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Soviet Post-War Youth and the Emergence of Mature SocialismAn in-depth study of late Stalinist youth and youth culture, illuminating the        complex relationship between the Soviet state and its youth and providing a new        framework for understanding late Stalinism and its impact on the future development        of the Soviet system....

This book investigates the precise effects on society of the new and much vaunted electronic technologies (ICTs). Are fundamental shifts already taking place in the way in which we behave, organize, and interact as a direct result of their implementation? Providing a comprehensive set of detailed empirical studies of the genesis and use of these...

Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together much recent research on the Church Fathers from the second to the seventh centuries, offering an analysis of their spiritual teaching and setting it within the context of the times....

A Very Short IntroductionWhat are the origins of the Catholic Church? How has Catholicism changed and adapted over the centuries? What challenges does the Catholic Church face in the twenty-first century? Gerald O'Collins answers these and other questions in this clear, accessible introduction to the largest and oldest institution in the world....

Probing the Great Gospel ConspiracyHow did the Church get Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John instead of Thomas, Mary,        Peter, and Judas? C. E. Hill presents evidence for how and why, despite the numerous        Gospels that appeared in the earliest Christian centuries, four (and only four)        Gospels came to be embraced by the Protestant,...

This book brings together leading academics from important schools of social and economic theory to make a pressing, spirited, and highly engaging case for the relevance of these particular perspectives in contributing to the analysis of contemporary work.. The schools covered are: Weberian, Marxian, Durkheimian, feminist, neo-classical economics,...