Catastrophes and crises fascinate as much as they terrorize. The common goal of the articles collected in this book is to investigate the ways in which catastrophes (real or fictitious) have provided film, art and literature with a historical, if not universal, matrix for explor…
"Catastrophes and crises are exceptions. They are disruptions of order. In various ways and to different degrees, they change and subvert what we regard as normal. They may occur on a personal level in the form of traumatic or stressful situations, on a social level in the form …
"Catastrophes and crises fascinate as much as they terrorize. The common goal of the articles collected in this book is to investigate the ways in which catastrophes (real or fictitious) have provided film, art and literature with a historical, if not universal, matrix for explo…
"Thailand stands at a defining moment in history. Scores have been killed on the streets of Bangkok. Freedom of speech is routinely denied. Democracy appears increasingly distant. And many Thais feel that the death of King Bhumibol Adulya will unleash even greater instability. B…
Commissioned to celebrate the 40th year of "Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography", this book evaluates the role of the critical social scientist and how the point of their work is not simply to interpret the world but to change it. This book brings together leading critical …
Commissioned to celebrate the 40th year of "Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography", this book evaluates the role of the critical social scientist and how the point of their work is not simply to interpret the world but to change it. This book brings together leading critical …
"Are we as a species headed toward extinction? How can humanity survive these increasingly terrifying assaults? Humanity's Last Stand dares to ask big questions, discussing three urgent contemporary issues of climate change, migration, and white supremacy. The book argues that a…
"This book explores the definition, nature and context of public relations crises; it also examines and defines the main elements of public relations crises and positions it in the context of the current communication sphere. Public Relations Crisis Communication: A New Model in…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "Starting with Medici and Fugger and ending with Barings and Royal Bank of Scotland under neo-liberal de-regulation, the author gives an account of how a number of banks failed over a 500 year-period. The author offers an explanation of the leading id…
In einer Welt, in der eine Krise nach der nächsten verkündet wird, verlockt das Denken des Sozialphilosophen Ivan Illich zu einer Suche nach Auswegen. Doch lässt sich das Denken des scharfen Kritikers der Modernisierung und Verfechters konvivialer Technologien für die Errichtung…
In einer Welt, in der eine Krise nach der nächsten verkündet wird, verlockt das Denken des Sozialphilosophen Ivan Illich zu einer Suche nach Auswegen. Doch lässt sich das Denken des scharfen Kritikers der Modernisierung und Verfechters konvivialer Technologien für die Errichtung…
Finanzkrise, Flüchtlingskrise, Klimanotstand und nun Corona. Das 21. Jahrhundert ist von Beginn an reich an Krisen. Zugleich haben spätestens seit dem Jahrtausendwechsel apokalyptische Deutungen des Weltgeschehens Konjunktur. Alexander-Kenneth Nagel analysiert die apokalyptische…
Finanzkrise, Flüchtlingskrise, Klimanotstand und nun Corona. Das 21. Jahrhundert ist von Beginn an reich an Krisen. Zugleich haben spätestens seit dem Jahrtausendwechsel apokalyptische Deutungen des Weltgeschehens Konjunktur. Alexander-Kenneth Nagel analysiert die apokalyptische…
