Жанр: Социология

Grass and its organisation into lawns is a particularly English obsession.If an Englishman’s house is his castle, then his lawn is most certainly his estate. Occupying a place in the national psyche comparable to that of afternoon tea, the English concept of the ideal lawn has evolved and altered alomost beyond regognition since its first mention in the time of Henry III. Now Tom Fort traces its history, through famous lawns, to the present day.The English are universally acknowledged to be the lawn creators, coming up with most of the games played on grass, as well as the original…

What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? In the sequel to ‘The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail’ Michael Baigent reveals the truth and tackles controversial questions, such as whether or not Christ survived the crucifixion.Twenty years ago Michael Baigent and his colleagues stunned the world with a controversial theory that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene married and founded a holy bloodline. His bestselling book ‘The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail’ (with co-authors Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh) became an international publishing phenomenon and was one of the sources…

the first clear anatomy of a confused decade, the 1990s – ‘Bracewell, with great verve and style, animates the cultural conversation’, Greil Marcus’Michael Bracewell is the most adroitly gifted writer of his generation.’ MorrisseyMichael Bracewell is now clearly established as one of the most subtle, penetrating, amusing and far-sighted of all observers of the contemporary scene in Britain. His writing on culture high and low is coveted by every broadsheet, every stylish glossy monthly magazine and on radio and TV punditry platforms. His book, England Is Mine, about the…

A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of ‘Americanah’ and ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name.An eBook short.What does “feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay – adapted from her much-viewed Tedx talk of the same name – by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of ‘Americanah’ and ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’. With humour and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the…

В данном материале автор детально разбирает принципы, по которым в нашей стране работают деструктивные технологии. Как это стало возможно, и почему государство не может этому противостоять? В отсутствии государственной идеологии, принятой на законодательном уровне, и абсолютной свободы слова, не только информационная…

Биология и философия буддизма… Как они отвечают на моральные вопросы? Ответ на этот вопрос раскрывает в своей книге Евгений Бульба – сотрудник Лаборатории разработки способов интегрирующего преподавания естественных наук Харьковского национального университета, лектор, редактор, автор статей и книг по психологии и…

Для Вебера ключевым аспектом социологии являлось изу­чение намерений, ценностей, убеждений и мнений, лежащих в основе человеческого поведения. Поэтому изучать общество – значит изучать индивидов, исследовать мотивы их поступков, искать их рациональное объяснение. Следовательно, социология должна стать строго…

Чтобы понять конфликты и потрясения современности, нам следует заглянуть в прошлое и осознать: все это уже было. Пятьсот лет назад, во времена Ренессанса, Леонардо, Колумб, Коперник, Гутенберг и многие другие изменили свою эпоху и дали толчок к распространению знаний и расцвету творчества. Но уже тогда человечество…

“I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve wondered, especially after a spicy meal, why evolution wasn’t smart enough to build us with buttholes made out of something more durable? Titanium, perhaps?”From the hilarious Mara Altman, Gross Anatomy unapologetically explores the beautiful, and sometimes not so beautiful, aspects of our bodies, and why they’re worth loving anyway. From hairy chins to braless outings, lice-infestations to PMS, no body part is left undiscussed as Altman takes the reader on a wild journey from head to toe, recounting experiences most of us are too polite…

Чем принципиально отличается чтение от складывания букв в слова, с дальнейшим складыванием слов в предложения? Уровнем осознания смысла. Так и в искусстве, можно попробовать скопировать западные формы, совершенно не понимая сути. Именно о таком поверхностном копировании нашими архитекторами (если сие явление можно так…

From the hugely respected journalist Miranda Sawyer, a very modern look at the midlife crisis – delving into the truth, and lies, of the experience and how to survive it, with thoughtfulness, insight and humour.‘You wake one day and everything is wrong. It’s as though you went out one warm evening – an evening fizzing with delicious potential, so ripe and sticky-sweet you can taste it on the air – for just one drink … and woke up two days later in a skip. Except you’re not in a skip, you’re in an estate car, on the way to an out-of-town shopping mall to buy a…

В пособии дается систематическое изложение основных разделов и тем вузовского курса социологии в соответствии с требованиями Государственного образовательного стандарта. В конце каждой темы приводятся контрольные вопросы и задания для самопроверки знаний студентов, списки литературы для самостоятельного изучения. Даны…

A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point.When Michela Wrong’s Kenyan friend John Githongo appeared one cold February morning on the doorstep of her London flat, carrying a small mountain of luggage and four trilling mobile phones he seemed determined to ignore, it was clear something had gone very wrong in a country regarded until then as one of Africa’s few budding success stories.Two years earlier, in the wave of euphoria that followed the election defeat of long-serving President Daniel arap…

‘A twisty and engrossing thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.’Karin Slaughter, International Bestselling AuthorHumiliated by a man who held her careerin his hands, Dana Diaz’s life and reputation are in tatters.Drowning her sorrows one night in a bar, she getsspeaking to a stranger, Amanda – and finds that she, too,has a story to tell.Over a drink, Amanda proposes a plan.The women should take revenge on each other’s behalf.Stalking and tormenting the people that wronged themcarries a thrill – and one act of revenge soonleads to another. But while this may be an…