Peter Kivisto – författare
Visar alla böcker från författaren Peter Kivisto. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
64 produkter
Religion and Immigration
Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe
Inbunden, 2014
695 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades. Religion, once a neglected topic in migration studies, is today seen as …
Solidarity, Justice, and Incorporation
Thinking through The Civil Sphere
Av Giuseppe Sciortino, Peter Kivisto
E-bok, 2015
1174 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Although many contemporary scholars have deepened our understanding of civil society through critiquing the limits of civil society discourse or seeking to offer empirical analyses of existing civil societies, none have attempted anything as bold or original as Jeffrey C. Alexander''s 2006 book, …
Americans All
Race and Ethnic Relations in Historical, Structural, and Comparative Perspectives
Inbunden, 2005
1280 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The second edition of Peter Kivisto and Wendy Ng's Americans All introduces foundational ideas and concepts about race and ethnic groups and applies them to issues and events relevant to today's college student population. The text combines both empirical and theoretical material and is designed to …
Solidarity, Justice, and Incorporation
Thinking through The Civil Sphere
Av Peter Kivisto, Peter Kivisto m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1811 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Although many contemporary scholars have deepened our understanding of civil society, a concept that made its entry into modern social thought in the 17th century, by offering insightful exegetical inquiries into the tradition of thinking about this concept, critiquing the limits of civil society …
Solidarity, Justice, and Incorporation
Thinking through The Civil Sphere
Av Giuseppe Sciortino, Peter Kivisto
E-bok, 2015
1174 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Although many contemporary scholars have deepened our understanding of civil society through critiquing the limits of civil society discourse or seeking to offer empirical analyses of existing civil societies, none have attempted anything as bold or original as Jeffrey C. Alexander''s 2006 book, …
Dual Citizenship in Global Perspective
From Unitary to Multiple Citizenship
Av Peter Kivisto, Thomas Faist m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1094 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book explores the transition of unitary to multiple forms of citizenship around the globe. The contributions to this volume probe into the proposition that the increasing tolerance towards dual citizenship is a test case for the growing liberalization of citizenship law in liberal and emerging …
Migration-Development Nexus
A Transnational Perspective
Av Thomas Faist, Margit Fauser m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book examines current policy discussions around the migration-development nexus and subjects them to rigorous conceptual and empirical criticism through a transnational lens, placing the current re-discovery of migrants as agents of development nexus into theoretical and historical perspective.
Migration-Development Nexus
A Transnational Perspective
Av Peter Kivisto, Margit Fauser m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
779 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book examines current policy discussions around the migration-development nexus and subjects them to rigorous conceptual and empirical criticism through a transnational lens, placing the current re-discovery of migrants as agents of development nexus into theoretical and historical perspective.
Max Weber
A Bio-Bibliography
Av Peter Kivisto, William H. Swatos Jr.
Inbunden, 1988
833 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Max Weber is surpassed only by Karl Marx in the breadth of his influence as a social scientist. This bio-bibliography presents a complete listing of printed translations of Weber's works into English and a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of the secondary literature in English about Weber and …
For Democracy
The Noble Character and Tragic Flaws of the Middle Class
Av Ronald Glassman, Peter Kivisto m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
1067 kr
Lägg i varukorg
These sociologists and theorists, long concerned with the critical role in society of the middle class, trace its historical, structural, and cultural links with democracy since ancient times. They show how the middle class has been instrumental in spawning industrialization and capitalism. They …
National Identity in an Age of Migration
The US experience
Häftad, 2018
750 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This collection explores, from a variety of angles, the beliefs of citizens and noncitizens about the impact that contemporary migration to the USA is having on American culture and on national solidarity. As in other liberal democracies that have experienced mass migration during the past several …
Nordic Whiteness and Migration to the USA
A Historical Exploration of Identity
Av Jana Sverdljuk, Terje Mikael Hasle Joranger m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2588 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume explores the complex and contradictory ways in which the cultural, scientific and political myth of whiteness has influenced identities, self-perceptions and the process of integration of Nordic immigrants into multicultural and racially segregated American society in the nineteenth and …
Nordic Whiteness and Migration to the USA
A Historical Exploration of Identity
Av Jana Sverdljuk, Terje Mikael Hasle Joranger m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
692 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume explores the complex and contradictory ways in which the cultural, scientific and political myth of whiteness has influenced identities, self-perceptions and the process of integration of Nordic immigrants into multicultural and racially segregated American society in the nineteenth and …
Race and Ethnicity: The Basics
Av Peter Kivisto, Paul R. Croll
Inbunden, 2011
1828 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Race and ethnicity have shaped the social, cultural and political character of much of the world, and remain an important influence on contemporary life in the 21st Century. Race and Ethnicity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to these potent forces. Topics covered include: The forms and …
Race and Ethnicity: The Basics
Av Peter Kivisto, Paul R. Croll
Häftad, 2011
371 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Race and ethnicity have shaped the social, cultural and political character of much of the world, and remain an important influence on contemporary life in the 21st Century. Race and Ethnicity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to these potent forces. Topics covered include: The forms and …
Multiculturalism in a Global Society
E-bok, 2008
1833 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Multiculturalism in Global Society explores the concepts and debates surrounding the complex modern phenomenon of multiculturalism, and its varied effects on the advanced industrial nations of the world. With remarkable clarity and concision, it focuses on the interrelated ties of ethnicity, race, …
Multiculturalism in a Global Society
Inbunden, 2002
1611 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Multiculturalism in Global Society explores the concepts and debates surrounding the complex modern phenomenon of multiculturalism, and its varied effects on the advanced industrial nations of the world. With remarkable clarity and concision, it focuses on the interrelated ties of ethnicity, race, …
Multiculturalism in a Global Society
Häftad, 2002
594 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Multiculturalism in Global Society explores the concepts and debates surrounding the complex modern phenomenon of multiculturalism, and its varied effects on the advanced industrial nations of the world. With remarkable clarity and concision, it focuses on the interrelated ties of ethnicity, race, …
Religion and Immigration
Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe
Häftad, 2014
292 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades. Religion, once a neglected topic in migration studies, is today seen as …
Religion and Immigration
Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe
E-bok, 2014
277 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades. Religion, once a neglected topic in migration studies, is today seen as …
Multiculturalism in the United States
Current Issues, Contemporary Voices
Av Peter Kivisto, Georganne Rundblad m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
2371 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This reader focuses on the extremely current, important topic of racial and ethnic experiences in the United States today. Most of the essays were commissioned especially for this reader and have been prepared by some of the brightest voices in this cutting edge field. Instructors in search of a …
Anthem Companion to Robert Park
Inbunden, 2017
1156 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Anthem Companion to Robert Park comes to terms with Robert Park’s legacy. This companion focuses largely on the work rather than the man, a major figure in American sociology during the first half of the past century, and encourages readers to consider the virtue of rethinking—and rereading—the …
Nordic Whiteness and Migration to the USA
A Historical Exploration of Identity
Av Peter Kivisto, Erika Jackson m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume explores the complex and contradictory ways in which the cultural, scientific and political myth of whiteness has influenced identities, self-perceptions and the process of integration of Nordic immigrants into multicultural and racially segregated American society in the nineteenth and …
Nordic Whiteness and Migration to the USA
A Historical Exploration of Identity
Av Peter Kivisto, Erika Jackson m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume explores the complex and contradictory ways in which the cultural, scientific and political myth of whiteness has influenced identities, self-perceptions and the process of integration of Nordic immigrants into multicultural and racially segregated American society in the nineteenth and …
The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory
Inbunden, 2020
3380 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the …
The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory
Inbunden, 2020
3388 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the …
Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory: Volume 1, A Contested Canon
E-bok, 2020
3373 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the …
Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory: Volume 2, Contemporary Theories and Issues
E-bok, 2020
3300 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the …
Citizenship
Discourse, Theory, and Transnational Prospects
Av Thomas Faist, Peter Kivisto
E-bok, 2015
489 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A significant addition to the growing body of literature on citizenship, this wide-ranging overview focuses on the importance, and changing nature, of citizenship. It introduces the varied discourses and theories that have arisen in recent years, and looks toward future scholarship in the field. …
National Identity in an Age of Migration
The US experience
E-bok, 2018
864 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This collection explores, from a variety of angles, the beliefs of citizens and noncitizens about the impact that contemporary migration to the USA is having on American culture and on national solidarity. As in other liberal democracies that have experienced mass migration during the past several …
