Discusses how godless societies can be moral, happy and free Zobraziť viac
How the female body has been racialized for over two hundred years. There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as "diseased" and a burden on the public health care system. This is only the most... Zobraziť viac
How the Prohibition law of 1920 made alcohol, savored in secret, all the more delectable when the cocktail shaker was forced to go “underground”“Roaring Twenties” America boasted famous firsts: women’s right to vote, jazz music, talking motion pictures... Zobraziť viac
Murray N. Rothbard's classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position. What distinguishes this book is the manner in which it roots the case for freedom... Zobraziť viac
How travelling the world allows new ways to educate children and perform family life on the move A growing number of families are selling their houses, quitting their jobs, and taking their children out of traditional school settings to educate them... Zobraziť viac
Bestselling author Cass R. Sunstein reveals the appeal and the danger of conformity We live in an era of tribalism, polarization, and intense social division—separating people along lines of religion, political conviction, race, ethnicity, and... Zobraziť viac
The first full-length study of transgender representations in art, fiction, film, video, and music... Zobraziť viac
One of the Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Books of the YearWinner, 2020 Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Translation CategoryShortlist, 2021 National Translation AwardFinalist, 2021 PROSE Award, Literature CategoryFifty rogue’s tales translated fifty waysAn... Zobraziť viac
A history of design that is often overlooked-until we need it. Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an... Zobraziť viac
""Past Imperfect" is a forthright and uncommonly damning study of those intellectually volatile years (1944-1956). Mr. Judt does more than simply describe the ideological acrobats of his subjects; he is a sharp, even a vindictive moralist who indicts... Zobraziť viac
A delightful romp through America’s Golden Age of CocktailsThe decades following the American Civil War burst with invention—they saw the dawn of the telephone, the motor car, electric lights, the airplane—but no innovation was more welcome than the... Zobraziť viac
Winner, 2021 PROSE Award in the Cultural Anthropology & Sociology CategoryFinalist, 2021 Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ StudiesA troubling account of heterosexual desire in the era of #MeTooHeterosexuality is in crisis. Reports of sexual harassment,... Zobraziť viac
Jenkins, one of America's most respected media analysts, delves beneath the new media hype to uncover the important cultural transformations that are taking place as the various forms of media converge. Zobraziť viac
Contends that disability is a central but misunderstood element of global austerity politics. Broadly attentive to the political and economic shifts of the last several decades, Robert McRuer asks how disability activists, artists and social movements... Zobraziť viac
New edition of Judt's Essay on Europe to celebrate his life and works. Zobraziť viac
A sociological approach to understanding new media's impact on society We use cell phones, computers, and tablets to access the Internet, read the news, watch television, chat with our friends, make our appointments, and post on social networking... Zobraziť viac
Focuses on women's Islamic activism in Egypt to challenge binary representations of religious versus secular subjectivities Zobraziť viac
