Книги тэга "Общественные науки"

Alternative and Activist New Media provides a rich and accessible overview of the ways in which activists, artists, and citizen groups aroun…

Throughout human history people have moved across national borders. With the advent of globalization, they are now moving in record numbers …

Is the internet really transforming children and young people’s lives? Is the so-called ‘digital generation’ genuinely benefiting from excit…

Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an a…

Building on ethnographic fieldwork and extensive historical evidence, Crying Shame analyzes lament across thousands of years and nearly ever…

When beer starts to flow, philosophical discussions naturally follow. Philosophy on Tap takes pub philosophy to the next level, pairing 48 o…

The 2nd Edition of Who Owns You, David Koepsell’s widely acclaimed exploration of the philosophical and legal problems of patenting human ge…

Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about th…

After Enlightenment: Hamann as Post-Secular Visionary is a comprehensive introduction to the life and works of eighteenth-century German phi…

Worldwide, human lives are rapidly improving. Education, health-care, technology, and political participation are becoming ever more univers…

The problem of value pluralism permeates modern political philosophy. Its presence can be felt even when it is not explicitly the central to…

A decade ago no one except geologists had heard of tantalum or 'coltan' – an obscure mineral that is an essential ingredient in mobile phone…

The work of French Philosopher Luce Irigaray has exerted a profound influence on feminist thinking of recent decades and provides a far-reac…

Preventing violent conflicts and establishing comprehensive lasting peace in some of the world’s most turbulent regions has become the new g…

GWF Hegel has long been considered one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his work continues …

We live in a modern age, but what does ‘modern’ mean and how can a reflection on ‘modernity’ help us to understand the world today? These ar…

Politicians and the political process, even in ostensibly democratic countries, can be deadly. James Gilligan has discovered a devastating t…

It is commonly assumed that the best way to help the poor out of their misery is to allow the rich to get richer, that if the rich pay less …

It is commonly assumed that the best way to help the poor out of their misery is to allow the rich to get richer, that if the rich pay less …

A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents presents a series of original essays exploring our historical understanding of the role and legacy …