Malin Akerstrom: 2 books
Betrayal and Betrayers
The Sociology of Treachery
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Betrayal has a deep fascination. It captures our imagination in part because we have all betrayed or been betrayed, in small or large ways. Despite this there has been little serious work on the subject. It was this absence that inspired this book.As Akerstrom notes, betrayal is something that most...
Suspicious Gifts
Bribery, Morality, and Professional Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Gifts have been given and received in all eras and societies; gifts are part of a universal human exchange. The importance of creating and sustaining social bonds with the help of gifts is widely acknowledged by social scientists, not only from anthropological but also from economic, sociological,...