The book by famous Russian historian Efim Iosifovich Pivovar, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Head of Science of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH), and the head of the Department of History of the Near Abroad Countries of the Faculty of History at Lomonosov Moscow State University, is an attempt to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the integration processes …
В монографии рассмотрены проблемы трансформации российской экономики в условиях внешних ограничений, сформулированы основные концептуальные подходы к структурной и технологической модернизации российской экономики в контексте обеспечения технологического суверенитета и перехода к устойчивой модели развития. Акцентированное внимание уделено содержательному описанию именно такой модели, ее особеннос…
В эту книгу вошли наиболее известные работы великого ученого – «Мышление и речь», «Воображение и творчество в детском возрасте» и «Сознание и психика» – произведения, которые и в наши дни считаются едва ли не основополагающими трудами в области современной психологической науки.
Монография содержит результаты научных исследований в сфере управления инновационными сетевыми структурами в российских экономических условиях. Предназначена для преподавателей экономических дисциплин, аспирантов, магистрантов и студентов экономических специальностей, слушателей курсов повышения квалификации, ученых и представителей бизнес-сообщества, интересующихся проблемами устойчивого инноваци…
Александр Николаевич Афанасьев (1826–1871) – выдающийся русский собиратель фольклора, исследователь духовной культуры славянских народов. Его старший собрат по перу Григорий Андреевич Глинка (1776–1818) – филолог, поэт, прозаик, переводчик. Эта книга объединяет их работы, посвященные «баснословным временам идолослужения»: верованиям древних славян, их представлениям о сверхъестественных способност…
This book is a detailed and wide-ranging account of the birth of social theory as a distinctive and modern intellectual genre, providing a brilliant account of the «pre-history» of sociology and a vivid portrayal of intellectual culture between the Enlightenment and the age of Romanticism.
This text provides a clear and systematic introduction to the development of social and political theory in modern Italy. It gives particular attention to relating the main traditions of Italian thought to the history of the country since unification. The work concentrates on six major thinkers, examining how their theoretical ideas influenced their analysis of political behaviour. The thinkers co…
Molefi Kete Asante's Afrocentric philosophy has become one of the most persistent influences in the social sciences and humanities over the past three decades. It strives to create new forms of discourse about Africa and the African Diaspora, impact on education through expanding curricula to be more inclusive, change the language of social institutions to reflect a more holistic universe, and rev…
This book marks a radical and powerful intervention in traditional arguments about pornography. Kappeler re-examines the artistic distinctions between fantasy and reality, pornography and erotica, and challenges the legal definition of obscenity as well as the intellectual defence of 'freedom of expression'. By linking images of actual violence with the imaginative portrayal of women in the realm …
This is a major contribution to feminist theory and debate, addressing issues such as sexual violence, social violence and hatred of foreigners in a lucid and highly original way.
A Companion to Media Studies is a comprehensive collection that brings together new writings by an international team to provide an overview of the theories and methodologies that have produced this most interdisciplinary of fields. Tackles a variety of central concepts and controversies, organized into six areas of study: foundations, production, media content, media audiences, effects, and futur…
The idea that gender equality in education has been achieved is now a staple of public debate. As a result, educational policies and practices often do not deal explicitly with gender issues, such as sexual abuse, harassment or violence. Exaggeration of neoliberalism’s successes in creating individual opportunity in education conceals ongoing problems and ignores the continuing need for a fair and…
Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Despite these important links, to date very little consideration has been given to the role of gender in global environmental …
In an era of accelerating technology and increasing complexity, how should we reimagine the emancipatory potential of feminism? How should gender politics be reconfigured in a world being transformed by automation, globalization and the digital revolution? These questions are addressed in this bold new book by Helen Hester, a founding member of the 'Laboria Cuboniks' collective that developed the …
The subject of the aesthetic has returned to cultural and literary debates with a vengeance. The Aesthetics of Cultural Studies is a timely and authoritative collection of essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British cultural studies, and reflect on its recuperation in the field. Contains first-rate, original essays that analyze the role of aesthetics in American and British …