Polity
Liquid Love
PolityThis book is about the central figure of our contemporary, ‘liquid modern’ times – the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of th...
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PolityIn this new book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a 'heavy' and 'solid', hardware-focused modernity to a 'light' and 'liquid', software...
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PolityIn this new book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a 'heavy' and 'solid', hardware-focused modernity to a 'light' and 'liquid', software...
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Polity‘Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate wi...
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Polity‘Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate wi...
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PolityThe passage from ‘solid’ to ‘liquid’ modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals wi...
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PolityThe passage from ‘solid’ to ‘liquid’ modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals wi...
View full detailsListening Publics
PolityIn focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media ...
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PolityIn focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media ...
View full detailsLiterary Theory Today
PolityThis volume assesses the current state of Literacy Theory and examines the issues to be addressed by future research. The essays cover established ...
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Polity‘Facts alone are wanted in life,’ exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens’ Hard Times. Literature is not about facts alone, and – despite...
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Polity‘Facts alone are wanted in life,’ exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens’ Hard Times. Literature is not about facts alone, and – despite...
View full detailsLiving as a Bird
PolityIn the first days of spring, birds undergo a spectacular metamorphosis. After a long winter of migration and peaceful coexistence, they suddenly be...
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PolityIn the first days of spring, birds undergo a spectacular metamorphosis. After a long winter of migration and peaceful coexistence, they suddenly be...
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PolityThe global financial crisis has shattered the illusion that all was well with capitalism and forced us to confront the great challenges we face tod...
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PolityThe global financial crisis has shattered the illusion that all was well with capitalism and forced us to confront the great challenges we face tod...
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PolityFor the majority of Americans, hard times have long been a way of life. Some work multiple low-wage jobs, others face the squeeze of stagnant wages...
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PolityFor the majority of Americans, hard times have long been a way of life. Some work multiple low-wage jobs, others face the squeeze of stagnant wages...
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PolityAt the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, there are al...
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PolityGisèle Pelicot�s story outraged the world. The sickening parade of crimes to which she was subjected and her betrayal are dark pages in our history...
View full detailsLobbying and Society
PolityLobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies. Lobbying is viewed with suspicion, but is also a critica...
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PolityLobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies. Lobbying is viewed with suspicion, but is also a critica...
View full detailsLocal Government from Thatcher to Blair
PolityThis accessible text summarizes and explains the structure of British local government, focusing on key changes introduced during the Thatcher/Majo...
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PolityThis accessible text summarizes and explains the structure of British local government, focusing on key changes introduced during the Thatcher/Majo...
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