Social Theory

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Gossip, Literature, and Fictions of the Self From: The Triumph of Narrative View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Fulford examines gossip as a structured narrative form rather than mere idle talk, situating gosip within broader literary traditions of storytelling and self-fashioning.	Robert Fulford	27	1999	$2.70 Add
From Index From: Restless Ideas View Fernwood Publishing		Tony Simmons	19	2020	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Thinking Systematics View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip examine the persistent gap between humanity’s problem-solving capacity and widespread suffering from hunger, preventable disease, and violent conflict.	Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip	2	2025	$0.20 Add
From Introduction: Why Are We Together? From: The City of Words View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Manguel examines how storytelling shapes political and social identity, making reference to Alfred Döblin, Plato, and Cassandra the Seer.	Alberto Manguel	27	2007	$2.70 Add
From Making Tracks The Myth of CPR From: National Dreams View Arsenal Pulp Press	The myth of the CPR as creator of the country is, in fact, as old as the railway itself, which is not surprising given that it was the railway itself which created the myth. The mundane act of …	Daniel Frances	39	1997	$1.17 Add
National Dreams Myth, Mystery, and Canadian History Arsenal Pulp Press	As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past—the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National …	Daniel Frances	217	1997	View
From NEW! Neoliberal Common Sense: The Stubborn Persistence of Neoliberalism From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Himelfarb examines how neoliberalism persists in Canada as a cultural framework rather than a set of policies.	Alex Himelfarb	18	2026	$1.80 Add
From Philosophical Justifications From: Rethinking Free Speech View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Ives traces how Kant, Mill, Meiklejohn, and Baker each grounded free expression in distinct philosophical frameworks stretching from the eighteenth century onward.	Peter Ives	22	2024	$2.20 Add
From Preface From: The Triumph of Narrative View House of Anansi Press	In this preface, Fulford briefly explains how narrative shapes how stories are constructed and understood.	Robert Fulford	4	1999	$0.40 Add
From Prologue The Changing Face of Contemporary Theory From: Restless Ideas View Fernwood Publishing	The Waning of the Western Worldview … 1 Eurocentrism and Its Discontents … 3 The Crumbling Canon of Social Theory: The Classics … 9 The Expanding Horizons of Contemporary Social …	Tony Simmons	20	2020	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Prologue One: On Human Thinking, Society and a Decaying Culture From: Thinking Systematics View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip examine critical thinking, societal structure, and the slow decay of culture under media-driven conditioning.	Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip	11	2025	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Prologue Three: On Human Potential From: Thinking Systematics View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip examine how human potential is shaped by societal structures, tracing Darwin’s view that empathy extends beyond small tribes and Keynes and Marx’s …	Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip	4	2025	$0.40 Add
Restless Ideas Contemporary Social Theory in an Anxious Age	How do we make sense of the rise of political strongmen like Trump and Erdoğan, or the increase in hate crimes and terrorism? How can we understand Brexit and xenophobic, anti-immigrant …		592		View
From Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds Morality Binds and Blinds with Jonathan Haidt From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	Ingrained, tribal behaviors can bind and blind us, and shut down open-minded thinking. Looking at the dynamic of polarization from the point of view of tribes and teams is enlightening and useful …	James Hoggan	9	2016	$0.90 Add
From Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds Why We Want to be Misled with Dan Kahan From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	Group values impact risk perceptions and how our interpretation of scientific evidence is shaped by our cultural affiliations. Cultural cognition describes the tendency of individuals to conform …	James Hoggan	8	2016	$0.80 Add
The City of Words House of Anansi Press	In the 2007 CBC Massey Lectures, Alberto Manguel leads us back into our literary tradition to find insight about one of the most contentious issues of our time: the rise of ethnic nationalism. …	Alberto Manguel	178	2007	View