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  • Moral Sentiments in Modern Society

    A New Answer to Classical Questions

    Translated by Gioia Marini ...
    by Gabriël van den Brink ...
    Since the time of Adam Smith, scholars have tried to understand the role moral sentiments play in modern life, an issue that became especially urgent during and after the 2008 global financial crisis. Previous explanations have ranged from the idea that modern society is built on moral values to the notion that modernisation results in moral decay. The essays in this interdisciplinary volume use ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Merdeka

    The Struggle for Indonesian Independence and the Republic’s Precarious Rise, 1945–1950

    by Harry Poeze, Henk Schulte Nordholt ...
    Translated by Gioia Marini ...
    Under the slogan 'Merdeka!' the Republic of Indonesia rushed into a battle for independence, a struggle of which no one could predict the outcome. Harry Poeze and Henk Schulte Nordholt provide a new narrative about the revolution, one that focuses not only on the fight against the Dutch but also on the precarious rise of the Republic. After the horrors of the Japanese occupation, the Republican ... Read more

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  • Urban Europe

    Fifty Tales of the City

    by Virginie Mamadouh, Anne Wageningen ...
    Translated by Gioia Marini ...
    In Urban Europe, urban researchers and practitioners based in Amsterdam tell the story of the European city, sharing their knowledge of and insights into urban dynamics in short, thought-provoking pieces. Their essays were collected on the occasion of the adoption of the Pact of Amsterdam with an Urban Agenda for the European Union during the Dutch Presidency of the Council in 2016.The fifty ... Read more

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  • World of Difference

    A moral Perspective on Social Inequality

    Edited by Naomi Ellemers ...
    Public debates tend to see social inequality as resulting from individual decisions people make, for instance with respect to their education or lifestyle. Solutions are often sought in supporting individuals to make better choices. This neglects the importance of social groups and communities in determining individual outcomes. A moral perspective on social inequality questions the fairness of ... Read more

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  • Prisoners of Geography

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  • The selfmade land

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  • Families and Households Revision Notes for AS and A Level Sociology - AQA Focus

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    Theorists, Concepts, and their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century

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