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Zygmunt Bauman,
Theory and Society

The breadth and depth of Zygmunt Bauman's engagement with social theory and the history of social thought has perhaps been underestimated, in part because many of his early writings were in Polish and nev…

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Hélé Beji,
We, the Decolonized

We, the Decolonized is a passionate reflection on the pitfalls of the decolonial venture in postcolonial countries, with particular reference to North Africa. Hélé Béji shows that in many formerly coloniz…

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Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Sacha Loeve,
Carbon

Carbon is much more than a chemical element: it is a polymorphic entity with many faces, at once natural, cultural and social. Ranging across ten million different compounds, carbon has as many personas i…

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Truman F Bewley
Price Setting

The prices of some products fluctuate dramatically, while others remain more constant. What accounts for these extreme differences? Renowned economist Truman F. Bewley investigates and elucidates this puz…

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Timothy Biggs
Mining

Mining has a poor public image. It is often associated with environmental degradation, human rights violations and the unacceptable excesses of capitalism. But might it also be the key to ensuring a more …

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Pierre Bourdieu,
Imperialisms

While Bourdieu's work on cultural production, the reproduction of inequality and the rise of the modern state is well known, his writings on the phenomena of internationalization and imperialism have rece…

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Pierre Bourdieu,
Imperialisms

While Bourdieu's work on cultural production, the reproduction of inequality and the rise of the modern state is well known, his writings on the phenomena of internationalization and imperialism have rece…

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Ulrich Brand, Markus Wissen
Capitalism at the Limit

Capitalism is hitting the buffers. Unable to handle the various crises that its inherent logic of growth, profit and competition has produced, capitalism has led the world into a state of emergency - with…

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Pascal Bruckner,
I Suffer Therefore I Am

In the West today, suffering has become a new sacred cow. Once a common feature of the human condition, it is now a special trait you can use to impress your contemporaries. It provides you with a borrowe…

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Deborah Cameron
The Rise of Dogwhistle Politics

The term dogwhistle, meaning a political message with a hidden or coded meaning, only entered mainstream usage in the mid-1990s, but today it seems to be everywhere. Accusations of dogwhistling fly in eve…

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Luca Cesari,
The History of Pizza

Pizza is the Italian food that has conquered the world: from Brussels to LA, from Beijing to Buenos Aires, pizzas and pizzerias can be found everywhere today. But what are the origins of this food and how…

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Elisabeth S Clemens
What Is Political Sociology?

"With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociological perspective brings to our understanding of the e…

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Elisabeth S Clemens
What Is Political Sociology?

"With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociological perspective brings to our understanding of the e…

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Mark Coeckelbergh, David J Gunkel
Communicative AI

Large Language Models (LLMs), like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's LaMDA, are not only the most disruptive and controversial technologies of our time, but also offer an unprecedented opportunity to examine …

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Alan M S J Coffee
Wollstonecraft

Famous as the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft was a wide-ranging and controversial moral and political philosopher. She engaged with many of the most polarising issues …

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J Michael Cole
The Taiwan Tinderbox

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world and overturned assumptions that large-scale conventional war was inconceivable in the 21st century. On the other side of the planet, democra…

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Raewyn Connell
Trans Lives

Trans people have been thrust into the spotlight in recent years across the world as never before. Trans groups have become targets of intense online abuse and hostile political and religious campaigns. T…

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Craig Considine
Beyond Dialogue

In these times of rising tensions between Christians and Muslims across the world, the need for harmony and peace has never been more urgent. As one of the world's leading advocates of interfaith dialogue…

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Simon James Copland
Male Complaint

Inspired by leaders such as Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson, the online Manosphere has exploded in recent years. Dedicated to anti-feminism, these communities have orchestrated online campaigns of misogyn…

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Alain Corbin,
A History of Rest

Rest occupies a space outside of sleep and alertness: it is a form of recuperation but also of preparation for what is to come, and is a need felt by human and animal alike. Through the centuries, differe…

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