Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania (Grama Emanuela)(Paperback)

Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania (Grama Emanuela)(Paperback)

Focusing on Romania from 1945 to 2016, Socialist Heritage explores the socialist state's attempt to create its own heritage, as well as the legacy of that project. Contrary to arguments that the socialist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe aimed to erase the pre-war history of the socialist

Safeguarding Intangible Heritage: Practices and Politics (Akagawa Natsuko)(Paperback)

The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage came into force in 2006, framing the international and national practices and policies associated with intangible cultural heritage. This volume critically and reflexively examines these practices and policies, providing

Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics (Laclau Ernesto)(Paperback)

In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings,

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

The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Sunkara Bhaskar)(Paperback)

A 'razor-sharp' introduction to this political and economic ideology makes a galvanizing argument for modern socialism (Naomi Klein) -- and explains how its core tenets could effect positive change in America and worldwide.In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history

The Promise of Politics (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

In The Promise of Politics, Hannah Arendt examines the conflict between philosophy and politics. In particular, she shows how the tradition of Western political thought, which extends from Plato and Aristotle to its culmination in Marx, failed to account for human action. The concluding section of

The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics: Revised Edition (Lilla Mark)(Paperback)

European history of the past century is full of examples of philosophers, writers, and scholars who supported or excused the worst tyrannies of the age. How was this possible? How could intellectuals whose work depends on freedom defend those who would deny it? In profiles of six leading

Journalism and Politics in Nigeria: Embers of the Empire (Ette Mercy)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the legacy of colonial heritage on Nigerian political activities and journalistic

Wordsmiths & Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (Crystal David)(Paperback)

Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary

Pluriversal Politics: The Real and the Possible (Escobar Arturo)(Paperback)

In Pluriversal Politics Arturo Escobar engages with the politics of the possible and how established notions of what is real and attainable preclude the emergence of radically alternative visions of the future. Reflecting on the experience, philosophy, and practice of indigenous and Afro-descendant

Brooklyn Line, Terminus Cosmos (Christin Pierre)(Paperback)

On Earth and in space, in the past and the future, greed and the thirst for power place Mankind in immediate danger. The two Galaxity agents investigation into the elemental forces appearing on Earth continues. While Laureline, dogged and efficient, follows a promising lead somewhere in outer

Along the Enchanted Way - A Story of Love and Life in Romania (Blacker William)(Paperback / softback)

A spellbinding memoir set in rural

Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants (Andrews Abigail Leslie)(Paperback)

In 2018, more than eleven million undocumented immigrants lived in the United States. Not since slavery had so many U.S. residents held so few political rights. Many strove tirelessly to belong. Others turned to their homelands for hope. What explains their clashing strategies of inclusion? And how

Democracy's Infrastructure: Techno-Politics and Protest After Apartheid (Von Schnitzler Antina)(Paperback)

In the past decade, South Africa's 'miracle transition' has been interrupted by waves of protests in relation to basic services such as water and electricity. Less visibly, the post-apartheid period has witnessed widespread illicit acts involving infrastructure, including the nonpayment of service

The Equestrienne (Kovalyk Ursula)(Paperback)

It is 1984 and a small town somewhere in the east of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is in the firm grip of totalitarianism. Karolina, a teenage runaway who never knew her father and who grew up in an untraditional family full of strange women, discovers a riding school on the edge of town

Politics (Aristotle)(Paperback)

The Politics is one of the most influential texts in the history of political thought, and it raises issues which still confront anyone who wants to think seriously about the ways in which human societies are organized and governed. By examining the way societies are run--from households to city

Heritage Apples (Ball Caroline)(Pevná vazba)

In the course of the past century we have lost much of our rich heritage of orchard fruits. But with taste once again triumphing over shelf-life and sparking a renewed interest in local varieties, people around the world are rediscovering the delights of that most delicious and adaptable fruit: the

Sylvia Pankhurst: Sexual Politics and Political Activism (Winslow Barbara)(Paperback)

An extraordinary political biography of English suffragist, feminist, and socialist Sylvia Pankhurst Along with her mother Emmeline, and her sister Christabel, Sylvia Pankhurst was one of the leading women's suffrage activists in early twentieth-century England, working with the militant Women's

The Water Hole (Base Graeme)(Paperback)

In the tradition of his best-selling alphabet book, Animalia, author and illustrator Graeme Base takes young readers on an exhilarating journey of discovery with an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook, and art book. From the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to

Helpful Truth in Past Places: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Counseling (Deckard Mark A.)(Paperback)

Puritan writers-theologians were masters at understanding the nature of human beings and applying Scripture in practical ways to help people. Looking to Scripture as the final authority, the Puritans grounded their own counselling practices in a proper view of the sovereignty of God and the

Satire and Politics: The Interplay of Heritage and Practice (Milner Davis Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

A lively contemporary study combining in-depth scholarship with a focus on popular comedy and satireSuccessfully integrates numerous cross-cultural and trans-disciplinary perspectives on comedy and humour studiesOffers new research informed by practitioner perspectives and interviews with

Reimagining the Gran Chaco: Identities, Politics, and the Environment in South America (Hirsch Silvia)(Paperback)

This volume traces the socioeconomic and environmental changes taking place in the Gran Chaco, a vast and richly biodiverse ecoregion at the intersection of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Representing a wide range of contemporary anthropological scholarship that has not been available in

Remembering Popular Music's Past: Memory-Heritage-History (Istvandity Lauren)(Pevná vazba)

'Remembering Popular Music's Past' focuses on the transformation of popular music into heritage, and the role of history and memory in this process. The book interrogates diverse examples of the way popular music's past is remembered, with particular emphasis on precarity in the construction,

Speaking Out - Lessons in Life and Politics (Balls Ed)(Paperback / softback)

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA life in and out of politics - from the despatch box to the stage on Strictly - by one of Britain's most influential and well-loved political