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Télécharger le livre :  Nomography
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Nomography


Ramsey Mcglazer , Eloy Fernández Porta


What if the most joyful act was not to transgress a norm but to erect it?What if creativity consisted in enunciating a law under the pretext of violating it? And what if it turned out that you, who claim to prefer exceptions, only talk about them because they allow you...

Parution : 2020-10-22
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Theory Redux
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Télécharger le livre :  Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor


Takuma Melber , Nick Somers


Hawaii, 7th December 1941, shortly before 8 in the morning: Japanese torpedo bombers launch a surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The devastating attack claims the lives of over 2,400 American soldiers, sinks or damages 18 ships and...

Parution : 2020-10-22
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Télécharger le livre :  France
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France


Emile Chabal


France is the most-visited country in the world. It attracts millions of tourists, most of whom come in search of beautiful architecture, good food, and fine art. But appearances can be deceptive.France is not only a place of culture and glamour; it also carries the...

Parution : 2020-10-06
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Polity Histories
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Télécharger le livre :  What is to be Done?
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What is to be Done?


Louis Althusser , G. M. Goshgarian


What is to be done? This was the question asked by Lenin in 1901 when he was having doubts about the revolutionary capabilities of the Russian working class. 77 years later, Louis Althusser asked the same question. Faced with the tidal wave of May ‘68 and the recurrent...

Parution : 2020-10-06
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Télécharger le livre :  The Case for Degrowth
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The Case for Degrowth


Giacomo D'alisa , Federico Demaria , Giorgos Kallis , Susan Paulson


The relentless pursuit of economic growth is the defining characteristic of contemporary societies. Yet it benefits few and demands monstrous social and ecological sacrifice. Is there a viable alternative? How can we halt the endless quest to grow global production and...

Parution : 2020-09-29
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Télécharger le livre :  The Disappearance of Rituals
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The Disappearance of Rituals


Byung-Chul Han , Daniel Steuer


Untrammelled neoliberalism and the inexorable force of production have produced a 21st century crisis of community: a narcissistic cult of authenticity and mass turning-inward are among the pathologies engendered by it. We are individuals afloat in an atomised society,...

Parution : 2020-09-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Marranos
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Marranos


David Broder , Donatella Di Cesare


Marranos were Spanish or Portuguese Jews who converted to Christianity at the time of the Spanish Inquisition to avoid being massacred or forced to flee but who continued to practise Judaism in secret. They were persecuted by the first racist blood laws but the water of...

Parution : 2020-09-29
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Télécharger le livre :  The Colours of Our Memories
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The Colours of Our Memories


Michel Pastoureau


What remains of the colours of our childhood?What are our memories of a blue rabbit, a red dress, a yellow bike – and were they really those colours?What colours do we associate with our student years, our first loves, our adult lives? How does colour leave its mark on...

Parution : 2020-09-08
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China


Kerry Brown


China is poised to become the world's largest economy in the next decade. But its great struggle to modernise has been one of tragedy, conflict, and challenge. From the first attempts to introduce Western ideas into the country two centuries ago, China's long march to...

Parution : 2020-09-08
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Polity Histories
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Télécharger le livre :  The Power of Art
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The Power of Art


Markus Gabriel


We live in an era of aesthetics. Art has become both pervasive and powerful – it is displayed not only in museums and galleries but also on the walls of corporations and it is increasingly fused with design. But what makes art so powerful, and in what does its power...

Parution : 2020-08-04
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Télécharger le livre :  The Media Manifesto
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The Media Manifesto


Lina Dencik , Natalie Fenton , Des Freedman , Justin Schlosberg


Our media systems are in crisis. Run by unaccountable corporations and dominated by agendas and algorithms that are shrouded in mystery, these formerly trusted sources of information and entertainment have lost their way. As consumers, we have plenty of choice, but as...

Parution : 2020-08-04
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : The Manifesto Series
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Télécharger le livre :  Is Free Speech Racist?
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Is Free Speech Racist?


Gavan Titley


The question of free speech is never far from the headlines and frequently declared to be in crisis. Starting from the observation that such debates so often focus on what can and cannot be said in relation to race, Gavan Titley asks why racism has become so central to...

Parution : 2020-07-09
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Debating Race
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Télécharger le livre :  Excluding the Jew Within Us
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Excluding the Jew Within Us


Sarah Clift , Jean-Luc Nancy


Why does anti-Semitism seem to be so deeply engrained in our societies, our institutions and our attitudes?  To answer this question we need to look beyond our current practices and see that anti-Semitism has much deeper roots – that it is woven into the very structures...

Parution : 2020-06-30
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Télécharger le livre :  How Should Democracies Fight Terrorism?
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How Should Democracies Fight Terrorism?


Patti Tamara Lenard


In the wake of major terrorist attacks, calls for ever more draconian policies to prevent further outrages are common. Such responses raise the pressing question: is it possible to effectively fight terrorism while respecting democratic values of equality and trust?  ...

Parution : 2020-06-30
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Political Theory Today
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Télécharger le livre :  Aspects of the New Right-Wing Extremism
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Aspects of the New Right-Wing Extremism


Theodor W. Adorno , Wieland Hoban


On 6 April 1967, at the invitation of the Socialist Students of Austria at the University of Vienna, Theodor W. Adorno gave a lecture which is not merely of historical interest. Against the background of the rise of the National Democratic Party of Germany, which had...

Parution : 2020-06-15
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Télécharger le livre :  The Case for a Job Guarantee
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The Case for a Job Guarantee


Pavlina R. Tcherneva


One of the most enduring ideas in economics is that unemployment is both unavoidable and necessary for the smooth functioning of the economy. This assumption has provided cover for the devastating social and economic costs of job insecurity. It is also false.  In this...

Parution : 2020-06-05
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : The Case For
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Télécharger le livre :  Pandemic!
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Pandemic!


Slavoj Zizek


As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj ?i?ek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes and speculate on the profundity of its consequences?   We live in a moment...

Parution : 2020-05-20
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Télécharger le livre :  The Tribalization of Europe
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The Tribalization of Europe


Marlene Wind


Tribalization is a global megatrend in today’s world. The election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote, populist movements like Catalan separatism – together with democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe – are all examples of tribalization. Fuelled by...

Parution : 2020-05-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Philosophy Smackdown
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Philosophy Smackdown


Douglas Edwards


From its carnival origins to its current status as a global phenomenon, pro wrestling has a unique presence in popular culture. Part sport and part theatre, the impressive antics of its larger-than-life characters have captured the imaginations of generations of fans,...

Parution : 2020-05-07
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Télécharger le livre :  Political Argument in a Polarized Age
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Political Argument in a Polarized Age


Scott F. Aikin , Robert B. Talisse


From obnoxious public figures to online trolling and accusations of “fake news”, almost no one seems able to disagree without hostility. But polite discord sounds farfetched when issues are so personal and fundamental that those on opposing sides appear to have no...

Parution : 2020-04-20
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Éditeur : Polity
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