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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results38 Connexions Library1 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 5 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 1 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAin't Nobody's Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society  McWilliams, Peter Book 1994 Bound By Power: Intended Consequences Klaehn, Jeffery (ed.) Book These essays focus on how power and ideology work within society. Interviews are with Noam Chomsky, Linda McQuaig, Robert Bertuzzi and others. They speak to the issues of the understanding of power an... Calculated Chaos: Institutional Threats to Peace and Human Survival Shaffer, Butler D. Book 1985 Discusses the role of institutions within society and how their interests have lead to conflict and war over the past century. Compass Points: Navigating the Twentieth Century Chodos, Robert (Editor) Book 1999 A radical history of the twentieth century by a wide of Canadian authors and essayists grappling with crucial developments in politics, economics, society, and culture in Canada and abroad.
Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 The Crisis of Modern Society Cardan, Paul (Cornelius Castoriadis) Article 1965 Based on a talk given by Paul Cardan at Kent in 1965, "Crisis" elucidates upon the several endemic problems of modern societies, touching on the sciences, education, and the organization of work. The Dialectical Imagination: A History of the Frankfurt School and the Institute of Social Research Jay, Martin Book ... The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy Bookchin, Murray Book 1982 Bookchin's synthesis of ecology, anthropology and political theory traces conflicting legacies of hierarchy and freedom from the first emergence of human culture to today's globalized capitalism, cons... The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth Anielski, Mark Book 2007 Anielski's premise is quite simple: how can we go beyond mere material wealth to achieve veritable wealth-good health, meaningful relationships, spirituality, a clean environment, peace, justice and ... The English Peasantry in the Later Middle Ages: The Ford Lectures for 1973 and Related Studies Hilton, Rodney H. Book 1975 Investigates the question of whether or not peasants might be considered their own social class. 1492-1992 -- Five Centuries of Imperialism and Resistance Bourgeault, Ron; Broad, Dave; Brown, Lorne; Foster, Lori Book 1992 Articles critiquing the "Columbus myth, and chronicles the repression of North America's original indigenous inhabitants. Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction Warburton, Nigel Book 2009 Covers a wide-range of controversial free-speech issues, from Holocaust denial and pornography to the status of modern copyright law. Offers a concise quide to many of the vexing issues concerning our... The Great Transformation: The political and economic origins of our time Polanyi, Karl Book 1944 Polanyi analyzes the social and political upheavals that took place in England during the rise of the market economy. Polanyi contends that the modern market economy and the modern nation-state should... The Great Turning as Compass and Lens : Yes! Magazine Summer 2006 Macy, Joanna Article 2006 The Great Turning is a name for the transition from the industrial growth society to a life-sustaining society. It identifies the shift from a self-destroying political economy to one in harmony with ... The Great War and Canadian Society: An Oral History Read, Daphne Book 1978 Recollections of Canadian men and women who lived thorugh the First World War and recall life in the trenches and on the homefront. Green Politics: Agenda For a Free Society Roussopoulos, Dimitrios Book An international suvey of Green political parties, their programs and their progress toward setting up a society that is ecologically sustainable, economically viable and socially just. The Invention of the White Race: Volume One: Racial Oppression and Social Control Allen, Theodore W Book 1994 One of the great contributions of Allen's study is a complete debunking of the myth that race and skin colour are the same thing. Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society Williams, Raymond Book 1977 Williams examines more than 100 familiar words and explores how they are used. Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay Nickerson, Michael Book 2006 The failure to reduce green house gas emissions, the success of efforts to curb ozone depletion, causes related to prosperity and social justice are just some the topics covered. By using the example ... Questioning Technology: A Critical Anthology Zerzan, John; Carnes, Alice (ed.) Book 1988 A collection of essays laying out the case for thinking critically about technology. Rogue Primate: An Exploration of Human Domestication Livingston, John A. Book 1994 The first domesticated animal, according to Livingston, was neither dog nor goat, but human. Humans cut themselves adrift from the rest of the world by becoming entirely dependent on ideas. Technical ... The Sane Society Fromm, Erich Book 1955 A critical evaluation of the effects of contemporary Western culture on the mental health and sanity of the people living within it. Towns for People Worpole, Ken Book 1992 Examines the pressures, lifestyle changes, and social factors that contributed to the decline in urban public life in the late 20th century. The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life Sennett, Richard Book 1970 An examination of the ways the modern city has failed, and an exploration of new modes of urban organization through which city life can become richer and more life-affirming. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesMarxists Internet Archive Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryFrom the Connexions ArchivesHuman Development Council Organization profile published 1981 Organization 1981 The St. John Human Development Council is an effort at social planning and coordination that is non-governmental and broadly based in the community. Marxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. |
