A Treatise on the Capitalist Society, Second Edition
Language is the foundation of capitalism. This book uses this unique lens to redefine private property, challenge Marx’s theory of surplus value, and reveal the wage labor system as a cooperative one, deepening your understanding of our economic reality.
Matriculture, Shamanism, and the Authority of Women
This book explores intersections between matriculture—the cultural worlds of women—and power in societies worldwide. Contributors analyze the forces that support or suppress women’s authority and agency, pointing to the social benefits of a thriving matriculture for all.
This book explores the role of MNCs in Cameroon’s economic development. An empirical survey on corporate social responsibility finds that some MNCs may contribute more to underdevelopment than development, and argues for policies to better regulate their activities.
Gender-Based Violence and Religion
This book critically examines how religious doctrines are misused to justify violence against women and girls. It highlights the need for international human rights law to adapt to complex cultural realities, offering a crucial resource for advancing gender equality worldwide.
Feminist Activism in the Digital Era
This collection highlights a rich diversity of feminist activism. From digital resistance to gender-based violence in Pakistan to online organizing against abortion bans in Poland, movements use creative strategies that show a global unity in the fight for equality.
Ensuring Sustainable Development Goals do not Become Rhetoric
Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals has stalled, with only 12% of targets on track. To ensure the SDGs are not reduced to mere rhetoric, a new strategy is needed. This book argues for a shift to a common household database, with real examples of progress.
Everyday Echoes Among African Scholars and Raconteurs
A distinctive blend of scholarly essays, short stories, and poems illuminates the experiences of African peoples. Scholars and artists merge research with creative insight, exploring the quest for a just society and the pursuit of a fulfilling, authentic life.
Explore theories and research on social influence. This book covers methods from advertising and propaganda to public relations, examining source credibility, the third-person effect, media agenda-setting, and the effectiveness of government communication campaigns.
This book journeys through the hidden dangers of foodborne illness, exploring the science behind contamination. Drawing on real-life case studies, it serves as a practical guide to safeguarding your health and the food you eat every day.
A History of the American Nonprofit Sector
This history of the American nonprofit sector covers its independence in a seminal 19th-century Supreme Court decision, its 20th-century professionalization, and modern challenges like lobbying. It also analyzes nonprofits in pop culture. A key text for researchers and students.
Populism and Illiberalism in Western Societies
Radical right forces threaten to supplant liberal democracy. This book offers a fresh perspective on the populism behind this challenge, applying Niklas Luhmann’s theory of autopoietic social systems to analyze its rise in Britain, Europe, and the United States.
This book provides empirical research on controversial media. How are users affected by erotica? Do violent depictions increase violence in society? How does political content, from media bias to online content, affect voters?
This book traces the Black American community’s transition to an intersectional model, revealing how capitalism now uses the images of its youth, athletes, and women to assimilate Black people into the neoliberal global order.
This manual is a framework for starting a new government. It guides non-technical readers in building a successful representative democracy that can be adapted to any culture. This researched, equitable approach is for all humankind—on Earth, underground, underwater, or in space.
Perceived Threats in Turkish Politics
This analysis of contemporary Turkey reveals how perceived threats shape its national identity, policy-making, and nationalism. Unpacking the ‘security-nationalism’ paradigm, it offers a unique insight into the mechanisms driving the politics of a major geopolitical player.
Explore how communities use alternative planning to oppose government interventions. This book is the first systematic overview of activist planning, compiling 164 global cases with a comprehensive classification scheme for researchers and students.
An explosive insider account from 25 years at the Israeli Government Press Office. Discover the untold story of how journalists manipulated coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, creating a false narrative. A vital wake-up call for a free press.
This global history challenges our understanding of modern law and politics. From the Renaissance to WWII, it reveals how liberalism and fascism shaped justice not only in Europe, but in societies like the Ottoman Empire, India, and the Cherokee Nation.
This book addresses people displaced by disasters in Brazil’s Northeast, who lack legal protection. It argues for categorising them as IDPs to receive international legal protection and proposes collaborative policy responses among governments, NGOs, and local people.
This book challenges the myth that the UK’s post-war Welfare State was solely a Labour Party creation. It examines the contributions of figures like Churchill and Beveridge to argue that, over the half-century, the greater share of credit belongs to the Conservative Party.