Prideaux: 10 books

Quando l’8 gennaio 1889 Franz Overbeck entra nella stanza di Friedrich Nietzsche, lo trova rannicchiato sul divano, impegnato in apparenza a correggere il suo Nietzsche contra Wagner. In realtà non è così: il filosofo ripete i gesti necessari per la lettura – la carta a una certa distanza dal...

**NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE A groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast** Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch,...

Friedrich Nietzsche is een van de belangrijkste filosofen, en zijn ideeën over de übermensch, de wil tot macht en de slavenmoraal hebben alle regionen van de cultuur doordrongen. Maar wat weten de meeste mensen echt over Nietzsche, behalve de snor, de dreigende blik en een vage associatie met nihilisme...

We are failing to protect wildlife and marching towards a tragic future where the world is monetized and wildness is gone. We can design a different future – if we want to hear Birdsong After the Storm.As we face the storm of climate change and political upheaval, we are designing a desolate...

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In an era of scarce social resources the question of the changing social policy constructions and responses to disabled people has become increasingly important. Paradoxically, some disabled people are realising new freedoms and choices never before envisioned, whilst others are prey to major retractions...

Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level. Using original case studies based on his own research, Resort Destinations uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.

This is the first book to examine the activities of UK and international ‘role models’ through the lens of state crime and social policy. Written by experts in the field of sociology and social policy, it defines the ideal state as a single, functioning whole that ensures uniformity in the name...

The world is entering a period of unprecedented environmental and political change. By mid-century, climate change will cause dramatic ecosystem shifts. Hundreds, if not thousands, of species will disappear from the earth including icons like polar bears, gorillas, Asiatic lions and bluefin tuna....

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