Novedades del último mes en sociología del mundo

El multipremiado profesor Diamond divulga los resultados de su apasionante estudio.¿Que se puede aprender sobre las grandes cuestiones de las ciencias sociales a traves de la observación? Jared Diamond comenzo su carrera academica como naturalista: observaba a los pajaros y deducia reglas de su comportamiento. Cuando cambio de foco y empezo a estudiar organismos complejos como las sociedades humanas, no cambio de metodo, y en este breve libro explica cuanto se puede aprender a traves de este procedimiento. En siete breves capitulos explica por que unos paises son pobres y otros ricos, como influyen las instituciones en la prosperidad, la influencia de la geografia en el devenir de China frente al de Europa, el papel de las crisis nacionales, y los grandes problemas que el mundo afronta hoy en dia. Un libro fascinante que en pocas paginas compone una leccion magistral sobre las grandes cuestiones de la actualidad y que lecciones podemos sacar de las ciencias sociales para afrontarlas.

La etica protestante y el "espíritu" del capitalismo se interroga por el origen de la mentalidad capitalista moderna, enemiga y vencedora del tradicionalismo, y llega a la conclusión de que tal mentalidad procede, no del propio desarrollo economico capitalista, sino del modo de vida generado por el protestantismo de raiz calvinista, que redundo en una racionalizacion equivalente a una "desmagificacion" del mundo, es decir, en la reduccion del mismo a objeto de calculo, explotacion y dominacion. Esta nueva edicion incluye, como novedad, el escrito del autor sobre "Las sectas protestantes y el espiritu del capitalismo" (1906). Ambos textos siguen la edicion de las Obras Completas de Max Weber (MWG).

Explores how elites restrict access to public beaches around the globeBeaches are a beloved form of public space Yet there has been an alarming global trend of restricting access to public sections of beaches to ensure that waterfront property owners can enjoy the shoreline exclusively or develop the land for commercial use Beach Politics examines how over the past forty years privatization of public space has accelerated with the help of both local governments and national corporations On a local level this can entail a group of wealthy neighbors purposely blocking off public beach access in their neighborhood hiring security guards building fences or putting up No Trespassing signs to turn away members of the public who have every right to be there On a state or national level it can manifest as gated communities owned by private corporations sectioning off huge swaths of land limiting access or governments promoting private rather than public development along the shoreline Whenever disputes about land use arise the powers that be often side with private interests and the wealthy over those with fewer resources and frequently people of color Focused on beaches access to public space and social justice this book brings together powerful contri

Explores how elites restrict access to public beaches around the globeBeaches are a beloved form of public space Yet there has been an alarming global trend of restricting access to public sections of beaches to ensure that waterfront property owners can enjoy the shoreline exclusively or develop the land for commercial use Beach Politics examines how over the past forty years privatization of public space has accelerated with the help of both local governments and national corporations On a local level this can entail a group of wealthy neighbors purposely blocking off public beach access in their neighborhood hiring security guards building fences or putting up No Trespassing signs to turn away members of the public who have every right to be there On a state or national level it can manifest as gated communities owned by private corporations sectioning off huge swaths of land limiting access or governments promoting private rather than public development along the shoreline Whenever disputes about land use arise the powers that be often side with private interests and the wealthy over those with fewer resources and frequently people of color Focused on beaches access to public space and social justice this book brings together powerful contri