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Under Representation: The Racial Regime of Aesthetics

Fordham University Press, 2018

Under Representation shows how the founding texts of aesthetic philosophy ground the racial order of the modern world in our concepts of universality, freedom, and humanity. In taking on the relation of aesthetics to race, Lloyd challenges the absence of sustained thought about race in postcolonial studies, as well as the lack...

Handbook of Politics: State and Society in Global Perspective (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research)

Springer, 2009

Political sociology is the interdisciplinary study of power and the intersection of personality, society and politics. The field also examines how the political process is affected by major social trends as well as exploring how social policies are altered by various social forces.

Political sociologists increasingly use a wide variety...

Why Capitalists Need Communists: The Politics of Flourishing (Wellbeing in Politics and Policy)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

Britain faces huge challenges: inequality, public services under constant pressure, climate change - and in the long term, the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence. At the same time, the political and economic elite seem to have reached an impasse: there is a sense that things can only get worse. In Why Capitalists Need...

Managing the Matrix: The Secret to Surviving and Thriving in Your Organization

John Wiley & Sons, 2014

A comprehensive guide to excelling in a complex matrix organization

Debra was not in a good mood as she entered Johann’s office for their third meeting. One of her colleagues had just been promoted and, although the guy who got it was good, she didn’t think he was any better than her. Well, except at one...

Electric Power Systems: A Conceptual Introduction (Wiley Survival Guides in Engineering and Science)

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

A clear explanation of the technology for producing and delivering electricity

Electric Power Systems explains and illustrates how the electric grid works in a clear, straightforward style that makes highly technical material accessible. It begins with a thorough discussion of the underlying physical...

Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice

O'Reilly, 2010

In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness? Through a collection of essays and case studies, leading visionaries and practitioners both inside and outside of government share their...

Understanding Criminology: Current Theoretical Debates (Crime and Justice)

Open University Press, 2007

"Provides a very clear, easily readable introduction to the wide range of criminological theories.". Anne Rees, University of Portsmouth, UK

What does contemporary criminological theory look like? .
What impact, if any, does it have on policy?

The new edition of this...

Mac for Linux Geeks (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

Apress, 2009

Some might say we all want Linux with an OS X GUI. Mac for Linux Geeks will assist you step by step in migrating from Linux–based systems to OS X. Dual booting, virtualization, and building out the Linux environment on OS X are discussed in detail, along with a comparative view of well–known Mac tools and their open source...

The Evolution of Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

Springer, 2009

The Great Depression of the 1930s gave birth to a branch of economics that in 1933 Ragnar Frisch christened macroeconomics. Over the decades that followed up to the present, the interactions of economic events, economic policy, and macroeconomic theory have created a fascinating story integral to the life and politics of national economies...

Web Campaigning (Acting with Technology)

MIT Press, 2006

Winner, 2008 Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award presented by the Political Communication Section of the American Political Science Association.

The use of the Web in U.S. political campaigns has developed dramatically over the course of the last several election seasons. In Web Campaigning, Kirsten Foot and...

Simulation and Its Discontents (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

MIT Press, 2009

Over the past twenty years, the technologies of simulation and visualization have changed our ways of looking at the world. In Simulation and Its Discontents, Sherry Turkle examines the now dominant medium of our working lives and finds that simulation has become its own sensibility. We hear it in Turkle's description of architecture...

Chips, Clones, and Living Beyond 100: How Far Will the Biosciences Take Us?

FT Press, 2009

"A stimulating and exciting look at how we got to the present state of health care and where we can potentially go. A unique perspective and a great read." David Lester, Ph.D., President, ITHW Inc.; formerly Director, Human Health Technologies, Pfizer Inc. "The explosion of new knowledge in the biosciences will raise important...

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