This is a study in the philosophy of social science. It takes the form of a comparative critique of three contemporary approaches: ordinary language philosophy, hermeneutics and critical theory, represented here respectively by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Paul Ricoeur and Jürgen Habermas. Part I is devoted to an exposition of these authors' views and of the traditions to which they belong. Its unifyi…
Long seen as a bedrock of democracy and freedom, the media have in fact become a significant antidemocratic force in the United States and around the world. The corporate media explosion has set off a corresponding implosion of public life that characterizes a perilous present—and threatens our future. Robert McChesney's acclaimed analysis of corporate media and its undermining of democracy …
Compares the world views of Marxism and Christianity, discusses the history of class struggle, and examines the revolutionary character of Christianity
In this anthropological investigation of the nature of an underdeveloped peasant economy, Joel S. Kahn attempts to develop the insights generated by Marxist theorists, by means of a concrete case study of a peasant village in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. He accounts for the specific features of this regional economy, and, at the same time, examines the implications for it of the cen…
Pengembangan produk pangan sangat menentukan terhadap mati, hidup, dan ber- kembangnya suatu usaha dan perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang pengolahan dan penyediaan produk pangan. Oleh karena itu, pengembangan produk pangan harus dilakukan secara sistematis dan terencana, serta mengikuti tren kebutuhan produk pangan oleh konsumen saat ini dan masa yang akan datang. Buku ini menjelaskan tentang p…