Strangers at Our Door, Paperback - Zygmunt Bauman

Refugees from the violence of wars and the brutality of famished lives have knocked on other people's doors since the beginning of time. For the pe...

Reducere. This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, "liquid modern" times - the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of th...

Contributor(s): Author: Zygmunt BaumanWe have long since lost our faith in the idea that human beings could achieve human happiness in some future ...

New in paperback, this book, is likely to be adopted on many courses covering the Holocaust. A unique but disturbing book - winner of the 1989 Euro...

Reducere. The last work by great thinker on concept of 'liquid modernity' Zygmunt Bauman, in conversation with Italian journalist Leoncini regarding the adju...

DescriptionWidely acclaimed insight on the human condition, updated to view modern issues through a sociological lens Now in its third edition, Thi...

Reducere. A new afterword to this edition, "The Duty to Remember--But What?" tackles difficult issues of guilt and innocence on the individual and societal l...

* A new book by one of the most original and brilliant social thinkers of our time. * Extends and develops some of the key themes in other Bauman t...

In this new book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a 'heavy' and 'solid', hardware-focused modernity to a 'light' and 'liquid', software...

a Communitya is one of those words that feels good: it is good a to have a communitya , a to be in a communitya . And a communitya feels good becau...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jim DutcherAuthor: Jamie DutcherWith: James ManfullFor centuries, wolves have haunted the human imagination. It has been ac...

The production of 'human waste' - or more precisely, wasted lives, the 'superfluous' populations of migrants, refugees and other outcasts - is an i...

DescriptionThe passage from 'solid' to 'liquid' modernity has created a newand unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confrontingindiv...

Education and Intercultural Identity offers a dialogue between influential authors Zygmunt Bauman and Agostino Portera that reflects on and discuss...

Publisher: Vs Verlag Fur SozialwissenschaftenAuthor(s): Thomas KronIllustration(s): Bibliography; 2 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: ...

A new psychological thriller from bestselling author Catriona McPherson.

Reducere. There's a revolution going on in northern Syria, one that challenges everything we know about government and society and freedom. With centuries of...

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Reducere. Two young women learning to survive in their own worlds are forced to confront even greater challenges when those worlds collide. Elisabeth, a pass...

Reducere. Preschoolers will learn fun facts in this Smithsonian Kids book about some of the animals in our zoo. This interactive board book is sturdy enough ...

Reducere. In Nedivina comedie , Krasinski se foloseste de teologie (sau de conceptia escatologica) nu ca profet, ci ca ganditor care prevede mersul eveniment...

Reducere. #1 New York Times bestseller Sherrilyn Kenyon brings us the latest adventure in the Deadman's Cross saga with At Death's Door, an epic pirate fanta...

DescriptionShattered Minds is the first book to investigate how American military bureaucracies have let our troops down by failing to upgrade one ...

Reducere. From The New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City...

Reducere. DescriptionKaren Rainey lives a sheltered life on the edge of the city. For the last five years, she has rarely left the home unless it was unavoid...

Reducere. DescriptionReintegration into the community is a critical part of the incarceration process. It is a time often filled with uncertainty and strong ...

Description#1 New York Times bestseller Sherrilyn Kenyon brings us the final chapter in the Deadman's Cross saga with At Death's Door, an epic pira...

"A comprehensive account of the life and work of one of the most influential social thinkers of our time"--

Reducere. Someone at the Door, Paperback

An exquisite collection from a poet at the peak of her powers, A God at the Door spans time and space, drawing on the extraordinary minutiae of nat...

Callum misses his Dad. He doesn't call on his birthday, and worse, the present he chooses for Cal is ... weird. It's a panda at Edinburgh Zoo. How ...

DescriptionHow should Western democracies respond to the many millions of people who want to settle in their societies? Economists and human rights...

We're more connected, yet lonelier than ever - practical ways to combat the alarming rise of loneliness by bestselling author and social researcher...

„Suntem la sfarsitul lumii vechi. Cand tot ce a fost viu in ea-i stricat, descompus, scrantit. Zei si oameni, deopotriva, si-au iesit din minti. La...

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The latest instalment in Sherrilyn Kenyon's sensational historical fantasy series set in the Dark-Hunter world

Cecilia finds herself looking after a boy with no home in the affluent Norwegian town of Sandefjord, but this ushers secrets from a dark past to th...

From the bestselling author of Cry Baby, the beginning of a brilliant and gripping police procedural series set in Liverpool, perfect for fans of P...