As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj ?i ek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes and speculate on the profundity of its consequences?...Daugiau...
When most people hear the word witch, they immediately think of crones conspiring over a cauldron, a force of dark and vindictive power. But to hundreds of thousands across the world, being a witch is a living, everyday reality, much more varied...Daugiau...
What happens when the structures of oppression we live under seep into our very being, shaping how we think, feel, and relate to one another? The Structure Within explores the powerful interplay between personal histories and systemic inequalities,...Daugiau...
What happens when the structures of oppression we live under seep into our very being, shaping how we think, feel, and relate to one another? The Structure Within explores the powerful interplay between personal histories and systemic inequalities,...Daugiau...
The new edition of this popular and timely introduction takes seriously the idea that health outcomes can only be fully understood by investigating the role the social world plays in our health. Kathryn Strother Ratcliff and Linda Axtell...Daugiau...
Hartmut Rosa is a leading social theorist and his books on social acceleration and resonance have become milestones in discussions about the problems and promises of late modern societies. Rosa not only presents a critical diagnosis of our times bu...Daugiau...
We are living in a time of growing existential risk, posing multiple threats to the survival of our species. We are also facing an epidemic of existential anxiety, with people struggling to find meaning and purpose in a complex and dehumanizing worl...Daugiau...
Over the past half century, the gay rights movement in the West has succeeded beyond its wildest dreams. It is widely assumed that its victories are now secure. Ronan McCreas important new book argues that, in fact, the forces that drove...Daugiau...
Over the past half century, the gay rights movement in the West has succeeded beyond its wildest dreams. It is widely assumed that its victories are now secure. Ronan McCreas important new book argues that, in fact, the forces that drov...Daugiau...
We are living, it is often said, in a golden age of stupidity, in which boneheaded, mendacious politicians get elected by voters whove become too mindless to realize their interests are ill served by narcissists, while vapid social media influencers...Daugiau...
In most developed countries there is a palpable sense of confusion about the contemporary state of the world. Much that was taken for granted a decade or two ago is being questioned, and there is a widespread urge to try and understand how we reac...Daugiau...
In the aftermath of the Cold War, many societies seemed firmly set on a pathway to cultural re-integration, progressive reform, and democratic government. This didnt happen. Instead, they have become increasingly polarized, and far-right antidemocra...Daugiau...
In the aftermath of the Cold War, many societies seemed firmly set on a pathway to cultural re-integration, progressive reform, and democratic government. This didnt happen. Instead, they have become increasingly polarized, and far-right antidemocra...Daugiau...
The definitive single-source reverence on health, illness, and the social sciences in the 21st century, fully revised and updated The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society, Second Edition offers an...Daugiau...
When the bronze statue of Edward Colston was thrown into the Bristol harbour, what was it about this spectacle that made it more effective than countless petitions to have the slavers icon removed? What animated Trumps supporters to answer his rhet...Daugiau...
When the bronze statue of Edward Colston was thrown into the Bristol harbour, what was it about this spectacle that made it more effective than countless petitions to have the slavers icon removed? What animated Trumps supporters to answer his rheto...Daugiau...
Science and technology produce a wide range of benefits in society but they also create harm, both of which are unequally distributed across social groups and geographic regions. This incisive book provides a set of analytical tools to understand...Daugiau...
Science and technology produce a wide range of benefits in society but they also create harm, both of which are unequally distributed across social groups and geographic regions. This incisive book provides a set of analytical tools to understand...Daugiau...
While Bourdieus work on cultural production, the reproduction of inequality and the rise of the modern state is well known, his writings on the phenomena of internationalization and imperialism have received much less attention. Bourdieus analyses o...Daugiau...
