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The Western Crisis Of Truth In The Early 21st Century - As The Enlightenment Dims

by Arvydas Grisinas

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 A study of the dimming of the Enlightenment, this volume will appeal to scholars of social and political theory and political anthropology.
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The Power Of Empty Places - From Megalithic Monuments To Social Media

by Kate Bollard

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 This book is aimed at individuals with an interest in social media, social theory and political anthropology. It will be of use to those working in the areas of identity, unreality, media and communication studies. It addresses fundamental issues of modernity such as social media, identity and unreality.
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Technocracy - Knowledge And Power In The Information Age

by Paul (United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi) O'Connor

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 In what is routinely described as a â€˜knowledge societyâ€™, this book argues that contemporary knowledge is systematically filtered and distorted by the requirements of the bureaucratic-managerial organisations that constitute the structural core of hypermodernity.
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Technocracy - Knowledge And Power In The Information Age

by Paul (United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi) O'Connor

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 In what is routinely described as a â€˜knowledge societyâ€™, this book argues that contemporary knowledge is systematically filtered and distorted by the requirements of the bureaucratic-managerial organisations that constitute the structural core of hypermodernity.
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Heritage, Power, And Liminality - Culture And The Crisis Of Authoritarian Transitions In Myanmar

by Alicia Stevens

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 This book delivers a fresh approach to understanding cultural heritage amid an under-explored yet dynamic global force: the uncertainty of political transition.
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Gnostic Fools - The Occult Origins Of Our Ideological Age

by Agnes Horvath

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 This book offers a political anthropological discussion of our contemporary situation regarding sceptical attitudes towards scientific expertise and authority, and the increasing role of power and politics, using an exploration of the "fool" or "gnostic fool" as a type.
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Cold War Sociology - Societies Of Distribution

by Alex (Birmingham City University, Uk) Wade

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 This book positions the Cold War as a liminal time and space that holds sway in the second quarter of the 21st century, informing a broad and deep analysis of how contemporary society was â€" and continues to be â€" fashioned by the societies of distribution found in Cold War Sociology.
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Cold War Sociology - Societies Of Distribution

by Alex (Birmingham City University, Uk) Wade

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 This book positions the Cold War as a liminal time and space that holds sway in the second quarter of the 21st century, informing a broad and deep analysis of how contemporary society was â€" and continues to be â€" fashioned by the societies of distribution found in Cold War Sociology.
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Grammar Of Loss - A Study In Liminal Linguistics

by Anne Storch

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 This book explores how language and linguistic knowledge can be encountered through walks, shared meals, conversations, and daily life rather than being written about in the style and genre of western academic grammar. Appealing to academics in liminality studies and those interested in alternative approaches to language documentation.
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Magic And The Will To Science - A Political Anthropology Of Liminal Technicality

by Agnes (University College Cork, Ireland) Horvath

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 This book offers a political anthropological perspective on the problematic character of science, showing how science grew out of magic and its variations, whilst demonstrating that the desire to use science to solve various problems of human existence has created a permanent liminal crisis.
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Power Of Empty Places - From Megalithic Monuments To Social Media

by Kate Bollard

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 This book is aimed at individuals with an interest in social media, social theory and political anthropology. It will be of use to those working in the areas of identity, unreality, media and communication studies. It addresses fundamental issues of modernity such as social media, identity and unreality.
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Power Of Empty Places - From Megalithic Monuments To Social Media

by Kate Bollard

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 This book is aimed at individuals with an interest in social media, social theory and political anthropology. It will be of use to those working in the areas of identity, unreality, media and communication studies. It addresses fundamental issues of modernity such as social media, identity and unreality.
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The French Revolution And Its Legacy - Leaping Democracy Into The Unlimited

by Camil Francisc (John Cabot University, Rome, Italy) Roman

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 This book examines the French revolution from an anthropological perspective, eschewing an analysis in terms of â€˜goodâ€™ and â€˜badâ€™ actors, or progressive and non-progressive forces, and adopting instead the frame of liminality.
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Western Crisis Of Truth In The Early 21st Century - As The Enlightenment Dims

by Arvydas Grisinas

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 A study of the dimming of the Enlightenment, this volume will appeal to scholars of social and political theory and political anthropology.
ENGLISH

Western Crisis Of Truth In The Early 21st Century - As The Enlightenment Dims

by Arvydas Grisinas

~~60,94€~~ 54,85€ 10% OFF

 A study of the dimming of the Enlightenment, this volume will appeal to scholars of social and political theory and political anthropology.
ENGLISH

The Power Of Empty Places - From Megalithic Monuments To Social Media

by Kate Bollard

~~209,54€~~ 188,59€ 10% OFF

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 This book is aimed at individuals with an interest in social media, social theory and political anthropology. It will be of use to those working in the areas of identity, unreality, media and communication studies. It addresses fundamental issues of modernity such as social media, identity and unreality.
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The Western Crisis Of Truth In The Early 21st Century - As The Enlightenment Dims

by Arvydas Grisinas

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 A study of the dimming of the Enlightenment, this volume will appeal to scholars of social and political theory and political anthropology.
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Liminal Politics In The New Age Of Disease - Technocratic Mimetism

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 This book explores the phenomenon of â€˜liminal politicsâ€™, considering the manner in which emergency measures introduced to counter the spread of Covid-19 â€" and repeated from jurisdiction to jurisdiction â€" exemplify processes of technological mimetism, that reorganise social life in a manner that threatens its ordinary patterns.
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Making Sense Of Diseases And Disasters - Reflections Of Political Theory From Antiquity To The Age Of Covid

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 This book examines diseases and disasters from the perspective of social and political theory, exploring the ways in which political leaders, social activists, historians, philosophers, and writers have tried to make sense of the catastrophes that have plagued humankind from Thucydides to the present COVID pandemic.
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Inhabiting Liminal Spaces - Informalities In Governance, Housing, And Economic Activity In Contemporary Italy

by Isabella (John Cabot University, Italy) Clough Marinaro

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 This book draws together debates from two burgeoning fields, liminality and informality studies, to analyze how dynamics of rule-bending take shape in Rome today.
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Magic And The Will To Science - A Political Anthropology Of Liminal Technicality

by Agnes Horvath

~~60,94€~~ 48,75€ 20% OFF + 5% CARD

 This book offers a political anthropological perspective on the problematic character of science, showing how science grew out of magic and its variations, whilst demonstrating that the desire to use science to solve various problems of human existence has created a permanent liminal crisis.
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Magic And The Will To Science - A Political Anthropology Of Liminal Technicality

by Agnes Horvath

~~60,94€~~ 48,75€ 20% OFF + 5% CARD

 This book offers a political anthropological perspective on the problematic character of science, showing how science grew out of magic and its variations, whilst demonstrating that the desire to use science to solve various problems of human existence has created a permanent liminal crisis.
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The Technologisation Of The Social - A Political Anthropology Of The Digital Machine

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 This book explores the technologization of the social and the attendant penetration of permanent liminality into those aspects of the lifeworld where individuals had previously sought stability and meaning. Drawing on a range of concepts from anthropology, it thus problematises the logic of limitless technological expansion.
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Magic And The Will To Science - A Political Anthropology Of Liminal Technicality

by Agnes (University College Cork, Ireland) Horvath

~~209,54€~~ 188,59€ 10% OFF

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 This book offers a political anthropological perspective on the problematic character of science, showing how science grew out of magic and its variations, whilst demonstrating that the desire to use science to solve various problems of human existence has created a permanent liminal crisis.
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