Social and political philosophy

This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi'a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East.

Hailed as the 'Guru of the New Left' and a leading figure of 1960s counterculture and liberation movements, the philosopher Herbert Marcuse is amongst the most renowned and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century.

Why do "e;second wave"e; and "e;trans feminism"e; rarely get considered together?

Hailed as the 'Guru of the New Left' and a leading figure of 1960s counterculture and liberation movements, the philosopher Herbert Marcuse is amongst the most renowned and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century.

En un escenario dominado por la amnesia y el sonambulismo, las alucinaciones y las ensoñaciones, el sujeto burgués, cuya identidad parecía tan sólida, se revela habitado por máscaras que escapan a cualquier dominio, presa de un desdoblamiento que jamás podrá recomponerse.

A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?

The major purpose of this book is to critically examine the applicability of manifestations and factors of secularization in Britain to Malawi.

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Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property?

Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property?

Society, Culture and Politics in Byzantium is the fourth selection of papers by the late Nicolas Oikonomides to be published in the Variorum Collected Studies Series.

Our worldview determines our perception of reality and thus shapes our attitude to life and the way we live.

Society, Culture and Politics in Byzantium is the fourth selection of papers by the late Nicolas Oikonomides to be published in the Variorum Collected Studies Series.

This book highlights the relevance of the grand traditions of the humanities as an untapped resource for business-world problems.

We love to see superheroes fight, whether to protect innocent people from supervillains or to save the world.

In Revolution and Constitutionalism in Britain and the U.

Desde la década de 1930, Max Weber fue traducido al inglés de manera parcial por Talcott Parsons, sociólogo estadounidense, cuya interpretación del autor influyó indudablemente sobre las posteriores traducciones al castellano.

This book provides a new framework for conducting qualitative research into Asylum Seeking Refugees based on Emmanuel Levinas' ethic of the face-to-face encounter.

Is contemporary Black British gospel music a coloniality?

Viaje al país de los profetas es el libro más desconocido de uno de los escritores más conocidos de Chile.

Few philosophers have had a more lasting impact on the philosophy of history than Friedrich Hegel.

Este libro presenta los resultados de la investigación sobre Justicia Social Educativa (JSE) desarrollada entre docentes y estudiantes del Programa de Filosofía de la Facultad de Educación del Departamento de Humanidades y Formación Integral de la Universidad Santo Tomás.

This book investigates the politicization process of social dispute resolution and its unintended consequences, under the context of over 70 percent of China's public hospitals have experienced hospital violence, with patients acting violently toward medical workers to express anger, protect their rights, or monetary reasons.

"El profesor Juan Fernando Segovia, doctor en Derecho y en Historia, investigador del CONICET, profesor en distintos momentos y durante cuarenta y cinco años en la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo y en la Universidad de Mendoza, es una de las figuras más salientes del pensamiento tradicional hispánico durante los últimos decenios del siglo xx y los primeros del xxi.

In this study, Ian Reader presents new insights into the relationship between religion and tourism more generally and into the contemporary religious situation in Japan.

In this study, Ian Reader presents new insights into the relationship between religion and tourism more generally and into the contemporary religious situation in Japan.

This book provides a new framework for conducting qualitative research into Asylum Seeking Refugees based on Emmanuel Levinas' ethic of the face-to-face encounter.

Is contemporary Black British gospel music a coloniality?

What is gender?

This book offers an original interpretation of Plato's Laws and a new account of its enduring importance.

Through a detailed reading of Karl Mannheim's early explorations in the sociology of knowledge, this book argues for Mannheim's relevance for contemporary social and political theory.

The publication of this volume marks the Ten Year Anniversary of the Postcolonialism and Religions series.

Die Essays versammeln begründende und angewandte Überlegungen zu einer kritischen Theorie der visuellen Kultur.

This book provides a philosophical analysis of the notion of selfhood that underlies identity politics.

This book provides a philosophical analysis of the notion of selfhood that underlies identity politics.

This book offers an original interpretation of Plato's Laws and a new account of its enduring importance.

This book rescues strategy from the boundless sway of technology and thoughtlessness.

A timely dethroning of the human subject and embracing of a new kind of existence, in this book Christine Daigle highlights the affirmative potential of vulnerability amidst unprecedented times of more-than-human crises.

A timely dethroning of the human subject and embracing of a new kind of existence, in this book Christine Daigle highlights the affirmative potential of vulnerability amidst unprecedented times of more-than-human crises.

The publication of this volume marks the Ten Year Anniversary of the Postcolonialism and Religions series.

Was passiert, wenn wir politisch einfach so weiter machen?

Die Essays versammeln begründende und angewandte Überlegungen zu einer kritischen Theorie der visuellen Kultur.

The possibility of a nuclear war that could destroy civilization has influenced the course of international affairs since 1945, suspended like a sword of Damocles above the heads of the world's leaders.