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Télécharger le livre :  Think Like an Anthropologist
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Think Like an Anthropologist


Matthew Engelke


What is anthropology?What can it tell us about culture and the world around us? And why do we need it? For well over one hundred years, social and cultural anthropologists have traversed the world from Melanesia to suburban England, Taipei to Wall Street, uncovering...

Parution : 2017-08-31
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Télécharger le livre :  Basic Income
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Basic Income


Guy Standing


'Basic Income is an idea whose time has come, and Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it...as we move into an age where work and leisure become blurred, and work dissociated from incomes, Standing's analysis is vital' Paul MasonShouldn't everyone receive a...

Parution : 2017-05-04
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Télécharger le livre :  Islam
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Islam


Tariq Ramadan


The essential introduction to Islam by a leading expertHardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known religion. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims...

Parution : 2017-03-02
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Télécharger le livre :  The Caliphate
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The Caliphate


Hugh Kennedy


What is a caliphate? Who can be caliph? And how are contemporary ideologues such as ISIS reviving - and abusing - the term today? In the first modern account of a subject of critical importance today, acclaimed historian Hugh Kennedy answers these questions by...

Parution : 2016-07-07
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Télécharger le livre :  The European Union: A Citizen's Guide
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The European Union: A Citizen's Guide


Chris Bickerton


The essential Pelican introduction to the European Union - its history, its politics, and its role todayFor most of us today, 'Europe' refers to the European Union. At the centre of a seemingly never-ending crisis, the EU remains a black box, closed to public...

Parution : 2016-05-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Social Class in the 21st Century
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Social Class in the 21st Century


Mike Savage


A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC's 'Great British Class Survey'.Why does social class matter more than ever in Britain today?How has the meaning of class changed?What does this mean for social mobility and inequality?In this book Mike Savage...

Parution : 2015-11-05
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Télécharger le livre :  The Meaning of Science
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The Meaning of Science


Tim Lewens


What is science? Is it uniquely equipped to deliver universal truths? Or is it one of many disciplines - art, literature, religion - that offer different forms of understanding? In The Meaning of Science, Tim Lewens offers a provocative introduction to the philosophy of...

Parution : 2015-08-27
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Télécharger le livre :  How to See the World
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How to See the World


Nicholas Mirzoeff


In recent decades, we have witnessed an explosion in the number of visual images we encounter, as our lives have become increasingly saturated with screens. From Google Images to Instagram, video games to installation art, this transformation is confusing, liberating...

Parution : 2015-06-04
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Télécharger le livre :  Who Governs Britain?
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Who Governs Britain?


Anthony King


'Jaw-dropping' Daily Telegraph'A timely examination of how the distribution of power has shifted' GuardianWhere does power lie in Britain today? Is our system of government still fit for purpose? A revelatory guide from the esteemed expert in British government and...

Parution : 2015-04-09
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Télécharger le livre :  Classical Literature
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Classical Literature


Richard Jenkyns


Any list of the six greatest European poets would include Virgil, Aeschylus and Homer. A recent history of philosophy named Aristotle and Plato as two of the world's four greatest philosophers. The greatest historian of all is likely to be Thucydides. Why was Ancient...

Parution : 2015-01-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Greek and Roman Political Ideas
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Greek and Roman Political Ideas


Melissa Lane


What is politics?What are the origins of political philosophy?What can we learn from the Greeks and Romans?In Greek and Roman Political Ideas, acclaimed classics scholar Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks,...

Parution : 2014-05-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991
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Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991


Orlando Figes


What caused the Russian Revolution?Did it succeed or fail?Do we still live with its consequences?Orlando Figes teaches history at Birkbeck, University of London and is the author of many acclaimed books on Russian history, including A People's Tragedy, which The Times...

Parution : 2014-05-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Economics: The User's Guide
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Economics: The User's Guide


Ha-Joon Chang


What is economics?What can - and can't - it explain about the world? Why does it matter?Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University, and writes a column for the Guardian. The Observer called his book 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, which was...

Parution : 2014-05-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Human Evolution
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Human Evolution


Robin Dunbar


What makes us human?How did we develop language, thought and culture?Why did we survive, and other human species fail?The past 12,000 years represent the only time in the sweep of human history when there has been only one human species. How did this extraordinary...

Parution : 2014-05-01
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Télécharger le livre :  The Domesticated Brain
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The Domesticated Brain


Bruce Hood


What makes us social animals? Why do we behave the way we do?How does the brain influence our behaviour? The brain may have initially evolved to cope with a threatening world of beasts, limited food and adverse weather, but we now use it to navigate an equally...

Parution : 2014-05-01
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