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  • Anti-Natalism

    Rejectionist Philosophy from Buddhism to Benatar

    by Ken Coates ...
    Every birth brings with it pain, suffering and death. Are life's joys and pleasures worth its costs? This book examines a set of perspectives - religious, philosophical, and literary - which find human existence deeply flawed and unacceptable. Its modern expression by philosophers Benatar and Zapffe as anti-natalism needs to be taken seriously in our choice whether to procreate or not. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Arctic Policy and Politics

    Edited by Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The Arctic that emerged over the past forty years became one of the most innovative policy environments in the world. The region developed impressive systems for intra-regional cooperation, responded to the challenges of rapid environmental change, empowered and engaged with Indigenous peoples, and dealt with the multiple challenges of natural resource development. The second edition of The ... Read more

    $251.99 USD

  • Japan's Future and a New Meiji Transformation

    International Reflections

    Edited by Ken Coates, Kimie Hara, Carin Holroyd, Marie Söderberg ...
    Series series Asia's Transformations
    Bringing together the work of sixteen international Japan specialists and scholars, this book analyzes Japan’s culture and history to reflect on the critical policy decisions and national commitments required for the country to continue to succeed.Comparing the current situation with the uncertainties of the late nineteenth century, this book investigates the possibility and desirability of a "New ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Theory of Need in Marx

    by Agnes Heller ...
    Series series Radical Thinkers
    The first full presentation of a fundamental aspect of Marx, the concept of needWhat are needs? While the edifices of economic theory are built upon various mechanisms designed to satisfy “human needs,” not many economists have addressed the idea of need itself. Heller’s highly original work identifies this lacuna, recognizing the concept of needs as playing a “hidden but principal role in Marx’s ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Japan in the Age of Globalization

    Edited by Carin Holroyd, Ken Coates ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
    The multiple and diverse forces of globalization have, indeed, affected Japan significantly over the past decades. But so, it must be said, has Japan influenced a variety of critical global developments - globalization is not a one-way street, particularly for a nation as economically influential and technologically advanced as Japan. The chapters in this collection examine the impact of ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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    A Very Short Introduction

    by James Gordon Finlayson ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jürgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Revolutionary Wealth

    by Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler ...
    Starting with the publication of their seminal bestseller, Future Shock, Alvin and Heidi Toffler have given millions of readers new ways to think about personal life in today’s high-speed world with its constantly changing, seemingly random impacts on our businesses, governments, families and daily lives. Now, writing with the same rare grasp and clarity that made their earlier books classics, the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Culture of the New Capitalism

    by Richard Sennett ...
    The distinguished sociologist Richard Sennett surveys major differences between earlier forms of industrial capitalism and the more global, more febrile, ever more mutable version of capitalism that is taking its place. He shows how these changes affect everyday life-how the work ethic is changing; how new beliefs about merit and talent displace old values of craftsmanship and achievement; how ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Habermas: The Key Concepts

    by Andrew Edgar ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    An independently minded champion of ‘the project of modernity’ in a supposedly post-modern age, Jurgen Habermas (1929- ) is one of the most widely influential thinkers of our times.An easy-to-use A-Z guide to a body of work that spans philosophy, sociology, politics, law and cultural theory, Habermas: The Key Concepts explores Habermas’ writings on:capitalismgeneticslawneo-conservatismuniversal ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Japan

    The Paradox of Harmony

    by Keiko Hirata, Mark Warschauer ...
    Following a crushing defeat in World War II, Japan rose like a phoenix from the literal ashes to become a model of modernity and success, for decades Asia’s premier economic giant. Yet it remains a nation hobbled by rigid gender roles, protectionist policies, and a defensive, inflexible corporate system that has helped bring about political and economic stagnation. The unique social cohesion that ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Introducing Social Theory

    by Pip Jones, Liz Bradbury, Shaun LeBoutillier ...
    This revised edition of Pip Jones's extremely popular introduction to social theory, now benefiting from the collaboration of Shaun Le Boutillier and Liz Bradbury, has been carefully and thoroughly updated with the latest developments in this continually changing field. Written in a refreshingly lucid and engaging style, Introducing Social Theory provides readers with a wide-ranging, well ... Read more

    $26.00 USD

  • Be the Solution

    How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems

    by Michael Strong, John Mackey ...
    What if the distinction between business and doing good vanished? What if all those who engaged in business were committed to a deeper purpose, and all those committed to doing good were entrepreneurial and enterprising? What would it take for a world of seven billion such people to solve all the world’s problems?More and more people are looking for meaning and purpose in their lives as employees, ... Read more

    $15.00 USD