Society & Civilization

社会与文明

Institutions, culture, and the structure of public life.

45 books

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 《新教伦理与资本主义精神》 Max Weber Weber examines a historical coincidence: the organizational forms of modern capitalism developed systematically first in Protestant regions of the… Society & Civilization Classic Index 94

Leviathan 《利维坦》 Thomas Hobbes Starting from the thought experiment of a state of nature, Hobbes argues that without a common power, human equality and desire generate continuous… Society & Civilization Classic Index 94

On Liberty 《论自由》 John Stuart Mill Mill tries to draw a line: how far society may legitimately interfere with the individual. His harm principle holds that as long as others are not… Society & Civilization Classic Index 93

Amusing Ourselves to Death 《娱乐至死》 Neil Postman Postman contrasts the warnings of Orwell and Huxley and argues that Huxley came closer: culture is not crushed by force but voluntarily surrenders… Society & Civilization Classic Index 90

The Crowd 《乌合之众》 Gustave Le Bon Le Bon argues that once individuals merge into a crowd, their judgment and conduct change qualitatively: emotion becomes contagious, suggestion is… Society & Civilization Classic Index 89

Liberalism 《自由与繁荣的国度》 Ludwig von Mises Classical economics, and the case that central planning cannot work. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Bad Beliefs 《坏信念》 Neil Levy Extreme falsehoods, a polluted information environment, and bad beliefs. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Treason of the Intellectuals 《知识分子的背叛》 Julien Benda Intellectuals who abandon truth and surrender to political extremes. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Goodness Paradox 《人性悖论》 Richard Wrangham Human self-domestication and the machinery of state violence. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Dictator's Handbook 《独裁者手册》 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita How rulers stay in power by rewarding a winning coalition rather than the public. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Collapse of Complex Societies 《复杂社会的崩溃》 Joseph Tainter Diminishing returns and the unraveling of complex societies. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Palliative Society 《妥协社会》 Byung-Chul Han A society that yields to institutional coercion and cannot reform itself. Society & Civilization AZM's list

21 Lessons for the 21st Century 《今日简史》 Yuval Noah Harari The collapse of the liberal story and the challenges of the 21st century. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Nexus 《智人之上》 Yuval Noah Harari How information networks evolved, and how they enable digital surveillance. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Homo Deus 《未来简史》 Yuval Noah Harari Techno-humanism, immortality projects, and a society split by class. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Civilized to Death 《文明至死》 Christopher Ryan Reconsidering the agricultural revolution and the discontents of modern life. Society & Civilization AZM's list

How Groups Encourage Misbehavior 《害马之群》 Kevin R. Murphy How groups lose control and push their members toward wrongdoing. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Envy 《嫉妒与社会》 Helmut Schoeck How envy distorts social behaviour and political allegiance. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Right Nation 《右派国家》 John Micklethwait The conservative current running beneath American politics. Society & Civilization AZM's list

How Change Happens 《变革如何发生》 Duncan Green The mechanics of social change and the resistance of institutions. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Against Elections 《反对选举》 David Van Reybrouck The flaws of representative elections and the crisis of faith in democracy. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Propaganda Technique in the World War 《世界大战中的宣传技巧》 Harold D. Lasswell Wartime state propaganda and the psychological manipulation of the masses. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 《资本主义、社会主义与民主》 Joseph Schumpeter Creative destruction, and Marxism turned into a secular religion. Society & Civilization AZM's list

是我的错吗？《是我的错吗？》 wu-zandao Collective violence and the crushing weight of the state. Society & Civilization AZM's list

BAD 《恶俗》 Paul Fussell Fakery and vulgarity in American mass culture. Society & Civilization AZM's list

被判处死刑之后《被判处死刑之后》 unknown-bei-panchu Life inside detention, the ecology of the prison, and human desire. Society & Civilization AZM's list

始于极限《始于极限》 Chizuko Ueno Twelve letters on women's issues, and why downward freedom is no freedom. Society & Civilization AZM's list

在熟悉的家中向世界道别《在熟悉的家中向世界道别》 Chizuko Ueno Facing old age, and the dignity of living alone at the end of life. Society & Civilization AZM's list

厌女《厌女》 Chizuko Ueno Social misogyny and the misogyny women turn on themselves. Society & Civilization AZM's list

无缘社会《无缘社会》 NHK Special Reporting Team Japan's solitary deaths and the unraveling of traditional marriage. Society & Civilization AZM's list

她厌男，她是我女友《她厌男，她是我女友》 Min Jihyoung An ordinary Korean man and a feminist: the gap between their worlds. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Not Just for the Boys 《一直在场》 Athene Donald Hidden sexism in science and the women it drives away. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Gender Knot 《性别打结》 Allan G. Johnson A classic feminist introduction to how patriarchy actually works. Society & Civilization AZM's list

李银河说爱情《李银河说爱情》 li-yinhe The sociology of single life, sex, and love. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Heading Home 《回归家庭》 Shani Orgad Structural violence and why women step back from their careers. Society & Civilization AZM's list

A Room of One's Own 《一间自己的屋子》 Virginia Woolf The money and private space a woman needs in order to write. Society & Civilization AZM's list

少年发声《少年发声》 chen-yu Sixteen Chinese teenagers on family upbringing and the feeling of suffocation. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Relationships 5.0 《关系5.0》 Elyakim Kislev Robots, AI, and the coming revolution in human-machine intimacy. Society & Civilization AZM's list

00年代的想象力《00年代的想象力》 Tsunehiro Uno Pop culture, social psychology, and the disillusion of a generation. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Soulstealers 《叫魂》 Philip A. Kuhn A Qianlong-era sorcery panic reveals how autocratic power and bureaucracy work. Society & Civilization XMS's list

The Book of Lord Shang 《商君书》 Shang Yang The Legalist art of weakening, impoverishing, and dulling the people to rule them. Society & Civilization XMS's list

NHK特别取材组纪实丛书《NHK特别取材组纪实丛书》 NHK Special Reporting Team Documenting ageing, solitary deaths, and Japan's disconnected society up close. Society & Civilization XMS's list

最小阻力路径相关社会学著作《最小阻力路径相关社会学著作》 Allan G. Johnson How institutions pave a path of least resistance that makes conformity automatic. Society & Civilization XMS's list

The Philosophy of Art 《艺术哲学》 Hippolyte Taine Art as imitation, and how race, milieu, and era determine style. Society & Civilization XMS's list

天才的盛会：文艺复兴艺术300年《天才的盛会》 jiang-zhulang Three centuries of the Renaissance, traced through Florence's cathedral dome. Society & Civilization XMS's list

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