On July 29, 1805, French political thinker and historian Alexis de Tocqueville was born. He is best known for his Democracy in America, where he analyzed the rising living standards and social conditions of individuals and their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Today, it is considered an early work of sociology and political science.
Contribuye a la promoción y desarrollo del futuro de la lengua francesa en el contexto de la diversidad cultural. Se centra principalmente en enriquecer las relaciones entre los francófonos y francófilos de Quebec , Canadá y las Américas. Por eso fomenta los intercambios , las asociaciones y el desarrollo de redes de habla francesa.
Welcome to the home page of the Classification Society of North America (CSNA). The CSNA is a nonprofit interdisciplinary organization whose purposes are to promote the scientific study of classification and clustering (including systematic methods of creating classifications from data), and to disseminate scientific and educational information related to its fields of interests.
Communities Magazine is the primary resource for information, issues, and ideas about intentional communities in North America - from urban co-ops to cohousing groups to ecovillages to rural communes.
Materials accessible here are Cornell University Library's contributions to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. The project represents a major collaborative endeavor in preservation and electronic access to historical texts.
J. Ball, A. Pence, U. of Victoria, S. of Child, Y. Care, and F. Programs. (2000)ill. ; 29 cm.; Note(s): Includes bibliographical references (p. 60).; Responsibility: written by Jessica Ball ... with Alan Pence.; Entry: 20040521; Update: 20070304.