J Katz: 24 books

At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants...

In today's culture, sports wield a weight influence; this influence, however, is rarely examined. Similar to the first edition, this second edition of Learning Culture Through Sports provides coaches, educators, parents, and others dealing with students and athletes with an engaging and critical context...

Everybody involved in sport, from the bleachers to the boardroom, should develop an understanding of ethics. Sport ethics prompt discussion of the central principles and ideals by which we all live our lives, and effective leadership in sport is invariably ethical leadership. This fascinating new...

A collection of short stories about creatures which will warm the heart.

These twelve original essays by geographers and anthropologists offer a deep critical understanding of Allan Pred’s pathbreaking and eclectic cultural Marxist approach, with a focus on his concept of “situated ignorance”: the production and reproduction of power and inequality by regimes of...

It is becoming increasingly common for psychiatrists to be among the first responders when disaster strikes. More than 800 psychiatrists are believed to have responded to the 9/11 attacks. The first clinical manual on the best practices for helping those affected by disaster, Disaster Psychiatry:...

The landmark dermatology text that bridges the gap between science and clinical medicine—updated for today’s practice Generations of clinicians, skin biologists, residents, and educators have acclaimed Fitzpatrick’s as the most authoritative and complete guide to dermatologic basic sciences,...

Acquisitions and Collection Development in the Humanities is a one-of-a-kind guide on the procedures, approaches, and principles needed to make sound decisions in acquiring materials in various areas of the humanities. It gives you an inside look at managerial concerns in documentary delivery, changing...

El Derecho del Pueblo: el porqué de este libro. ¿Porqué este libro? Pues, porque hay tanto que el pueblo debe de saber que no sabe. Esta sociedad, controlada por mil billonarios (si, ¡solo hay unos MIL tipos con mil millones de dólares a su disposición en todo el planeta!) que tienen el propósito...

Das Werk bietet eine praxisnahe Hilfestellung bei Vorbereitung und Durchführung städtebaulicher Sanierungs- und Entwicklungsmaßnahmen. Es zeigt Lösungsmöglichkeiten für die unterschiedlichen Aufgabenstellungen auf und hilft, typische Fehlerquellen zu vermeiden. Das Handbuch macht den rechtlichen...