Resultaten gefilterd op "Polity Press"

Equality

Thomas Piketty, Michael J Sandel

• Hardcover | Engels
• In this compelling dialogue, two of the world's most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments sh... Lees meer

Cosmopolitanism

David Held

• Hardcover
• The world is becoming deeply interconnected, whereby actions in one part of the world can have profound repercussions elsewhere. In a world of overlap... Lees meer

Political Communication

Aeron Davis

• Hardcover | Engels
• We are living in a period of great uncertainty. Votes for Brexit and Trump, along with widespread political volatility, are not only causing turmoil; ... Lees meer

International Relations

Stephanie Lawson

• Hardcover | Engels
• International Relations emerged as a distinct academic discipline in the early twentieth century, but its philosophic foundations draw on centuries of... Lees meer

Sad Love

Carrie Jenkins

• Hardcover | Engels
• As a woman with a husband and other partners, philosopher Carrie Jenkins knows that love is complicated. Love is most often associated with happiness,... Lees meer

China's Dream

Kerry Brown

• Paperback | Engels
• The Communist Party of China (CPC) is one of the great political forces of modern times. In charge of the destiny of a fifth of humanity, it survives ... Lees meer

Concepts of the Self

Anthony Elliott

• Hardcover | Engels | Key Concepts
• More than ten years on from its original publication, Concepts of the Self still mesmerizes with its insight, comprehensiveness and critique of debate... Lees meer

A Social History of the Media

Asa Briggs, Peter Burke

• Hardcover | Engels
• Written by two leading social and cultural historians, the first two editions of A Social History of the Media became classic textbooks, providing a m... Lees meer

History and Freedom

Theodor W Adorno

• Hardcover | Engels
• Despite all of humanity's failures, futile efforts and wrong turnings in the past, Adorno did not let himself be persuaded that we are doomed to suffe... Lees meer

Understanding the Life Course

Lorraine Green

• Hardcover | Engels
• Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to the entire life course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Combining impor... Lees meer

Gender and Global Justice

• Paperback | Engels
• Issues of global justice have received increasing attention in academic philosophy in recent years but the gendered dimensions of these issues are oft... Lees meer

Saving the Market from Capitalism

Massimo Amato, Luca Fantacci

• Hardcover | Engels
• This new book by two leading economists is a far-reaching analysis of the role and organization of the financial system in the aftermath of the econom... Lees meer

The Fashioned Self

Joanne Finkelstein

• Hardcover | Engels
• This book examines the nature of the self and self-identity in the modern age, and the way in which they have been moulded through the alteration of b... Lees meer

Capitalism

Geoffrey Ingham

• Hardcover | Engels | Key Concepts
• Now with a substantial new postscript on the financial crisis This book provides a basic introduction to the 'nuts and bolts' of capitalism. It starts... Lees meer

Negotiating Identity

Susie Scott

• Hardcover | Engels
• Identity is never just an individual matter; it is intricately shaped by our experiences of social life. Taking a Symbolic Interactionist approach, an... Lees meer

Rawls

Sebastiano Maffettone

• Hardcover | Engels
• Rawls: An Introduction is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the work of the American philosopher John Rawls (1921-2002), who transformed contem... Lees meer

The Material Child

David Buckingham

• Hardcover | Engels
• * An original examination of the effects of consumer culture on children. * Draws on a major study the author was commissioned to lead for the UK Gove... Lees meer

Reading Celebrity Gossip Magazines

Andrea McDonnell

• Paperback | Engels
• Americans are obsessed with celebrities. While our fascination with fame intensified throughout the twentieth century, the rise of the weekly gossip m... Lees meer

Mobile Communication

Rich Ling, Jonathan Donner

• Paperback | Engels | Digital Media and Society
• A critical overview of one of the most pervasive digital technologies in the contemporary world. Written by two leading researchers in the field, with... Lees meer

Green Hopes

Alain Lipietz

• Paperback | Engels
• This is a concise introduction to "political ecology" - a "green" alternative to traditional political movements and doctrines. Lees meer

The Aesthetic Unconscious

Jacques Rancière

• Hardcover | Engels
• Examines why the use of Freudian concepts for the interpretation of literary and artistic works plays such an important role in demonstrating the cont... Lees meer

Empire and Beyond

Antonio Negri

• Paperback | Engels
• An important new book by the author of the international bestseller Empire. Negri clarifies and elaborates the key themes and ideas that underpin his ... Lees meer

Timber

Peter Dauvergne, Jane Lister

• Hardcover | Engels | Resources | nr. 1
• Timber is a vital resource that is all around us. It is the house that shelters us, the furniture we relax in, the books we read, the paper we print, ... Lees meer

Democracy Against the State

Miguel Abensour

• Paperback | Engels
• In the "Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right," the young Marx elliptically alludes to a "true democracy" whose advent would go hand in hand with th... Lees meer