Empire-building did not only involve the use of excessive violence against native communities, but also required the gathering of data about the native Other. This is a book about books, which looks at the writings of Western colonial administrators, company-men and map-makers w…
Empire-building did not only involve the use of excessive violence against native communities, but also required the gathering of data about the native Other. This is a book about books, which looks at the writings of Western colonial administrators, company-men and map-makers w…
Sozialkapital, Kulturkapital, Gesundheitskapital, Schönheitskapital, Humankapital, Naturkapital - alles scheint heute>>Kapital<<zu sein. Gegen den Imperialismus der Ökonomie liest Peter Streckeisen>>Das Kapital<<von Karl Marx neu. Er legt das Augenmerk auf die gesellschaftlichen…
Long description: Sozialkapital, Kulturkapital, Gesundheitskapital, Schönheitskapital, Humankapital, Naturkapital - alles scheint heute>>Kapital<<zu sein. Gegen den Imperialismus der Ökonomie liest Peter Streckeisen>>Das Kapital<<von Karl Marx neu. Er legt das Augenmerk auf die …
"Gilberto Freyre was arguably the most famous intellectual of twentieth-century Latin America. He was active as a sociologist, a historian, a journalist, a deputy in the Brazilian Assembly, a novelist, poet and artist. He was a cultural critic, with a good deal to say about arch…
Analyses how our culture elaborates our naturally evolved bodies by calling upon the new means contemporary thinkers have used to understand the body. He explains how we make our bodies foreign to ourselves and envisages what they may become."--Publisher.
"Art matters. It affects us in our daily lives, and is full of meanings which are valuable to all of us. A catalyst for social interactions, art may either cause public conflict and create dissensions, or facilitate mutual understanding and strengthen collective bonds. All of th…
Art matters. It affects us in our daily lives and is full of meanings that are valuable to all of us. As a catalyst for social interactions, art may either cause public conflict and create dissensions or facilitate mutual understanding and strengthen collective bonds. All of thi…