Public Planet Books – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Public Planet Books. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
32 produkter
Fear of Small Numbers
An Essay on the Geography of Anger
Häftad, 2006
273 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The period since 1989 has been marked by the global endorsement of open markets, the free flow of finance capital and liberal ideas of constitutional rule, and the active expansion of human rights. Why, then, in this era of intense globalization, has there been a proliferation of violence, of …
Modern Social Imaginaries
Häftad, 2003
281 kr
Lägg i varukorg
One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism, secularism, and modernity. In Modern Social Imaginaries, Taylor …
Sovereignty and Extortion
A New State Form in Mexico
Häftad, 2024
285 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Over the past fifteen years in Mexico, more than 450,000 people have been murdered and 110,000 more have been disappeared. In Sovereignty and Extortion, Claudio Lomnitz examines the Mexican state in relation to this extreme violence, uncovering a reality that challenges the familiar narratives of …
Whose Art Is It?
Av Jane Kramer
Häftad, 1994
340 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Whose Art Is It? is the story of sculptor John Ahearn, a white artist in a black and Hispanic neighborhood of the South Bronx, and of the people he cast for a series of public sculptures commissioned for an intersection outside a police station. Jane Kramer, telling this story, raises one of the …
Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment
Av Jane Gallop
Häftad, 1997
308 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Sexual harassment is an issue in which feminists are usually thought to be on the plaintiff’s side. But in 1993-amid considerable attention from the national academic community-Jane Gallop, a prominent feminist professor of literature, was accused of sexual harassment by two of her women graduate …
Paper Tangos
Av Julie Taylor
Inbunden, 1998
1224 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Tango. A multidimensional expression of Argentine identity, one that speaks to that nation’s sense of disorientation, loss, and terror. Yet the tango mesmerizes dancers and audiences alike throughout the world. In Paper Tangos, Julie Taylor-a classically trained dancer and anthropologist-examines …
Paper Tangos
Av Julie Taylor
Häftad, 1998
340 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Tango. A multidimensional expression of Argentine identity, one that speaks to that nation’s sense of disorientation, loss, and terror. Yet the tango mesmerizes dancers and audiences alike throughout the world. In Paper Tangos, Julie Taylor-a classically trained dancer and anthropologist-examines …
Written in Stone
Public Monuments in Changing Societies
Inbunden, 1998
1398 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Is it “Stalinist” for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capitol? Is it possible for America to honor General Custer and the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln? Indeed, can a …
Written in Stone
Public Monuments in Changing Societies
Häftad, 1998
340 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Is it “Stalinist” for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capitol? Is it possible for America to honor General Custer and the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln? Indeed, can a …
Don't
A Reader's Guide to the Military's Anti-Gay Policy
Av Janet Halley
Häftad, 1999
259 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Don’t Janet E. Halley explains how the military's new anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname, “Don't Ask/Don't Tell.” This ubiquitous phrase, she points out, implies that it discharges servicemembers not for who they are, but for what they do. It insinuates that, as …
Powerless by Design
The Age of the International Community
Av Michel Feher
Häftad, 2000
345 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Powerless by Design Michel Feher addresses Western officials’ responses to post–Cold War conflicts and analyzes the reactions of the Left to their governments’ positions. Sometime in the early 1990s, Feher argues, U.S. and European leaders began portraying themselves as the representatives of a …
Modern Social Imaginaries
Inbunden, 2003
1161 kr
Lägg i varukorg
One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism, secularism, and modernity. In Modern Social Imaginaries, Taylor …
Bilingual Aesthetics
A New Sentimental Education
Av Doris Sommer
Inbunden, 2004
1273 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Knowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual Aesthetics Sommer invites readers to make mischief with …
Bilingual Aesthetics
A New Sentimental Education
Av Doris Sommer
Häftad, 2004
387 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Knowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual Aesthetics Sommer invites readers to make mischief with …
Financial Derivatives and the Globalization of Risk
Av Benjamin Lee, Edward LiPuma
Häftad, 2004
537 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The market for financial derivatives is far and away the largest and most powerful market in the world, and it is growing exponentially. In 1970 the yearly valuation of financial derivatives was only a few million dollars. By 1980 the sum had swollen to nearly one hundred million dollars. By 1990 …
How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV
The Lessons of Gore Vidal
Av Marcie Frank
Häftad, 2005
331 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Novelist, television personality, political candidate, and maverick social commentator, Gore Vidal is one of the most innovative, influential, and enduring American intellectuals of the past fifty years. In How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV, Marcie Frank provides a concise introduction to …
Empire of Love
Toward a Theory of Intimacy, Genealogy, and Carnality
Inbunden, 2006
1330 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In The Empire of Love anthropologist Elizabeth A. Povinelli reflects on a set of ethical and normative claims about the governance of love, sociality, and the body that circulates in liberal settler colonies such as the United States and Australia. She boldly theorizes intimate relations as pivotal …
Empire of Love
Toward a Theory of Intimacy, Genealogy, and Carnality
Häftad, 2006
365 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In The Empire of Love anthropologist Elizabeth A. Povinelli reflects on a set of ethical and normative claims about the governance of love, sociality, and the body that circulates in liberal settler colonies such as the United States and Australia. She boldly theorizes intimate relations as pivotal …
Politics of Survival
Av Marc Abélès
Häftad, 2010
345 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In this provocative analysis of global politics, the anthropologist Marc AbÉlÈs argues that the meaning and aims of political action have radically changed in the era of globalization. As dangers such as terrorism and global warming have moved to the fore of global consciousness, foreboding has …
Islam and Secularity
The Future of Europe's Public Sphere
Av Nilüfer Göle
Inbunden, 2015
1583 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Islam and Secularity NilÜfer GÖle takes on two pressing issues: the transforming relationship between Islam and Western secular modernity and the impact of the Muslim presence in Europe. GÖle shows how the visibility of Islamic practice in the European public sphere unsettles narratives of …
Islam and Secularity
The Future of Europe's Public Sphere
Av Nilüfer Göle
Häftad, 2015
390 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Islam and Secularity NilÜfer GÖle takes on two pressing issues: the transforming relationship between Islam and Western secular modernity and the impact of the Muslim presence in Europe. GÖle shows how the visibility of Islamic practice in the European public sphere unsettles narratives of …
Written in Stone
Public Monuments in Changing Societies
Inbunden, 2018
1195 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterwordFrom the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the …
Written in Stone
Public Monuments in Changing Societies
Häftad, 2018
297 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterwordFrom the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the …
Sovereignty and Extortion
A New State Form in Mexico
Inbunden, 2024
1161 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Over the past fifteen years in Mexico, more than 450,000 people have been murdered and 110,000 more have been disappeared. In Sovereignty and Extortion, Claudio Lomnitz examines the Mexican state in relation to this extreme violence, uncovering a reality that challenges the familiar narratives of …
Whose Art Is It?
Av Jane Kramer
Inbunden, 1994
1398 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Whose Art Is It? is the story of sculptor John Ahearn, a white artist in a black and Hispanic neighborhood of the South Bronx, and of the people he cast for a series of public sculptures commissioned for an intersection outside a police station. Jane Kramer, telling this story, raises one of the …
Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment
Av Jane Gallop
Inbunden, 1997
1278 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Sexual harassment is an issue in which feminists are usually thought to be on the plaintiff’s side. But in 1993-amid considerable attention from the national academic community-Jane Gallop, a prominent feminist professor of literature, was accused of sexual harassment by two of her women graduate …
Don't
A Reader's Guide to the Military's Anti-Gay Policy
Av Janet Halley
Inbunden, 1999
1133 kr
Tillfälligt slut
In Don’t Janet E. Halley explains how the military's new anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname, “Don't Ask/Don't Tell.” This ubiquitous phrase, she points out, implies that it discharges servicemembers not for who they are, but for what they do. It insinuates that, as …
Powerless by Design
The Age of the International Community
Av Michel Feher
Inbunden, 2000
1245 kr
Tillfälligt slut
In Powerless by Design Michel Feher addresses Western officials’ responses to post–Cold War conflicts and analyzes the reactions of the Left to their governments’ positions. Sometime in the early 1990s, Feher argues, U.S. and European leaders began portraying themselves as the representatives of a …
Financial Derivatives and the Globalization of Risk
Av Benjamin Lee, Edward LiPuma
Inbunden, 2004
1311 kr
Tillfälligt slut
The market for financial derivatives is far and away the largest and most powerful market in the world, and it is growing exponentially. In 1970 the yearly valuation of financial derivatives was only a few million dollars. By 1980 the sum had swollen to nearly one hundred million dollars. By 1990 …
How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV
The Lessons of Gore Vidal
Av Marcie Frank
Inbunden, 2005
1189 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Novelist, television personality, political candidate, and maverick social commentator, Gore Vidal is one of the most innovative, influential, and enduring American intellectuals of the past fifty years. In How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV, Marcie Frank provides a concise introduction to …
