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Télécharger le livre : The Misguided Search for the Political
The Misguided Search for the Political
Lois Mcnay
There has been a lively debate amongst political theorists about whether certain liberal concepts of democracy are so idealized that they lack relevance to ‘real’ politics. Echoing these debates, Lois McNay examines in this book some theories of radical democracy and...

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Parution : 2014-06-05
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Télécharger le livre : Peace Operations
Peace Operations
Alexandru Balas , Paul F. Diehl
As peace operations become the primary mechanism of conflict management used by the UN and regional organizations, understanding their problems and potential is essential for a more secure world. In this revised and updated second edition, Paul Diehl and Alexandru Balas...

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Parution : 2014-06-05
Collection : War and Conflict in the Modern World PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Offshoring
Offshoring
John Urry
The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies. These often secretive activities...

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Parution : 2014-06-05
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Télécharger le livre : Can Science Fix Climate Change?
Can Science Fix Climate Change?
Mike Hulme
Climate change seems to be an insurmountable problem. Political solutions have so far had little impact. Some scientists are now advocating the so-called 'Plan B', a more direct way of reducing the rate of future warming by reflecting more sunlight back to space,...

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Parution : 2014-06-04
Collection : New Human Frontiers ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Gender and Power
Gender and Power
Raewyn Connell
This book is an important introductory textbook on sexual politics and an original contribution to the reformulation of social and political theory. In a discussion of, among other issues, psychoanalysis, Marxism and feminist theories, the structure of gender relations,...

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Parution : 2014-05-15
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Télécharger le livre : Against Epistemology
Against Epistemology
Theodor W. Adorno , Willis Domingo
This classic book by Theodor W. Adorno anticipates many of the themes that have since become common in contemporary philosophy: the critique of foundationalism, the illusions of idealism and the end of epistemology. It also foreshadows many of the key ideas that were...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2014-05-14
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Télécharger le livre : Properties
Properties
Douglas Edwards
The world is populated with many different objects, to which we often attribute properties: we say, for example, that grass is green, that the earth is spherical, that humans are animals, and that murder is wrong. We also take it that these properties are things in...

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Parution : 2014-05-12
Collection : Key Concepts in Philosophy PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Berkeley
Berkeley
Daniel E. Flage
Irish philosopher George Bishop Berkeley was one of the greatest philosophers of the early modern period. Along with David Hume and John Locke he is considered one of the fathers of British Empiricism. Berkeley is a clear, concise, and sympathetic introduction to George...

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Parution : 2014-04-28
Collection : Classic Thinkers PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Diamonds
Diamonds
Ian Smillie
Diamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world’s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector. But behind the sparkle of the diamond lies a...

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Parution : 2014-04-10
Collection : Resources PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : What is a Social Movement?
What is a Social Movement?
Hank Johnston
Social movements play a central role in the scope and direction of social change. They were instrumental in the creation of the modern state and, today, are major forces in politics and culture. Environmentalism, gay rights, alterglobalization, and Islamic...

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Parution : 2014-04-10
Collection : What is Sociology? PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : American Democracy
American Democracy
Andrew J. Perrin
In this groundbreaking book, sociologist Andrew Perrin shows that rules and institutions, while important, are not the core of democracy. Instead, as Alexis de Tocqueville showed in the early years of the American republic, democracy is first and foremost a matter of...

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Parution : 2014-04-10
Collection : Political Sociology PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Heidegger
Heidegger
Lee Braver
Martin Heidegger is among the most important philosophers of the Twentieth Century. Within the continental tradition, almost every great figure has been deeply influenced by his work. For this reason, a full understanding of the course of modern philosophy is impossible...

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Parution : 2014-04-10
Collection : Key Contemporary Thinkers PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Hegel
Hegel
J. M. Fritzman
GWF Hegel has long been considered one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his work continues to provoke debate in contemporary philosophy. This new book provides readers with an accessible introduction to Hegel’s thought,...

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Parution : 2014-04-10
Collection : Classic Thinkers PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : The Politics of the Body
The Politics of the Body
Alison Phipps
Winner of the 2015 FWSA Book Prize The body is a site of impassioned, fraught and complex debate in the West today. In one political moment, left-wingers, academics and feminists have defended powerful men accused of sex crimes, positioned topless pictures in the...

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Parution : 2014-04-10
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Télécharger le livre : Resilient Life
Resilient Life
Brad Evans , Julian Reid
What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of ‘resilience’ that is becoming a key term of art for...

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Parution : 2014-04-10
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Télécharger le livre : Power
Power
John Scott
This far-reaching study gives a concise and coherent overview of the debates surrounding the analysis of social power. The concept of power is outlined, and its main dimensions are explored through consideration of various facets – command, pressure, constraint,...

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Parution : 2014-04-03
Collection : Key Concepts PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : The Age of Ecology
The Age of Ecology
Joachim Radkau
This book is the first major study of the history of environmentalism, from its origins in romanticism and the nature cults of the late 18th century to the global environmental movements of today. Radkau shows that this is not a single story of the steady ascent of...

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Parution : 2014-04-03
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Télécharger le livre : The Age of Ecology
The Age of Ecology
Joachim Radkau
This book is the first major study of the history of environmentalism, from its origins in romanticism and the nature cults of the late 18th century to the global environmental movements of today. Radkau shows that this is not a single story of the steady ascent of...

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Parution : 2014-04-03
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Télécharger le livre : Who Rules Britain?
Who Rules Britain?
John Scott
The lifestyle, economic basis and political affiliations of the British upper class are the focus of this exciting new textbook. Combining a review of existing sociological theory on class and capitalism with material drawn from a great variety of sources it is likely...

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Parution : 2014-04-03
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Télécharger le livre : The End of Organized Capitalism
The End of Organized Capitalism
Scott Lash , John Urry
In this thought-provoking new book, Anthony Smith analyses key debates between historians and social scientists on the role of nations and nationalism in history.In a wide-ranging analysis of the work of historians, sociologists, political scientists and others, he...

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Parution : 2014-04-03
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