Gathering Max Weber's writings in a comprehensive collection, this title addresses a broad array of themes including the nature of work, the political culture of democracy, the character of the family and race relations, and the tension in modern societies between conformity and…
Using an interdisciplinary approach, Al-Khafaji offers an exploration of political, economic and social development in the Middle East. He discourages an approach that over-emphasises the importance of the colonial experience and cultural differences with Europe.
Groups engage in epistemic activity all the time, from the collective inquiry of scientific researchers to the deliberations of juries. Yet there is still relatively little philosophical work on collective epistemology. Eleven new essays explore this practice and its relation to…
"Drawing on the global experience of Oxfam, one of the world's largest social justice INGOs, this book tests ideas on 'How Change Happens' and sets out the latest thinking on how citizens and others can drive progressive change"--Publisher's description
"This book aims to deepen the student's understanding of the complex ethical challenges that businesses face in an increasingly globalized world. As the world moves towards greater interdependence, it has been demonstrated that globalization is linked to economic growth. This ra…
Issues of movement - of people, things, information and ideas - are central to people's lives and to most organisations. From oil wars to SMS texting, from airport expansion controversies to the decline of walking, from slave - trading to global terrorism, from global warming to…
Issues of movement - of people, things, information and ideas - are central to people's lives and to most organisations. From oil wars to SMS texting, from airport expansion controversies to the decline of walking, from slave - trading to global terrorism, from global warming to…
"Ten years ago, Michael J. Weiss published his book The Clustering of America, in which he presented a totally new way of viewing the nation: not as fifty states but rather as forty neighborhood types, or "clusters."" "Now, in The Clustered World, Weiss reexamines the nation, fi…
"Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics has reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This text explores the challenges and nece…
