Paris and the Parasite: Noise, Health, and Politics in the Media City (Smith Macs)(Pevná vazba)

Paris and the Parasite: Noise, Health, and Politics in the Media City (Smith Macs)(Pevná vazba)

The social consequences of anti-parasitic urbanism, as efforts to expunge supposedly biological parasites penalize those viewed as social parasites. According to French philosopher Michel Serres, ordered systems are founded on the pathologization of parasites, which can never be fully expelled. In

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

The Patchwork City: Class, Space, and Politics in Metro Manila (Garrido Marco Z.)(Pevná vazba)

In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city, often pushing right up against the walled enclaves of the privileged, creating the complex geopolitical pattern of Marco Garrido's 'patchwork city.' Garrido documents the fragmentation of Manila into a m lange

Media and Communication (Scannell Paddy)(Pevná vazba)

Media and Communication traces the historical development of media and communication studies in the 20th century. Paddy Scannell explores how the field formed and developed in both North America and in Europe, expertly introducing and explaining a host of essential media thinkers, ideas and

Power of Tranquility in a Very Noisy World (Krause Bernie)(Pevná vazba)

A compact, digestible guide to the science of sound and a practical exploration of the health benefits of 'tidying up' the noise in your

A Strange and Beautiful Sound (Zep)(Pevná vazba)

Where is life's value? In the noise and fury, or in the silence and contemplation? In the struggles or in the peace? William chose silence 25 years ago when he joined the Carthusian religious order. But when an inheritance requires his presence in Paris he returns to a new world, full of questions

Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine (Horsley Richard A.)(Pevná vazba)

In Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine, Richard A. Horsley offers one of the most comprehensive critical analyses of Jesus of Nazareth�s mission and how he became a significant historical figure. In his study Horsley brings a fuller historical knowledge of the context and implications of

Augustus and the Destruction of History - The politics of the past in early imperial Rome(Pevná vazba)

City of Tears (Mosse Kate)(Pevná vazba)

From the Languedoc to Paris and Amsterdam, Kate Mosse's novel sees the Joubert family caught up in the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre and a frightening sequence of events thereafter

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

Politics and Violence in Central America and the Caribbean (Warnecke-Berger Hannes)(Pevná vazba)

Provides a comparative perspective on Central America and the CaribbeanFocuses on comparative historical analysis as well as contemporary causes of violenceDevelops a Cultural Political Economy of Violence as a genuine approach to interlink Political Economy with Cultural theory for explaining

The Tribe: The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in Us Politics (Perry Caitriona)(Pevná vazba)

Ulster Presbyterians in the Atlantic World: Religion, Politics and Identity (Wilson David A.)(Pevná vazba)

Studies in Law, Politics, and Society (Sarat Austin)(Pevná vazba)

This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics and Society contains two sections, focusing on the interaction between law and religion, together with the ways in which the law simultaneously enhances and inhibits projects of social

Paris: The City of Lights (Cestaro Dario)(Pevná vazba)

Discovering the city through the magic of Marsilio's pop-up seriesChildren's book author and illustrator extraordinaire Dario Cestaro (born 1971) presents the beauty of Paris through the spectacular paper architecture of a pop-up book. Cestaro takes young--and young at heart--readers through a

Labour and the left in the 1980s (Davis Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

This volume of essays constitutes the first history of Labour and left-wing politics in the decade when Margaret Thatcher reshaped modern Britain. Leading scholars explore aspects of left-wing culture, activities and ideas at a time when social democracy was in crisis. There are articles about

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe (Siklodi Nora)(Pevná vazba)

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe explores contemporary models of national and European Union (EU) citizenship in the context of intra-EU mobility. Scholars have often addressed these models from separate disciplinary standpoints. National citizenship has been studied through the prism

Politics and Technology in the Post-Truth Era (Visvizi Anna)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and politics in a global

The Great Recoil: Politics After Populism and Pandemic (Gerbaudo Paolo)(Pevná vazba)

What comes after neoliberalism? In these times of health emergency, economic collapse, populist anger and ecological threat, societies are forced to turn inward in search of protection. Neoliberalism, the ideology that presided over decades of market globalisation, is on trial, while state

Health Policy, Power and Politics: Sociological Insights (Calnan Michael)(Paperback)

In the context of substantial changes in health service policy and public health policy in England over the last two decades, Health Policy, Power and Politics fills an important gap by providing an up-to-date and accessible account of recent trends in health policies and a sociological analysis of

What Can Be Done? - Making the Media and Politics Better(Paperback / softback)

This book proposes a series of reforms that could improve the media and politics, and the interaction of the two, in Britain. This book makes an important contribution to public debate in Britain about the relationship between the media and politics. Contributors include academics, journalists

In the Quiet Noisy Woods (Rosen Michael J.)(Pevná vazba)

Come and explore the quiet, NOISY woods, and follow two wolf pups finding their way back to their pack in this adorable read-aloud picture book--full of boisterous animal noises and artwork that will inspire kids to get out into nature. Squirrels chit-chitter-chatter, foxes swoosh-whoosh-rush, a

Between Families and Frankenstein: The Politics of Egg Donation in the United States (Heidt-Forsythe Erin)(Pevná vazba)

The 360 Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society, and Culture (Stiegler Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive study of the pervasive role of immersion and immersive media in postmodern culture, from a humanities and social sciences perspective. Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and other modes of digitally induced immersion herald a major cultural and economic shift in