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  • Folkways

    Enriched edition. A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

    In "Folkways," William Graham Sumner offers a meticulous exploration of the customs, traditions, and societal norms that shape human behavior, arguing that these 'folkways' dictate social cohesion and individual conduct. Written in an analytical yet engaging style, the book situates itself within the context of late 19th-century sociology, drawing on a diverse array of examples to illustrate the ... Read more

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  • Folkways

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • What Social Classes Owe to Each Other

    "What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" by William Graham Sumner is a seminal work that explores the dynamics between different social classes in society. Sumner, a prominent sociologist and economist, argues that social classes have distinct roles and responsibilities towards one another. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the interdependence of classes, suggesting that each class ... Read more

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  • The Forgotten Man and Other Essays

    During the last fifteen years we have had two great questions to discuss: the restoration of the currency and civil-service reform. Neither of these questions has yet reached a satisfactory solution, but both are on the way toward such a result. The next great effort to strip off the evils entailed on us by the Civil War will consist in the repeal of those taxes which one man was enabled to levy ... Read more

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  • Folkways

    If we put together all that we have learned from anthropology and ethnography about primitive men and primitive society, we perceive that the first task of life is to live. Men begin with acts, not with thoughts. Every moment brings necessities which must be satisfied at once. Need was the first experience, and it was followed at once by a blundering effort to satisfy it. It is generally taken for ... Read more

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  • Liberty

    Who is Free?

    What is Liberty or Freedom? Who is free? The Civilized Man, the Savage, or the Millionaire?...It might seem that liberty was one of the most trite and worn of all subjects. It will be the aim of this essay to show that liberty is the least well analyzed of all the important social conceptions, that it is the thing at stake in the most important current controversies, and that it needs to be ... Read more

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  • Folkways - A Study Of The Sociological Importance Of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores And Morals

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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  • Earth-Hunger and Other Essays

    Enriched edition. Unraveling Social Complexities: Essays on Competition, Government, and Human Nature

    In "Earth-Hunger and Other Essays," William Graham Sumner presents a critical examination of societal norms, economic theories, and moral values prevalent in late 19th-century America. Through a collection of incisive essays, Sumner employs a sharp, analytical literary style that blends empirical observation with engaging rhetoric. He explores themes of individualism, capitalism, and the ... Read more

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  • What Makes the Rich Richer and the Poor Poorer

    What Makes the Rich Richer and the Poor Poorer? Through this question, this book deals with the effect of capitalist competition on the social classes. ... Read more

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    The germ of this book was contained in an article published in the Independent, April 3, 1902. The wide interest which that article awakened prompted the elaboration and arrangement of its briefly considered and somewhat disjointed parts into the present form. ... Read more

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  • On Liberty and Other Essays

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women show Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vital today - issues of the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic government, and the place of ... Read more

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  • The Two Narratives of Political Economy

    Captures the 17th-19th century origins and developments ofpolitical economy by editing original texts and illuminatingtheir relevance for today's political debatePolitical economy from the 17th century to the present can be captured in two narratives originating with Locke and Rousseau. Those original narratives were expanded in significant ways in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the editors ... Read more

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