"Torture: A Collection brings together leading lawyers, political theorists, social scientists, and public intellectuals to debate the advisability of maintaining the absolute ban of torture and to reflect on what it says about our societies if we do - or do not - adhere to it i…
A surging movement for Catalan political independence from Spain has brought renewed urgency to questions about what it means, personally and politically, to speak or not to speak Catalan and to claim Catalan identity. This book develops a framework for analyzing ideologies of l…
"In light of recent concern over Shari'ah, such as proposed laws to prohibit it in the United States and conflict over the role it should play in the new Egyptian constitution, many people are confused about the meaning of Shari'ah in Islam and its role in the world today. In Re…
Pág. del ed.: "This major collection of essays, a sequel to Modernity at Large and Fear of Small Numbers, is the product of ten years' research and writing, constituting an important contribution to globalization studies. Appadurai takes a broad analytical look at the genealogie…
"This major collection of essays, a sequel to Modernity at Large and Fear of Small Numbers, is the product of ten years’ research and writing, constituting an important contribution to globalization studies. Appadurai takes a broad analytical look at the genealogies of the prese…
The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason…
La 4ème de couverture indique : "Dans un contexte où s'enchaînent toujours plus brutalement les crises économiques majeures, provoquées par les formes financiarisées de la valeur-capital, François Morin livre un plaidoyer pour un remaniement du système économique mondial. Il s'a…
The avant-garde: a very short introduction
For over a hundred years 'the avant-garde' has been the most influential concept in modern art ; its impact on the history of modern culture has been profound. In this Very Short Introduction, David Cottington explores why the avant-garde carries so much authority, and places it…
War in African literature today: a review
Art and sustainability: connecting patterns for a culture of complexity
by Kagan, Sacha
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Art and sustainability: connecting patterns for a culture of complexity
by Kagan, Sacha
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