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The Idea of the Republic

Norberto Bobbio, Maurizio Viroli

• Hardcover | Engels
• * A lively discussion of politics and political theory by one of the world's most distinguished political theorists and philosophers. * Provides an ex... Lees meer

Gender on Planet Earth

Ann Oakley

• Hardcover | Engels
• A provocative analysis of gender inequalitya s destructive effects on our society and our planet. Lees meer

Radio in the Global Age

David Hendy

• Hardcover | Engels
• Radio in the Global Age offers a fresh, up--to--date, and wide--ranging introduction to the role of radio in contemporary society. It places radio, fo... Lees meer

British Politics Today

• Hardcover | Engels | Politics Today
• Written by a distinguished group of internationally renowned scholars, this volume provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of the major iss... Lees meer

The Information Society

David Lyon

• Paperback | Engels
• This book provides an overview of debates about whether we are entering into a phase of social existence without precedent - the 'information society'... Lees meer

Resurgent Islam

Philip W Sutton, Stephen Vertigans

• Paperback | Engels
• * Introductory undergraduate textbook that examines Islamic resurgence from a sociological perspective. * Clearly discusses and evaluates existing the... Lees meer

Gripes

Jean-Claude Kaufmann

• Paperback | Engels
• This book examines the gripes which plague the lives of modern couples Jean-Claude Kaufmann is one of the best-selling sociologists in France and alwa... Lees meer

Disability Studies Today

• Hardcover | Engels
• Provides an invaluable introduction to the concerns and controversies surrounding disability and disability studies. The arguments presented in this b... Lees meer

Adorno

Simon Jarvis

• Paperback | Engels | Key Contemporary Thinkers
• aeo A comprehensive and accessible introduction to one of the twentieth centurya s most original thinkers -- Theodor W. Adorno. aeo Jarvis provides a ... Lees meer

The Health of Men and Women

Sarah Payne

• Paperback | Engels
• This comprehensive text looks in detail at important patterns in men and women's health. It takes account of the ways in which sex and gender interact... Lees meer

Governance

Anne Mette Kjaer

• Paperback | Engels | Key Concepts
• Governance is an easy-to read introduction to an increasingly important concept in political science. It provides a clear overview of how the concept ... Lees meer

The Transparent Society

Gianni Vattimo

• Paperback | Engels
• In The Transparent Society Vattimo develops his own distinctive views on postmodernism and its philosophical and cultural relevance. Vattimo argues th... Lees meer

Anthropology

Tim Ingold

• Hardcover | Engels | Why It Matters
• Humanity is at a crossroads. We face mounting inequality, escalating political violence, warring fundamentalisms and an environmental crisis of planet... Lees meer

Global Political Theory

David Held, Pietro Maffettone

• Hardcover | Engels
• Philosophers have never shied away from interrogating the nature of our obligations beyond borders. Lees meer

Critical Approaches to International Security

Karin M Fierke

• Hardcover | Engels
• During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of EastÐWe... Lees meer

Social Policy for Social Work

Lorraine Green, Karen Clarke

• Hardcover | Engels
• Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an underst... Lees meer

Work

Steven Vallas

• Hardcover | Engels | Key Concepts
• This book provides a critical overview of the myriad literatures on "work," viewed not only as a product of the marketplace but also as a social and p... Lees meer

Security and Public Health

Simon Rushton

• Paperback | Engels
• For most Western governments, defending against the threat of infectious disease is now an accepted security priority. Deciding what resources and pol... Lees meer

Nomography

Eloy Fernández Porta

• Hardcover | Engels | Theory Redux
• What if the most joyful act was not to transgress a norm but to erect it? What if creativity consisted in enunciating a law under the pretext of viola... Lees meer

The Telemachus Complex

Massimo Recalcati

• Hardcover | Engels
• Fatherhood today is in crisis. Fathers have gone missing, or have become their children's playmates, and the symbolic authority of the father has lost... Lees meer

In the World Interior of Capital

Peter Sloterdijk

• Hardcover | Engels
• Displaying the distinctive combination of narration and philosophy for which he is well known, this new book by Peter Sloterdijk develops a radically ... Lees meer

Is Austerity Gendered?

Diane Perrons

• Paperback | Engels | Future of Capitalism
• Austerity has dominated the policy agenda in the past decade. Although it appeared to end with the COVID-19 pandemic, a return to harsh cutbacks in th... Lees meer

Gender and Global Justice

• Hardcover | 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

Organizations and Identity

Gregory S Larson, Rebecca Gill

• Hardcover | Engels | Key Themes in Organizational Communication
• The question who am I? represents one of the key challenges of contemporary life in a globalized world. For most of us, organizations play a key role ... Lees meer