aeo This book provides an overview of the role of computers and information in modern societies. aeo It is strongly comparative using illustrative data from USA, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Sweden and other countries.
Often described as "the father of sociology," Emile Durkheim ranks among the most important and influential figures in modern social thought. This volume captures the enduring value and importance of Durkheimian sociology, focusing on the diverse points of view.
This book offers an informative and accessible cultural history of the European avant--garde in its early twentieth--century heyday. It provides comparative coverage... Læs mere
Presents a collection of writings by one of the foremost philosophers of religion in the English-speaking world. This work features the author's work on creation and human freedom. It engages with Islam, Judaism and Christianity, and with modern and pre-modern systems of thought.
Examining Edward Said's career, this book provides a critical survey of his writings and an interim assessment of his achievements in the cultural and political spheres. It... Læs mere
Explorations in Theology and Film brings together theologians, biblical scholars, film and media specialists, and experts in language and literature to consider the potential of films contribution to contemporary Christian theological discussion.
Offers a treatment of European integration from a sociological perspective. This book concerns itself with such issues as the relation between the EU and globalization, the nature of the EU state, and the question of whether a European society can be said to exist.
This is the first book to bring together recent trends in feminist political theory and apply them directly to the problems of democracy. Anne Phillips offers an original theory,... Læs mere
A A highly original and thought--provoking book concerning the nature of ethnography and its importance in social enquiry. A Written by the author of Learning to Labour, this new book is informed by Willisa own ethnographic research.
* Helps readers to understand the experience of suffering Alzheimera s Disease. * Incorporates the actual words of afflicted persons.... Læs mere
Ideas, Dan Sperber argues, may be contagious. They may invade whole populations. In the process, the people, their environment, and the ideas themselves are being transformed. To explain culture is to describe the causes and the effects of this contagion of ideas.
In this important new book, Jacques Derrida talks with Bernard Stiegler about the effect of teletechnologies on our philosophical and political moment.... Læs mere