'Very clear, comprehensive, yet concise'. 'This well-written book is a must for scholars embarking on discourse analysis - it is as valuable to health scientists as it is to social scientists. It translates the dense writings on this topic into a workable research method, and shows the exciting possibilities of an approach that helps us to reflect on how we, as individuals are socially constituted' - "Nurse Researcher". "Discourse Analysis: Investigating Processes of Social Construction" provides a concise, straightforward guide for students and researchers who are interested in understanding and using discourse analysis. Addressed to graduate students, academics and experienced researchers, this book is a comprehensive guide for those new to discourse analysis as well as for researchers in need of a complement to other modes of inquiry.

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Foucault's classic methodological statement.

《关于他人的痛苦》是苏珊·桑塔格继《论摄影》之后又一本关于摄影的专著，也是她生前的最后一部作品。这本书聚焦于战争摄影，探讨影像反映出的人的痛苦与观者之间的关系。惨不忍睹的影像尽管能唤起观者的悲悯之心，但人们的无能为力感更让这些在生活中无孔不入，又格格不入的影像显得多余而荒诞。若不经思考而直接相信影像之内容，我们的道德判断力只会愈来愈弱。桑塔格以纯文字书写影像，为观者提供思考空间以正视“他人的痛苦”。

Comprehensively revised and updated the Second Edition of the bestselling Visual Methodologies provides a critical introduction to the study and interpretation of visual culture. An introductory chapter contextualises the theoretical approach to working with visual materials. Subsequent chapters each examine a visual method in detail and assesses the method's strengths and weaknesses. The methods discussed in the now include: compositional interpretation, content analysis, semiology, psychoanalysis, discourse analysis, audience studies (new), an anthropological approach to understanding visual materials (new), and on making images as part of social science research (new). New to this edition: " a completely new chapter on how to use the book " each chapter follows the same structure, making comparisons between methods easier " three extra chapters, each discussing a method not covered in the First Edition Visual Methodologies is essential reading for students and researchers involved in the study of visual culture in the social sciences.

Society consists of people sharply divided from one another, living different lives and identifying themselves in distinct ways. The social inequalities that underlie these divisions take many forms. This updated and expanded second edition of a successful text explores each of the social divisions. The book includes three major new chapters, on religion, poverty and elites, bringing it up to date with current research and teaching practices. Written by leading academics in each field, with additional pedagogical features, this is a crucial book for all students studying social divisions.

In investigating the major works of Michel Foucault, Barry Smart focuses on the analysis of the relations of power and knowledge and modes of objectification through which human beings are made subjects; and addresses controversial issues concerning the state and resistance to power. The development of Foucault's work from the early text on madness to the final studies of sexuality, and the question of the work's methodological value and status as a form of critical analysis, are reviewed comprehensively. Barry Smart's detailed discussion of the contribution of Foucault's work to social analysis and research will promote fresh interest in the stimulating originality of Foucault's project.

This volume provides a broad analysis of the term 'discourse' and a thorough examination of the many theoretical assumptions surrounding it. In the revised edition of this invaluable guidebook, Sara Mills:
*examines the historical definitions and developments of discourse
*analyzes Foucault's use of the term and its appropriation in the fields of linguistics, social psychology, and feminist, colonial and post-colonial theory
*explores the changes that have taken place in the field of critical discourse analysis since original publication
*discusses the work of various discourse theorists, including Zizek and Bourdieu.
A fully updated bibliography, new glossary and suggestions for further reading make this more than ever the essential introductory guide to the concept of discourse for students of literary theory.

Foucault's personal politics and the political implications of his thought have provoked a good deal of debate and even more speculation, but so far no one has attempted a systemic review of Foucault’s political thought. Foucault & the Political does just that. It is the first major study to introduce Foucault as a political theorist.
In addition, Jon Simons examines Foucault’s' work in the context of contemporary political theory and traces its links with current gays and feminist thought.
Foucault & the Political will be essential reading for students of Foucault, for students of political and social theory, and for all those working in lesbian and feminist studies.

It is impossible to imagine contemporary critical theory without the work of Michel Foucault. His radical reworkings of the concepts of power, knowledge, discourse and identity have influenced the widest possible range of theories and impacted upon disciplinary fields from literary studies to anthropology. Aimed at students approaching Foucault's texts for the first time, this volume offers:
* an examination of Foucault's contexts
* a guide to his key ideas
* an overview of responses to his work
* practical hints on 'using Foucault'
* an annotated guide to his most influential works
* suggestions for further reading.
Challenging not just what we think but how we think, Foucault's work remains the subject of heated debate. Sara Mills' Michel Foucault offers an introduction to both the ideas and the debate, fully equipping student readers for an encounter with this most influential of thinkers.

民国是一个动荡的乱世，不断的政治变局，不断的内外战争，将国人的正常生活一次次打断。然而，无论多么残酷的战争，也折不断平常人过平常生活的意愿，民国生活在许多过来人的记忆里常常是温暖、亲切的。
这本《此生此家》只是一个普通人晚年对自己往昔的追忆，在93岁的陈亚先老人笔下，没 有什么惊心动魄、跌宕起伏的故事，也没有什么大起大落、扣人心弦的情节，然而，正是这些平凡而琐细的日常生活，更真实地呈现出民国生活的本来面目，让我们依稀找到民国生活的感觉。
这是一位九旬老人撰写的回忆录。作者是一介平民，又是一位文学素养很高、社会记忆力很强的知识女性。她以独特的视角，讲述家世和生平，展示了一幅中国百姓喜怒哀乐的世纪长卷，其中有关家庭伦理、婚姻、教育和银行业的细节，尤为珍贵。
——历史学者 丁东
平民的生活中最能见出时代风云，但平民的生活很难进入记忆。本书打破这个常例，将平民生活恢复到历史记忆中来，让人们感受到在真实的时代变迁中，平民生活的艰难和辛酸。平民生活和平凡人生是时代风云的主流，平凡生活中最能映现时代的丰富内容。
——厦门大学人文学院中文系教授 谢泳
读过这样的小叙事，人们可以得知，人民的历史，原来是由这些人生和这些家庭的颠沛流离和悲欢离合构成的。因为普通，所以亲切；因为朴实，所以可信。人民这个概念，因此变得清晰起来。这可能就是《此生此家》的意义所在。
——旅美学者 李劼
几年前在南京见到陈亚先老人时，虽然知道她依然在坚持写作《此生此家》，却没有十分在意，更没有虚心静气地向老人攀谈请教。直至读完这部书稿，才真正体会到老人“一直抱以平静的心态，既不怨，亦不悔”的个人叙述与历史见证的难能可贵。
——北京文史学者 张耀杰

本书从全球范围挑选了16位来自美\德\英\法\波兰\中国等国家的社会学家,通过自传的方式,在讲述自己是如何走上学术之路及作研究的同时,也讲述了各自对本国社会学的发展的看法\研究方法\研究范式等,其多样的研究思路\研究方向及对社会学学生的指路说明,值得国内社会学界借鉴.

一位越战英雄，在离开战场三十年后，家庭圆满、事业有成，却为何自责悔恨、郁郁而终？
一位在非洲从事人道救援的年轻女性，在经历战乱、腐败、贫穷和疾病的威胁后，为何仍能鼓足勇气，继续艰难的奉献工作？
一位在文革时期被好友出卖、受尽磨难的医生，当有机会复仇时，为何会选择将手中的刀剑轻轻放下？
美国知名人类学家和精神病医师阿瑟•克莱曼，费时数年对这些“苦难经验”细致观察和体验，并以深刻的洞察力揭示了，勇敢面对生活中的危机和无常，并超越地方性价值观所带来的的限制，才是真正重要的事。

这是一本风靡整个世界的精神分析著作.
本世纪最杰出的精神分析学者弗洛姆,从分析社会过程中人的性格结构入手,为我们勾勒了一副现代人窘迫的图景:追求自由却又身不由己地逃避自由...现代法西斯主义由此而肆虐人类.作者为我们指出了达到自由境界的途径,即自发地爱和工作.
本书奠定了作者毕生的研究方向,被西方学者誉为本世纪最杰出的社会心理学著作.

本丛书所选书目大抵有两个中心：其一，选目集中在国外学术界新近的发展，尽力揭橥域外学术90年代以来的最新趋向和热点问题；其二，不忘拾遗补缺，将一些重要的尚未译成中文的国外学术著述囊括其内。
众人拾柴火焰高。译介学术是一件崇高而又艰苦的事业，我们真诚地希望 更多有识之士参与这项事业，使之为中国的现代化和学术本土化做出贡献。
本书是米尔斯的又一部代表作。 这一次，米尔斯将研究对象锁定在美国的上层社会或曰 统治阶级的身上，只不过，米尔斯认为用“权力精英”一词可以更好地对美国社会的权力状况做出恰当的分析。

马克斯·韦伯，德国著名社会学家，他是社会学的大师，犹如牛顿之与物理学，也是现代一位最具生命力和影响力思想家。科塞评价说：韦伯以永不停息的斗争为代价获得了清晰透彻的认识。很少有人达到他那样的深度。他带来的是对人和社会的深刻理解。他对社会行动中的磨难、悲剧以及偶尔的成功的超脱的关注，使他成为社会分析的科学和艺术的至今无人能及的大师。如果说八十年代以前的中国知识界对韦伯还很陌生的话，那么经过至今余温尚存的“韦伯热”，大家对“祛魅”(Disenchantment)、“理想型”(I deal Type)等韦伯特有的术语已耳熟能详了。八十年代中后期以来，大陆市场上的韦伯作品层出不穷，但一直不成系统，各个译本的译品亦参差不齐。此次广西师大出版社引进的台湾钱永祥等先生合力译出的韦伯作品集，填补了一直以来的缺憾。
在现代社会中，“法律社会”与“法治国家”等词汇已是耳熟能详。然而，法律到底是怎么来的？法律的演进过程如何？法律在人类社会中到底抵演了何种角色？本书即试图解答这些问题。作者挟其浑厚的法学与史学素养，从比较人类各大文明入手，深入探讨了“法”的缘起与演化，从纷纭复杂的史实中爬梳举例，阐明了法律与政治、经济、宗教等社会各层面的关系。本书适时的引进出版，我们有理由相信，韦伯关于人与法的如炬洞察和深邃的理论阐释对中国的法治化建设不无意义。

本书作者认为，哲学史叙述的是思维结果中的那些最终和最尖端的部分，它们在逻辑上封闭的结构与创作过程的思想潮流相距甚远。鉴于这种情况，应该尝试倡导另一种理解，更直接地面向精神活动，而不是塑造的构成物，更多地关注精神的创制过程，而不是最终的构成物。书中的精辟的分析，力图给人们提供解决问题的方法和途径。