books by Polity     books:     Polity      Letters to his Wife: 1915-1970 Martin Heidegger Polity, 2008 'There is something absolute about the letters between you & me; ... The letter is a form of communion of the soul-spirit - ... one that is faded & yet unimpeded, complete', wrote Martin Heidegger to his fiancee Elfride Petri shortly before their wedding. In the course of a marriage that lasted almost sixty years Martin and Elfride were often ...             Number and Numbers Alain Badiou Polity, 2008 The political regime of global capitalism reduces the world to an endless network of numbers within numbers, but how many of us really understand what numbers are? Without such an understanding, how can we challenge the regime of number? In Number and Numbers Alain Badiou offers an philosophically penetrating account with a powerful ...             Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality Loïc Wacquant Polity, 2007 A collection of old articles A collection of old articles from the nineties, rewritten in book-form. Some chapters seem a bit dated. The empirical basis of the book is aggregated data from the eighties and nineties and two case-studies, one from Chicago's South side and one from the suburbs of ...             Consuming Life Zygmunt Bauman Polity, 2007 One of the most insightful thinkers of our time "Consuming Life" by Zygmunt Bauman is a masterful analysis of the commodification of the individual in "liquid modern" (postmodern) society. The powers of observation displayed by the octogenarian author are without peer; Mr. Bauman seems to effortlessly assess myriad ...             Comfort of Things Daniel Miller Polity, 2008 The diversity of contemporary London is extraordinary, and begs to be better understood. Never before have so many people from such diverse backgrounds been free to mix and not to mix in close proximity to each other. But increasingly people's lives take place behind the closed doors of private houses. How can we gain an insight into what those ...             Political Theology II: The Myth of the Closure of any Political Theology Carl Schmitt Polity, 2008 Political Theology II is Carl Schmitt's last book. Part polemic, part self-vindication for his involvement in the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), this is Schmitt's most theological reflection on Christianity and its concept of sovereignty following the Second Vatican Council. At a time of increasing visibility of religion in ...             Between Naturalism and Religion: Philosophical Essays Jurgen Habermas Polity, 2008 Two countervailing trends mark the intellectual tenor of our age the spread of naturalistic worldviews and religious orthodoxies. Advances in biogenetics, brain research, and robotics are clearing the way for the penetration of an objective scientific self-understanding of persons into everyday life. For philosophy, this trend is associated with ...             Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life Nikolas Rose, Peter Miller Polity, 2008 a valuable collection Most of what's in this book has appeared elsewhere. But the introduction is the clearest, most jargon-free presentation of the concerns that led to the development of governmentality as an analytic approach and field of inquiry. The nature of the material ...             Liquid Times: Living in an Age of Uncertainty Zygmunt Bauman Polity, 2007 Brilliant "Liquid Times" offers a brilliant series of thoughts about postmodern life by master philosopher/sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. This accessible book succinctly introduces the reader to Mr. Bauman's theories about the passage from the "solid" phase of welfare statism to ...             Contemporary Conflict Resolution, 2nd edition Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse, ... Polity, 2005 Best summary available This book does for the field what Mitchell's "The Structure of International Conflict" did so brilliantly years ago -- it compiles, condenses, and examines the breadth of the field, hitting key topics in a short space without sacrificing depth. I recommend it highly as ...             Understanding Peacekeeping Alex J. Bellamy, Paul Williams, ... Polity, 2004 Understanding Peacekeeping provides a comprehensive and up to date introduction to the theory, practice and politics of contemporary peacekeeping. It evaluates the changing characteristics of the contemporary environment in which peacekeepers operate, what role peacekeeping plays in wider processes of global politics, the growing impact of ...             The Century Alain Badiou Polity, 2007 Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction. It is not Badiou's wish to plead for an accused that is perfectly capable of defending itself ...             Global Financial Regulation Howard Davies, David Green Polity, 2008 As international financial markets have become more complex, so has the regulatory system which oversees them. The Basel Committee is just one of a plethora of international bodies and groupings which now set standards for financial activity around the world,in the interests of protecting savers and investors and maintaining financial stability. ...             Community: Seeking Safety in an Insecure World (Themes for the 21st Century Series) Zygmunt Bauman Polity, 2001 A new era of communities In this book, Zygmunt Bauman successfully transcends the schematic dichotomy of Communitarianism vs Libertarianism which is still haunting many scholars. He refocuses our understanding of community onto the current social conditions characterized by globalization and ...             Israel/Palestine Alan Dowty Polity, 2008 Excellent Book on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict This is a truly excellent book on one of the most difficult conflicts in today's world, the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians over what Professor Dowty calls, thoughtfully, "Israel/Palestine". This small volume is as great an introduction to the conflict as I ...          products you might be interested in search for books administering, comparative, contemporary, peacekeeping, philosophical, understanding      toavi.com    web randomly chosen sporting goods: Suunto Vector Wrist-Top Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, ...