The Age of Precarity: Endless Crisis as an Art of Government (Gentili Dario)(Paperback)

The Age of Precarity: Endless Crisis as an Art of Government (Gentili Dario)(Paperback)

When Crisis Becomes the Norm: What Can We Do to Demand Change? Crisis dominates the present historical moment. The economy is in crisis, politics in both its past and present forms is in crisis and our own individual lives are in crisis, made vulnerable by the fluctuations of the labor market and

Technoprecarious (Precarity Lab)(Paperback)

An analysis that traces the role of digital technology in multiplying precarity.Technoprecarious advances a new analytic for tracing how precarity unfolds across disparate geographical sites and cultural practices in the digital age. Digital technologies--whether apps like Uber, built on flexible

Ageless Soul - An uplifting meditation on the art of growing older (Moore Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A beautiful and uplifting meditation on the art of growing older and feeling fulfilled as we age that will appeal to fans of Marie de Hennezel's The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from

Performance in an Age of Precarity: 40 Reflections (Costa Maddy)(Paperback)

'This magical book is a love letter to the artists whose imagination and cleverness transport us and unite us, and to the beauty and fragility of their performance. When I read it I feel like I am constantly on the joyful edge of falling in love, trying so hard to keep hold of the feelings evoked

The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis (Jacobs Alan)(Pevná vazba)

Routine Crisis: An Ethnography of Disillusion (Muir Sarah)(Paperback)

Argentina, once heralded as the future of capitalist progress, has a long history of economic volatility. In 2001-2002, a financial crisis led to its worst economic collapse, precipitating a dramatic currency devaluation, the largest sovereign default in world history, and the flight of foreign

The Photograph as Contemporary Art (Cotton Charlotte)(Paperback)

In the twenty-first century, photography has come of age as a contemporary art form. Almost two centuries after photographic technology was first invented, the art world has fully embraced it as a legitimate medium, equal in status to painting and sculpture. The Photograph as Contemporary Art

The Crisis of Western Education (Dawson Christopher)(Paperback)

The Crisis of Western Education, originally published in 1961, served as a capstone of Christopher Dawson's thought on the Western educational system. Long out of print, the book has now been updated with a new introduction by Glenn W. Olsen and is included in the ongoing Works of Christopher

The Age of Glamour: An Art Deco Coloring Book (V&A)(Paperback)

Art Deco designs encompass a huge range of styles, techniques, and media. Throughout the boom and bust of the 1920s and 1930s, Art Deco defined modern style while drawing on the design traditions of the past. The Age of Glamour showcases the breadth of the era, from abstract designs to intricate

Self-Confidence - 10 Lessons for Life in the Age of Anxiety (Pepin Charles)(Paperback / softback)

An essential read for anyone who has encountered a crisis of

The Violence of Austerity (Whyte David)(Paperback)

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2008, Britain's government put into effect a hotly contested series of major cuts in public expenditure with the stated aim of restoring economic security. Since then, this reign of austerity continues to devastate contemporary Britain through a

The Lives of the Surrealists (Morris Desmond)(Paperback)

Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the World War I. In The Lives of the Surrealists, surrealist artist and celebrated writer Desmond Morris concentrates on the artists as people--as

The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Bacon Jono)(Paperback)

Spirit and Art: Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness (James Van)(Paperback)

'As an art student in the late sixties, I recall how painfully dry and intellectual my art history classes were. I thought to myself, or rather felt to myself, 'There must be something more'' --Van JamesArtist Van James offers that something more. This is a richly readable and lavishly illustrated

The Art of Cuphead (Studio Mdhr)(Pevná vazba)

Get transported back to the golden age of 1930s animation with an art book celebrating the acclaimed run & gun game, Cuphead Each page of this curated collection of artwork is designed to capture the vintage look and feel of the 1930's. Take a gander at the game's traditional hand-drawn

Politico's Guide to Local Government (Stevens Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive guide to various aspects of British local government. As well as outlining the role of councillors and local government officers, it examines the politicisation of local government and analyses New Labour's policies and attitudes to local

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science (Humphreys Paul)(Paperback)

This handbook provides both an overview of state-of-the-art scholarship in philosophy of science, as well as a guide to new directions in the discipline. Section I contains broad overviews of the main lines of research and the state of established knowledge in six principal areas of the discipline,

Iron Ship (McInley K. M.)(Paperback / softback)

The order of the world is in turmoil. An age of industry is beginning, an age of machines fuelled by magic. Sprawling cities rise, strange devices stalk the land. New money brings new power. The balance between the Hundred Kingdoms is upset. For the first time in generations the threat of war

Duty Free Art: Art in the Age of Planetary Civil War (Steyerl Hito)(Paperback)

What is the function of art in the era of digital

Egyptian Art (Manley Bill)(Paperback)

The art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs continue to capture the imagination of the modern world. Among the great creative achievements of ancient Egypt are a set of constant forms: archetypes in art and architecture in which the origins of concepts such as authority,

Bioshock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book (Cuddy Luke)(Paperback)

Considered a sign of the 'coming of age' of video games as an artistic medium, the award-winning BioShock franchise covers vast philosophical ground. BioShock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book presents expert reflections by philosophers (and Bioshock connoisseurs) on this critically

Aberfan: Government and Disaster (McLean Iain)(Paperback)

Aberfan - Government & Disaster is widely recognised as the definitive study of the disaster. Following meticulous research of public records - kept confidential by the UK Government's 30-year rule - the authors, in this revised second edition, explain how and why the disaster happened and why

After the Finale (Daxin Zhou)(Paperback / softback)

What's left after a lifetime of service in the Chinese government? At the age of 66, Ouyang Wantong, the former governor of Qinghe province, was too young to die. He touched the lives of so many people during his time on Earth. Some of them loved him intimately, while many more held him in the

Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria (Garratt Peter)(Pevná vazba)

An era marked by sweeping change, the age of Queen Victoria was a time of rapid modernization as well as social and political upheaval, which is reflected in its literature. Bridging the gap between the Romantic and Modern traditions, Victorian writers held a mirror to society, chronicling the