Suggests that when analysed in accordance with its political and economic impact, the Gulen Movement should be given credit for playing a significant role in Turkey's rise to global prominence Zobraziť viac
An account of the location of black intellectuals in the modern world following the end of racial slavery. The lives and writings of key African Americans such as Martin Delany, W.E.B. Dubois, Frederick Douglas and Richard Wright are examined in the... Zobraziť viac
The Politics of Morality is an anthropological study of the expansion of power of the religious right in postsocialist Poland and its effects on individual rights and social mores. Zobraziť viac
A major exploration of the science of why and how we age and die - from a Nobel Prize-winning biologist and former president of the Royal Society... Zobraziť viac
Size discrimination harms everyone. Acclaimed philosopher Kate Manne shows how to combat it... Zobraziť viac
Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of GeographySpy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP... Zobraziť viac
On a kibbutz in Israel in 2008, Gili, along with the entire community, is celebrating the 90th birthday of her grandmother Vera, the adored matriarch of a sprawling and tight-knit family. Onto the scene enters Nina- the iron-willed daughter who... Zobraziť viac
Hasan isn't one to avoid arguments. He relishes them, as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth... Zobraziť viac
This innovative book explores social work, therapy and counselling as a series of encounters - between clients and human services professionals, social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state.... Zobraziť viac
Trager and her coauthors focus on migration not as a single event but as a dynamic process that responds to and is shaped by broader economic, cultural, and social forces. Individual essays consider issues of international and internal migration; of... Zobraziť viac
This book compares the state of knowledge on men and masculinities in 14 countries across Europe, examining the effects of social change, Europeanization, globalization and new post-socialist configurations of Europe for men. Special attention is given... Zobraziť viac
A non-intimidating approach to learning or reviewing math skills essential in quantitative research methods. Zobraziť viac
This book explains why women's rights and rates of political leadership are improving more rapidly in post-conflict countries in Africa than elsewhere on the continent. It provides original theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of women... Zobraziť viac
This volume explores the fascinating phenomenon of noble death through pagan, Jewish and Christian sources. Today's society is uncomfortable with death, and willingly submitting to a violent and ostentatious death in public is seen as particularly... Zobraziť viac
This volume combines qualitative research with the analysis of available data on trends in modern terrorism and the use of primary sources and writings. It puts forwad an original typology of terrorism based on the overall level of a militant group's... Zobraziť viac
This book explores the legal and social position of women in the west from classical antiquity through the early middle ages. Arjava argues that from the viewpoint of most women, late antiquity was not a period of radical change, and that the influence... Zobraziť viac
A leading expert on evolution and communication presents an empirically based theory of the evolutionary origins of human communication that challenges the dominant Chomskian view. Zobraziť viac
What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling... Zobraziť viac
Wild, dark and divine... The first of its kind, Goddess with a Thousand Faces blends historical research with mythological retelling, taking an inspirational, enlightening and fiercely feminist deep dive into ancient goddesses to explore the modern... Zobraziť viac
Hacking provides an introduction to the community of hackers and an analysis of the meaning of hacking in twenty-first century societies... Zobraziť viac
