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Educating Young Children: A Lifetime Journey into a Froebelian Approach The Selected Works of Tina Bruce

Educating Young Children: A Lifetime Journey into a Froebelian Approach The Selected Works of Tina Bruce

In the World Library of Educationalists international experts compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their most significant pieces – excerpts from books key articles salient research findings major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field. Educating Young Children: A Lifetime Journey into a Froebelian Approach draws together Professor Tina Bruce CBE’s most prominent writings from her accomplished 40-year international career in education centred on the Froebelian tradition. Chosen to illustrate the changes that have occurred in Professor Bruce’s thinking and practices over the last four decades carefully selected readings address key Froebelian themes such as literacy play inclusion and creativity. Short introductions are provided for each chapter and excerpt helping readers to understand the significance of what is presented and explaining how this relates to other chapters in the book. Including chapters from Tina Bruce’s best-selling books and articles as well as leading journals this collection offers a unique commentary on some of the most important issues in Early Childhood Education over the last four decades; it will be engaging and inspiring reading for anyone interested in the development and state of early years education in the UK and internationally. | Educating Young Children: A Lifetime Journey into a Froebelian Approach The Selected Works of Tina Bruce

GBP 130.00
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Public Relations in Japan Evolution of Communication Management in a Culture of Lifetime Employment

Public Relations in Japan Evolution of Communication Management in a Culture of Lifetime Employment

Despite its rapid economic development Japan lacks a large public relations industry and its role is viewed very differently from its Western counterparts. PR functions are handled predominantly in-house and a degree in a PR field is not a hiring requirement for those agencies which do operate. Mainstream PR history focusses entirely on its organizational aspects and there are no Japanese PR gurus defining the field. Public Relations in Japan is the first in-depth scholarly discussion of what political social and economic conditions affected the development of PR in Japan. Drawing on historical and empirical studies from multiple perspectives it explores how and why public relations management and education in Japan is fundamentally informed by Japanese working practices. Central to this is the culture of lifetime employment which has created a fundamentally generalist approach to PR practice which discourages a high degree of professionalization. | Public Relations in Japan Evolution of Communication Management in a Culture of Lifetime Employment

GBP 39.99
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Animated Life A Lifetime of tips tricks techniques and stories from an animation Legend

Animated Life A Lifetime of tips tricks techniques and stories from an animation Legend

Since Steamboat Mickey animators have been creating characters and films that are charming warm and humorous allowing people to connect with the animated medium. Animation fans love the characters for a lifetime. This is the legacy of the countless animators and artists who created the classic characters and fun stories and it is the legacy of Disney Legend Floyd Norman. Written with wit and verve Animated Life is a guided tour through an entire lifetime of techniques practical hands-on advice and insight into an entire industry. This is a vital tutorial in animation's past present and future for students who are now poised to be part of another new generation in the art form. Apply artistic magic to your own projects and garner valuable insight and inspiration from a True Disney legend. Animated Life is a classic in the making with completely relevant techniques and tools for the contemporary animation or fine arts professional. | Animated Life A Lifetime of tips tricks techniques and stories from an animation Legend

GBP 175.00
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Sex at Risk Lifetime Number of Partners Frequency of Intercourse and the Low AIDS Risk of Vaginal Intercourse

Sex at Risk Lifetime Number of Partners Frequency of Intercourse and the Low AIDS Risk of Vaginal Intercourse

Politicians interest groups and the mass media often answer questions about how AIDS is sexually transmitted as if heterosexual vaginal intercourse is a high-risk activity. When it comes to understanding how AIDS is transmitted and formulating effective policy to deal with the spread of AIDS America remains confused. What. Brody calls ideological knowledge about AIDS is fat more likely to filter through society than scientific knowledge. Sex at Risk Is a comprehensive review of the scientific literature dealing with. the transmission of AIDS. Like Michael Fumento's The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS it exposes the mythology surrounding vaginal intercourse and AIDS transmission Brody also looks deeply at reasons that fear of AIDS transmission from vaginal intercourse has spread so widely and profoundly He addresses serious methodological problems in AIDS/HIV behavioral research as well as tendentious political correctness that has done a disservice to science. Sex at Risk also comprehensively reviews the international research literature on correlates of lifetime number of sexual partners and frequency of sexual intercourse. Among topics covered are: relationships between lifetime number of sexual partners and mental health explanations for important differences between intercourse and masturbation the possible association of frequency with healthy functioning and correlations between frequency and national development. Brody concludes by discussing what AIDS reveals about how politically correct thought impedes scientific progress when taboo themes regardless of their validity cannot be pursued Sex at Risk is factually grounded yet controversial; . Brody raises critical questions about much of what we have learned about AIDS from popular and professional publications soft scientists and public health campaigns. It will be of interest to medical doctors clinicians and those interested in the sociology and psychology of knowledge | Sex at Risk Lifetime Number of Partners Frequency of Intercourse and the Low AIDS Risk of Vaginal Intercourse

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The Realm of a Rain Queen A Study of the Pattern of Lovedu Society

The Realm of a Rain Queen A Study of the Pattern of Lovedu Society

Originally published in 1943 this book discusses the life and culture of the Lovedu a Bantu tribe in South Africa. As well as discussing the Rain-Queen much of the book is devoted to the royal institutions; the network of links woven by kinship marriage and marriage cattle the legal procedure of compromise and appeasement and various aspects of magic witchcraft and religion. Considered as a whole the culture emerges as a structure supporting and in turns supported by the Rain-Queen. | The Realm of a Rain Queen A Study of the Pattern of Lovedu Society

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A History of the Muslim World to 1405 The Making of a Civilization

A History of the Muslim World to 1405 The Making of a Civilization

Muslims first appeared in the early seventh century as members of a persecuted religious movement in a sun-baked town in Arabia. Within a century their descendants were ruling a vast territory that extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River valley in modern Pakistan. This region became the arena for a new cultural experiment in which Muslim scholars and creative artists synthesized and reworked the legacy of Rome Greece Iran and India into a new civilization. A History of the Muslim World to 1405 traces the development of this civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the death of the Mongol emperor Timur Lang. Coverage includes the unification of the Dar a1-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims) the fragmentation into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ite and Sunni and the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization. Features: Balanced coverage of the Muslim world encompassing the region from the Iberian Peninsula to South Asia. Detailed accounts of all cultures including major Shi'ite groups and the Sunni community. Primary sources. Numerous maps and photographs featuring a special four-color art insert. Glossary charts and timelines. | A History of the Muslim World to 1405 The Making of a Civilization

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A History of the Muslim World to 1750 The Making of a Civilization

A History of the Muslim World to 1750 The Making of a Civilization

A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Islamic civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the mid-eighteenth century. Encompassing a wide range of significant events within the period its coverage includes the creation of the Dar al-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims) the fragmentation of society into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ites and Sunnis the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization and the rise of the Ottoman Safavid and Mughal empires. Including the latest research from the last ten years this second edition has been updated and expanded to cover the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries. Fully refreshed and containing over sixty images to highlight the key visual aspects this book offers students a balanced coverage of the Muslim world from the Iberian Peninsula to South Asia and detailed accounts of all cultures. The use of maps primary sources timelines and a glossary further illuminates the fascinating yet complex world of the pre-modern Middle East. Covering art architecture religious institutions theological beliefs popular religious practice political institutions cuisine and much more A History of the Muslim World to 1750 is the perfect introduction for all students of the history of Islamic civilization and the Middle East. | A History of the Muslim World to 1750 The Making of a Civilization

GBP 66.99
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The Passing of Temporal Well-Being

The Passing of Temporal Well-Being

The philosophical study of well-being concerns what makes lives good for their subjects. It is now standard among philosophers to distinguish between two kinds of well-being:· lifetime well-being i. e. how good a person’s life was for him or her considered as a whole and· temporal well-being i. e. how well off someone was or how they fared at a particular moment in time (momentary well-being) or over a period of time longer than a moment but shorter than a whole life say a day month year or chapter of a life (periodic well-being). Many theories have been offered of each of these kinds of well-being. A common view is that lifetime well-being is in some way constructed out of temporal well-being. This book argues that much of this literature is premised on a mistake. Lifetime well-being cannot be constructed out of temporal well-being because there is no such thing as temporal well-being. The only genuine kind of well-being is lifetime well-being. The Passing of Temporal Well-Being will prove essential reading for professional philosophers especially in moral and political philosophy. It will also be of interest to welfare economists and policy-makers who appeal to well-being

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A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

A History of the Muslim World since 1260 continues the narrative begun by A History of the Muslim World to 1750 by tracing the development of Muslim societies institutions and doctrines from the time of the Mongol conquests through to the present day. It offers students a balanced coverage of Muslim societies that extend from Western Europe to Southeast Asia. Whereas it presents a multifaceted examination of Muslim cultures it focuses on analysing the interaction between the expression of faith and contemporary social conditions. This extensively updated second edition is now in full colour and the chronology of the book has been extended to include recent developments in the Muslim world. The images and maps have also been refreshed and the literature has been updated to include the latest research from the last 10 years including sections dedicated to the roles and status of women within Muslim societies throughout history. Divided chronologically into three parts and accompanied by a detailed glossary A History of the Muslim World since 1260 is a perfect introduction for all students of the history of Muslim societies. | A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

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The Poet as Believer A Theological Study of Paul Claudel

The Poet as Believer A Theological Study of Paul Claudel

This is the first comprehensive study of the theological significance of Paul Claudel a poet frequently cited by literary-minded theologians in Europe and theologically-minded poets (such as von Balthasar de Lubac and Eliot). His writing combines cosmology and history Bible and metaphysics liturgy and the drama of human personality. His work which continues to arouse discussion in France was acclaimed in his lifetime as the 'summa poetica' of a new Dante. Aidan Nichols' study demonstrates how Claudel's oeuvre which is not only poetry but theatre and prose including biblical commentaries constitutes a rich resource for constructive doctrine liturgical preaching and theological reflection. As the comparable example of Geoffrey Hill Professor of Poetry at Oxford suggests Aidan Nichols illuminates how Claudel's synthesis of many dimensions remains an important way of practising poetry in the Christian tradition today. | The Poet as Believer A Theological Study of Paul Claudel

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The Concept of a University

The Concept of a University

Taking on the challenge of the postmodernists of politics Kenneth Minogue argues forcefully and persuasively that the current dominant philosophies of education rest upon a mistake. The fashionable belief that the university is society's handmaiden is confronted by a view of the university as an institution with an independent vitality and function. Minogue at one and the same time reminds us of the sources of admiration for university life in the medieval world and how it rested squarely on its essential autonomy from the very social pressures that have come to define the modern university. The Concept of a University traces many confusions imposed by political ideology to a failure to distinguish academic inquiry from other kinds of intellectual activity such as journalism religious proselytizing and high quality propaganda. Minogue holds that where the university lacks a clear sense of the difference between the academic and the pragmatic its vitality is sapped by conflicting purposes. Much of the present debate about the crisis in universities rests upon a fundamental error of trying to fit them into some scheme of social functions. Minogue's analysis breaks through much muddled thinking on this subject presenting instead a coherent relevant and stimulating approach to higher education. In a new introduction Minogue tells us we have become frightfully tolerant. Anyone can become anything and we all belong to the one practical world of churning problems and solutions. There is no doubt that a new world is being born. It seems to be a world that will have little place for the disinterested pursuit of truth. A great deal of old fashioned scholarship survives-partly by silence cunning and exile' -in the universities' of the present day but little relationship remains between what we used to call universities' and the things called by that name today. Kenneth Minogue is professor emeritus of political science at the London School of Economics. He was born in New Zealand educated in Australia and has made his life and academic career in the United Kingdom. He is the author of The Liberal Mind Nationalism and most recently Democracy and the Moral Life. He is a director of the Centre for Policy Studies and also senior research fellow of the Bruges Group where he remains a member of its academic advisory council.

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The Wisdom of Balahvar A Christian Legend of the Buddha

The Wisdom of Balahvar A Christian Legend of the Buddha

Originally published in 1957 and forming a companion volume to The Balavariani this volume provides valuable research into the biography of Gautama Buddha and its influence on medieval Christian thought. This work the romance of Barlaam and Josaphat was included by Caxton in The Golden Legend and inspired the episode of the Caskets in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice; its heroes were venerated as Saints. Over a century ago however the legend was finally identified as an adaptation of episodes from the life and ministry of the Buddha. The first part of the book is devoted to tracing the development and migration of the Barlaam and Josaphat legend from its original Buddhist environment to the West. The second part is a translation of the Georgian text – the first published in any Western European language. The volume therefore gives one of the oldest Near Eastern versions of the story. | The Wisdom of Balahvar A Christian Legend of the Buddha

GBP 27.99
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The Teachings of the Magi A Compendium of Zoroastrian Beliefs

The Teachings of the Magi A Compendium of Zoroastrian Beliefs

Originally published in 1956 this book provides a clear scholarly introduction to the main tenets of Zoroastrian dualism presented largely in the words of the Zoroastrian texts themselves. The book demonstrates the essential reasonableness of Zoroastrian dualism which is the dualism of a good and an evil spirit and to show what the means in everyday life and how it is philosophically justified. There are chapters on cosmology the relation of man to God the nature of religion ethics sacraments and sacrifice the soul’s fate at death and eschatology. | The Teachings of the Magi A Compendium of Zoroastrian Beliefs

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A History of the Symphony The Grand Genre

A History of the Symphony The Grand Genre

A History of the Symphony: The Grand Genre identifies the underlying cultural factors that have shaped the symphony over the past three hundred years presenting a unified view of the entire history of the genre. The text goes beyond discussions of individual composers and the stylistic evolution of the genre to address what constitutes a symphony within each historical period describing how such works fit into the lives of composers and audiences of the time recognizing that they do not exist in a vacuum but rather as the products of numerous external forces spurring their creation. In three parts the text proceeds chronologically drawing connections between musical examples across regions and eras: The Classical Symphony The Romantic Symphony The Symphony in the Modern Era Within this broad chronology—from the earliest Italian symphonies of the 18th century to the most experimental works of the 20th century—discussion of the development of the genre often breaks down along national lines that outline divergent but parallel paths of stylistic growth. In consideration of what is and is not a symphony musical developments in other genres are presented as they relate to the symphony genres such as the serenade the tone poem and the concert overture. Suitable for a one-semester course as well as a full-year syllabus and with illustrative musical examples throughout A History of the Symphony places composers and works in sociological and musical contexts while confronting the fundamental question: What is a symphony? | A History of the Symphony The Grand Genre

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The Progress of a Biographer

The Progress of a Biographer

First published in 1949 The Progress of a Biographer follows a general principle that there are absolute truths which an individual can in some degree apprehend and live by but which churches and institutions can only obscure and pervert. This principle is followed for the sketches in this book most of which were written between the end of World War II and the spring of 1948. The subjects range from P. G. Wodehouse to Karl Marx from W. B. Yeats to Thackeray and from Rainer Maria Rilke to Lloyd George. Believing that to understand a man’s work one must form a coherent impression of the man the author has tried to suggest the leading characteristics and governing impulses of his subjects. His intention has been to clarify rather than to criticise though doubtless the affect may sometimes be one of criticism falling short of clarification. The book will be of interest to students across disciplines but will particularly appeal to students of English literature.

GBP 99.99
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A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

The history of the predominantly Muslim world is examined within the context of world history. It examines political economic and broad cultural developments as well as specifically religious ones. The themes of the book are tradition and adaptation: it examines the tensions between the desire of Muslims to maintain continuity with their legacy and their recognition of the need to adapt to changing conditions. | A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

GBP 175.00
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The Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas The Genesis of a Wisdom Tradition

The Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas The Genesis of a Wisdom Tradition

This book offers a detailed analysis of the Gospel of Thomas in its historic and literary context providing a new understanding of the genesis of the Jesus tradition. Discovered in the twentieth century the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas is an important early text whose origins and place in the history of Christianity continue to be subjects of debate. Aiming to relocate the Thomasine community in the wider context of early Christianity this study considers the Gospel of Thomas as a bridge between the oral and literary phases of the Christian movement. It will therefore be useful for Religion scholars working on Biblical studies Coptic codices gnosticism and early Christianity. | The Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas The Genesis of a Wisdom Tradition

GBP 36.99
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The Guise of the Good A Philosophical History

The Guise of the Good A Philosophical History

This is the first book to trace the doctrine of the guise of the good throughout the history of Western philosophy. It offers a chronological narrative exploring how the doctrine was formulated the arguments for and against it and the broader role it played in the thought of different philosophers. In recent years there has been a rich debate about whether value judgment or value perception must form an essential part of mental states such as emotions and desires and whether intentional actions must always be done for reasons that seem good to the agent. This has sparked new theoretical interest in the classical doctrine of the guise of the good: whenever we desire (to do) something we see it under the guise of the good; that is we conceive of what we desire as good desirable or justified by reasons in some way or another. This book offers a systematic historical treatment of the guise of the good. The chapters span from Ancient and Medieval philosophy (Socrates Plato Aristotle Augustine and Aquinas) through the early modern period (Hobbes Spinoza Locke Hume and Kant) and up to Elizabeth Anscombe's rediscovery in the 20th century after a period of relative neglect. Together they demonstrate how history can offer potential new models of the guise of the good—or new arguments against it—as well as to give a sense of how the guise of the good can bear on other philosophical issues. The Guise of the Good: A Philosophical History is an excellent resource for scholars and students working on the history of ethics philosophy of action and practical reason. | The Guise of the Good A Philosophical History

GBP 120.00
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The Bagpipe The History of a Musical Instrument

The Bagpipe The History of a Musical Instrument

Originally published in 1975 and written by an authority on Scottish music this book traces the evolution of the bagpipe whilst also narrating the fortunes of the ‘Great Highland Bagpipe’ itself. Exploring history and archaeology of civilizations as far removed from the Scottish Highlands as Egypt and Mesopotamia Greece and Rome this book offers a unique full-length history of one of the world’s most interesting and ancient musical instruments. Appendices list the bagpipes of other countries and the materials used in the instrument’s manufacture as well as a comprehensive bibliography. | The Bagpipe The History of a Musical Instrument

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A Dictionary of the History of Medicine

A Dictionary of the History of Medicine

This is a unique extensively illustrated dictionary of terms people events and dates spanning the entire history of medicine. It is a monumental work of scholarship totaling some 700 double-column pages with a large number of rare and exceptional illustrations from many original sources painstakingly compiled over years of far-searching inquiry involving more than 5 000 books and hundreds of journals. It is a major resource of hard-to-find information about notable medical figures instruments conditions procedures and dates and a storehouse of captivating anecdotes and background material. The book contains a wealth of material for concise historical introductions to a broad range of subjects and is the sine qua non authority on both well and little known facts of medical history. With this single volume-an unprecedented tour de force representing more than 7 000 hours of exhaustive research-clinicians and researchers from all fields of medicine can quickly and easily find authoritative detailed definitions and descriptions with dates of medical terms and of the people and events contributing to the development of medicine from earliest times to the present day. The entries range widely from such as abacterial pyuria to zygote including Latin and Greek origins of terms compact biographies with dates eponymic information of all kinds and rarely seen drawings and photographs of antique medical instruments and little-known conditions. | A Dictionary of the History of Medicine

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The Writing Machine A History of the Typewriter

The Writing Machine A History of the Typewriter

First Published in 1973 The Writing Machine presents a comprehensive history of the typewriter. Michael Adler not only investigated the history of the machine but also started collecting typewriters because of the difficulty of discovering what these old machines looked like. Then he found there were other collectors all over the world who supplied him with such a wealth of data that he had eventually to limit the scope of his ‘history’. There are hundreds and hundreds of makes and models of ‘conventional’ front-stroke type bar machines with four-row keyboards but they were virtually all the same. It is the unconventional ones that are interesting and it is on these that the author concentrates. The book is amusing as well as informative and it ends with a complete catalogue of ‘unconventional’ typewriters manufactured up to the 1930s when the ‘conventional’ machine had become universal. This book is a must read for anyone interested to learn about the writing machine. | The Writing Machine A History of the Typewriter

GBP 105.00
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A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology The Secret Art of the Performer

A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology The Secret Art of the Performer

First Published in 2005. A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology subtly juxtaposes visual demonstrations of the performer’s craft from a wealth of Eastern and Western sources. More than just a dictionary this is a handbook for theatre practitioners and a guide for students and scholars of transcultural performance. It is the result of many years of research conducted by Eugenio Barba and the International School of Theatre Anthropology (ISTA) based in Denmark and is now a classic foundational text. Whereas most Western research is concerned with naturalism and psychological realism in acting the Dictionary focuses on the actor’s arduous and eclectic craft. The Dictionary aims to expand our knowledge of the possibilities of the scenic body and of the spectator’s response to the dynamics of performance. The Dictionary has practical sections on balance opposition and montage among other techniques and discusses issues including The Text and the Stage The Dilated Body and Energetic Language. This revised edition includes: three new chapters on Eurasian Theatre Exercises and Organicity; 50 new photographs showing the performer’s craft in black and white and colour; and for the first time a useful bibliography and index. | A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology The Secret Art of the Performer

GBP 175.00
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The Sociology of Knowledge Toward a Deeper Understanding of the History of Ideas

The Sociology of Knowledge Toward a Deeper Understanding of the History of Ideas

This volume serves as both an introduction to the field of the sociology of knowledge and an interpretation of the thought of the major figures associated with its development More than a compendium of ideas Stark seeks here to put order into what he regarded as a diffuse tradition of diverse bodies of thought in particular the seemingly irreconcilable conflict between the study of the political element in thought identified here with Karl Mannheim and the investigation of the social element in thinking associated with the work of Max Scheler. The sociology of knowledge is primarily directed toward the study of the precise ways that human experience through the mediation of knowledge takes on a conscious and communicable shape. While both schools dealt with by Stark assume that the pursuit of truth is not purposeful apart from socially and historically determined structures of meaning the tradition extending from Marx to Mannheim seeks to expose hidden factors that turn us away from the truth while that of Weber and Scheler attempts to identify social forces that impart a definite direction to our search for itIn order to reconcile opposing theoretical positions Stark seeks to lay the foundations for a theory of the social determination of thought by directing his inquiry to the philosophical problem of truth in a manner compatible with cultural sociology. Stark's theoretical legacy to the sociology of knowledge is that social influences operate everywhere through a group's ethos. From this many systems of ideas and social categories emanate revealing partial glimpses of a synthetic whole. The outcome of Stark's work is a general theory of social determination remarkably consistent with contemporary interests in the broad range of cultural studies whose focus is best described as the use of philosophical literary and historical approaches to study the social construction of meaning. The Sociology of Knowledge will be of great interest to social scientists philosophers and intellectual historians. | The Sociology of Knowledge Toward a Deeper Understanding of the History of Ideas

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