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Winner of the 2014 European Book Prize. A "United States of Europe", Winston Churchill proposed in 1946, could "as if by a miracle transform" tha...

Winner of the 2014 European Book Prize. A "United States of Europe", Winston Churchill proposed in 1946, could "as if by a miracle transform" tha...

Translated by Ciaran Cronin. The world is a state of turmoil. From the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to...

Translated by Ciaran Cronin. The world is a state of turmoil. From the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to...

What causes climate change, social breakdown, rampant inequality and the creeping spread of ubiquitous surveillance? Capitalism. What is the only a...

What causes climate change, social breakdown, rampant inequality and the creeping spread of ubiquitous surveillance? Capitalism. What is the only a...

Twists and Turns in the Heart's Antarctic is a compelling new volume in Hélène Cixous's search for lost time. Readers of earlier volumes - Hemlock ...

Twists and Turns in the Heart's Antarctic is a compelling new volume in Hélène Cixous's search for lost time. Readers of earlier volumes - Hemlock ...

Twitch is the leading live streaming platform in most of the world and an integral part of contemporary digital gaming culture. Millions of people ...

Twitch is the leading live streaming platform in most of the world and an integral part of contemporary digital gaming culture. Millions of people ...

Twitter is a household name, discussed for its role in national elections, natural disasters, and political movements, as well as for what some mal...

Twitter is a household name, discussed for its role in national elections, natural disasters, and political movements, as well as for what some mal...

Beast. Monster. Savage. Psycho. The glowering menace of Mike Tyson has spooked us for almost two decades. And still we remain fascinated. Why? Elli...

This book is about the rise of digital labor. Companies like Uber and Amazon Mechanical Turk promise autonomy, choice, and flexibility. One of netw...

This book is about the rise of digital labor. Companies like Uber and Amazon Mechanical Turk promise autonomy, choice, and flexibility. One of netw...

The rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed the landscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities, moments, objects...

The rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed the landscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities, moments, objects...

Ubuntu, a Bantu word which became the first term from an Indigenous language to enter a political constitution, is host to many meanings: ‘humanity...

Ubuntu, a Bantu word which became the first term from an Indigenous language to enter a political constitution, is host to many meanings: ‘humanity...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco - one of the most important writers in Europe today. Acknowl...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco - one of the most important writers in Europe today. Acknowl...

The global triumph of democracy was announced thirty years ago, promising an age of consensus in which the dispassionate consideration of objective...

The global triumph of democracy was announced thirty years ago, promising an age of consensus in which the dispassionate consideration of objective...

Max Weber argued that the development of capitalism would lead to the progressive rationalization and disenchantment of society: today this process...