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Diary of an Escape
n Many people across the world know Antonio Negri as an internationally renowned political thinker whose book, Empire, co-authored with Michael Hardt,…
ПодробнееThe Wellness Syndrome
Not exercising as much as you should? Counting your calories in your sleep? Feeling ashamed for not being happier? You may be a victim of the wellness…
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Arguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj Zizek has made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so…
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Drastic changes in the career aspirations of women in the developed world have resulted in a new, globalised market for off-the-peg designer clothes c…
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Governments have failed to stem global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing climate change. Indeed, climate-changing polluti…
ПодробнееThe Triumph of Politics
The Triumph of Politics offers a comparative and historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa – South Ameri…
ПодробнееIdentities in Context. Individuals and Discourse in Action
Identities in Context is a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on issues relating to identity across a variety of contexts. Provid…
ПодробнееThe Transhumanist Reader. Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future
The first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking The rapid pace of emerging technologies is…
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A reference guide for applications of SEM using Mplus Structural Equation Modeling: Applications Using Mplus is intended as both a teaching resource a…
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From formulation to implementation, an approach to the analysis of social policy through the lens of research Analyzing Social Policy prepares profess…
ПодробнееGlobal Democracy and Exclusion
The essays in this book explore the consequences of globalization for democracy, covering issues which include whether democracy implies exclusion or …
ПодробнееA Brief History of Liberty
Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically-inf…
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Experiments in Holism: Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropologypresents a series of essays from leading anthropologists that critically reexam…
ПодробнееПонимающая социология
Для Вебера ключевым аспектом социологии являлось изучение намерений, ценностей, убеждений и мнений, лежащих в основе человеческого поведения. Поэтому…
ПодробнееSocial Work Fields of Practice. Historical Trends, Professional Issues, and Future Opportunities
A contemporary look at social work practice and the many career possibilities—with detailed coverage of important new and emerging trends As the pract…
ПодробнееWar and Media
The trinity of government, military and publics has been drawn together into immediate and unpredictable relationships in a «new media ecology» that h…
ПодробнееCognitive Disability and Its Challenge to Moral Philosophy
Through a series of essays contributed by clinicians, medical historians, and prominent moral philosophers, Cognitive Disability and Its Challenge to …
ПодробнееTransition and Justice. Negotiating the Terms of New Beginnings in Africa
Transition and Justice examines a series of cases from across the African continent where peaceful ‘new beginnings’ were declared after periods of vio…
ПодробнееReinventing Professionalism. Journalism and News in Global Perspective
Current anxiety about the future of news makes it opportune to revisit the notion of professionalism in journalism. Media expert Silvio Waisbord takes…
ПодробнееAfrica's Information Revolution. Technical Regimes and Production Networks in South Africa and Tanzania
Africa’s Information Revolution was recently announced as the 2016 prizewinner of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences – congratulations to the aut…
ПодробнееModeling Urban Dynamics
The field of Urban Dynamics itself is based on the systems engineering concept that all complex systems (and cities and urban areas are no exception) …
ПодробнееPosttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice. Lessons Learned from Around the Globe
Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice: Lessons Learned from Around the Globe brings welcome attention to applying PTG to culturally c…
ПодробнееArchaeologies of the Middle East. Critical Perspectives
Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and p…
ПодробнееCities of Tomorrow. An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design Since 1880
Peter Hall’s seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unrivalled account of the history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the social and …
ПодробнееContemporary Latin America. 1970 to the Present
Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehe…
ПодробнееТруды по россиеведению. Выпуск 4
В связи с тем, что 2012 г. объявлен в Российской Федерации Годом российской истории, в выпуске обсуждаются наиболее острые и спорные вопросы отечестве…
ПодробнееGeographical Information and Urban Transport Systems
Urban transport systems need to be analyzed from various perspectives: the offer on one hand, the demand on the other hand, but also their negative ex…
ПодробнееPost-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment. Rebuilding for Resilience
Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergen…
ПодробнееJewish Memory And the Cosmopolitan Order
Natan Sznaider offers a highly original account of Jewish memory and politics before and after the Holocaust. It seeks to recover an aspect of Jewish …
ПодробнееInternational Mediation
Conflicts in the international system, both among and within states, bring death, destruction, and human misery. Understanding how third parties use m…
Подробнее12 Modern Philosophers
Featuring essays from leading philosophical scholars, 12 Modern Philosophers explores the works, origins, and influences of twelve of the most importa…
ПодробнееContemporary Debates in Political Philosophy
This collection of 24 essays, written by eminent philosophers and political theorists, brings together fresh debates on some of the most fundamental q…
ПодробнееWhat's Good on TV?. Understanding Ethics Through Television
What's Good on TV? Understanding Ethics Through Television presents an introduction to the basic theories and concepts of moral philosophy using concr…
ПодробнееThe Strange Non-death of Neo-liberalism
The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of m…
ПодробнееHow to Stop Living and Start Worrying. Conversations with Carl Cederström
The question of how to lead a happy and meaningful life has been at the heart of philosophical debate since time immemorial. Today, however, these que…
ПодробнееTheory of Addiction
The word ‘addiction’ these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular be…
ПодробнееMoral Blindness. The Loss of Sensitivity in Liquid Modernity
Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyd…
ПодробнееA God of One's Own. Religion's Capacity for Peace and Potential for Violence
Religion posits one characteristic as an absolute: faith. Compared to faith, all other social distinctions and sources of conflict are insignificant. …
ПодробнееThe Wiley Blackwell Anthology of African American Literature. Volume 1, 1746 - 1920
The Wiley Blackwell Anthology of African American Literature is a comprehensive collection of poems, short stories, novellas, novels, plays, autobiogr…
ПодробнееMoral Blindness. The Loss of Sensitivity in Liquid Modernity
Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyd…
ПодробнееAfter Globalization
In lively and unflinching prose, Eric Cazdyn and Imre Szeman argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inabilit…
ПодробнееThe Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy
The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is…
Подробнее50 Great Myths About Atheism
Tackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page. …
ПодробнееСоциально-психологическая подготовка студенческой молодежи к военной защите государства
В монографии разрабатываются и предлагаются федеральным органам исполнительной власти, институтам гражданского общества пути решения проблемы социальн…
ПодробнееThe Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy
The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is…
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