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The term «storytelling» is gaining prominence both in academia and industry – rightly so – because narrative techniques allow for particularly effective and sustainable communication. Stories are…

The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn: intended as an appendix to «Observations on the corn laws» by Thomas Robert Malthus <br/> libreka classics …

The story begins with a dream – the dream of Africa. Virgin forests, majestic mountains surrounded by savannas, vast plains punctuated with the rhythms of animal life where lions, elephants and g…

Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by John Dewey <br/> libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audien…

Now in its fourth edition, [i]Civil Society [/i]has become a major work of reference for those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action in a troubled world. Recent economic and…

A profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils—industrial, chemical, geological—that humans are leaving behindA Times Book of the Year • A Daily…

The Tragic Muse Henry James – The Tragic Muse is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1889-1890 and then as a book in 1890. This wide, cheerful panorama …

Segregation is one of the starkest social realities of contemporary societies. Though often associated with explicitly racist laws of the past, it is a phenomenon that persists to this day and is…

As disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and expertise is contested.…

Li-Chun Hsiao attempts to rethink, under the rubric of globalization, several key notions in postcolonial theory and writings by revisiting what he conceives as “the primal scene of postcoloniali…

We live in the age of fitness. Hundreds of thousands of people run marathons and millions go jogging in local parks, work out in gyms, cycle, swim, or practice yoga. The vast majority are not eng…

This book does to sex what other sociologists did to culture: it shows that sex, no longer defined by religion, now plays a role in the economy and can yield tangible benefits in the realms of mo…

An Essay on the Principle of Population by T. R. Malthus <br/> libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well…

Shortly before his death, Zygmunt Bauman spent several days in conversation with the Swiss journalist Peter Haffner. Out of these conversations emerged this book in which Bauman shows himself to …

Shortly before his death, Zygmunt Bauman spent several days in conversation with the Swiss journalist Peter Haffner. Out of these conversations emerged this book in which Bauman shows himself to …

‘Theory’ – a magical glow has emanated from this word since the sixties. Theory was more than just a succession of ideas: it was an article of faith, a claim to truth, a lifestyle. It spread amon…

After leading the world economy for a century, the United States faces the first real challenge to its supremacy in the rise of China. Is economic (or broader) conflict, well beyond the trade and…

Nature and Progress of Rent by T. R. Malthus <br/> libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and p…

This new, updated edition provides a lively, lucid and compelling introduction to contemporary controversies over the self and self-identity in the social sciences and humanities. In an accessibl…

[i]Contemporary Health Studies[/i] provides an accessible introduction to current issues and key debates in understanding and promoting health. Its up-to-date, global focus places a strong emphas…