Publication year 2017
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Race, Social Class, Politics & Government
Tags Race & Racism, Gender & Feminism, Politics & Government, Social Justice, Black Lives Matter, History: African , Sociology, World History
Sociology
An expansive and fascinating field, sociology explores how human society develops and functions. Titles in this collection range from cultural studies classics like Orientalism by Edward Said and Gender Trouble by Judith Butler to recent Pulitzer Prize winner Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond.
Publication year 2017
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Race, Social Class, Politics & Government
Tags Race & Racism, Gender & Feminism, Politics & Government, Social Justice, Black Lives Matter, History: African , Sociology, World History
Publication year 2018
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Power & Greed, Politics & Government, Community, Equality, Science & Technology, Order & Chaos, Environment
Tags Politics & Government, Philosophy, World History, Education, Education, Social Science, Business & Economics, Sociology, Philosophy, Arts & Culture
Publication year 2012
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Economics, Nation, Politics & Government, Community
Tags Business & Economics, Politics & Government, World History, Science & Nature, Sociology
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (2012) is a nonfiction book co-authored by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. Acemoglu, an MIT economist renowned for his work on political economy, and Robinson, a political scientist and economist, combine their expertise to examine the reasons behind the varying levels of success and failure among nations. This interdisciplinary work, situated at the intersection of institutional economics, developmental economics, and economic history, examines a... Read Why Nations Fail Summary
Publication year 2010
Genre Reference/Text Book, Nonfiction
Themes Race, Environment, Colonialism, Economics, Globalization, Politics & Government, Power & Greed, Science & Technology
Tags World History, Politics & Government, Business & Economics, Sociology, Anthropology
Publication year 2020
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Politics & Government, Conflict, Nation, Community
Tags US History, Psychology, Sociology, Politics & Government, Social Science, World History, Psychology, Arts & Culture
Publication year 2018
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Economics, Equality, Social Class, Justice, Power & Greed, Community, Wins & Losses
Tags Politics & Government, Business & Economics, Social Justice, Civil Rights & Jim Crow South, Social Class, Sociology, World History
Publication year 1981
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Race, Social Class, Community, Justice
Tags Gender & Feminism, Race & Racism, US History, Politics & Government, Social Justice, Women`s Studies, Sociology, World History, Philosophy, Philosophy
Publication year 2019
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Aging, Gratitude, Joy
Tags Self-Improvement, Psychology, Gender & Feminism, Women`s Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Mental Illness, Health
Publication year 2019
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Language, Femininity, Sexual Identity, Politics & Government, Equality, Power & Greed
Tags Gender & Feminism, World History, Women`s Studies, Social Justice, Sociology