Patterson discusses the internal dynamics of slavery in 66 societies over time. These include Gre...

The preeminent sociologist and National Book Award¿winning author of Freedom in the Making of Wes...

Originally published in 1967, An Absence of Ruins is a poignant portrayal of a man shaped by the ...

The Cultural Matrix seeks to unravel an American paradox: the socioeconomic crisis and social iso...

In this provocative new book, sociologist Orlando Patterson takes on the intractable dilemma of r...

A bleak portrayal of life on the Dungle--the rubbish heap where the very poorest squat--this beau...

Orlando Patterson's classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly...

Orlando Patterson's classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly...

The Paradox of Freedom is an exploration of the life and work of Orlando Patterson, probing the r...

The Paradox of Freedom is an exploration of the life and work of Orlando Patterson, probing the r...

Slavery is one of humanity's most ancient and persistent inequities.  It predates the rise of civ...

Slavery is one of humanity's most ancient and persistent inequities.  It predates the rise of civ...