This essay offers an approach to the ideological underpinnings of 20th‐century criticism,
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War is a highly complex and dynamic form of social conflict. This book demonstrates the
importance of using sociological tools to understand the changing character of war and …

Originally a chapter in the" Handbook of Political Science", this analysis develops the
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In print for fifty years, White Collar by C. Wright Mills is considered a standard on the subject
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This classic collection of essays by EP Thompson, one of England's most renowned socialist
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How does the government or a business plan for an unimaginable disaster-a meltdown at a
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