One of the first major studies of sociology, this book explores the clash between small-scale neighborhood-based communities and the large-scale competitive market society. It considers all aspects of life — political, economic, legal, family, religion and culture. Discusses construction of "selfhood" and "personhood," and modes of cognition, language, and understanding. Unabridged republication of the translated edition, published by Harper & Row, New York, 1957, of the 1887 German publication of Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft.
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William Morris on Art and Socialism by William Morris, Norman Kelvin Outstanding collection of 11 lectures comprises "Useful Work vs. Useless Toil," "The Dawn of a New Epoch," "Of the Origins of Ornamental Art," and "The Present Outlook of Socialism." Introduction. Biographical Note.
Handbook of World Mythology by Alexander S. Murray, William H. Klapp From Apollo to Zeus, and from Vedic and Brahmanic gods to the creation myths, this is one of the most authoritative single-volume narratives on Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Hindu, and Norse/Germanic myths.
Arabic Proverbs by John Lewis Burckhardt Collected in the early 19th century by an expert in Arabic language and customs, this treasury of over 780 native Arabic sayings includes opinions on friendship, personal status, dishonesty, oppression, more.
Native American Mythology by Hartley Burr Alexander This fascinating and informative compendium, assembled by a celebrated anthropologist, offers a remarkably wide range of nomadic sagas, animist myths, cosmogonies and creation myths, end-time prophecies, and other traditional tales.
Masai Myths, Tales and Riddles by A. C. Hollis These enchanting tales from the Masai of East Africa describe worlds of warriors and devils, monkeys and hyenas, earthquakes and comets — magical realms, in which everyday life takes on supernatural elements.
