BANG - Social & Cultural Studies 1

Astonishing, unconstrained, and often unsettlingーthe presidential pardon is one of the most powerful tools in American government, and this indispensable book is your guide to how it defines the pr……続きを見る

Cet essai sur le maréchal du Tchad Idriss Deby Itno aborde sous un angle original le parcours héroïque et spectaculaire du maréchal - suivant une prophétie dite sur lui - des champs de bataille à la……続きを見る

Pionera de la antropología feminista en el País Vasco y el Estado español, Teresa del Valle (1937–2025) supo conjugar compromiso intelectual, sensibilidad política y rigor académico en una trayector……続きを見る

L’unité d’une œuvre d’apparence éclatée ne peut se gagner que dans la formulation d’un dénominateur commun à toutes ses parties. Ce qui lie les ouvrages de Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903-1985), c’est l……続きを見る

«Heureuse la malheureuse conscience, car son malheur n’est qu’une feinte, une ruse profonde de la vie ; heureuse la mauvaise conscience, elle qui connaîtra la joie violente de renaître…» La mauvaise……続きを見る

Global Flows, Local Appropriations; Facets of Secularisation and Re-Islamization Among Contemporary Cape Muslims is the first ethnographic study of muslims in Cape Town, South Africa at this level i……続きを見る

This insightful work uses a critical realist perspective to unpack the colonially informed culture, structures, and mechanisms which exist across global health institutions, offering a vision for ra……続きを見る

This book explores how nationalism surrounding territorial sovereignty requires a domestic nationalist ecosystem, aka the Nationalist Industrial Complex, to sustain public interest. It focuses on na……続きを見る

Abstract What if the root of our global polycrisis is not a failure of policy, but a failure of perception? This book argues that contemporary scholarship, for all its specialization, is ill-equippe……続きを見る

Can the pandemic serve as a turning point for cities in Asia and the Pacific ー not just for recovery, but for a leap forward? Building Forward Better offers a compelling collection of speeches and ……続きを見る

In the Philippines, the concept of Indigeneity is deeply intertwined with colonial history, a pattern echoed across the globe. Yet, its manifestation in the Philippines bears distinct features. The ……続きを見る

The book investigates the negotiation of governmental rationalities of car-dependent life in the face of climate change. It appears that current forms of governing are bound up with a specific utili……続きを見る

The anthology discusses the formula of a «grand bargain» to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. Scholars from the US, South Korea, China, Russia and the former UK ambassador Everard review recent his……続きを見る

Perché un gruppo di persone decide di unirsi in una comunità? In che modo questo gruppo cresce e si sviluppa? Grazie a cosa è in grado di superare i problemi? Quali meccanismi gli permettono di rima……続きを見る

Humanity and Ukraine: Resistance through Language, Culture, and Taking up of Armsis dedicated to a nation under siege, the Ukrainian heroes, who stood up to fight for the freedom and independence of……続きを見る

Der vorliegende Band erscheint innerhalb der Reihe Chinesische Perspektiven: Philosophie, in der in Zusammenarbeit mit führenden chinesischen Verlagen grundlegende und einflussreiche Werke, die den ……続きを見る

The last one year has witnessed a sea change in India’s polity. Performance, accountability and delivery has been the mantra for the Narendra Modi Government and on every occasion it has emphasized ……続きを見る

Embark on a thought-provoking exploration of non-violence and social change with Jude Thaddeus Langeh Basebang, Cmf's insightful work, "Africa Needs Gandhi: The Relevance of Gandhi's Doctrine of Non……続きを見る

This booklet exposes the activities of one who has been conferred the fourth highest civilian honour of the Republic of India, the Padma Shree, by the UPA Government for contribution in the field of……続きを見る

Sorvegliano in modo furtivo gli ultimi santuari del terrorismo internazionale, setacciando accuratamente centinaia di chilometri quadrati. I droni sono piccoli aerei senza pilota, in grado di seguir……続きを見る

La République démocratique du Congo connaît une instabilité quasi chronique il y a plus de 19 ans en dépit des actions des Nations Unies à travers la MONUC et par la suite, la MONUSCO. La présente é……続きを見る

This book provides an important lens for understanding how interlocking humanitarian crises caused by armed conflict, natural disasters, forced displacement and, more recently, a global health pande……続きを見る

“… tells how Lief began his military service, the unusual circumstances that led to his OSS recruitment, his training in Canada, and his ‘night parachute mission behind enemy lines in the European t……続きを見る

The remarkable life of Leif Bangsboll, a Danish sailor, aviator, Green Beret, and O.S.S. secret agent during WWII. More than a Viking call to arms, An O.S.S. Secret Agent Behind Enemy Lines chronicl……続きを見る

This is the first book in Polity's new 'Urban Futures' series. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, proclamations rang out that gentrification had gone global. But what do we mean by 'gentr……続きを見る

The relationship between Africa and China has evolved dramatically over the past decade, growing from minimal contact to a strategic partnership encompassing economic, political, and technological d……続きを見る

The right to liberty is sacrosanct. In Nigeria, and in Africa generally, however, it is not uncommon for civil rights to be curtailed and even violated by law enforcement agencies under the guise of……続きを見る

Le parcours historique et politique de l’État congolais est marqué par des crises politiques, où l’élite politique, obnubilée par le pouvoir, a adopté la politique du complot comme stratégie princip……続きを見る

When the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States occurredーcausing that nation to wage wars of revenge in Afghanistan and Iraqーthe people of Burundi were recovering from nearly forty years ……続きを見る

”Det er med ’Det kommunistiske manifest’, der er forfattet af Karl Marx og Friedrich Engels ved Nytaarstid 1848 og udkom i Februar, umiddelbart før udbruddet af den store revolutionære bevægelse, so……続きを見る