Incels. Anti Vaxxers. Conspiracy theorists. Neo-Nazis. Once, these groups all belonged on the fringes of the political spectrum. Today, accelerated by a pandemic, global conflict and rapid technological change,... Zobraziť viac
V publikaci, která vychází k životnímu jubileu Jiřího Šubrta, vybrala a uspořádala editorka Lucy Císař Brown příspěvky tohoto autora zaměřené na čtyři tematické okruhy: a) historická sociologie, její vývoj, obsah a odborné.. Zobraziť viac
When Selasi and Akorfa were young girls they were more than just cousins: they were an inseparable duo, prepared to do anything to protect one another... Zobraziť viac
An essential reappraisal of camp across time and across the globe, from the author of Fabulosa! and Outrageous! ... Zobraziť viac
LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a terrifying serial rapist whose trail has gone cold, with the help of the newest volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: Patrol Officer Maddie Bosch, Harry’s daughter... Zobraziť viac
In Necropolitics Achille Mbembe, a leader in the new wave of francophone critical theory, theorizes the genealogy of the contemporary world, a world plagued by ever-increasing inequality, militarization, enmity, and terror as well as by a resurgence of... Zobraziť viac
Bitch is a bitch of a word. It used to be a straightforward insult, but today―after so many variations and efforts to reject or reclaim the word-it's not always entirely clear what it means. Bitch is a chameleon. There are good bitches and bad bitches... Zobraziť viac
Sages from Cicero to Oprah have told us that forgiveness requires us to let go of negative emotions and that it has a unique power to heal our wounds. In Failures of Forgiveness, Myisha Cherry argues that these beliefs couldn’t be more wrong... Zobraziť viac
A bold and eye-opening exposé on how power and propaganda distort the news, now more relevant than ever... Zobraziť viac
Anthropologist Kristen Ghodsee looks at pioneering experiments in communal living to present a rousing argument for rethinking what we mean by home... Zobraziť viac
How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies? ... Zobraziť viac
The definitive book in English about the 'Ndrangheta - the most powerful Mafia in the world... Zobraziť viac
Seventy-six per cent of British adults feel that we've become more distanced from our neighbours in the last 20 years. We are less likely than our grandparents, or even our parents, to know the names of our neighbours... Zobraziť viac
The end goal of feminist revolution must be not just the elimination of male privilege but of the sex distinction itself. An international best-seller, first published in 1970 when Shulamith Firestone was just twenty-five years old, The Dialectic of... Zobraziť viac
"Enshittification" is Doctorow's word to describe the decay of online platforms, from exciting novelty to everyday essential, to what we have today. "Enshittification" has been word of the year in the UK, USA and Australia. It's been printed in... Zobraziť viac
When does a bandit become a monarch? When does a gang become a government? And is organised crime at the heart of every modern state?On a thrilling whistle-stop tour of how the world's criminal underbelly has shaped state-making, capitalism,... Zobraziť viac
A critique of the Victorian nuclear family. It argues that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Dickens's unforgettable novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon... Zobraziť viac
Social media, gaming and dating apps have usurped in-person interaction; handwriting is no longer prioritised in schools; and emotion is sooner expressed through likes and emojis than face-to-face conversations. With headphones in and eyes trained on... Zobraziť viac
An empowering and deeply informative book – Moby Challenge their beliefs; change the worldIf you are a vegan, you’ll know all too well how provocative it can be – you never know when you’ll be challenged or how. But being able to face down and rebut ... Zobraziť viac
