The concepts of agency and structure are of increasing and defining importance to international relations and politics as fields of enquiry and knowledge. This is the first book to explore the two concepts in depth in that context.
The agent-structure problem refers to questions concerning the interrelationship of agency and structure, and to the ways in which explanations of social phenomena integrate and account for them. This is an important contribution to the study of international relations and politics.

"Friedman's book has translated Gurdjieff into ordinary understandable English. I would highly recommend this book as a place to start." "I have more than 50 books on Gurdjieff's and Ouspensky's Work on my shelves, but this is no doubt the most practical one for beginners." "Couldn't Put it Down " "Gil Friedman has done the near-impossible: rendered Gurdjieff's esoteric philosophy eminently readable, even entertaining. . . No serious student of philosophy or metaphysics should miss this great book " "The clearest and most useful book on the basics." "I want to express my appreciation for for...

Praise for A Dictionary of Love -A Dictionary of Love is a veritable Valentine of a book. It's a tidy collection of bon mots on the subject of love.- The Sunday Herald, Monterrey, CA -A really fun book to read. There is either a good laugh or a real thought provoker (or even both) on each page.- New England Bride -Consider these 'pearls of wisdom' from A Dictionary of Love- Family Circle -Who wrote the book of love? The Answer, historians will argue. might be pretty difficult to trace. But one thing is certainly true, whoever wrote the book of love could probably have used Gil Friedman's A...

The concepts of agency and structure are of increasing and defining importance to international relations and politics as fields of enquiry and knowledge. This is the first book to explore the two concepts in depth in that context. The agent-structure problem refers to questions concerning the interrelationship of agency and structure, and to the ways in which explanations of social phenomena integrate and account for them. This is an important contribution to the study of international relations and politics.

This book contains 30 rules, that, if completely disregarded will lead to happiness and you will have a lot of laughs along the way. A few of the rules are: "Focus on What is Wrong in Your Life," " Always Compare Yourself with Others," "Eat a High Fat Diet, Let Things Eat You," "Have as Few Friends as Possible, Preferably None." There is also a Midterm and a Final Exam, to keep the reader on the wrong track. Some of the book's concluding chapter's are: "The Joys of Unhappiness" and how to subscribe to "The Unhappy Newsletter." Disclaimer: This book is not intended to replace medical advice....