Love and family life in the global age: grandparents in Salonika and their grandson in London speak together every evening via Skype. A U.S. citizen and her Swiss husband fret over large... Læs mere
aeo An important new book arguing for a new model of politics for our times. aeo Becka s previous books, including The Risk Society, have been highly influential. aeo Also offers practical suggestions and well--chosen empirical material.
* This new book by one of the world s leading sociologists reflects on the major events of our time, from the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere.
The euro crisis is tearing Europe apart. But the heart of the matter is that, as the crisis unfolds, the basic rules of European democracy are being subverted or turned into their opposite, bypassing parliaments, governments and EU institutions.
Twenty years ago Ulrich Beck published Risk Society , a book that called our attention to the dangers of environmental catastrophes and changed the way we think about contemporary... Læs mere
* Before his sudden death in January 2015, Ulrich Beck was one of the world s foremost sociologists. This new... Læs mere