...
Disappearing Persons
Investigates the psychocultural crisis confronting our increasingly appearance-oriented, shame-driven society. In Disappearing Persons, psychoanalyst Benjamin Kilborne looks at how we control appearance as an attempt to manage or take charge of ou...
Missing Persons
A missing person is an individual whose whereabouts are unknown and where there is some concern for his or her wellbeing. In the UK, around 250,000 people are reported missing every year, with the majority being children under the age of 18. Despi...
Introducing Persons
Stimulating introduction to the most central and interesting issues in the philosophy of mind. Topics covered include dualism versus the various forms of materialism, personal identity and survival, and the problem of other minds.
Persons Unknown
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA brutal murder. A detective with no one left to trust.'[Steiner] solidified the promise of last year's debut, Missing, Presumed, with another hyper-realistic police procedural' Guardian: Books of the Year 2017A YOUNG MA...
Dante's Persons
Dante's Persons explores the concept of personhood as it appears in Dante's Commedia and seeks out the constituent ethical modes that the poem presents as necessary for attaining a fullness of persona. The study suggests that Dante presents a visi...
Persons Unknown
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A brutal murder. A detective with no one left to trust. '[Steiner] solidified the promise of last year's debut, Missing, Presumed, with another hyper-realistic police procedural' Guardian: Books of the Year 2017 A YOUNG...
Parsons Niamh: Old Simplicity
Parsons Niamh: Old Simplicity [CD]
The Emerald Guide to Talcott Parsons
This book is an introductory guide to the work of Talcott Parsons, designed specifically for students and those new to his work. It offers a comprehensive guide to reading and understanding the development of Parsons' sociological ideas, placing them in the context of his life and his position in American sociology. Scott delves into crucial resources on Parsons, including a bibliography of key works and a guide to further reading. By equipping readers to understand Parsons, the author arms them to engage with Parsons' work for themselves and to come to their own, informed judgments about his contemporary relevance.
Parsons Kat: No Will Power
Parsons Kat: No Will Power [CD]
Alan Parsons Project: Eve
Alan Parsons Project: Eve [Vinyl LP]
Guilbeau and Parsons: Louisiana Rain
Guilbeau and Parsons: Louisiana Rain [CD]
Alan Parsons Project: Stereotomy
Alan Parsons Project: Stereotomy [Vinyl LP]
Alan Parsons Project: Gaudi
Alan Parsons Project: Gaudi [Vinyl LP]
Alan Parsons Project: Gaudi 2008
Alan Parsons Project: Gaudi 2008 [CD]
Alan Parsons Project: Vulture culture
Alan Parsons Project: Vulture culture [Vinyl LP]
Coal Porters: Gram Parsons Tribute Concert
Coal Porters: Gram Parsons Tribute Concert [CD]
Alan Parsons Project: Ammonia Avenue 1984 (Rem)
Alan Parsons Project: Ammonia Avenue 1984 (Rem) [CD]
Alan Parsons Project: I Robot 1977 (Rem)
Alan Parsons Project: I Robot 1977 (Rem) [CD]
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