Télécharger le livre :  Libertarianism
The essence of libertarianism is the view that coercive political institutions, such as the state, are justified only insofar as they function to protect each person’s liberty to pursue their own goals and well-being in their own way. Libertarians accordingly argue that...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-10-08
Collection : Key Concepts in Political Theory ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Linguistics
Language is the medium in which we humans compose our thoughts, explain our thinking, construct our arguments, and create works of literature. Without language, societies as complex as ours could not exist. Geoffrey Pullum offers a stimulating introduction to the many...

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Parution : 2018-10-04
Collection : Why It Matters ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Speculative Realism
On April 27, 2007, the first Speculative Realism (SR) workshop was held at Goldsmiths, University of London, featuring four young philosophers whose ideas were loosely allied. Over the ensuing decade, the ideas of SR spread from philosophy to the arts, architecture, and...

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Parution : 2018-09-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Fortress Russia
Allegations of Russian conspiracies meddling in the affairs of Western countries have been a persistent feature of Western politics since the Cold War – allegations of Russian interference in the US presidential election are only the most recent in a long series of...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-30
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Télécharger le livre :  We, the Sovereign
What does it mean for the people to actually rule? Formal democracy is an empty and cynical shell, while the nationalist Right claims to advance its anti-democratic project in the name of ‘the People’. How can the Left respond in a way that is true to both its radical...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-28
Collection : Radical Futures PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  The Mood of the World
In many western societies today the optimism of the 1990s and early 2000s has given way to a deep unease and sense of foreboding.In the aftermath of the financial crisis, many people feel worse off and the future seems bleak. The mood has changed – that’s clear. But...

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Télécharger le livre :  YouTube
Since launching as a website for everyday video-sharing in 2005, YouTube has become one of the world’s most powerful digital media platforms. Originally published in 2009 when YouTube was only four years old, this book was the first to systematically investigate its...

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Parution : 2018-08-28
Collection : Digital Media and Society ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  The Shock Doctrine of the Left
Shocks, from natural disasters to military catastrophes, have long been exploited by the state to impose privatization, cuts and rampant free markets. This book argues that the left can use such moments of chaos to achieve emancipation. Graham Jones illustrates how...

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Parution : 2018-08-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Heidegger and the Jews
Philosophers have long struggled to reconcile Martin Heidegger's involvement in Nazism with his status as one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. The recent publication of his Black Notebooks has reignited fierce debate on the subject. These thousand-odd...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Global Ethics
This revised edition of Kimberly Hutchings’s best-selling textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of Global Ethics for students of politics, international relations and globalization. It offers an overview and assessment of key perspectives in Global...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-17
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Télécharger le livre :  Do Central Banks Serve the People?
Central banks have become the go-to institution of modern economies. In the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, they injected trillions of dollars of liquidity – through a process known as quantitative easing – first to prevent financial meltdown and later to stimulate...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-16
Collection : The Future of Capitalism ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Philosophical Introductions
On the occasion of Habermas’s 80th birthday, the German publisher Suhrkamp brought out five volumes of Habermas’s papers that spanned the full range of his philosophical thought, from the theory of rationality to the critique of metaphysics. For each of these volumes,...

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Parution : 2018-08-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Authority
From citizens paying taxes to employees following their bosses' orders and kids obeying their parents, we take it for granted that a whole range of authorities have the power to impose duties on others. However, although authority is often accepted in practice, it looks...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-08
Collection : Key Concepts in Political Theory ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  The Tragedy of Property
Russian novels, poetry and ballet put the country squarely in the European family of cultures and yet there is something different about this country, especially in terms of its political culture. What makes Russia different? Maxim Trudolyubov uses private property as a...

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Parution : 2018-08-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Should We Control World Population?
By 2100, the human population may exceed 11 billion. Having recently surpassed 7.5 billion, it has trebled since 1950. Are such numbers sustainable, given a deepening environmental crisis? Can so many live well? Or should world population be controlled? The population...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-08
Collection : Political Theory Today ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Doctors and Healers
We think we know what healers do: they build on patients’ irrational beliefs and treat them in a ‘symbolic’ way. If they get results, it’s thanks to their capacity to listen, rather than any influence on a clinical level. At the same time, we also think we know what...

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Parution : 2018-08-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Syria
With more than 500,000 people killed and at least half the population displaced, Syria's conflict is the most deadly of the twenty-first century. Russia's decision to join the war has broken the long military and political stalemate but it looks unlikely to deliver any...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-08-08
Collection : Hot Spots in Global Politics ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Health
The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today. It discusses how health is defined, constructed, experienced and acted out in...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-07-30
Collection : Key Concepts ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Medieval Sensibilities
What do we know of the emotional life of the Middle Ages? Though a long-neglected subject, a multitude of sources – spiritual and secular literature, iconography, chronicles, as well as theological and medical works – provide clues to the central role emotions played in...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2018-07-26
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Télécharger le livre :  What Happened in the Twentieth Century?
When we look back from the vantage point of the 21st century and ask ourselves what the previous century was all about, what do we see? Our first inclination is to focus on historical events: the 20th century was the age of two devastating world wars, of totalitarian...

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