Until recently, dominant theoretical paradigms in the comparative social sciences did not highlight states as organizational structures or as potentially autonomous actors. Indeed, the term 'state' was rarely used. Current work, however, increasingly views the state as an agent which, although influenced by the society that surrounds it, also shapes social and political process...(展开全部)

Until recently, dominant theoretical paradigms in the comparative social sciences did not highlight states as organizational structures or as potentially autonomous actors. Indeed, the term 'state' was rarely used. Current work, however, increasingly views the state as an agent which, although influenced by the society that surrounds it, also shapes social and political process...(展开全部)

'This book tackles some of the most important educational questions of the day...It is rare to find a book on education which is theoretically sophisticated and practically relevant: this book is.' - "From the Foreword by Hugh Lauder". What is it in the twenty-first century that we want young people, and adults returning to study, to know? What is it about the kind of knowledge...(展开全部)

Death in ther Back Seat is the first book writtten by Dorothy Cameron Disney. In this classic mystery, Mr. and Mrs. Storm, a painter and a writer, plan to live a simple life in an isolated cottage in the country away from their New York apartment, but find themselves accused of murder and swept in a series of dangerous events.

Death in ther Back Seat is the first book writtten by Dorothy Cameron Disney. In this classic mystery, Mr. and Mrs. Storm, a painter and a writer, plan to live a simple life in an isolated cottage in the country away from their New York apartment, but find themselves accused of murder and swept in a series of dangerous events.

Illus. in color. The mischievous cat returns on a snowy day when there is work to be done.

The very form and reach of the modern state are changing radically under the pressure of globalization. Featuring nine of the leading scholars in the field, this innovative exploration of these transformations develops an ethnographic methodology and theoretical apparatus to assess perceptions of power in three regions where state reform and violence have been particularly dram...(展开全部)

The Policy process in the modern state, 3rd ed. In an expanded and improved third edition of this classic textbook, Michael Hill has once again provided an exempary introductory account of the policy process in the modern state. Building on the success of the previous editions, the author has extended the introductory first chapter in to indclude more explanatory material on th...(展开全部)

弗兰茨·奥本海默（英语：Franz Oppenheimer，1864年3月30日－1943年9月30日），生于柏林，死于加州洛杉矶，德国犹太社会学家，政治经济学家，出版的作品涉及主权国家的基本社会理念。 在弗雷堡和柏林学习了医学后，奥本海姆在1886至1895年间在柏林行医。自1890年以后，他开始倾向于研究社会政治学和社会经济学问题。在结束医生生涯后，他成为了《上午世界》（Welt am Morgen）杂志的主编，在这里结识了弗雷德里克·瑙曼，当时瑙曼还在替不同的报社挨家挨户送报纸。 1909年，奥本海姆凭借一篇论述经济学家大卫·李嘉图的论文获得了基尔大学的博士学位。自1909年至1917年，奥本海姆在柏林先是做无薪讲师，然后做了两年挂名教授。在1914年他成了“解放俄国犹太人德国委员会”组织的联合创始人之一。1919年他接受了法兰克福的约翰-沃尔...(展开全部)