This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Michael Mann is one of the most influential sociologists writing today. His three-volume work The Sources of Social Power, the third volume of which has just been completed, has transformed our way of thinking about power and has rewritten the history of human societies. No one interested in understanding how the modern world was shaped, how we got to where we are today, and where we're likely to be heading can afford to ignore this modern classic. Michael Mann is, as John Hall aptly describes him, "a Max Weber for our times." In this new book Michael Mann reflects on the meaning of his project as a whole, both as a contribution to social theory and as a guide to the options and constraints that face the contemporary world now and in the near future. He gives sustained attention to the situation of the United States, the nature of the challenge that may come from China, the unrestrained and perhaps unrestrainable power of finance, and the looming crisis of environmental degradation. This concise and accessible book is the ideal introduction to the work and thought of one of the most original social scientists in the world today. Students and scholars will find the book invaluable, and general readers will find in this book a clear and masterful guide to the key challenges we face in the years and decades ahead.

Enlightenment-era writers had not yet come to take technology for granted, but nonetheless were—as we are today—both attracted to and repelled by its potential. This volume registers the deep history of such ambivalence, examining technology’s influence on Enlightenment British literature, as well as the impact of literature on conceptions of, attitudes toward, and implementations of technology. Offering a counterbalance to the abundance of studies on literature and science in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain, this volume’s focus encompasses approaches to literary history that help us understand technologies like the steam engine and the telegraph along with representations of technology in literature such as the “political machine.� Contributors ultimately show how literature across genres provided important sites for Enlightenment readers to recognize themselves as “chimeras�—“hybrids of machine and organism�—and to explore the modern self as “a creature of social reality as well as a creature of fiction.�    

AIDS in the World, Vol. 1, published in 1992, was the first full analysis of mankind's global confrontation with this disease. The AIDS scene, however, spurred by the infusion of enormous monetary allocations, and the participation of thousands of health care professionals, researchers, and social workers, has been changing so rapidly that the need for a second volume was felt much earlier than expected. In AIDS in the World II, the authors extend the international comaprisons from 38 countries to the entire world, and show that the AIDS pandemic has become increasingly fragmented within the world population. They present data that takes the discussion beyond the current understanding of the vulnerability of nations and communities to the worldwide spread of HIV, engaging in a detailed exploration of the social strategies that have enabled individuals to avoid infection. Greater emphasis is placed upon the vulnerabilities of different age and sex groups, such as infants, children and women.

AIDS in the World II charts a course into the future based on a clear analysis of the global pandemic and response, the crucial lessons learned from the first decade, and the understanding of the scientific and social dimensions of the HIV challenge. The book explains how the diversity of reactions to the pandemic has contributed to a more specific understanding of the determinants of our vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, and offers a blueprint for an expanded global prevention effort. Intended to serve the information needs of all professionals involved in AIDS research and care, this volume's accessibility and clarity of writing also make it appropriate for the general reader.

Part of our children's series. By eating right and getting all the rest your body needs, you can show the courage of a hero and save the world. It's how you treat others that make you a real hero and being kind and courteous to others will make others do the same. This is how you can truly save the world.

This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.

Transforming Fear and Anxiety is a ground breaking blend of Universal Spirituality, New Age Philosophy, 12 Step Recovery knowledge, A Course in Miracles wisdom and real life Courage. This book is a must read for those who want to get rid of anxiety and irrational fear based thinking and create a new positive way of thinking and living It is a practical primer and an easy read. It motivates, inspires and encourages the reader to make the changes needed to decrease anxiety and fear, transforming the reader into an empowered new place while bringing the reader to a place of mind-body-spirit healing.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.