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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels |
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The Communist Manifesto
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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.
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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
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Bloomsbury
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Everybody Lies - What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
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If you're fascinated by how data can reveal unspoken truths about society, "Everybody Lies" is a must-read. As you dive into the book, you'll discover that what we type into search engines can sometimes be a more accurate reflection of our true selves than what we tell others. Stephens-Davidowitz, with his background in economics and data science, provides an eye-opening perspective that could transform how you think about data and the hidden patterns of human behavior.
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Pyotr Kropotkin
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Anarchist Communism
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The humane yet devastating critique of how modern society is organized with the brutal few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the manyPeter Kropotkin's anarchist texts had a fundamental impact on 19th and 20th century radicals of all kinds. These essays from T he Conquest of Bread are bravura examples of his optimistic and angry vision of a world in which the just actions of the many can destroy the grip of the few.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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John Rawls
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A Theory of Justice
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Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has become a classic. The author has now revised the original edition to clear up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book.Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition - justice as fairness - and to provide an alternative to utilitarianism, which had dominated the Anglo-Saxon tradition of political thought since the nineteenth century. Rawls substitutes the ideal of the social contract as a more satisfactory account of the basic rights and liberties of citizens as free and equal persons. "Each person," writes Rawls, "possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override." Advancing the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls's theory is as powerful today as it was when first published.
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John Locke
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Cambridge
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Locke: Two Treatises of Government Student edition
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This is a new revised version of Dr. Laslett's standard edition of Two Treatises. First published in 1960, and based on an analysis of the whole body of Locke's publications, writings, and papers. The Introduction and text have been revised to incorporate references to recent scholarship since the second edition and the bibliography has been updated.
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Raoul Martinez
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Creating Freedom: Power, Control and the Fight for Our Future
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The idea of freedom is at the heart of our political and economic systems. It is foundational to our democracy, our way of life - our very conception of what it is to be human. But are we free in the way that we think we are?In Creating Freedom, Raoul Martinez compellingly dismantles the sacred myth of freedom, showing that our belief that our institutions are free, even our sense of ourselves as agents of free will, is all based on false understanding. From the lottery of our birth, to the coercive influence of our media, to the self-reinforcing, consent-manufacturing realities of power and money, this far-reaching manifesto fiercely demonstrates just how differently we would act if we accepted how the world really is.It shows that freedom is not something we are given; it is not even something we can easily take. But with empathy, imagination, and determination - it is something we can create.
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Rius, Richard Appignanesi |
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Introducing Marx
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If you've been curious about the man whose ideas sparked revolutions, "Introducing Marx" is for you. It's a digestible, graphic guide that merges a thoughtful biography with the basics of his challenging theories. This book peels the layers of heavy economics and brings a human face to the abstract, making Marx's principals accessible without oversimplification. A must-read for anyone looking to understand historical and contemporary socio-economic dynamics.
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Jules L. Coleman
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Cambridge
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Risks and Wrongs
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This major new book by one of America's preeminent legal theorists is concerned with the conflict between the goals of justice and economic efficiency in the allocation of risk, especially risk pertaining to safety. The author approaches his subject from the premise that the market is central to liberal political, moral, and legal theory. In the first part of the book, he rejects traditional 'rational choice' liberalism in favor of the view that the market operates as a rational way of fostering stable relationships and institutions within communities of individuals with broadly divergent conceptions of the good. However, markets are needed most where they are most difficult to create and sustain, and one way to understand contract law in liberal legal theory, according to Professor Coleman, is as an institution designed to reduce uncertainty and thereby make markets possible.
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Cathy O'Neil
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Crown
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
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If you've ever felt like invisible forces shape our society, "Weapons of Math Destruction" is a book that brings those shadows into the light. Cathy O'Neil's background gives her insight into the algorithms dictating life-changing decisions without accountability. This book isn't just a read; it's a wake-up call to understand and question the hidden structures that could be influencing your life right now.
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Slavoj Žižek
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
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Billions of dollars have been hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis?In this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Žižek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine, and as an economic theory.First as Tragedy, Then as Farce is a call for the Left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over.
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Thorstein Veblen, Robert Lekachman |
Penguin
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The Theory of the Leisure Class
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the roots of our modern consumer culture. The author's wit and insight make for an entertaining and thought-provoking journey, as he takes on some of the most deeply held assumptions about our economy and society. Readers will come away with a new perspective on the ways in which we measure success, and the often hidden costs of our quest for status and luxury.
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Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, Samuel Moore |
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The Communist Manifesto
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Recommendation: This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding political theories and ideologies. Marx and Engels's "Communist Manifesto" presents a clear and concise argument for the necessity of a worker-led revolution. The book's most distinctive feature is its call to the proletariat to unite and overthrow the ruling class. Though controversial, this book remains a seminal work of political thought.
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Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Anthony Giddens |
Routledge
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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This book examines the relationship between Protestantism and capitalism with strong historical evidence. Its systematic approach makes it a must-read for anyone interested in economics and religion. The book provides a foundation for understanding modern capitalism and how it evolved from religious beliefs.
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John Brockman
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Harper
Perennial
This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
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Embrace the thought-provoking adventure "This Idea Must Die" offers. It's the mind-stretching opportunity to engage with today's intellectual vanguard as they argue which established scientific concepts should be retired. Blending controversy with insight, each page promises to ignite discussions and encourage you to question the assumptions at the heart of science. Whether you're an avid science enthusiast or just someone who enjoys watching the boundaries of human knowledge being pushed, you'll find yourself hooked on the intellectual daring it delivers.
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Karl Popper
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The Open Society and Its Enemies: The Spell of Plato
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If you're intrigued by political philosophy and cherish democratic principles, Popper's "The Open Society and Its Enemies" will resonate deeply. Against the backdrop of WWII, it's a thought-provoking exploration of how societal structures can impact our freedoms. Popper critiques historical philosophers while fearlessly defending democratic ideals—a crucial read for anyone invested in the underpinnings of free societies.
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Anthony Giddens
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Polity
The Global Third Way Debate
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Left-of-centre governments are currently in power in many countries. In greater or lesser degree, all have moved away from traditional doctrines and policies of the left, recognizing that left values have to be pursued by different means today. The term 'third way' has become a widely accepted, if controversial, label understood by many modernizing social democrats to refer to these attempts at ideological and policy innovation. The debate that has arisen around these developments is a truly world-wide one, stretching from the US and Europe through to Asia, Australasia and Latin America.Anthony Giddens has been perhaps the foremost contributor to the global third way discussion. In this book he has brought together some of the key contributions from around the world. Articles included cover, among other the development of the third way policies in EU countries; welfare institutions and welfare reforms; economic and social policy; trust, the civic order and government; the strains and stresses of democracy; the regulation of corporate power; ecological modernization; the third way viewed from the South; global governance.This book will be of interest to everyone concerned with the future of progressive politics. It provides perhaps the most comprehensive and integrated account to date of core developments in leftist political thinking.
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Professor John Rawls
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Columbia
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Political Liberalism
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Revising and continuing the idea of justice and fairness in A Theory of Justice, Rawls poses the question of how a stable and just society of free and equal citizens can live in concord when deeply divided by reasonable and incompatible doctrines. With its distinctive form of liberalism----resting on an idea of free public reason---- Political Liberalism yields new insights into the question of justice in our pluralistic society.
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Slavoj Žižek
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Like A Thief In Broad Daylight : Power in the Era of Post-Humanity
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Like A Thief In Broad Daylight is a thought-provoking book that appeals to those interested in technology and society. Zizek's insightful analysis of the implications of technological advancement on our society will keep the reader captivated. With a deep understanding of philosophy and technology, Zizek provides a unique perspective on how these two domains intersect in our daily lives. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the impact of technology on humanity.
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Karl Marx, Dirk J. Struik |
Intl
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Economic And Philosophic Manuscripts Of 1844
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Recommendation: This book could be a good read for someone interested in the core principles of Marxist communism. The Economic And Philosophic Manuscripts Of 1844 explains Marx's theories on labor, alienation, and exploitation in the context of capitalist society. The most unique and distinctive feature of the book is its critical analysis of the capitalist system's effects on society and how it perpetuates inequality. Readers who enjoy political philosophy or are interested in alternative economic systems would find this book worthwhile.
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Karl Marx
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Penguin
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The Communist Manifesto: Popular Penguins
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The Communist Manifesto changed the face of the twentieth century beyond recognition, inspiring millions to revolution, forming the basis of political systems that still dominate countless lives and continuing to ignite violent debate about class and capitalism today.
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This book is relevant for anyone interested in understanding the economic landscape of current times and how it is being shaped by big tech companies. The author offers in-depth analysis of how the foundation of economy is being rapidly divided among a few dominant platforms. The uniqueness of this book lies in its critical examination of the new business forms and how their rise is posing significant challenges to any vision of a post-capitalist future.
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Max Weber, R.H. Tawney, Talcott Parsons |
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit
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The Protestant ethic — a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organization of one's life in the service of God — was made famous by sociologist and political economist Max Weber. In this brilliant study (his best-known and most controversial), he opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through "the struggle of opposites." Instead, he relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety over salvation or damnation by performing good deeds — an effort that ultimately discouraged belief in predestination and encouraged capitalism. Weber's classic study has long been required reading in college and advanced high school social studies classrooms.
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Adam Greenfield
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Verso
Radical Technologies : The Design of Everyday Life
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Recommendation: This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the technologies that shape our daily lives. Greenfield's analysis of the political and ethical implications of these technologies is both thought-provoking and incisive. The most unique feature of Radical Technologies is the way it challenges readers to consider the long-term consequences of our embrace of these technologies, and to think critically about the values they embody. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and society.
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Robert Nozick
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Basic
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Anarchy, State, and Utopia
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The foundational text of libertarian thought, named one of the 100 Most Influential Books since World War II ( Times Literary Supplement)First published in response to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice , Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia has since become one of the defining texts in classic libertarian thought. Challenging and ultimately rejecting liberal, socialist, and conservative agendas, Nozick boldly asserts that the rights of individuals are violated as a state's responsibilities increase—and the only way to avoid these violations rests in the creation of a minimalist state limited to protection against force, fraud, theft, and the enforcement of contracts.Winner of the 1975 National Book Award, Anarchy, State and Utopia remains one of the most philosophically rich defenses of economic liberalism to date. With a new foreword by Thomas Nagel, this revised edition introduces Nozick and his work to a new generation of readers.
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From Cuban communism and Swedish social democracy to the New Left, Michael Newman explains socialism-the social, economic, and philosophical juggernaut of the past century. Taking an international perspective, Newman examines standard socialist conventions and evolution from 19th-century industrial towns, while also defining modern socialism. He includes recent conceptualizations such as the feminist and Green movements, and uses this plethora of information to forecast socialism's trajectory into the future.
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Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian |
Metropolitan
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Power Systems : Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
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Power Systems is a highly recommended book for readers interested in understanding the socio-political challenges of our times. Through a series of interviews with Noam Chomsky, one of the world's foremost thinkers, readers will explore urgent concerns such as the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, European financial crisis, future of democracy in the Arab world, and the rise of the Occupy movement. Chomsky's ideas are presented vividly and accessibly, providing a clarifying insight into understanding the world today.
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David Harvey
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Profile
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Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism
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"What I am seeking here is a better understanding of the contradictions of capital, not of capitalism. I want to know how the economic engine of capitalism works the way it does, and why it might stutter and stall and sometimes appear to be on the verge of collapse. I also want to show whythis economic engine should be replaced, and with what." --from the Introduction To modern Western society, capitalism is the air we breathe, and most people rarely think to question it, for good or for ill. But knowing what makes capitalism work--and what makes it fail--is crucial to understanding its long-term health, and the vast implications for the global economy that go along with it. In Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism, the eminent scholar David Harvey, author of A Brief History of Neoliberalism, examines the internal contradictions within the flow of capital that have precipitated recent crises. He contends that while the contradictions have made capitalism flexible and resilient, they also contain the seeds of systemic catastrophe. Many of the contradictions are manageable, but some are fatal: the stress on endless compound growth, the necessity to exploit nature to its limits, and tendency toward universal alienation. Capitalism has always managed to extend the outer limits through "spatial fixes," expanding the geography of the system to cover nations and people formerly outside of its range. Whether it can continue to expand is an open question, but Harvey thinks it unlikely in the medium term future: the limits cannot extend much further, and the recent financial crisis is a harbinger of this. David Harvey has long been recognized as one of the world's most acute critical analysts of the global capitalist system and the injustices that flow from it. In this book, he returns to the foundations of all of his work, dissecting and interrogating the fundamental illogic of our economic system, as well as giving us a look at how human societies are likely to evolve in a post-capitalist world.
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James C. Scott
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Yale
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Seeing Like a State : How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
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This book provides a fascinating analysis of how state-led planning can lead to disastrous consequences. It highlights the importance of local knowledge and bottom-up approaches to problem-solving, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the limitations of top-down planning. With a clear and accessible writing style, Seeing Like a State offers an insightful critique of government-led initiatives and their impact on society and the environment.
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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Robert C. Tucker |
W.
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The Marx-Engels Reader
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The Marx-Engels Reader is a must-read for anyone interested in Marxist thought and ideology. This anthology contains the most essential writings of Marx and Engels that provide a detailed understanding of historical materialism, the labor theory of value, and socialism. The book is a great resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in political theory.
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Stuart Jeffries
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Verso
Grand Hotel Abyss : The Lives of the Frankfurt School
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“Marvelously entertaining, exciting and informative.” — Guardian“An engaging and accessible history.” — New York Review of BooksThis group biography is “an exhilarating page-turner” and “outstanding critical introduction” to the work and legacy of the Frankfurt School, and the great 20th-century thinkers who created it ( Washington Post ).In 1923, a group of young radical German thinkers and intellectuals came together to at Victoria Alle 7, Frankfurt, determined to explain the workings of the modern world. Among the most prominent members of what became the Frankfurt School were the philosophers Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Herbert Marcuse. Not only would they change the way we think, but also the subjects we deem worthy of intellectual investigation. Their lives, like their ideas, profoundly, sometimes tragically, reflected and shaped the shattering events of the twentieth century.Grand Hotel Abyss combines biography, philosophy, and storytelling to reveal how the Frankfurt thinkers gathered in hopes of understanding the politics of culture during the rise of fascism. Some of them, forced to escape the horrors of Nazi Germany, later found exile in the United States. Benjamin, with his last great work—the incomplete Arcades Project —in his suitcase, was arrested in Spain and committed suicide when threatened with deportation to Nazi-occupied France. On the other side of the Atlantic, Adorno failed in his bid to become a Hollywood screenwriter, denounced jazz, and even met Charlie Chaplin in Malibu.After the war, there was a resurgence of interest in the School. From the relative comfort of sun-drenched California, Herbert Marcuse wrote the classic One Dimensional Man , which influenced the 1960s counterculture and thinkers such as Angela Davis; while in a tragic coda, Adorno died from a heart attack following confrontations with student radicals in Berlin.By taking popular culture seriously as an object of study—whether it was film, music, ideas, or consumerism—the Frankfurt School elaborated upon the nature and crisis of our mass-produced, mechanized society. Grand Hotel Abyss shows how much these ideas still tell us about our age of social media and runaway consumption.
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Kenneth E. Boulding
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Three Faces of Power
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Broadly defining power as the ability to get what we want, this volume - new in paper - identifies three major types of power: threat power, which is particularly important in political life; economic power, which derives from the power to produce and exchange goods and depends on the changing distribution of property ownership; and integrative power, which rests on relationships such as love, legitimacy, respect, affection, community and identity. Boulding argues that threat power should not be seen as fundamental since it is not effective unless reinforced by economic and integrative power.
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Noam Chomsky
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Hamish
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Global Discontents : Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
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Recommended for those interested in global issues and political activism. Chomsky's insights and analysis will challenge readers to think critically about the state of our world and the urgent need for systemic change.
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Steven Johnson
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Riverhead
Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age
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If you're intrigued by the transformative power of technology and connectivity, "Future Perfect" is up your alley. Steven Johnson weaves a compelling narrative around how networked intelligence can revolutionize various aspects of society. It’s a thought-provoking read that provides an optimistic outlook on the potential for collective problem-solving in the digital age.
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Peter Frase
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Verso
Four Futures : Life After Capitalism
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A must-read for those interested in post-capitalist scenarios. Frase's blending of social science and speculative fiction offers a unique insight into what our world could be. His analysis of the four potential futures of communism, rentism, socialism and exterminism is fascinating and thought-provoking. This book is perfect for anyone looking to broaden their understanding of the potential outcomes of our current socioeconomic system.
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Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Anthony Giddens |
Routledge
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism , first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West. Widely considered as the most informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism holds its own as one of the most significant books of the twentieth century. The book is one of those rare works of scholarship which no informed citizen can afford to ignore.
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Eduardo Galeano
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Serpent's
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Open Veins of Latin America : Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
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s/t: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent"A superbly written, excellently translated, and powerfully persuasive exposé which all students of Latin American and U.S. history must read."--Choice"Well written and passionately stated, this is an intellectually honest and valuable study."--Library Journal"A dazzling barrage of words and ideas."--History
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Noam David Chomsky
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Global Discontents : Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
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'If I were a voter in Britain, I would vote for [Jeremy Corbyn]' - Noam Chomsky, 2017Global Discontents is an essential guide to geopolitics and how to fight back, from the world's leading public intellectualWhat kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren? How are the discontents kindled today likely to blaze and explode tomorrow?From escalating climate change to the devastation in Syria, pandemic state surveillance to looming nuclear war, Noam Chomsky takes stock of the world today. Over the course of ten conversations with long-time collaborator David Barsamian, spanning 2013-2016, Chomsky argues in favour of radical changes to a system that cannot possibly cope with what awaits tomorrow.Interwoven with personal reflections spanning from childhood to his eighth decade of life, Global Discontents also marks out Chomsky's own intellectual journey, mapping his progress to revolutionary ideas and global prominence.
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George H. Parkinson
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Oxford
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The Theory of Meaning
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Anthony Giddens, Max Weber, Talcott Parsons |
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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This book is ideal for those interested in sociology, religion, and economics. Max Weber's analysis of the Protestant work ethic and its impact on the rise of capitalism remains a classic and thought-provoking read. Through thorough research and analysis, Weber provides a unique perspective on the connections between religion, culture, and economic systems. Readers will appreciate Weber's clear writing style and powerful sociological insights.
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John Rawls
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A must-read for scholars of political theory. Rawls's theory of "justice as fairness" is a powerful alternative to utilitarianism, advocating for the inviolability of basic rights and liberties of citizens. This original edition, though not the definitive statement of Rawls's view, is still widely referenced and a must-read for serious students of Rawls's work.
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Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe |
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Hegemony And Socialist Strategy : Towards A Radical Democratic Politics
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This book is a must-read for those seeking to understand the complexities of contemporary social and political identities. Laclau and Mouffe's examination of hegemony provides a unique lens through which to view power dynamics and the struggle for democracy. Readers will appreciate the authors' nuanced approach to essentialism and their compelling argument for a radical democratic politics.
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Helena Alvair Garcia, Álvaro Santos, David M. Trubek |
Cambridge
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Law And The New Developmental State - The Brazilian Experience In Latin American Context
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This book is a must-read for those interested in Latin American development policies. It offers a unique perspective on the emergence of a new developmental state in Brazil, which focuses on reducing inequality, promoting innovation, and using public-private partnerships to enhance the role of the state in economic development. Through insightful case studies, it introduces readers to the new roles of legal institutions in shaping innovative poverty-relief programs and trade policies. Overall, this book provides a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of the Brazilian experience and its significance for the role of law in development today.
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John Gowdy, Sabine O'Hara |
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Economic Theory for Environmentalists
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Economic Theory for Environmentalists is a much-needed and heralded new book that examines the implications of neoclassical economic theory and how it relates to the environment and environmental activity. It addresses the ongoing conflict between market forces and environmental integrity and explains how neoclassical economic theory views the relationship between economic activity and the natural world.Each chapter outlines the concepts of economic theory and the relevance of its environmental and policy implications. It focuses on both micro and macro-economics. Policy tools such as price and income elasticities, consumer surplus and methods for measuring the economic value of environmental resources are discussed. A case study which examines a range of policy options is presented. Examples are also given throughout the text to illustrate regional and international policy questions.Presented in a simple and easy to understand manner, this valuable book is suited for anyone dealing with environmental, economic, or policy issues.
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Jason W. Moore
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Capitalism in the Web of Life : Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital
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Finance. Climate. Food. Work. How are the crises of the twenty-first century connected? In Capitalism in the Web of Life, Jason W. Moore argues that the sources of today’s global turbulence have a common cause: capitalism as a way of organizing nature, including human nature. Drawing on environmentalist, feminist, and Marxist thought, Moore offers a groundbreaking new synthesis: capitalism as a “world-ecology” of wealth, power, and nature. Capitalism’s greatest strength—and the source of its problems—is its capacity to create Cheap Natures: labor, food, energy, and raw materials. That capacity is now in question. Rethinking capitalism through the pulsing and renewing dialectic of humanity-in-nature, Moore takes readers on a journey from the rise of capitalism to the modern mosaic of crisis. Capitalism in the Web of Life shows how the critique of capitalism-in-nature—rather than capitalism and nature—is key to understanding our predicament, and to pursuing the politics of liberation in the century ahead.
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Samuel P. Huntington, Peter L. Berger |
Oxford
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Many Globalizations - Cultural Diversity In The Contemporary World
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"Many Globalizations" is a great read for anyone interested in understanding the complex relationship between globalization and cultural diversity. The book provides unique insights into how people in different parts of the world navigate their indigenous values and cultural practices amidst globalization. The authors' detailed account of the experiences of citizens from ten countries makes the book a must-read for anyone interested in the cultural impact of globalization.
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No Ordinary Disruption : The Four Global Forces Breaking All the Trends
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No Ordinary Disruption could be a good read for business executives who want to stay ahead of the game and understand how to reset their intuition and assumptions in light of the new disruptive forces in the global economy. The book provides a depth of analysis and offers surprising insights into the four forces, including the rise of emerging markets and the accelerating impact of technology on market competition. The book warns of potential risks and challenges that individuals and companies may face as a result of these forces colliding. If you want to understand the new facts of business life, No Ordinary Disruption is a must-read.
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Knowledge and Persuasion in Economics
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Donald McCloskey's previous books, The Rhetoric of Economics and If You're So Smart, aimed to bring economics back into the wider conversation of the day. In Knowledge and Persuasion in Economics he carries the conversation further, into the seminars of philosophers. His message is that economics is a science, but a human science. It is properly mathematical, but literary too. His book is highly unusual: a work of technical economics that can be read by anyone, a witty guide to the ins and outs of economic philosophy expressed in plain English.
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Michael Parenti
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To Kill a Nation : The Attack on Yugoslavia
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Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugoslavia in 1999, Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden agendas behind the Western talk of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and democracy.
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
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Slavoj Zizek's "First as Tragedy, Then as Farce" is a thought-provoking analysis of the global economic crisis. Zizek argues that the collapse of the liberal-democratic utopia and the subsequent economic meltdown proves the irrationality of global capitalism. He highlights the urgent need for action to tackle urgent issues, such as global warming, AIDS, and access to medicine and water, but also notes how the demands of capitalism often take priority over these pressing problems. Zizek's unique perspective offers an insightful critique of contemporary society and its challenges.
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Carl E. Schorske, Stephen R. Graubard, Thomas Bender |
Princeton
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American Academic Culture in Transformation : Fifty Years, Four Disciplines
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This book offers an in-depth analysis of the evolution of American academic culture in four disciplines over the past fifty years, in political science, economics, philosophy, and literary studies. The book provides an insiders' view of the course of change in their own fields, exploring the internal dynamics of disciplinary change, and comparing the very different paths the disciplines have followed within the academy and the consequent alterations in their relations to the larger public. Recommended for academics and students looking for an insightful read on the history and evolution of academic culture.
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