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Cannabis
9781836390077
€19,99
Cannabis: A Global History explores the abundant history, pharmacology and cultural significance of a controversial plant. From its origins as a food source in Southeast Asia, the book describes culinary cultures that have evolved around it over centuries, its spread across the Atlantic and its modern renaissance in cuisine. This book also investigates its mood-altering forms of consumption, from smoking to infused edibles and drinks. Richly illustrated, this timely volume offers a nuanced perspective on cannabis use throughout history. Lees meer
Capital City
9781786636393
€14,99
Our cities are changing. Global real estate is now a $217 trillion dollar industry, 36 times the value of all the gold ever mined. It makes up 60 percent of the world's assets, and the most powerful person in the world – the president of the United States – made his name as a landlord and real estate developer.
As Samuel Stein makes clear in this tightly argued book, its through seemingly innocuous profession of city planners that we can best understand the transformations underway. Planners provide a window into the practical dynamics of urban change: the way the state uses and is used by organized capital, and the power of landlords and developers at every level of government. But crucially, planners also possess some of the powers we must leverage if we ever wish to reclaim our cities from real estate capital. Lees meer
As Samuel Stein makes clear in this tightly argued book, its through seemingly innocuous profession of city planners that we can best understand the transformations underway. Planners provide a window into the practical dynamics of urban change: the way the state uses and is used by organized capital, and the power of landlords and developers at every level of government. But crucially, planners also possess some of the powers we must leverage if we ever wish to reclaim our cities from real estate capital. Lees meer
Capitalist Realism (New Edition)
9781803414300
€13,99
It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. After 1989, capitalism has successfully presented itself as the only realistic political-economic system - a situation that the bank crisis of 2008, far from ending, actually compounded. The book analyses the development and principal features of this capitalist realism as a lived ideological framework. Using examples from politics, film (Children Of Men, Jason Bourne, Supernanny), fiction (Le Guin and Kafka), work and education, it argues that capitalist realism colors all areas of contemporary experience, is anything but realistic and asks how capitalism and its inconsistencies can be challenged. It is a sharp analysis of the post-ideological malaise that suggests that the economics and politics of free market neo-liberalism are givens rather than constructions.
New Edition includes:
"A quick and entertaining read." Socialist Standard
"A provocative and necessary read...for anyone wanting to talk seriously about the politics of education today. " Times Higher Educational Supplement Lees meer
New Edition includes:
- Forward by Zoe Fisher, Mark’s wife, talking about Mark as a person
- Introduction by Alex Niven, his friend and colleague, talking about the political significance of the book thirteen years after it was written
- Afterword by Tariq Goddard, the original editor and publisher, describing the writing and editing of the book, its original reception, and Mark’s own view of it
"A quick and entertaining read." Socialist Standard
"A provocative and necessary read...for anyone wanting to talk seriously about the politics of education today. " Times Higher Educational Supplement Lees meer
Censored Art Today
9781848225411
€28,99
Censored Art Today is an accessible, informed analysis of the debates raging around censorship of art and so-called ‘cancel culture’, focusing on who the censors are and why they are clamping down on forms of artistic expression worldwide. Art censorship is a centuries-old issue which appears to be on the rise in the 21st century - why is this the case?Gareth Harris expertly analyses the different contexts in which artists, museums and curators face restrictions today, investigating political censorship in China, Cuba and the Middle East; the suppression of LGBTQ+ artists in 'illiberal democracies'; the algorithms policing art online; Western museums and 'cancel culture'; and the narratives around 'problematic' monuments. His fascinating study, which draws on extensive research and interviews, reveals why censorship has become the hottest of topics, impacting substantially on artists. Lees meer
CHANGE Kolonialisme
9789086967476
€17,50
Een internationale geschiedenis van kolonialisme. Voor mensen van nu om met argumenten uit de geschiedenis de strijd voor een betere wereld voort te zetten. Een deel uit de reeks CHANGE. Lees meer
CHANGE Migratie
9789086967452
€17,50
In dit boek wordt migratie bekeken vanuit verschillende perspectieven om zo ‘voor’ en ‘tegen’nader tot elkaar te laten komen.
Maakt deel uit van de reeks 'CHANGE', speciaal voor actievoerders. Lees meer
CHANGE Vrouwenrechten
9789086967445
€17,50
Waarom waren vrouwen 10.000 jaar geleden belangrijk en daarna niet meer? Wie waren de eerste feministen? En wat kun jij doen om de rechten van vrouwen te garanderen? Een deel uit de reeks CHANGE. Lees meer
Changing is standing still
9789402101454
€18,30
This book offers a Gestalt perspective on organizations, management and change.
It challenges managers to let go of fixed patterns. No more running around like rats on a hot plate, but taking time for awareness and creating real change. Lees meer
