"There has been a remarkable upsurge of debate about increasing inequalities and their societal implications, reinforced by the economic crisis but bubbling to the surface before it. This has been seen in popular discourse, media coverage, political debate, and research in the s…
Historisch overzicht van westerse feministische bewegingen in europa en Noord Amerika vanaf de middeleeuwen tot in de late twintigste eeuw. Aandacht voor de rol van vrouwelijke mysticae, de rol van vrouwen in utopistische bewegingen en revoluties, kiesrecht en de tweede feminist…
In most countries of the world people today are dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives an analysis of the process by which this has come about. At the same time it takes seriously those places where this process has not occurred, or has been reversed, and provides exp…
"Militant Salafism is one of the most significant movements in politics today. Unfortunately its significance has not been matched by understanding. To begin to address this knowledge deficit this book argues that, rather than the largely unhelpful pursuit of individual 'root ca…
Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence on …
Clash of Cultures, Second Edition, is a captivating exploration of the Age of Discovery, when Western civilization first came into contact - and conflict - with all the other peoples of the world. Internationally known archeologist Brian Fagan draws on original sources and schol…
Clash of Cultures, Second Edition, is a captivating exploration of the Age of Discovery, when Western civilization first came into contact - and conflict - with all the other peoples of the world. Internationally known archeologist Brian Fagan draws on original sources and schol…
Geschiedenis van de representatie van en het discours over sekse en gender in de medische wetenschap. History of sex in the West from the ancients to the moderns by describing the developments in reproductive anatomy and physiology.
The author rewrites the history of political theory. She traces the development of the Western tradition from classical antiquity through to the Middle Ages in the perspective of social history. From the Ancient Greek polis of Plato, Aristotle, Aeschylus and Sophocles, through t…
