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  • The Civil Sphere

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    What binds societies together and how can these social orders be structured in a fair way? Jeffrey C. Alexander's masterful work, The Civil Sphere, addresses this central paradox of modern life. Feelings for others--the solidarity that is ignored or underplayed by theories of power or self-interest--are at the heart of this novel inquiry into the meeting place between normative theories of what we ... Read more

    $39.19 CAD

  • Performance and Power

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    Performativity has emerged as a critical new idea across the humanities and social sciences, from literary and cultural studies to the study of gender and the philosophy of action. In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander demonstrates how performance can reorient our study of politics and society.Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings. ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Civil Sphere in Canada

    Edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander, Mervyn Horgan ...
    When activists, advocates, victims of injustice, and ordinary citizens seek to advance (or block) social justice and cohesion, they draw on morally charged ideals. But the wellsprings of solidarity in a society as diverse as Canada are complex and mutable.The Civil Sphere in Canada analyzes the shifting meanings we attach to key social actors, activities, and institutions to reveal the dynamics of ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Frontlash / Backlash

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In the aftermath of the Cold War, many societies seemed firmly set on a pathway to cultural reintegration, progressive reform, and democratic government. This didn't happen. Instead, they have become increasingly polarized, and far-right antidemocratic forces are gaining power. In his new work, Jeffrey Alexander explains why, developing an approach to social change that challenges the faith in ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Meanings of Social Life

    A Cultural Sociology

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In The Meanings of Social Life , Jeffrey Alexander presents a new approach to how culture works in contemporary societies. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, he shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions. Only when these deep patterns of meaning are ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Trauma

    A Social Theory

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In this book Jeffrey C. Alexander develops an original social theory of trauma and uses it to carry out a series of empirical investigations into social suffering around the globe.Alexander argues that traumas are not merely psychological but collective experiences, and that trauma work plays a key role in defining the origins and outcomes of critical social conflicts. He outlines a model of ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Japan's Motorcycle Wars

    An Industry History

    by Jeffrey W. Alexander ...
    For decades the crown jewels of Japan’s postwar manufacturing industry, motorcycles remain one of Japan’s top exports. Japan’s Motorcycle Wars assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive wave of motorization sweeping the Asia-Pacific ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • Hampton Roads

    Remembering Our Schools

    by Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Jeffrey Littlejohn, Charles H. Ford, Sonia Yaco, The Norfolk Historical Society ...
    Series series Vintage Images
    With this striking collection of historical images, experience afront-row view of the origination of the public school system within Hampton Roads and the epic struggle for racial equality. From the seventeenth century until the present, this area of the Old Dominion has been at the forefront of challenges, including Reconstruction, Jim Crow law, racial disharmony and public resistance to tax ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Performance of Politics:Obama's Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power

    Obama's Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    Contemporary observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography. Whatever portion of the vote not explained by the class, gender, race, and religious differences of voters is attributed to the candidates' positions on the issues of the day. But are these the only--or even the main--factors that determine the vote? The Performance of Politics develops a new way of looking at ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Civil Repair

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    This book challenges the pessimism that has so marked, and impoverished, social theorizing about modern life. Modernity has often been dark and debilitating, but it has also generated hope for a better life and extraordinary reforms and liberations, from the creation of hopeful democracies in the face of dangerous dictatorships to feminist transformations of patriarchy, struggles against ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Progress

    Movements, Forces, and Ideas at the End of the Twentieth Century

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander, Piotr Sztompka ...
    Rethinking Progress provides a challenging reevaluation of one of the crucial ideas of Western civilization; the notion of progress. Progress often seems to have become self-defeating, producing ecological deserts, overpopulated cities, exhausted resources, decaying cultures, and widespread feelings of alienation. The contributors, from all over the world, present their diversified perspectives on ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD

  • The Drama of Social Life

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and “cultural pragmatics” are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life.Central to Alexander’s approach is a new model of social performance that combines elements from both the theatrical avant-garde and modern social theory. He uses this model to shed new light ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD