Suzanne Keller - Böcker

This book tells the story of how a human community comes to be and how aspirations for the good life confront the dilemmas and detours of real life. Suzanne Keller combines penetrating analysis of classic ideas about community with a remarkable and unprecedented thirty-year case study of one of the first "planned unit developments" in America and the first in New Jersey. Twin Rivers, this pioneering venture, featured townhouses and shared spaces for children's play and adult work and play in a society that stresses individual over collective goals and private over public concerns. Hence the timeless questions asked over millennia: How does an aggregate of strangers create an identity of place, shared goals, viable institutions, and a spirit of mutuality and reciprocity? What obstacles stand in the way and how are these overcome? And how does design generate (or deter) community spirit? Inspired by the legacy of Plato, Rousseau, de Tocqueville, and Tonnies, Keller traces the difficult birth and the rich unfolding of Twin Rivers from a former potato field into a vibrant contemporary community. Most community studies remain at a highly descriptive level.This book has both broader and deeper aims, endeavoring to develop principles of the common life as we enter the age of cyberspace. Keller reveals the community of Twin Rivers through a multidimensional social microscope, having monitored the community from the day it opened by participant observation, attitude surveys, the study of collective records, and nearly 1,000 in-depth interviews with homeowners. She offers fascinating insight into how residents maintain privacy, relate to neighbors, cope with social conflict, and develop ideas about the common good. She shows that Twin Rivers residents remain hopeful about the possibility of community despite variable success in achieving their desires. Indeed, she argues that the hard-won experience, more than the utopian ideal, is the true measure of community. Keller concludes that, despite the homogenizing effects of mass communication and globalization, local communities will continue to proliferate in the foreseeable future--due to changing lifestyles and the continuing quest for roots.This important and engaging book will be appreciated by social scientists, architects, physical planners, developers and lenders, and community leaders as well as by the general reader interested in creating a bridge between individualism and community.

Influential minorities have existed in some form in all human societies. Throughout history, such elites have evoked varied responses--respeet. hos-tility, fear. envy, imitation, but never indifference. While certain elite groups have been of only passing historical importance, strategic elites, whose mem-bers are national and international leaders, today are ultimately responsible for the realization of social goals and for the continuity of the social order in a swiftly changing world. This volume, which first appeared in 1963, markeda major advance in our theoretical understanding of these elites, why they are needed, how they operate, and what effect they have on society. Drawing upon the work of such classical writers as Saint-Simon. Marx. Durkheim. Mosca. Pareto. and Michels, and such modern scholars as Mann-heim. Lasswell, Aron. Mills, and Parsons, the author presents a challenging theory of elites that provides the framework for her examination of their co-existence, their social origins, and their rise and decline. The elites discussed here include political, diplomatic, economic, and military, as well as scientific, cultural, and religious ones. Systematically, the author surveys available em-pirical data concerning American society, and selected materials on Great Brit-ain. Germany, the Soviet Union, and the developing nations of Asia and Africa. Written with clarity and distinction. Beyond the Ruling Class remains a thorough and provocative treatment, rich in empirical insights, of a subject that will compel the attention of political scientists, sociologists, and historians concerned with themes of power, influence, and leadership in national and international life. Her new introduction to Beyond the Ruling Class is at once an appraisal of the current status of elite studies and a careful self-evaluation of her efforts.

A comprehensive textbook that offers the right balance of Anatomy, Physiology, and Clinical coverage.

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 13th edition, Global edition by Marieb and Keller, is an essential guide in A & P, focusing on the most important topics in the field.

Ideal for one-semester Anatomy and Physiology courses, this text combines short, easy-to-read chapters with accessible figures that you can understand and provides the high-quality content necessary to succeed in the course.

This latest edition presents new study tools at the end of each chapter and digital resources to help you study more efficiently and remember the necessary details of the concepts introduced, along with an abundance of mnemonic cues to facilitate learning.

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Clear and friendly writing style featuring familiar analogies you can easily memorise. Easy navigation with numbered sections and sub-sections throughout the book. End-of-chapter Summary Outlines helping you organise your studying more efficiently, followed by relevant questions. A Closer Look & Career Features sections covering key points in the book.

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A comprehensive textbook that offers the right balance of Anatomy, Physiology, and Clinical coverage.

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 13th edition, Global edition by Marieb and Keller, is an essential guide in A & P, focusing on the most important topics in the field.

Ideal for one-semester Anatomy and Physiology courses, this text combines short, easy-to-read chapters with accessible figures that you can understand and provides the high-quality content necessary to succeed in the course.

This latest edition presents new study tools at the end of each chapter and digital resources to help you study more efficiently and remember the necessary details of the concepts introduced, along with an abundance of mnemonic cues to facilitate learning.

Key features include:

Clear and friendly writing style featuring familiar analogies you can easily memorise. Easy navigation with numbered sections and sub-sections throughout the book. End-of-chapter Summary Outlines helping you organise your studying more efficiently, followed by relevant questions. A Closer Look & Career Features sections covering key points in the book.

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This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content, which is especially relevant to students outside the United States.

A comprehensive textbook that offers the right balance of Anatomy, Physiology, and Clinical coverage.

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 13th edition, Global edition by Marieb and Keller, is an essential guide in A & P, focusing on the most important topics in the field.

Ideal for one-semester Anatomy and Physiology courses, this text combines short, easy-to-read chapters with accessible figures that you can understand and provides the high-quality content necessary to succeed in the course.

This latest edition presents new study tools at the end of each chapter and digital resources to help you study more efficiently and remember the necessary details of the concepts introduced, along with an abundance of mnemonic cues to facilitate learning.

Key features include:

Clear and friendly writing style featuring familiar analogies you can easily memorise. Easy navigation with numbered sections and sub-sections throughout the book. End-of-chapter Summary Outlines helping you organise your studying more efficiently, followed by relevant questions. A Closer Look & Career Features sections covering key points in the book.

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9781292401744 Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition, 13th Edition with MasteringA&P & eText

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9781292401942 Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition, 13th Edition 9781292401775 Pearson Mastering A&P - Instant Access - for Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition, 13th Edition 9781292401782 PearsonA&P with Pearson eText - Instant Access - for Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition, 13th Edition

This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content, which is especially relevant to students outside the United States.