Télécharger le livre :  The State and Politics In Japan
Politics in Japan is undergoing a major transformation. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has, since 2012, embarked upon an ambitious programme of policy reforms as well as changes to Japan’s governing structures and...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-05-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Disasters
Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not wreak their damage equally across populations, and every disaster has social dimensions at its very core. This important book sheds light on the social conditions and on the global,...

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Parution : 2019-05-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Syria
Today Syria is a country known for all the wrong reasons: civil war, vicious sectarianism, and major humanitarian crisis. But how did this once rich, multi-cultural society end up as the site of one of the twenty-first century’s most devastating and brutal conflicts? In...

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Télécharger le livre :  Football
Football is the most popular sport on the planet partly because it’s so simple to play – but as philosopher, novelist and avid fan Stephen Mumford shows, behind the straightforward rules of the game there lurks a world of intriguing complexity. Mumford considers the...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-05-10
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Télécharger le livre :  Screen Culture
In this expansive historical synthesis, Richard Butsch integrates social, economic, and political history to offer a comprehensive and cohesive examination of screen media and screen culture globally – from film and television to computers and smart phones – as they...

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Collection : New Directions in Media History ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  The Political Economy of Inequality
During the last few decades, the gap between the incomes, wealth and living standards of rich and poor people has increased in most countries. Economic inequality has become a defining issue of our age. In this book, leading political economist Frank Stilwell provides a...

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Parution : 2019-05-10
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Télécharger le livre :  Political Philosophy
Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values? This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to...

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Télécharger le livre :  The Joy of Missing Out
'Because you're worth it', proclaims the classic cosmetics ad. 'Just do it!' implores the global sports retailer. Everywhere we turn, we are constantly encouraged to experience as much as possible, for as long as possible, in as many ways as possible. FOMO – Fear of...

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Télécharger le livre :  Education in China
Throughout its history, education in China has played a pivotal role in the nation’s governance, civic society, and the social and cultural lives of its citizens. Today we see a nation grappling with how to modernize and internationalize its education system, while...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-05-07
Collection : China Today ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Work
Much of our life involves working, preparing for work, searching for work, or thinking and worrying about work. Whether paid or unpaid, free or coerced, full-time, part-time, or zero-hours, work defines us and helps shape our behavior both on and off the job.  In this...

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Télécharger le livre :  Coal
By making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age – and it still does. Coal today generates more electricity worldwide than any other energy source, helping to drive economic growth in major emerging...

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Parution : 2019-05-07
Collection : Resources ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  War and Political Theory
In a world that continues to be riven by armed conflict, the fundamental moral and political questions raised by warfare are as important as ever. Under what circumstances are we justified in going to war? Can conflicts be waged in a ‘moral’ way? Is war an inevitable...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-05-07
Collection : And Political Theory ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Should We Abolish Household Debts?
We live in a culture of credit. As wages have stagnated, we’ve seen a dramatic surge in private borrowing across the western world; increasing numbers of households are sucked into a hopeless vortex of spiralling debt, fuelled by exploitative lending. In this book...

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Parution : 2019-05-07
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Télécharger le livre :  Trump
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States sent shockwaves across the globe. How was such an outcome even possible? In two lectures given at American universities in the immediate aftermath of the election, the leading French philosopher Alain Badiou...

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Parution : 2019-04-25
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Télécharger le livre :  Contemporary Russian Politics
Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin for a fourth presidential term in 2018 has seen Russian democracy weaken further and Russia’s relations with the West deteriorate seriously. Yet, within Russia, Putin’s position remains unchallenged and his foreign policy battles...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-04-16
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Télécharger le livre :  Public Diplomacy
New technologies have opened up fresh possibilities for public diplomacy, but this has not erased the importance of history. On the contrary, the lessons of the past seem more relevant than ever, in an age in which communications play an unprecedented role. Whether...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-04-15
Collection : Contemporary Political Communication ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Communication
Communication studies is a fragmented field. As a result of its roots in various disciplinary traditions, it is built on fluid intellectual boundaries with no theoretical or analytical center. Should we worry about this state of dispersion or be concerned that the...

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Télécharger le livre :  This is Not Just a Painting
In 2008, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon acquired a painting called The Flight into Egypt which was attributed to the French artist Nicolas Poussin. Thought to have been painted in 1657, the painting had gone missing for more than three centuries. Several versions were...

Editeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Living Well at Others' Expense
At the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, there are always winners and losers. The benefits enjoyed by the privileged few come at the expense of the many. In this important new...

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Télécharger le livre :  Cyberdiplomacy
The world has been sleep-walking into cyber chaos.The spread of misinformation via social media and the theft of data and intellectual property, along with regular cyberattacks, threaten the fabric of modern societies. All the while, the Internet of Things increases the...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2019-04-15
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