Author: R. A. Sydie
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Keywords: perspective, sociological, theory, feminist, men, women, cultured, natural
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1994-03-01
List price: $30.95
ISBN-10: 0774804912
ISBN-13: 9780774804912

Published for the first time in paperback, Rosalind Sydie’s critically acclaimed study examines the work and thought of Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Engels, focusing on what these influential thinkers had to say about the nature of gender relationships. She brings to light assumptions at the foundation of classical social theory, and the effect that these assumptions have had on the perception of women.

Author: Carolyn Strange
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Keywords: discretion, punishment, justice, mercy, qualities
Number of Pages: 186
Published: 1996-12-01
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0774805854
ISBN-13: 9780774805858

Author: Glen Peterso
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Keywords: south, china, revolution, literacy, words, power
Number of Pages: 266
Published: 1998-03-01
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 0774806125
ISBN-13: 9780774806121

This volume examines the struggle for literacy in the linguistically diverse, socially complex, and politically sensitive province of Guangdong. Addressing the Mao Zedong era, the author examines the spread of literacy and how it was perceived at an elite level and used at the popular level.

Author: Michael J. Hambrey
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Keywords: environments, glacial
Published: 1994-08-01
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 0774805102
ISBN-13: 9780774805100

Enhanced by photographic illustrations of extraordinary quality, this text should provide students with a complete introduction to the scientific study of environments dominated by snow and ice. Emphasizing the range of erosional and depositional landforms, drawing on the older geological record, according due attention to the marine environment, and covering all relevant parts of the world - this book should find a wide readership among students of geography, geology and environmental science.; The author has published many research papers and has also been joint-author, co-author or co-edito

Author: David Laycock
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Keywords: theory, democratic, representation
Number of Pages: 281
Published: 2005-04-30
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 0774810793
ISBN-13: 9780774810791

With public confidence in representative institutions dropping to distressing levels, it is time for political theorists to reconnect issues of representation to considerations of justice, rights, citizenship, pluralism, and community. Representation and Democratic Theory investigates theoretical and practical aspects of innovative political representation in the early twenty-first century. It reveals the complexity of contemporary political representation and the importance of re-invigorating public life outside legislatures, political parties, and competitive elections. A crucial supplement

Author: Norman Colbeck
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Keywords: vol, catalogue, bookman
Number of Pages: 1100
Published: 1987-06-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0774802820
ISBN-13: 9780774802826

Authors:Julia Averkieva, Mark Sherman,
Publisher: Univ Of British Columbia
Keywords: figures, string, kwakiutl
Number of Pages: 230
Published: 1992-12-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0774804327
ISBN-13: 9780774804325