Matt - Social & Cultural Studies 9

The inspiration for the film starring Anthony Hopkins, journalist Matt Baglio uses the astonishing story of one American priest's training as an exorcist to reveal that the phenomena of possession, ……続きを見る

In the twentieth century, Americans thought of the United States as a land of opportunity and equality. To what extent and for whom this was true was, of course, a matter of debate, however especial……続きを見る

This book will be the first systematic examination of the role that ethics plays in international security in both theory and practice, and offers the reader a concrete ethics for global security. Q……続きを見る

U.S. security does not require nearly 1,600 nuclear weapons deployed on a triad of systemsーbombers, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles……続きを見る

**The subject of the HBO documentary The Jinx, convicted murderer Robert Durst's story is as outrageous as it is horrifying. Here, from the first reporter to access Durst’s NYPD files, is the author……続きを見る

This volume explores dynamic conversations through history between individuals and communities over questions about religion and state. Divided into two sections, our authors begin with consideratio……続きを見る

A Critical Introduction to Social Research is the new, updated and improved edition of A Short Introduction to Social Research. This book introduces students and researchers to the key ideas and iss……続きを見る

‘If there is one dominant myth about the world, one huge mistake we all make … it is that we all go around assuming the world is much more of a planned place than it is.’ From the industrial revolut……続きを見る

Over the centuries, humanity has been resourceful, creative, brilliant, innovative and expert at solving problems. But within our accomplishments, there are problems that have been impossible to sol……続きを見る

What should be done with minors who kill, maim, defile, and destroy the lives of others? The state of Texas deals with some of its most serious and violent youthful offenders through “determinate se……続きを見る

Waking Up is a brief essay by Matt Schmitz of the Altrusian Grace blog, addressing the issue of becoming aware of the illusory nature of reality and the "matrix"-like systems of control to which we ……続きを見る

Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour forwards a new typology of vandalism. The authors argue that in order to fully understand vandalism and anti-social behaviour, a culturally criminological perspec……続きを見る

Surveying all referendums around the world since 1793, Dr Qvortrup and contributors provide a thorough account of why and when citizens have been asked to vote on policy issues. Referendums Around t……続きを見る

Excavations at Cliffs End Farm, Thanet, Kent, undertaken in 2004/5 uncovered a dense area of archaeological remains including Bronze Age barrows and enclosures, and a large prehistoric mortuary feat……続きを見る

Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and leading organizer of the Tea Party movement, Dick Armey offers a Tea Party Manifesto: Give Us Liberty. Written with Matt Kibbee, Presi……続きを見る

“Bracingly intelligent, lucid, balancedーwitty, too. . . . A scrupulous and charming look at our modern understanding of genes and experience.” ー Oliver Sacks Armed with extraordinary new discoveri……続きを見る

Some of the greatest movies and television series have been written by script partners. Script Partners, Second Edition brings together the experience, knowledge, and winning techniques of Hollywood……続きを見る

Why do Republican politicians promise to rein in government, only to face repeated rebellions from Republican voters and media critics for betraying their principles? Why do Democratic politicians p……続きを見る

I'M SORRY, IT'S OVER. YOU JUST DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I CAN'T BE WITH SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE . . . Broken-hearted, alone and sobbing so hard there was enough snot coming out……続きを見る

Few things are as important as the food we eat. Conversations in Food Studies demonstrates the value of interdisciplinary research through the cross-pollination of disciplinary, epistemological, and……続きを見る

A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City policeーfrom the bestselling author of The Divide NAMED O……続きを見る

"A tale told well that provides valuable insights into the motives and modus operandi of the death squads in El Salvador, and of the financiers who commissioned and facilitated such crimes. It also ……続きを見る

With a simple name change, it seemed that Martin Luther King Jr.’s fate was sealed. Taking the name of a man who led one of the greatest social revolutions of the 16th century, young Martin would la……続きを見る

This book uncovers the philosophical foundations of a tradition of ethical socialism best represented in the work of R.H. Tawney, tracing its roots back to the work of T.H. Green. Green and his coll……続きを見る

Yokai Attack! is a nightmare-inducing one-stop guide to Japan's traditional monsters and creepy-crawlies. Yokai are ethereal sorts of beings, like ghosts, nearly always encountered at night; everyon……続きを見る

The comic book naratives of superheroes wrestle with profound and disturbing issues in original ways: the definitions of good and evil, the limits of violence as an effective means, the perils of en……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Dispatches from the 2016 election that provide an eerily prescient take on our democracy’s uncertain future, by the country’s most perceptive and fearless political journ……続きを見る

Jerome Cardinal, ex-cop, ex-bouncer and now full time private investigator, is open to business to whatever Sydney’s infamous underbelly has to offer. Feathers, fists and frustration When Sydney ari……続きを見る

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open acc……続きを見る

**Now a major motion picture "The Front Runner" starring Hugh Jackman An NPR Best Book of the Year** In May 1987, Colorado Senator Gary Hartーa dashing, reform-minded Democratーseemed a lock for the……続きを見る