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Racism is a world problem. From Morocco to China, Brazil to Indonesia, racism is being debated and contested. [i]Multiracism[/i] broadens the horizon on this global challenge, showing that racism…

The original edition of this accessible and interdisciplinary textbook was the first to consider the ethical issues of digital media from a global, cross-cultural perspective. <br /><br …

Long before the pandemic, economies across the world were in trouble, with growth slowing across the board. This downturn coincided with growing inequality and social exclusion. Rising political …

Der Energie-Erfolgstherapeut der ÖSV-Sportler! Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die bereit sind, ihre Gesundheit eigenverantwortlich in die Hand zu nehmen und Neues zuzulassen. Konkret, mit Kom…

What&apos;s Wrong with the World by Gilbert Keith Chesterton <br/> libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in …

We live in a time of great uncertainty about the future. Those heady days of the late twentieth century, when the end of the Cold War seemed to be ushering in a new and more optimistic age, now s…

W.E.B Du Bois is widely considered one of the most accomplished and controversial African American intellectuals in U.S. history. A pioneering historian, sociologist, political economist, and civ…

Despite its oil wealth, the Middle East and North Africa is economically stagnating. Growth rates are comparatively unfavorable and insufficient to substantially improve citizens’ lives. Whether …

Surrogate motherhood is expanding all over the world. Debates rage over how public policy should consider the signing away of the parental rights of birth mothers in favor of a &apos;commissionin…

[b]Learn how spoken words can change a mind, a community and the world with this collection of remarkable speeches by women[/b] [i]What She Said[/i] is an inspiring collection of speeches from pa…

Orlando Patterson’s classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly repressive and destructive system of human exploitation, which disregarded and distorted almost a…

This timely book offers an integrative and critical approach to the conceptualization of diversity of social ties in contemporary urban migrant populations. It explores the informal relationships…

Cryptocurrencies are often associated with right-wing political movements, or even with the alt-right. They are the preserve of libertarians and fans of Ayn Rand and Friedrich Hayek. With their p…

Chile está enfrentado a un proceso constituyente que genera muchas expectativas, pero también muchas inquietudes. El proceso constituyente en 138 preguntas y respuestas es una herramienta de estu…

Wie lassen sich Bilder beschreiben, analysieren und interpretieren? Marion G. Müller und Stephanie Geise geben anhand zahlreicher Beispiele aus den Bereichen Bildjournalismus, Wahlkampfkommunikat…

Tras el éxito de sus dos magníficos libros anteriores, Rousseau no usa bitcoins y Por fin me comprendo, Alfredo Sanfeliz, el «Harari español», vuelve a sacudirnos con un gran ensayo sociológico…

[i]How Cities Learn[/i] traces the circulation of bus rapid transit (BRT) to understand how and why it was widely adopted in South Africa. Investigates the global proliferation and localization o…

Our contemporary societies place more and more emphasis on the singular and the unique. The industrial societies of the early 20th century produced standardized products, cities, subjects and org…

After having published several works on economics, Harriet Martineau travelled through the USA and wrote down her experiences in the work &apos;Society in America&apos; in 1837. This book is a so…

Far from its origins in US legal studies in the 1980s, critical race theory has grown to become a leading approach to the analysis of racial inequality around the world. It has courted much contr…