ＫｅＧ - Social & Cultural Studies 5

A progressive argument for repealing the Human Rights Act. Contrary to contemporary panic around human rights repeal, Human Rights - Illusory Freedom puts a progressive case against the Human Rights……続きを見る

English for International Journalists is a clear and engaging step-by-step guide for non-native speakers using English in journalism across all forms of media. In-depth language analysis is provided……続きを見る

Unflinching dispatches of an embedded war reporter covering ISIS and the unlikely alliance of forces who came together to defeat it. The battle to defeat ISIS was an unremittingly brutal and dystopi……続きを見る

‘My hope and expectation that the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry would waken us from our national slumber has not been realised.’ In August 2016, 40 per cent of the residents of Havelock Nort……続きを見る

Ulrike Guérot outlines the idea of a radically different Europe: Europe as a Republic. The concept is based on two pillars: Firstly, the principle of political equality for all European citizens and……続きを見る

José Carlos Mariátegui (1894-1930) is widely recognized across Latin America as one of the most important and innovative Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. Yet his life and work are largely ……続きを見る

Brazilian music has been central to Brazil's national brand in the U.S. and U.K. since the early 1960s. From bossa nova in 1960s jazz and film, through the 1970s fusion and funk scenes, the world mu……続きを見る

"Nancy Greenspan dives into the mysteries of the Klaus Fuchs espionage case and emerges with a classic Cold War biography of intrigue and torn loyalties. Atomic Spy is a mesmerizing morality tale, t……続きを見る

For better or worse, Rorty has shaped the trajectory of academic philosophy. A decade after his passing, his legacy is ever present, especially in context of the growth of the far right, the struggl……続きを見る

Mike Gane provides an introduction to Baudrillard's cultural theory: the conception of modernity and the complex process of simulation. He examines Baudrillard's literary essays: his confrontation w……続きを見る

„Perm’-36“ im Ural ist die einzige Gedenkstätte in Russland, die sich auf dem Gebiet eines ehemaligen sowjetischen Straflagers befindet. Nachdem sie im Jahr 2014 von zivilgesellschaftlicher in staat……続きを見る

**New York Times Bestseller With a New Afterword “A comic book with zest and brainsーone that just might help a reader understand the brave new world.” ーThe New Yorker** A million listeners trust N……続きを見る

In Krisenzeiten werden außerordentliche Maßnahmen angeordnet. Der Staat funktioniert und lotst uns durch – überall in Europa rückt die Gesellschaft zusammen, Solidarität ist das Gebot der Stunde, ab……続きを見る

Was macht eine Krise wie die Corona-Pandemie mit uns? Bringt sie das Beste im Menschen – Solidarität, Mitgefühl und Zusammenhalt – zum Vorschein? Wie managt die europäische Politik die Krise? Frage……続きを見る

Modern Japan offers us a view of a highly developed society with its own internal logic. Eiko Ikegami makes this logic accessible to us through a sweeping investigation into the roots of Japanese or……続きを見る

Theatre and Internationalization examines how internationalization affects the processes and aesthetics of theatre, and how this art form responds dramatically and thematically to internationalizati……続きを見る

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. When we weren’t sheltering in place, we were advised to wear masks, wash our hands, and practice social distancing. We watched in horro……続きを見る

The first comprehensive economic and legal analysis of hub-and-spoke cartels, with detailed case studies. A cartel forms when competitors conspire to limit competition through coordinated actions. M……続きを見る

A look at the duty of nations to protect human rights beyond borders, why it has failed in practice, and what can be done about it The idea that states share a responsibility to shield people everyw……続きを見る

The George Floyd riots that have precipitated great changes throughout American society were not spontaneous events. Americans did not suddenly rise up in righteous anger, take to the streets, and d……続きを見る

This book investigates the impact of misinformation and the role of truth in political struggle. It develops a theory of objective truth for political controversy over topics such as racism and gend……続きを見る

«Solo incorporando la importancia del cambio climático en los movimientos migratorios encontraremos formas de crear políticas significativas para abordar y combatir las complejas formas en que los p……続きを見る

A collection of essays achieving a deeper understanding of the historical roots and theoretical assumptions that inform the realities and fantasies of German female leadership. The Western tradition……続きを見る

The Western tradition of excluding women from leadership and disparaging their ability to lead has persisted for centuries, not least in Germany. Even today, resistance to women holding power is emb……続きを見る

Die Schule erhielt Preise, unter anderen den Deutschen Schulpreis. Besucher reisen nach Potsdam und die Warteliste der staatlichen Montessori-Oberschule ist lang. Die Zeit nannte sie »eine Schule zu……続きを見る

This book explores destitution from the perspective of international human rights law and, more specifically, economic, social, and cultural rights. The experience of destitution correlates to the n……続きを見る

Great Powers and World Order encourages critical thinking about the nature of world order by presenting the historical information and theoretical concepts needed to make projections about the globa……続きを見る

Bei der Anwendung des Beihilfenverbots bildet die Selektivität einen Prüfungsschwerpunkt. Untersucht wird unter anderem, ob die Abgabenordnung Grundlagen für die Korrektur von Steuerfestsetzungen be……続きを見る

Dieser Band präsentiert eine theoretische und empirische Analyse zu umweltbezogener Gerechtigkeit, aus der Anforderungen an eine zukunftsweisende Stadtplanung abgleitet werden. Die Grundlage für die……続きを見る

Dieser Sammelband mit Beiträgen der interdisziplinären Tagung «Von ‹schöner Vielfalt› zu prekärer Heterogenität» (Universität Salzburg, 2017) fragt danach, wie Bildungsprozesse in einer pluralen Ges……続きを見る