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Homo Economicus "The (Lost) Prophet of Modern Times"
Cohen, Daniel
Polity Press (2014)
- EAN: 9780745680125
- Páginas: 184
- Fecha de edición: 2014
pvp.22,95 €
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The West has long defined the pursuit of happiness in economic terms but now, in the wake of the 2007-8 financial crisis, it is time to think again about what constitutes our happiness. In this ...
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Algerian Sketches
Bourdieu, Pierre
Polity Press (2013)
- EAN: 9780745646954
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha de edición: 2013
pvp.25,75 €
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In the late 1950s, like tens of thousands of young men of his generation, Pierre Bourdieu, having recently passed the agregation in philosophy, found himself immersed in the Algerian war. Motivated by an impulse that, ...
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Turbulent and Mighty Continent "What Future for Europe?"
Giddens, Anthony
Polity Press (2013)
- EAN: 9780745680965
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha de edición: 2013
pvp.23,95 €
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A "United States of Europe", Winston Churchill proposed in 1946, could "as if by a miracle transform" that "turbulent and mighty continent". "In this way only", he continued, "will hundreds of millions of toilers be ...
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Making Capitalism Fit For Society
Crouch, Colin
Polity Press (2013)
- EAN: 9780745672236
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha de edición: 2013
pvp.21,60 €
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Capitalism is the only complex system known to us that can provide an efficient and innovative economy, but the financial crisis has brought out the pernicious side of capitalism and shown that it remains dependent ...
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Is China Buying the World
Nolan, Peter
Polity Press (2013)
- EAN: 9780745660790
- Páginas: 120
- Fecha de edición: 2013
pvp.13,50 €
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China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies. 'China's ...
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The Crisis of the European Union "A Response"
Habermas, Jürgen
Polity Press (2013)
- EAN: 9780745662435
- Páginas: 120
- Fecha de edición: 2013
pvp.13,50 €
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Translated by Ciaran Cronin. In the midst of the current crisis that is threatening to derail the historical project of European unification, Jurgen Habermas has been one of the most perceptive critics of the ineffectual ...
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Politics and Sociology in the Thought of Max Weber
Giddens, Anthony
Polity Press (2013)
- EAN: 9780745670966
- Páginas: 66
- Fecha de edición: 2013
pvp.17,50 €
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This book provides an interpretation of one of the key aspects of Max Weber's work: the relationship between his political and sociological writings. Weber's sociological studies have often been treated as if they were completely ...
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Gender, Work, and Economy "Unpacking the Global Economy"
Gottfried, Heidi
Polity Press (2012)
- EAN: 9780745647654
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha de edición: 2012
pvp.24,35 €
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This engaging new text uses a feminist lens to crack open the often hidden worlds of gender and work, addressing enduring questions about how structural inequalities are produced and why they persist. Making visible the ...
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Money and the Middle Ages
Goff, Jacques Le
Polity Press (2012)
- EAN: 9780745652993
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha de edición: 2012
pvp.21,95 €
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Jacques Le Goff sets out in this book to explain the role of money, or rather of the various types of money, in the economy, life and mentalities of the Middle Ages. He seeks also ...
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The Crisis of the Eurpean Union. A Response.
Habermas, Jürgen
Polity Press (2012)
- EAN: 9780745662428
- Páginas: 140
- Fecha de edición: 2012
pvp.22,90 €
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Translated by Ciaran Cronin.
In the midst of the current crisis that is threatening to derail the historical project of European unification, Jurgen Habermas has been one of the most perceptive critics of the ineffectual ... -
Habermas and Religion
Calhoun, Craig
Polity Press (2013)
- EAN: 9780745653273
- Páginas: 340
- Fecha de edición: 2013
pvp.26,95 €
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To the surprise of many readers, Jurgen Habermas has recently made religion a major theme of his work. Emphasizing both religion's prominence in the contemporary public sphere and its potential contributions to critical thought, Habermas's ...
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Democracy Against the State "Marx and the Machiavellian Movement"
Abensour, Miguel
Polity Press (2010)
- EAN: 9780745650104
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha de edición: 2010
pvp.21,75 €
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In the "Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right," the young Marx elliptically alludes to a "true democracy" whose advent would go hand in hand with the disappearance of the state. Miguel Abensour's rigorous interpretation of ...
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Culture in a Liquid Modern World
Bauman, Zygmunt
Polity Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780745653556
- Páginas: 144
- Fecha de edición: 2011
pvp.17,50 €
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In its original formulation, 'culture' was intended to be an agent for change, a mission undertaken with the aim of educating 'the people' by bringing the best of human thought and creativity to them. But ...
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The Tyranny of Science
Feyerabend, Paul K.
Polity Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780745651903
- Páginas: 180
- Fecha de edición: 2011
pvp.17,50 €
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Paul Feyerabend is one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century and his book Against Method is an international bestseller. In this new book he masterfully weaves together the main elements of ...
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Making Sense of Everyday Life
Scott, Susie
Polity Press (2009)
- EAN: 9780745642680
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha de edición: 2009
pvp.24,50 €
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This accessible, introductory text explains the importance of studying 'everyday life' in the social sciences. Susie Scott examines such varied topics as leisure, eating and drinking, the idea of home, and time and schedules in ...
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Minority Rights "Between Diversity and Community"
Preece, Jennifer Jackson
Polity Press (2005)
- EAN: 9780745623962
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha de edición: 2005
pvp.22,95 €
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In this path-breaking book, Jackson Preece analyses whether traditional minority rights theory is sufficiently dynamic to inform effective responses to modern challenges
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The End of Finance
Amato, Massimo Fantacci, Luca
Polity Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780745651118
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha de edición: 2011
pvp.24,35 €
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This new book by two distinguished Italian economists is a highly original contribution to our understanding of the origins and aftermath of the financial crisis. The authors show that the recent financial crisis cannot be ...
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Global History "A Short Overview"
A Short OverviewCowen, Noel
Polity Press (2001)
- EAN: 9780745628066
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha de edición: 2001
pvp.20,95 €
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This short book offers a clear and engaging introduction to the history of humankind, from the earliest movements of people to the contemporary epoch of globalization. Cowen traces this complex history in a manner which ...
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Institutions and the Economy
Duina, Francisco
Polity Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780745648309
- Páginas: 180
- Fecha de edición: 2011
pvp.23,30 €
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List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgments I. INTRODUCTION 1 Institutions and the Economy II. THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONS 2 Individuals 3 Organizations 4 National Economies 5 International Economy III.CONCLUSION 6 Challenges and Future Research ...
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The Strange Non-Death of Neo-Liberalism
Crouch, Colin
Polity Press (2011)
- EAN: 9780745652214
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha de edición: 2011
pvp.21,85 €
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The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo-liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of most advanced economies in recent decades. Colin Crouch argues in this book that ...
