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  • Aporophobia

    Why We Reject the Poor Instead of Helping Them

    by Professor Adela Cortina ...
    Why “aporophobia”—rejection of the poor—is one of the most serious problems facing the world today, and how we can fight itIn this revelatory book, acclaimed political philosopher Adela Cortina makes an unprecedented assertion: the biggest problem facing the world today is the rejection of poor people. Because we can’t recognize something we can’t name, she proposes the term “aporophobia” for the ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Public Reason and Applied Ethics

    The Ways of Practical Reason in a Pluralist Society

    by Adela Cortina, Domingo García-Marzá ...
    Series series Law, Ethics and Economics
    Examining the theoretical and empirical status of applied ethics, this volume demonstrates how a pluralistic and democratic society can deal with ethical issues in the light of its moral conscience. The volume first sets the stage for a conception of applied ethics as applications of transnational civil ethics, based both on a discourse theory of knowledge (Apel, Habermas), and on an activities ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Applied Ethics from Medicine to Humor

    Edited by Adela Cortina, Mauricio Correa Casanova ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Applied ethics is an essential part of practical knowledge in pluralistic and democratic societies. Its fundamental characteristic does not consist only in reflecting on the new moral realities of modern life, but also in guiding the deliberation and freedom of moral agents, people and institutions. This book comprises works on applied ethics by specialists from Spain and Chile. Some topics are ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

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    Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds

    by Arturo Escobar ...
    Series series New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century
    In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to justice and the Earth. Noting that most design—from consumer goods and digital technologies to built environments—currently serves capitalist ends, Escobar argues for the development of an ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • LGBTQ+ Intimacies in Southern Europe

    Citizenship, Care and Choice

    Edited by Ana Cristina Santos ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This Open Access book argues that Southern European countries offer valuable, though historically overlooked, knowledge regarding intimate citizenship. Guided by the fundamental sociological question of how change takes place and, concomitantly, how law and social policy adjust to and/or shape the practices and expectations of individuals in the sphere of intimacy, this edited volume explores ... Read more

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  • Beyond Ecological Economics and Development

    Critical Reflections on the Thought of Manfred Max-Neef

    Edited by Luis Valenzuela, María del Valle Barrera ...
    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
    The interrelationship among development, environment, and human needs is one of the key issues being faced by the world today. The Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Neef, was a leading thinker on this dynamic, and this book provides both an introduction to and analysis of his work and ideas. Arranged in three main sections – “Human needs and wellbeing”, “Development, growth and sustainability”, and ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning

    Edited by Sara de Jong, Rosalba Icaza, Olivia U. Rutazibwa ...
    Series series Teaching with Gender
    Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning is a resource for teachers and learners seeking to participate in the creation of radical and liberating spaces in the academy and beyond. This edited volume is inspired by, and applies, decolonial and feminist thought – two fields with powerful traditions of critical pedagogy, which have shared productive exchange.The structure of this ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Ambiguities and Tensions in English Language Teaching

    Portraits of EFL Teachers as Legitimate Speakers

    by Peter Sayer ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    The central theme of this book is the ambiguities and tensions teachers face as they attempt to position themselves in ways that legitimize them as language teachers, and as English speakers. Focusing on three EFL teachers and their schools in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, it documents how ordinary practices of language educators are shaped by their social context, and examines the roles, ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Philosophy of the Economy

    An Aristotelian Approach

    by Ricardo F. Crespo ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book develops a philosophical analysis of economic reality and economic science from an Aristotelian point of view. It is the result of many years of thinking and philosophical study about these topics. It differs from other philosophy of economics books as it also deals with economic reality (not only the science) and approaches its subject from an Aristotelian perspective. It differs from ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Living Together Across Borders

    Communicative Care in Transnational Salvadoran Families

    by Lynnette Arnold ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in the Anthropology of Language
    In Living Together Across Borders, author Lynnette Arnold tells the stories of extended families living stretched between a rural Salvadoran village and the urban locations in the United States where their migrant relatives live. In this multi-sited ethnography, Arnold examines seemingly mundane conversational practices-such as sending greetings, negotiating remittances, and reminiscing together ... Read more

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  • Made-to-Measure Future(s) for Democracy?

    Views from the Basque Atalaia

    Edited by Julen Zabalo, Igor Filibi, Leire Escajedo San-Epifanio ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access volume analyses the development of democracy at different levels of governance (from local to global). The Basque search for an institutional and democratic model that adapts to its social needs and solves its problems offers an interesting perspective for analyzing the way in which democracy is seeking new forms of materialization from the local to the global. The volume is ... Read more

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  • Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education

    Critical Perspectives on Institutional Research

    Edited by Dr Mark Murphy, Dr Ciaran Burke, Cristina Costa, Rille Raaper ...
    Series series Social Theory and Methodology in Education Research
    Social Theory and the Politics of Higher Education brings together an international group of scholars who shine a theoretical light on the politics of academic life and higher education. The book covers three key areas:Institutional governance, with a specific focus on issues such as measurement, surveillance, accountability, regulation, performance and institutional reputation.Academic work, ... Read more

    $34.99 USD