In 1990, John Major hailed 'the classless society'; in 1997, New Labour announced that 'we're all middle class now', yet we live in an age where food banks, pay day lenders and zero-hour contracts proliferate: it's clear that class matters. Foregrounding the economic nature of class, Split challenges the idea that class can be reduced to the cultural. From precarious labor to r...(展开全部)

This new exciting book includes more than 170 previously unseen ‘ghost signs’ that have been fortunately captured by photography over t he past six to seven years through the cracks of the rapid urban regeneration in Shanghai. It is produced by The Type and three local photographers who have been tracking the ghost signs throughout Shanghai — Colleague Dong, Jiayu Shi and Jianw...(展开全部)

This new exciting book includes more than 170 previously unseen ‘ghost signs’ that have been fortunately captured by photography over t he past six to seven years through the cracks of the rapid urban regeneration in Shanghai. It is produced by The Type and three local photographers who have been tracking the ghost signs throughout Shanghai — Colleague Dong, Jiayu Shi and Jianw...(展开全部)

A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom or at home. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists....(展开全部)

Class Counts combines theoretical discussions of the concept of class with a wide range of comparative empirical investigations of class and its ramifications in developed capitalist societies. What unites the topics is not a preoccupation with a common object of explanation, but rather a common explanatory factor: class. Four broad themes are explored: class structure and its ...(展开全部)

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina. "Every single person has something unique to them which is impossible to re-create, without exception." ―John Smith, acting coach From the acclaimed author of Sabrina, Nick Drnaso’s Acting Class creates a tapestry of disconnect, distrust, and manipulation. Ten strangers are brought together und...(展开全部)

Class Counts combines theoretical discussions of the concept of class with a wide range of comparative empirical investigations of class and its ramifications in developed capitalist societies. What unites the topics is not a preoccupation with a common object of explanation, but rather a common explanatory factor: class. Four broad themes are explored: class structure and its ...(展开全部)

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina. "Every single person has something unique to them which is impossible to re-create, without exception." ―John Smith, acting coach From the acclaimed author of Sabrina, Nick Drnaso’s Acting Class creates a tapestry of disconnect, distrust, and manipulation. Ten strangers are brought together und...(展开全部)

Leading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalism Few ideas are more contested today than “class.” Some have declared its death, while others insist on its centrality to contemporary capitalism. It is said its relevance is limited to explaining individuals’ economic conditions and opportunities, while at the same time argued tha...(展开全部)

Erik Olin Wright（1947-2019） 1976年獲加州大學柏克萊分校博士學位，長期任教於威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校社會學系，曾獲選為2012年度的美國社會學會理事長，也是著名的左派學者及公共知識份子。作為「分析馬克思主義」學派代表人物之一，他以結合賽局理論與馬克思主義聞名。初期他的研究集中於社會階層化領域，《階級》與《階級很重要》為其重要著作。1990年代開始，他的研究興趣逐漸轉向「真實烏托邦」計畫，在花費四年巡迴世界各地與群眾交流後，完成了《真實烏托邦》一書。而本書《理解階級》一方面延續了「解放社會科學」的關懷，另方面也集其早年階級研究之大成，以提出一套整合多樣視角的階級理論為目標。 譯者簡介 李屹 社會學出身。歡迎社科哲商管等翻譯合作。譯作：《40%的工作沒意義，為什麼還搶著做？》（商周出版）、《你這個娘炮》（野人文化）等。 Ema...(展开全部)