''All things end in the Tao just as the small streams and the largest rivers flow through the valleys to the sea.'' The Tao Te Ching came into existence some 2,500 years ago, since when it has become the most influential text of Eastern philosophy.... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1983, this book shows the ways in which the school culture of early adolescence both supports and denies the cultural and economic requirements of the parent society that surrounds it. It explores this culture in relation to the... Zobraziť viac
This handsome pocket hardback edition presents Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' world-renowned political treatise, The Communist Manifesto, featuring striking gilded page edges. First published as the 1848 revolutions erupted throughout Europe, this... Zobraziť viac
'A scrupulous biography' Publishers Weekly'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' Kirkus'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious MonkJames Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the... Zobraziť viac
Consists of five pamphlets, in an effort to identify and draw lessons from the class struggle of the 1970s. This book with a preface, demonstrates how his work on "Empire", biopolitics and immaterial labour developed out of concepts and strategies, and... Zobraziť viac
In three decades under the leadership of Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch conducted investigations in 100 countries to uncover abuses – and pressured offending governments to stop them. Roth has grappled with the worst of humanity, taken on... Zobraziť viac
Arctic tensions rise. Thawing ice reveals new routes, resources, and dangers. Superpowers vie for control of this extreme frontier, on the brink of a new, hotter cold war. Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Orwell's satirical masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Clarence Miller has made a lively and accurate translation which preserves the subtlety and wit of... Zobraziť viac
Unravel a hidden truth. A journey of self-discovery and unexpected connections awaits. Zobraziť viac
The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. For almost five decades after the Second World War, Europe was divided by the longest and most heavily guarded border on earth... Zobraziť viac
*A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2021*’GRIPPING, TERRIFYING AND REVEALING IN EQUAL MEASURES.’ – Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World’PERCEPTIVE.’ – The EconomistA sharp vision of our changing world order as Covid and... Zobraziť viac
A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the... Zobraziť viac
With an Introduction by Lucille Margaret Kekewich. Written in 1513 for the Medici, following their return to power in Florence, The Prince is a handbook on ruling and the exercise of power... Zobraziť viac
Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon are unlikely peacemakers, dedicated to finding a solution to the bitter war that has decimated historical, ancient land and ended family lines. Despite the losses they have suffered, the resolve of their... Zobraziť viac
Historians love to write about rulers—kings, emperors, presidents—or about vast social forces-migration, industrialisation-but what if they are all missing the point? Thinking about our own lives, isn't it clear that what makes the world go ... Zobraziť viac
In the first title of an exciting new series one of the world's leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between ... Zobraziť viac
A virus is not human, but the reaction to it is a measure of humanity. America has not measured up well. Tens of thousands are dead for no reason.America is supposed to be about freedom, yet illness and fear make its citizens less free... Zobraziť viac
In these incisive interviews, Chomsky addresses the urgent questions of this tumultuous time, speaking to the deterioration of democracy in the United States and rising tensions globally... Zobraziť viac
The methodology of science is of a crucial importance for the building of science as a whole as well as for the forming of the different scientific branches. That is, it seeks (among other things) to find out what is the nature of the ... Zobraziť viac
