ISBN: 9780070700581

Paperback / softback. New. This study examines the social and psychological processes that led to the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. It recognizes the long-term continuiti… More...

Paperback / softback. New. This study examines the social and psychological processes that led to the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. It recognizes the long-term continuities in the idiom of conflict (as well as cooperation), and shows that, by 1900, the conflicts and animosities were gathering a self-aggravating momentum. The book moves back and forth between evidence and general, or theoretical, understanding. Separateness between Hindus and Muslims grew reciprocally, with hardening religious identities and the growing frequency of incidents of conflict. These skirmishes had several dimensions: symbolic (desecrating places of worship), societal (conversions), and physical (violence against women). As mutual trust declined, a quarter century of negotiations under diverse auspices failed to yield an agreement, and even the framework of the Partition in 1947 was imposed by the colonial rulers. A theoretically informed study, this book takes a comparative stance along several axes. Recognizing long-term continuities in the idiom of conflict (as well as of cooperation), it will be of interest to students of conflicts, Partitions, history, sociology, and South Asian studies., 6, Paperback / softback. New. The modem Brazilian short story begins with the mature work of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908), acclaimed almost unanimously as Brazil's greatest writer. Collectively, these nineteen stories are representative of Machado's unique style and world view, and this translation doubles the number of his stories previously available in English. The stories in this volume reflect Machado's post-1880 emphasis on social satire and experimentation in psychological realism. If he had continued to produce the moralistic love stories and parlor intrigues of his earlier fiction, Machado's legacy would have been an entertaining but inconsequent body of work. However, by 1880 he had begun a devastating satirical assault on society through his fiction. In spite of his ruthlessness, Machado does at times reveal an ironic sympathy for his characters. He is not indifferent to human conflict but uses humor and irony to stress the absurdity of these conflicts, acted out against the backdrop of an indifferent universe. Such a spectacle creates a sense of helplessness that can only inspire wistful amusement. In his technical mastery of the short story. Machado was decades ahead of his contemporaries and can still be considered more modern than most of the modernists themselves. That his stories elicit such strong and diverse reactions today is a tribute to their richness, complexity, and significance., 6, Paperback. New. Book Condition: New Paperback Eastern Economy Edition textbook with identical content as the US version. Shipped Same Day. We do not ship APO and FPO. Will be dispatched fast. Please send me an email if you have any questions. 100% Satisfaction., 6<

2009, ISBN: 9780070700581

McGraw Hill Education, 2009. First edition. Softcover. New. This introductory text emphasizes the underlying ideas and intellectual debates in Social Psychology. It explores fundamental… More...

McGraw Hill Education, 2009. First edition. Softcover. New. This introductory text emphasizes the underlying ideas and intellectual debates in Social Psychology. It explores fundamental disagreements about what sorts of theories, what sorts of research methods, what sorts of issues, questions and answers are right for social psychology. In presenting the complexity and fluidity of social psychological phenomena, it is never afraid to return to the roots of social psychology in class research studies, or to criticize contemporary social psychology when it is lacking in theoretical awareness. Illustrated by examples from social history and contemporary politics, it tackles the relative neglect of social change in social psychology and analyses explanatory concepts which can account for how changes occur in social life as well as how society is held together. It sets social psychological research into its theoretical context, and explores a changing discipline in a changing world. This is an essential introduction to the principles of social psychology for students of psychology, sociology, and applied social science such as health studies, counseling and social work. Table of contents The Authors Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Becoming an individual in society: Social Development through Language Chapter 3. Roles, Rules and Groups Chapter 4. Social Influence Chapter 5. Interpersonal Attraction Chapter 6. Conflict and Cooperation : Constructive and Destructive Forces in Social Behaviour Chapter 7. Social Cognition Chapter 8. Attitudes and Attitude Change Chapter 9. Groups and Intergroup Relations Chapter 10. So what is Social Psychology? References Subject Index Author Index Printed Pages: 208., McGraw Hill Education, 2009, 6<

2009, ISBN: 9780070700581

Mc Graw Hill India, 2009. Paperback. New., Mc Graw Hill India, 2009, 6