Télécharger le livre :  Mediarchy
We think that we live in democracies: in fact, we live in mediarchies. Our political regimes are based less on nations or citizens than on audiences shaped by the media.We assume that our social and political destinies are shaped by the will of the people without...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-11-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Is Globalization Over?
Looming trade wars and rising nationalism have stirred troubling memories of the 1930s. Will history repeat itself? Do we face the chaotic breakdown of the global economic system in the face of stagnation, protectionism and political tumult? Jeremy Green argues that,...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-11-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Socialism
Socialism has made a dramatic comeback in the 21st century. In the wake of financial crisis, mounting inequality and social decay, it seems more relevant than ever. Nobody who seeks to understand contemporary politics can ignore it.   In this book, leading scholar...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-11-08
Collection : Key Concepts in Political Theory ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Failure
Wall Street and Silicon Valley – the two worlds this book examines – promote the illusion that scarcity can and should be eliminated in the age of seamless “flow.” Instead, Appadurai and Alexander propose a theory of habitual and strategic failure by exploring debt,...

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Parution : 2019-11-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Modernity and "Whiteness"
Bolívar Echeverría was one of the leading philosophers and critical theorists in Latin America and his work on capitalism and modernity offers a distinctive account, informed by the experiences of Latin American societies, of the social and historical forces shaping the...

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Parution : 2019-11-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Socrates
Socrates is one the most important thinkers in western philosophy, yet he remains enigmatic, having left behind no works of his own. Instead, his thought is understood primarily through the work of his followers, particularly Plato. Yet Plato's dialogues can offer...

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Parution : 2019-11-05
Collection : Classic Thinkers PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Media
From TV bulletins to social media newsfeeds, the media plays a massive role in shaping the world as we see it. In fact, different media have helped make possible our world of independent nations, binding together disparate communities through shared cultural...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-11-05
Collection : Why It Matters ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  What Makes a Social Crisis?
In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops a new sociological theory of social crisis and applies it to a wide range of cases, from the church paedophilia crisis to the #MeToo movement. He argues that crises are triggered not by objective social strains but by the...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-11-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Defending Freedom
We are witnessing a crisis of liberal democracy. A widespread fear of social decline, rapid globalization and uncontrolled immigration have culminated in a prevailing mood of hostility towards the established order. Confidence in democratic institutions and mainstream...

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Parution : 2019-11-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Conspiracy Theories
9/11 was an inside job. The Holocaust is a myth promoted to serve Jewish interests. The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a false flag operation. Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. These are all conspiracy theories. A glance...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-11-01
Collection : THINK ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Dogs
Man’s best friend, domesticated since prehistoric times, a travelling companion for explorers and artists, thinkers and walkers, equally happy curled up by the fire and bounding through the great outdoors—dogs matter to us because we love them.  But is that all there is...

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Parution : 2019-11-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Digital Social Research
To analyse social and behavioural phenomena in our digitalized world, it is necessary to understand the main research opportunities and challenges specific to online and digital data. This book presents an overview of the many techniques that are part of the fundamental...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-25
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Télécharger le livre :  The Far Right Today
The far right is back with a vengeance. After several decades at the political margins, far-right politics has again taken center stage. Three of the world’s largest democracies – Brazil, India, and the United States – now have a radical right leader, while far-right...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-25
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Télécharger le livre :  The Crisis of Expertise
In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds.In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change, and...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Russia and America
In recent times, US-Russia relations have deteriorated to what both sides acknowledge is an “all time low.” Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and Putin’s continued support for the Assad regime in Syria have placed enormous strain on this...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-22
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Télécharger le livre :  In Defence of Democracy
Should Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy? Are ‘the people’ too ignorant or stupid to rule? Numerous commentators are seriously arguing that the answer to these questions might be ‘yes’. In this take-no-prisoners book, Canadian-Irish author Roslyn...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-18
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Télécharger le livre :  For a Politics of the Common Good
This volume of conversations between Alain Badiou and Peter Engelmann focuses on the concrete political situation in the world of today. Here the validity and applicability of Badiou’s ideas are tested in relation to the great social and political problems of our time,...

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Parution : 2019-10-18
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Télécharger le livre :  Participatory Culture
Since 2006, Henry Jenkins's Confessions of an Aca-Fan blog has hosted interviews in which academics, activists, and artists have shared their views on the changing media landscape. For the first time, Jenkins – often called “the Marshall McLuhan for the twenty-first...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-15
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Télécharger le livre :  Changemakers
This book argues that, as industrial capitalism enters a period of prolonged crisis, a new paradigm of ‘industrious modernity’ is emerging.  Based on small-scale, commons-based and market-oriented entrepreneurship, this industrious modernity is being pioneered by the...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-15
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Télécharger le livre :  White Privilege
Some embrace the idea of white privilege as an important concept that helps us to make sense of the connection between race and social and political disadvantages, while others are critical or even hostile. Regardless of personal views, it can be difficult to agree on...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-10-15
Collection : THINK ePub

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