Ulrich Beck: 24 books

Book cover of Quanta lontananza sopporta l'amore?
by Hans-Georg Beck, Ulrich Beck
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 21, 2015

Quanta lontananza tollera l'amore e di quanta invece ne ha bisogno? L'amore a distanza uccide o alimenta l'amore di prossimità? La coppia di sociologhi analizza le relazioni a distanza nel ventunesimo secolo, rese possibili e sempre più frequenti da nuove tecnologie di comunicazione, dalla globalizzazione e da modelli familiari alternativi.
Book cover of German Europe
by Ulrich Beck
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013

The euro crisis is tearing Europe apart. But the heart of the matter is that, as the crisis unfolds, the basic rules of European democracy are being subverted or turned into their opposite, bypassing parliaments, governments and EU institutions. Multilateralism is turning into unilateralism, equality...
Book cover of What Is Globalization?
by Ulrich Beck
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015

This important new book offers an engaging and challenging introduction to the thorny paths of the globalization debate.
Book cover of Planetary Politics

Planetary Politics

Human Rights, Terror, and Global Society

by Alba Alexander, Ulrich Beck, Carl Boggs
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2005

Global society has been analyzed in any number of ways: books dealing with its economic and cultural implications flood the market. But Planetary Politics highlights something unique. It explores globalization with an eye on the transformation of politics into a planetary enterprise. Unifying this...
Book cover of The Metamorphosis of the World

The Metamorphosis of the World

How Climate Change is Transforming Our Concept of the World

by Ulrich Beck
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016

We live in a world that is increasingly difficult to understand. It is not just changing: it is metamorphosing. Change implies that some things change but other things remain the same capitalism changes, but some aspects of capitalism remain as they always were. Metamorphosis implies a much more radical...
Book cover of A God of One's Own

A God of One's Own

Religion's Capacity for Peace and Potential for Violence

by Ulrich Beck
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014

Religion posits one characteristic as an absolute: faith. Compared to faith, all other social distinctions and sources of conflict are insignificant. The New Testament says: ‘We are all equal in the sight of God'. To be sure, this equality applies only to those who acknowledge God's existence. What...
Book cover of Il Dio personale

Il Dio personale

La nascita della religiosità secolare

by Ulrich Beck
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 18, 2012

Solo quando le religioni dei vari Dèi unici si impegneranno a fondo per incivilire se stesse e cesseranno di evocare la violenza come mezzo di missione, il mondo avrà unopportunità. Ma non si tratta forse di una speranza assolutamente ridicola?Nelle società occidentali ogni persona crea con sempre...
Book cover of Disuguaglianza senza confini
by Ulrich Beck
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 4, 2016

Se le persone sono uguali per natura, allora la disuguaglianza sociale è soggetta al cambiamento e i privilegiati di oggi possono essere gli emarginati di domani. «La percezione della disuguaglianza sociale nella vita quotidiana, nella politica e nella ricerca si basa su una visione generale...
Book cover of Berlin Noir
by Rob Alef, Max Annas, Zoë Beck
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019

"A volume of short stories that revolve around the history, geography and literary traditions of Berlin." --New York Times Book Review, "Globetrotting," April 2019 "This collection is very modern, the stories are set now and reflect on contemporary concerns. They demonstrate...
Book cover of Inklusion im Gemeinwesen
by Iris Beck, Erhard Fischer, Ulrich Heimlich
Language: German
Release Date: May 3, 2016

Inklusion in das Gemeinwesen und Inklusion in Angebote der Bildung, Erziehung und sozialen Unterstützung sind untrennbar aufeinander bezogen. Das Buch verschafft hierzu einen grundlegenden Einblick, indem zentrale Fragestellungen der Verwirklichung gerechter Bildungs- und Erziehungschancen im Rahmen...
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