Category: Other Social Sciences

Explorer, soldier, Orientalist, cartographer, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat, Sir Richard Francis Burton is famed for his travels and …

Beyond Good and Evil - Nietzsche Friedrich

A practical, how-to guide to designing mixed methods studies Combining the latest thinking about mixed methods research designs with practical, …

30-Second Philosophies: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Philosophies, Each Explained in Half a Minute - Stephen Law & Julian Baggini

From ancient and medieval philosophers such as Confucius and Thomas Aquinas, to revolutionary thought leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and …

In his runaway bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond brilliantly examined the circumstances that allowed Western civilizations to dominate …

An enlightening look at how peaceful communication can create compassionate connections with family, friends, and other acquaintances, this international bestseller …

The 6th edition of Andrew Heywood’s best-selling undergraduate textbook provides a clear and accessible introduction to the political creeds and …

Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to …

My interest i Hegel, which isn’t great, is more an interest in Marx. Hegel is not a favorite, but to …

Critical Thinking Skills has taken the seemingly baffling art of analysis and broken it down into easy to understand blocks, …

The book is not what I expected. I expected an "organized account" of the schools of thought in India and …

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about …

This volume, with one hundred new articles, supplements the award-winning 10-volume Encyclopedia of World Cultures, which was also organized and …

To the complete novice, learning about philosophy can be a cause for dread. The Philosophy Book uses innovative graphics and …

Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, by the fear that in a …

The Critical Thinking Toolkit is a comprehensive compendium that equips readers with the essential knowledge and methods for clear, analytical, …

Don’t simply show your data—tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and …

Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success - John C. Maxwell

The Sociology Book takes on some of humankinds biggest questions: What is society? What makes it tick? Why do we …

I have read many introductions to philosophy aimed at laymen & this is by far the best I’ve seen. Everything …

The Third Edition of Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners integrates various quantitative and qualitative methodologies into eight practice-based-steps, …

No political concept is more used, and misused, than that of democracy. Nearly every regime today claims to be democratic, …

En el presente libro, el ya fallecido Murray Bookchin, uno de los principales pensadores anarquistas contemporáneos, realiza una dura crítica …

Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx’s thought, enabling us to grasp Marx’s views as a whole. He …

Throughout history, humanity has borne witness to the political and moral challenges that arise when people place national identity above …

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets …

I have read many introductions to philosophy aimed at laymen & this is by far the best I’ve seen. Everything …