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The Souls of Black Folk / W. E. B. Du Bois
Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
Subjects: Classic; Non-Fiction; Essays
Each chapter of the book begins with a pair of epigraphs: text from a poem, and Bois describes it as "some echo of haunting melody." It is a seminal work in the history of sociology. It is one of the early works in the field of sociology. Must read for sociology students and interested in the subjects.
The Trial / Franz Kafka
Title: The Trial
Author: Franz Kafka
Translator: David Wyllie
Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Social
It is the story of Josef K., a man with the nature of his crime revealed neither to him nor to the reader. It is influenced by Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. Kafka calls Dostoyevsky as his blood relative. There is no end of the book as writers other books.
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience / Henry David Thoreau
Title: On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Resistance to Civil Government)
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Subjects: Essay; Philosophy; Political; Social
Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. It influence: Mohandas Gandhi,
Walden / Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Subjects: Autobiography; Philosophy; Social
It is about simple living in natural surroundings. It is also a kind of personal declaration of independence by Thoreau. It is also a social experiment. Actually Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection by living alone in Walden self dependently. Thoreau inspires.
Pygmalion / George Bernard Shaw
Title: Pygmalion
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Subjects: Play; Classic; Comedy; Drama; Society
Named after a Greek mythological figure, Pygmalion. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. Pygmalion talk about human relationships in a social world.
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