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Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-incom...

Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-incom...

The distant past is commonly characterized in terms of dominant materials of the time – the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, etc. Since the...

The distant past is commonly characterized in terms of dominant materials of the time – the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, etc. Since the...

France is the most-visited country in the world. It attracts millions of tourists, most of whom come in search of beautiful architecture, good food...

France is the most-visited country in the world. It attracts millions of tourists, most of whom come in search of beautiful architecture, good food...

Their names are Mohamed, Samira, sometimes Matthieu or Sophie. They were born and bred in many parts of France and are highly qualified, but they h...

Their names are Mohamed, Samira, sometimes Matthieu or Sophie. They were born and bred in many parts of France and are highly qualified, but they h...

Free Black woman, poet, novelist, essayist, speaker, and activist, Frances Watkins Harper was one of the nineteenth century’s most important advoca...

Free Black woman, poet, novelist, essayist, speaker, and activist, Frances Watkins Harper was one of the nineteenth century’s most important advoca...

François Mitterrand was one of the giants of post-war French politics - a master tactician whose political career spanned more than four decades fr...

François Mitterrand was one of the giants of post-war French politics - a master tactician whose political career spanned more than four decades fr...

Frank Sinatra was only one of a handful of popular entertainers who dominated Western popular culture for six decades. From his early fame as 'the ...

Revolutionary humanist and radical psychiatrist Frantz Fanon was one of the greatest Black thinkers of the twentieth century. Born in Martinique an...

Revolutionary humanist and radical psychiatrist Frantz Fanon was one of the greatest Black thinkers of the twentieth century. Born in Martinique an...

This is the first comprehensive analysis of the work of Fredric Jameson, one of the most important cultural critics writing today. Homer provides a...

Freedom of speech is never very far away from political controversy. In recent years, the rise of populism, the ‘cancel culture’ phenomenon, and on...

Freedom of speech is never very far away from political controversy. In recent years, the rise of populism, the ‘cancel culture’ phenomenon, and on...

What is free will? Why is it important? Can the same act be both free and determined? Is free will necessary for moral responsibility? Does anyone ...

What is free will? Why is it important? Can the same act be both free and determined? Is free will necessary for moral responsibility? Does anyone ...

In this engaging new book, Katrin Flikschuh offers an accessible introduction to divergent conceptions of freedom in contemporary liberal political...

In this engaging new book, Katrin Flikschuh offers an accessible introduction to divergent conceptions of freedom in contemporary liberal political...

There are few issues more contentious today than the nature and purpose of borders. Migration flows and the refugee crisis have propelled the issue...

There are few issues more contentious today than the nature and purpose of borders. Migration flows and the refugee crisis have propelled the issue...