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C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological        Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be        pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The        Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in...

Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil WarFor five days in July 1863, at the height of the Civil War, New York City was under siege. Angry rioters burned draft offices, closed factories, destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines, and hunted policemen and soldiers. Before long, the rioters turned their...

Essays in Honour of Andrew AshworthCelebrating the scholarship of one of the leading lawyers of the common law, Andrew Ashworth, the essays in this volume address fundamental questions of principle and value in criminal law, criminal process, human rights, sentencing, and punishment. This is a major contribution to contemporary debates about...

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Belief and Social Identity in the Modern WorldDrawing on empirical research exploring mainstream religious belief and identity        in Euro-American countries, Abby Day explores how people 'believe in belonging',        choosing religious identifications to complement other social and emotional        experiences of 'belongings'....

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