At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health (Freudenberg Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health (Freudenberg Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

An incisive and powerful investigation of corporate impact on human and planetary well-being Freedom of choice lies at the heart of American society. Every day, individuals decide what to eat, which doctors to see, who to connect with online, and where to educate their children. Yet, many Americans

Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets (McGowan Todd)(Pevná vazba)

Despite creating vast inequalities and propping up reactionary world regimes, capitalism has many passionate defenders--but not because of what it withholds from some and gives to others. Capitalism dominates, Todd McGowan argues, because it mimics the structure of our desire while hiding the

Is That a Big Number? (Elliott Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Impressive statistics are thrown at us every day - the cost of health care; the size of an earthquake; the distance to the nearest star; the number of giraffes in the world. We know all these numbers are important - some more than others - and it's vaguely unsettling when we don't really have a

The Social Edge: The Power of Sympathy Groups for our Health, Wealth and Sustainable Future (Costello Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity (Rees Martin)(Pevná vazba)

A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin ReesHumanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes--good and

Age of Surveillance Capitalism - The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power: Barack Obama's Books of 2019 (Zuboff Professor Shoshana)(Paperback / softback)

The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called 'surveillance capitalism,' and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control us.The heady optimism of the Internet's early days is gone. Technologies that

Can Democracy Safeguard the Future? (Smith Graham)(Pevná vazba)

Our democracies repeatedly fail to safeguard the future. From pensions to pandemics, health and social care through to climate, biodiversity and emerging technologies, democracies have been unable to deliver robust policies for the long term. In this book, Graham Smith asks why. Exploring the

Nicholas and Alexandra: The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Massie Robert K.)(Pevná vazba)

Enrichment: A Critique of Commodities (Boltanski Luc)(Pevná vazba)

This book offers a major new account of modern capitalism and of the ways in which value and wealth are created today. Boltanski and Esquerre argue that capitalism in the West has recently undergone a fundamental transformation characterized by de-industrialization, on the one hand, and, on the

Paradoxes of the Democratization of Higher Education (Freudenberg William R.)(Pevná vazba)

Research in Social Problems and Public Policy (RSPPP) is a peer-reviewed series devoted to the sharpening and reshaping of scientific discourse involving the intersection of social problems and public policy. In particular, it is interested in the analysis of the potential failure of public

How to Be Human in the Digital Economy (Agar Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy.In the digital economy, accountants, baristas, and cashiers can be automated out of employment; so can surgeons, airline pilots, and cab drivers. Machines will be able to do these jobs more efficiently,

Writings on Church and Reform (Nicholas of Cusa)(Pevná vazba)

Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), widely considered the most important original philosopher of the Renaissance, was born in Kues on the Moselle River. A polymath who studied canon law and became a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, he wrote principally on speculative theology, philosophy, and

Capitalism Versus Communism - The Cold War (Hichens Mark)(Pevná vazba)

The conflict played out between communism and capitalism for most of the second half of the twentieth century came quickly to be termed the Cold

Interactivity and the Future of the Human-Computer Interface (Isaias Pedro)(Pevná vazba)

Presents research on the development and application of interfaces in today's modern society and the generational implications for design of human and technology interaction. The book features a range of topics, including digital gaming, augmented reality, and

The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings (Kushner Marc)(Pevná vazba)

The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of architecture and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of architecture. We're asking more of architecture than ever before; the response will define our

Cost Effectiveness Modelling for Health Technology Assessment: A Practical Course (Edlin Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Cost Effectiveness Analysis and Health Technology Assessment: An overview. - Building a decision tree cost effectiveness model. - An introduction to sensitivity analysis in Cost Effectiveness Analysis. - Implementing Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis in Excel(R). - Outputs from Probabilistic

Western capitalism in transition: Global processes, local challenges (Andreotti Alberta)(Pevná vazba)

Since its emergence at the end of the seventeenth century, industrial capitalism as a specific form of social organisation has set recurrent challenges to its own persistence, and until today, it has proved to be successful to develop new ways of accumulation based on its capacity of adaptation. Is

Dialectical Perspectives on Media, Health, and Culture in Modern Africa (Akwala Alfred O.)(Pevná vazba)

Presents research on the impact of media, and especially new media, on health and culture. Highlighting topics including civic engagement, gender stereotypes, and interpersonal communication, this book is designed for students, multinational organisations, diplomats, expatriates, and

National Parks of Costa Rica (Basco Gregory)(Pevná vazba)

The unique geography and climate of Costa Rica provide the small country with extraordinary biodiversity--North American and South American species of flora and fauna can be found side by side there, taking advantage of the serendipitous conditions. The government of Costa Rica has shown a strong

Wellbeing at Work (Clifton Jim)(Pevná vazba)

What if the next global crisis is a mental health pandemic? It is here now. One-third of Americans have shown signs of clinical anxiety or depression, and the current state of suffering globally has risen significantly. The mental health pandemic manifests everywhere, not least in your workplace

Connected Capitalism: How Jewish Wisdom Can Transform Work (Weitzner David)(Pevná vazba)

Applying the classic teachings of Judaism, Connected Capitalism is an empowering call to fix what is currently broken in our social, political, and economic

Healing Ourselves: Biofield Science and the Future of Health (Jain Shamini)(Pevná vazba)

A leading mind-body researcher provides an invaluable resource of solid scientific evidence for consciousness-based healing--along with practices anyone can use. Spontaneous remission, the placebo effect, and energy healing--these phenomena have baffled the medical community for decades. What do

The Best of Me (Sparks Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks's story of love, lost dreams and redemption'Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen.'In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell

Futura: The Artist's Monograph (Futura)(Pevná vazba)

The most in-depth and comprehensive survey of the life and career of one of the pioneering artists of the original graffiti generation. Having forged his graphic style painting subways in New York in the late 1970s, Futura was among the first graffiti artists to be shown in contemporary galleries