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Counterpoints eBook Series

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  • The False Promises of the Digital Revolution

    How Computers transform Education, Work, and International Development in Ways that are Ecologically Unsustainable

    by C.A Bowers ...
    Series Book 469 - Counterpoints
    The False Promises of the Digital Revolution examines what currently goes largely unnoticed because of the many important uses of digital technologies. While many people interpret digital technologies as accelerating the global rate of progress, C. A. Bowers focuses attention on how they reinforce the deep and ecologically problematic cultural assumptions of the West: the myth of progress, the ... Read more

    $170.79 USD

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    The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism

    by Judy Wajcman ...
    "A splendid new book. . . . Takes on—and mostly demolishes—the conventional narrative about the acceleration of life in a digital world." ― ObserverMost of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are ... Read more

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  • Participatory Practice

    Community-based Action for Transformative Change

    by Margaret Ledwith, Jane Springett ...
    In this second edition of a bestselling book, the authors’ unique, holistic and radical perspective on participatory practice has been updated to reflect advances made in the past decade, the impact of neoliberalism and austerity, and the challenges of climate change and the pandemic.Bridging the divide between community development ideas and practice, over half of this innovative book comprises ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Perspectives on the Ideas of Gregory Bateson, Ecological Intelligence, and Educational Reforms

    by C. A. Bowers ...
    It is widely acknowledged that Gregory Bateson's ideas have been influential in a number of fields. Unfortunately, the importance of his ideas for understanding why public schools and universities continue to perpetuate ecologically unsustainable ways of thinking has not been adequately recognized. Given the deepening ecological and economic crises, this book is particularly timely as it clarifies ... Read more

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  • Is That True?

    Critical Thinking for Sociologists

    by Joel Best ...
    Across disciplines, critical thinking is praised, taught, and put into practice. But what does it actually mean to think critically? In this brief volume, sociologist Joel Best examines how to evaluate arguments and the evidence used to support them as he hones in on how to think in the field of sociology and beyond.With inimitable style that melds ethnographic verve with dry humor, Best examines ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • TechnoFeminism

    by Judy Wajcman ...
    This timely and engaging book argues that technoscientific advances are radically transforming the woman-machine relationship. However, it is feminist politics rather than the technologies themselves that make the difference. TechnoFeminism fuses the visionary insights of cyberfeminism with a materialist analysis of the sexual politics of technology. ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Culture and Technology

    A Primer

    by Jennifer Daryl Slack, J. Macgregor Wise ...
    From mobile phones to surveillance cameras, from fracking to genetically modified food, we live in an age of intense debate about technology’s place in our culture. Culture and Technology is an essential guide to that debate and its fascinating history. It is a primer for beginners and an invaluable resource for those deeply committed to understanding the new digital culture. The award-winning ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Return to Meaning

    A Social Science with Something to Say

    by Mats Alvesson, Yiannis Gabriel, Roland Paulsen ...
    This book argues that we are currently witnessing not merely a decline in the quality of social science research, but the proliferation of meaningless research, of no value to society, and modest value to its authors - apart from securing employment and promotion. The explosion of published outputs, at least in social science, creates a noisy, cluttered environment which makes meaningful research ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Transforming Conflict through Insight

    by Cheryl A. Picard, Kenneth R Melchin ...
    Examining the difficulties of conflict resolution, Transforming Conflict through Insight demonstrates how applying Bernard Lonergan's philosophy of insight to mediation can lead to more productive and constructive negotiations. Kenneth R. Melchin and Cheryl A. Picard provide both an overview of conflict research and an introduction to Lonergan's "insight theory," offering an outstanding piece of ... Read more

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  • Re-Thinking Science

    Knowledge and the Public in an Age of Uncertainty

    by Helga Nowotny, Michael T. Gibbons, Peter B. Scott ...
    Re-Thinking Science presents an account of the dynamic relationship between society and science. Despite the mounting evidence of a much closer, interactive relationship between society and science, current debate still seems to turn on the need to maintain a 'line' to demarcate them. The view persists that there is a one-way communication flow from science to society - with scant attention given ... Read more

    $29.00 USD

  • Creating Better Futures

    Scenario Planning as a Tool for a Better Tomorrow

    by James A. Ogilvy ...
    As a founder and managing director of Global Business Network, James Ogilvy helped develop the technique of scenario planning, which has become an integral part of strategic thinking in both business and government. Now Ogilvy shows how we can use this cutting-edge method for social change in our own neighborhoods. In Creating Better Futures, Ogilvy presents a profound new vision of how the world ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • The Ecological University

    A Feasible Utopia

    by Ronald Barnett ...
    Universities continue to expand, bringing considerable debate about their purposes and relationship to the world. In The Ecological University,Ronald Barnett argues that universities are short of their potential and responsibilities in an ever-changing and challenging environment.This book centres on the idea that the expansion of higher education has opened new spaces and possibilities. The ... Read more

    $54.99 USD