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Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing when We Need It Most

Thomas Hale, David Held, Kevin Young — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The issues that increasingly dominate the 21st century cannot be solved by any single country acting alone, no matter how powerful. To manage the global economy, prevent runaway environmental destruction, reign in nuclear proliferation, or confront other global challenges, we must cooperate. But at the same time, our tools for global policymaking - chiefly state-to-state negotiations over treaties and international institutions - have broken down.

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British Foreign Policy: Crises, Conflicts and Future Challenges

Jamie Gaskarth — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Britain has been a significant voice in global politics in the last two decades and its impact on world events far outweighs its material resources. But how does a small island on the edge of Europe continue to exercise this level of power on an international scale? What kind of actor is Britain internationally? And what future challenges will confront British foreign policymakers in a multi-polar world of emerging powers?

In this comprehensive introduction

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British Foreign Policy: Crises, Conflicts and Future Challenges

Jamie Gaskarth — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

On Love: A Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century

Luc Ferry — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

All the great ideals that gave life meaning in earlier societies - God, the nation, revolution, freedom, democracy - are in disarray today, questioned by many and rejected by those who have lost faith in them. But there is another value, rooted in the birth of the modern family and in the passage from traditional to modern marriage, that has transformed our lives in profound and often unrecognized ways: love. It affects not only our personal lives

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International Security: The Contemporary Agenda, 2nd Edition

Roland Dannreuther — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

International Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary examples, from the Iraq war to the rise of China, it is an essential guide for students and policy makers seeking to understand the theoretical and empirical debates over the fast-changing nature of international security today.

The book is organized into four main parts. Part 1 provides

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Congo

Thomas Turner — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world's bloodiest hot spots. 2003 saw the end of a five-year war in which millions lost their lives - one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II. Despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence. Congo remains deeply troubled, since the deep-rooted causes of conflict have not been adequately addressed.

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Can Democracy Be Saved?: Participation, Deliberation and Social Movements

Donatella Della Porta — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Financial crisis, economic globalization and the strengthening of neoliberal policies present stark challenges to traditional conceptions of representative democracy. Yet, at the same time, new opportunities are emerging that propose alternative visions for the future of democracy.

In this highly articulate book, Donatella della Porta analyses diverse conceptions and practices of participatory and deliberative democracy, building upon recent reflections

The Media in Transitional Democracies

Katrin Voltmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The last quarter of a century has seen an unprecedented wave of democratization around the globe. In these transitions from authoritarian rule to a more democratic order, the media have played a key role both by facilitating, but frequently also inhibiting, democratic practices to take root. This book provides an accessible and systematic introduction to the media in transitional democracies. It analyses the problems that occur when transforming the

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The Posthuman

Rosi Braidotti — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This has blurred the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non-naturalistic structure of the human.

The Fanaticism of the Apocalypse: Save the Earth, Punish Human Beings

Pascal Bruckner — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The planet is sick. Human beings are guilty of damaging it. We have to pay. Today, that is the orthodoxy throughout the Western world. Concern about the environment is legitimate, but catastrophism transforms us into cowering children. Distrust of progress and science, calls for individual and collective self-sacrifice to ‘save the planet’ and cultivation of fear: behind the carbon commissars, a dangerous and counterproductive ecological catastrophism

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Creative Industries in China: Art, Design and Media

Michael Keane — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Creative industries in China provides a fresh account of China’s emerging commercial cultural sector. The author shows how developments in Chinese art, design and media industries are reflected in policy, in market activity, and grassroots participation.

Never has the attraction of being a media producer, an artist, or a designer in China been so enticing. National and regional governments offer financial incentives; consumption of cultural goods and

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Creative Industries in China: Art, Design and Media

Michael Keane — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The Media in Transitional Democracies

Katrin Voltmer — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers

Eli R. Lebowitz, Haim Omer — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

"Lebowitz and Omer have taken the latest and most relevant scientific research and synthesized it into an essential read for caregivers of anxious children. Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers provides an 'inside look' at the nuts and bolts of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for childhood anxiety—the treatment of choice among leading researchers and experts. The book is filled with analogies, examples, and practical

Race: A Philosophical Introduction, 2nd Edition

Paul C. Taylor — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In Race: A Philosophical Introduction, Second Edition , Paul C. Taylor provides an accessible guide to a well-travelled but still-mysterious area of the contemporary social landscape. As in the first edition, the book blends metaphysics and social philosophy, analytic philosophy and pragmatic philosophy of experience. In this thoroughly updated and revised volume, Taylor outlines the main features and implications of race-thinking, while engaging

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The Sociology of Health and Illness, 3rd Edition

Sarah Nettleton — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Sarah Nettleton’s The Sociology of Health and Illnesshas become a cornerstone text, popular with students and academics alike for its rigorous and accessible overview of the field. Building on these strengths, the third edition integrates fresh insights from the current literature with the core tenets of traditional medical sociology, providing students with a thorough grounding in the sociology of health and illness.

The text covers a diversity of

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Can Democracy Be Saved?: Participation, Deliberation and Social Movements

Donatella Della Porta — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In this highly articulate book, Donatella della Porta analyses diverse conceptions and practices of participatory and deliberative democracy, building upon recent reflections

The Politics of Volunteering

Nina Eliasoph — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation. Beyond the obvious fruits of these activities, what are the broader consequences of volunteering for the participants, recipients of aid, and society as a whole?

In this engaging new book, Nina Eliasoph encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences

Why Some Politicians Are More Dangerous Than Others

James Gilligan — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Politicians and the political process, even in ostensibly democratic countries, can be deadly. James Gilligan has discovered a devastating truth that has been "hiding in plain sight" for the past century - namely, that when America's conservative party, the Republicans, have gained the presidency, the country has repeatedly suffered from epidemics of violent death. Rates of both suicide and homicide have sky-rocketed. The reasons are all too obvious

Listening Publics: The Politics and Experience of Listening in the Media Age

Kate Lacey — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media audiences, publics and citizenship. Listening is central to modern communication, politics and experience, but is commonly overlooked and underestimated in a culture fascinated by the spectacle and the politics of voice.

Listening Publics restores listening to media history and to theories of the public sphere

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