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“…-The New York Times…”

“…Uno de los mejores libros del año según el New York Times y el Washington Post. El mejor libro del año según Time Magazine…”

“…"With its emphasis on the relationship between governmentality and other key concepts drawn from Michel Foucault, such as bio-politics and sovereignty, the first edition anticipated and defined the terms of contemporary debate and analysis." "In this timely second edition Mitchell Dean engages with the full textual basis of Foucault's lectures and once again provides invaluable insights into the traditions, methods and theories of political power identifying the authoritarian as well as liberal sides of governmentality." …”
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“…Steven Shapin's 'Nunca pura' explores the historical and cultural contexts of scientific knowledge, emphasizing its production by embodied individuals within specific times, spaces, and societies. The work critically examines the relationship between the body and knowledge, as well as the interplay between science and common sense. …”

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“…Our interactions with screens have changed profoundly over the past several decades - from the development of mobile devices to the continued importance of digital technology, the intersection of mobility and visuality is a fascinating and timely subject for study. Looking at the cultural practices that ground our relationship with screens, Nanna Verhoeff offers a historical and comparative approach to screen-based media and digital culture. …”

“…Taking a global perspective, the volume examines the history of dissent both inside and outside the West, through events in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries both nearer to our own times as well as more distant, and through a range of styles reflecting how contested and pressing the problem of dissent in fact is. …”

“…It is Symington's central contention that the core psychopathology of our times can be identified and designated as narcissism, although self-centredness, egoism or solipsism might serve equally well. …”

“…The demonstrations of monks in Tibet and Myanmar (Burma) in recent times as well as the age-old conflict between a predominantly Buddhist population and a Hindu minority in Sri Lanka raise the question of how the issues of human rights and Buddhism are related. …”

“…We live in strange times. Old borders are vanishing just before our astonished eyes, while new ones are rapidly emerging. …”

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“…Grappling with the questions of how those exercising authority convince others to follow and why individuals often choose to recognize and comply with authority, Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica discusses why the study of political authority is both timely and significant, reviews how scholars have historically understood the operation of political authority, and proposes a new analytical framework to understand how rulers rule…”

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