Authors:Ronald Burt, Karen Cook, Nan Lin,
Publisher: Aldine Transaction
Keywords: economics, paper, sociology, research, capital, theory, social
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2001-06-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0202306445
ISBN-13: 9780202306445

Social capital, as a counterpoint theory to human capital, analyzes the production, investment and returns of the elements or resources embedded in social structures and networks rather than in individuals. Social Capital: Theory and Research features the investigations of some of the leading scholars on social capital from the social network perspective and provides a forum for their ongoing research programs. The contributors to this volume advance theoretical formulations and methodological techniques; analyze the significance of social capital in the labor market; and clarify the utility o

Authors:Karen Schweers Cook, Margaret Levi,
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: rationality, limits
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 1990-11-15
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0226742393
ISBN-13: 9780226742397

Prevailing economic theory presumes that agents act rationally when they make decisions, striving to maximize the efficient use of their resources. Psychology has repeatedly challenged the rational choice paradigm with persuasive evidence that people do not always make the optimal choice. Yet the paradigm has proven so successful a predictor that its use continues to flourish, fueled by debate across the social sciences over why it works so well. Intended to introduce novices to rational choice theory, this accessible, interdisciplinary book collects writings by leading researchers. The Limit

Authors:Karen S. Cook, Russell Hardin, Margaret Levi,
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Publications
Keywords: series, numbered, foundation, sage, russell, cooperation
Number of Pages: 253
Published: 2007-05
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0871541653
ISBN-13: 9780871541659

Some social theorists claim that trust is necessary for the smooth functioning of a democratic society. Yet many recent surveys suggest that trust is on the wane in the United States. Does this foreshadow trouble for the nation? In "Cooperation Without Trust?" Karen Cook, Russell Hardin, and Margaret Levi argue that a society can function well in the absence of trust. Though trust is a useful element in many kinds of relationships, they contend that mutually beneficial cooperative relationships can take place without it. "Cooperation Without Trust?" employs a wide range of examples illustra

Authors:Alexandra Parma Cook, Noble David Cook,
Publisher: Duke University Pre
Keywords: transatlantic, bigamy, case, ignorance, truthful, faith
Number of Pages: 206
Published: 1991-06-17
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0822312220
ISBN-13: 9780822312222

Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance uncovers from history the fascinating and strange story of Spanish explorer Francisco Noguerol de Ulloa. in 1556, accompanied by his second wife, Francisco returned to his home in Spain after a profitable twenty-year sojourn in the new world of Peru. However, unlike most other rich conquistadores who returned to the land of their birth, Francisco was not allowed to settle into a life of leisure. Instead, he was charged with bigamy and illegal shipment of silver, was arrested and imprisoned. Francisco’s first wife (thought long dead) had filed suit in Spa

Authors:Haruko Taya Cook, Theodore F. Cook,
Publisher: New Press
Keywords: history, oral, war, japan
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 1995-04-04
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1565840399
ISBN-13: 9781565840393

This groundbreaking work of oral history captures for the first time ever the remarkable story of ordinary Japanese people during World War II. In a sweeping panorama, Haruko Taya and Theodore Cook take us from the Japanese attacks on China in the 1930s to the Japanese homefront during the inhuman raids on Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, offering the first glimpses of how this century’s most violent conflict affected the lives of the Japanese population. Japan At War is a monumental work of history--one to which Americans and Japanese will turn for decades to come.

Authors:Joan Littlefield Cook, Greg Cook,
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.
Keywords: book, perspectives, principles, development, child
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2005-12-15
List price: $139.93
ISBN-10: 0205314112
ISBN-13: 9780205314119

This topically organized book uses a student-friendly writing style, intuitive design, and an active learning system to help students critically explore the many perspectives on child development. Child Development: Principles and Perspectives encourages students to take an active role in their learning and to think about children’s development from a variety of perspectives. Through interviews, cases, and vignettes, students gain a broad understanding of the viewpoints of people who work with, live with, and care for children, bringing this dynamic field to life! From the start of each

Authors:Peter Cook, William Cook,
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Keywords: cook, peter, complete, twin, tragically
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2003-11-19
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 031231891X
ISBN-13: 9780312318918

To his many friends as well as his legion of fans, Peter Cook was quite simply the funniest man ever. His unique gifts and the way he led the transformation of British comedy (from music hall to perverse absurdity) and his clear comic influence on Monty Python’s Flying Circus and every show since, has been much written about. But never before has there been a collection of Cook’s own writings.Tragically, I Was an Only Twin gathers the treasures of Cook’s comic career, from school and university via Beyond the Fringe alongside Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore,