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This is the only book-length intellectual biography of sociologist Robert Nisbet (1913-1996). It is now available in quality paperback.
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When first published, The Sociological Tradition had a profound and positive impact on sociology, providing a rich sense of intellectual background to a relatively new discipline in America
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This is one of the most important books ever published about the American university
Robert A Nisbet
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Robert Nisbet
This text was first published in 1975, after the resignation of President Nixon. It argues that the political community in the West had broken down and that the West had…
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the Psalms of Degrees, commonly sung by Jewish pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. Robert Nisbet explores their meaning in their original context…
The University of California at Berkeley is today best known as a great research center and popularly remembered as a locus of campus unrest in the 1960s
The Present Age challenges readers to re-examine the role of the United States in the world since World War I. Nisbet criticizes Americans for isolationism at home, and discusses the…
A new edition of sociologist Robert Nisbet’s magnum opus, first published in 1953. It argues that the rise of the powerful modern state had eroded the sources of community-the family…
This volume contains 24 short stories of small-town life in Pembrokeshire.
This volume deals with the conflict between traditionalism and modernism. Nisbet considers subjects such as power, community, culture, and the university. He also deals directly with the values of authority…
This work aims to show that sociology is indeed an art form, one that had strong kinship with literature, painting, Romantic history, and philosophy in the 19th century, the age…
A discussion of the political causes of the manifold forms of alienation that underwrite the human quest for community. It demonstrates that the sovereign political state is inseparable from its…
The idea of progress from the Enlightenment to postmodernism is still very much with us. In intellectual discourse, journals, popular magazines, and radio and talk shows, the debate between those…
One of our most original social thinkers, according to the New York Times, Robert Nisbet offers a new approach to sociology
A great moralist and social thinker illuminates the most vexing issues of our time-war, old age, racism, abortion, boredom, crime and punishment, sociobiology, and seventy odd others-in a dazzling book…
Nisbet traces the idea of progress from its origins in Greek, Roman, and medieval civilizations to modern times. It is a masterful frame of reference for understanding the present world…
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This classic volume deals with a crucial contemporary social issue: the conflict between traditionalism and modernism
Robert Nisbet Bain
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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In this gripping historical account, R. Nisbet Bain tells the story of the ill-fated reign of Peter III of Russia, who ruled for only six months before being overthrown by…
A detailed account of the life and reign of Gustavus III, the King of Sweden, and the major political and historical events that took place during his reign.
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A thoroughly researched history book that examines the life of Gustavus III and the influencers of his time. Bain provides an in-depth analysis of the political and social climate of…
The Pupils of Peter the Great is a historical account of the Russian court and empire from 1697 to 1740, examining the reigns of Peter the Great and his immediate…
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book…
Russian Fairytales is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and…
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The Pupils of Peter the Great - A history of the Russian court and empire from 1697 to 1740 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897…
Hans Christian Andersen - A biography is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research…
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Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire, 1682-1719 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic…
Gustavus III And His Contemporaries, 1746-1792 V1: An Overlooked Chapter Of Eighteenth Century History (1894) is a historical book written by Robert Nisbet Bain. The book delves into the life…
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
