An analysis of recent cultural evolution argues that the abandonment by men of the traditional male commitment to the "breadwinner ethic" has had the greatest impact on changing sex roles[...]

The best-selling author of Nickel and Dimed focuses on the world of white-collar unemployment as seen through the eyes of the unemployed, describing the woes of "surplus" employees, let go by today's ultra-lean corporations, who are forced to confront, sometimes for months or years at a stretch, the[...]

The authors present provocative new perspectives on female history, the history of American medicine and psychology, and the history of child-rearing unlike any other.[...]

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Nickel and Dimed" comes a brave, frank, and exquisitely written memoir that will change the way you see the world. Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the most important thinkers of our time. Educated as a scientist, she is an author, journalist, activist, a[...]

Drone Warfare is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest- growing - and most secretive - fronts in global war: the rise of robot warfare. In 2000, the Pentagon had fewer than fifty aerial drones; ten years later, it had nearly 7,500. Drones are already a $5 billion business in the US [...]

Uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. Although sixteenth-century Europeans began to view mass festivities as foreign and 'savage', the author shows that they were indigenous to the West, from the ancient Greek's worship of Dionysus to the medieval practices of Ch[...]

Explores the tyranny of positive thinking, and offers a history of how it came to be the dominant mode in the USA. This book argues passionately that the insistence on being cheerful actually leads to a lonely focus inwards, a blaming of oneself for any misfortunes, and thus to political apathy. It [...]

What lies behind the human attraction to violence? Why do we glorify war, seeing it as an almost sacred undertaking? Barbara Ehrenreich is known for the originality and clarity of her thinking, and in Blood Rites she proposes a radical new theory about our attitudes to bloodshed. From the trenches o[...]

Intrigued by reports of poverty and despair within America's white-collar corporate workforce, the author decided to infiltrate their world as an undercover reporter, and learn about the problems facing middle-class executives. Her story is funny, and delivers a warning about the future that faces c[...]

Världen över och i alla tider har människor samlats för att tillsammans uttrycka glädje. Karnevalens rötter kan spåras tillbaka till det antika Greklands Dionysosfester och till och med grottmålningar från förhistorisk tid berättar om dansande människor. I alla kulturer tar sig riterna s[...]

Gilla läget! Tänk positivt! Med optimism och framåtanda kan man vinna en hel värld och uppnå rikedom och lycka. Så lyder det framgångsrecept som gjort sitt segertåg över hela västvärlden.

Barbara Ehrenreich ilsknade till när hennes läkare uppmanade henne att se sin cancersj[...]