The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit (Alexander Bruce)(Paperback)

The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit (Alexander Bruce)(Paperback)

'The Globalization of Addiction' presents a radical rethink about the nature of addiction. Scientific medicine has failed when it comes to addiction. There are no reliable methods to cure it, prevent it, or take the pain out of it. There is no durable consensus on what addiction is, what causes it,

Viceroy of Ouidah (Chatwin Bruce)(Paperback / softback)

In 1812, Francisco Manoel da Silva, escaping a life of poverty in Brazil, sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. His one remaining ambition is to return to Brazil in triumph, but his friendship with the mad, mercurial king of Dahomey is fraught

In the King's Name (Kent Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

A searing and gripping tale of trouble on the high seas, and of the weakness of the human spirit, In the King's Name heralds the return of our greatest living maritime writer and the legendary Adam

Righteous Dopefiend, 21 (Bourgois Philippe)(Paperback)

This powerful study immerses the reader in the world of homelessness and drug addiction in the contemporary United States. For over a decade Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg followed a social network of two dozen heroin injectors and crack smokers on the streets of San Francisco, accompanying

Sexual Addiction: Psychoanalytic Concepts and the Art of Supervision (Volkan Vamik)(Paperback)

Understanding of the psychology of addiction with a full-length case study that lays bare the psychoanalytic process from the viewpoint of a psychoanalytic supervisor. This book gives a fascinating insight into the little explored topic of the role of supervision in

Measuring Poverty Around the World (Atkinson Anthony B.)(Pevná vazba)

The final book from a towering pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality--a critically important examination of poverty around the worldIn this, his final book, economist Anthony Atkinson, one of the world's great social scientists and a pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality, offers

Fear of Life (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

Fear of Life is an in-depth study of the human condition within modern

Phenomenology of Spirit (Hegel G. W. F.)(Paperback)

This brilliant study of the stages in the mind's necessary progress from immediate sense-consciousness to the position of a scientific philosophy includes an introductory essay and a paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of the text to help the reader understand this most difficult and most influential

Poverty, by America - Desmond Matthew

A searing study of American poverty from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted*The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn't shifted over the last fifty years,

The Poverty of Historicism (Popper Karl)(Paperback)

On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.'A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the

Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice (Sorrells Kathryn)(Paperback)

Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice introduces students to the study of communication among cultures within the broader context of globalization. Author Kathryn Sorrells highlights history, power, and global institutions as central to understanding the relationships and

The Neuroscience of Addiction (Filbey Francesca Mapua)(Paperback)

This book addresses a growing need for accessible information on the neuroscience of addiction. In the past decade, neuroscientific research has greatly advanced our understanding of the brain mechanisms of addiction. However this information still remains largely confined to scientific outlets. As

Globalization and the Linkage of Trade and Environmental Issues (Grossman Perry)(Paperback)

The effects of globalization on the environment are a pressing concern and in order to understand globalization we need to understand how both freer trade and environment protection measures emerge. This book analyses the dynamic interactions between corporations, social movements and state actors

Cultures and / Of Globalization (Axford Barry)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the ways in which study of culture as the realm of meaning and identity can inform current debates about globalization and thus afford greater understanding of emergent globalities. By drawing on a range of disciplinary and sub-disciplinary expertise from across the social

The Spirituality of the Body (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

In The Spirituality of the Body, Alexander Lowen provides a unique perspective about the nature of spirituality. Lowen views the body as the outer manifestation of the spirit and defines grace as the divine spirit acting within the body. For the healthy individual the divine spirit is experienced

Literature and Poverty: From the Hebrew Bible to the Second World War (Aberbach David)(Paperback)

Literature and Poverty offers an engaging overview of changes in literary perceptions of poverty and the poor.　 Part I of the book, from the Hebrew Bible to the French Revolution, provides essential background information. It introduces the Scriptural ideal of the 'holy poor' and the process by

The Notion of Authority (Kojeve Alexandre)(Paperback)

In The Notion of Authority, written in the 1940s in Nazi-occupied France, Alexandre Koj ve uncovers the conceptual premises of four primary models of authority, examining the practical application of their derivative variations from the Enlightenment to Vichy France. This foundational text,

The Voice of the Body (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

The Voice of the Body is the first publication in a single volume of Alexander Lowen's public lectures known as 'The Lowen Monographs.' This historical collection of twenty-two lectures by one of the founders of contemporary body-psychotherapy embodies the groundbreaking principles of Bioenergetics

Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling (Miller Geri)(Paperback)

Drawing from her years of experience working in the addiction-counseling field, Geri Miller provides an engaging, balanced overview of the major theoretical underpinnings and clinical practices in the field. From assessment and diagnosis of addiction to preparing for certification and licensure as

Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited - Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump (Stiglitz Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Introduction to the Reading of Hegel: Lectures on the Phenomenology of Spirit (Kojeve Alexandre)(Paperback)

This collection of Kojeve's thoughts about Hegel constitutes one of the few important philosophical books of the twentieth century-a book, knowledge of which is requisite to the full awareness of our situation and to the grasp of the most modern perspective on the eternal questions of

The Globalization of Wine (Inglis David)(Paperback)

The Globalization of Wine is a definitive guide to understanding wine across the world today. Examining recent developments in the wine industry, it considers the social, cultural, economic, political, and geographical dimensions of wine globalization and investigates how large-scale changes in

Poverty (Lister Ruth)(Paperback)

Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues of our time. In this fully updated edition of her important intervention on the topic, Ruth Lister introduces students to the meaning and experience of poverty in the contemporary world. The book opens with a lucid discussion of current debates around

The Vagabond Spirit of Poetry (Clarke Edward)(Paperback)

This book delineates different manifestations of the vagabond spirit of poetry through the ages. In doing so, it makes claims for the efficacy of poetry in our industrialized world, where we are presented with environmental, political and economic challenges. The Vagabond Spirit of Poetry