Onderzoeksbevindingen uit de humane wetenschappen worden te pas en te onpas ingeroepen in het publieke debat. Dit boek verduidelijkt de methoden waarmee die wetenschappers tot hun conclusies komen. Dat helpt hun onderzoek beter naar waarde te schatten.

Het boek legt voor verschillende wetenschapsdisciplines uit wat deze bestuderen, hoe ze te werk gaan en wat de verdiensten en beperkingen van hun werkwijze zijn. Het bevat hoofdstukken over zowel literatuurstudies (geschiedenis, theologie, rec...

De mens heeft altijd de neiging zich te vergelijken met de toonaangevende technologie van zijn tijd. Steeds weer gaan we de concurrentiestrijd aan met datgene wat we zelf hebben gecreëerd. Nu zijn dat computers en robots – kunstmatige intelligentie. Ons ideale mensbeeld lijkt op dat van een superrobot: extreem slim, voorspelbaar en in staat tot het leveren van topprestaties. Al vanaf de geboorte wordt daarom alles wat we doen en kunnen gedocumenteerd, in curves gegoten en vergeleken met wa...

‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEY The treatment of refugees has become one of the most devastating human rights disasters in our history. In this book, award-winning journalist Sally Hayden unfolds a staggering investigation into the migrant crisis across North Africa. This book follows the experiences of refugees, telling a range of shocking and eye-opening human stories.

But it also surveys the bigger picture: the negligence of NGOs and co...

'Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES 'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE

In recent years, global attention has focused on how women in communities of Muslims are revitalizing Islam by linking interpretation of religious ideas to the protection of rights and freedoms. Humanizing the Sacred demonstrates how Sunni women activists in Malaysia are fracturing institutionalized Islamic authority by generating new understandings of rights and redefining the moral obligations of their community. Based on ethnographic research of Sisters in Islam (SIS), a nongovernmental or...

Successor to Claude Levi-Strausa at the College de France, Philippe Descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature and culture? Culture - as a collective human making, of art, lang...

For fans of Thinking, Fast and Slow and The Power of Habit, a groundbreaking new study of how disrupting our well-worn routines, both good and bad, can rejuvenate our days and reset our brains to allow us to live happier and more fulfilling lives.

Have you ever noticed that what is thrilling on Monday tends to become boring on Friday? Even exciting relationships, stimulating jobs, and breathtaking works of art lose their sparkle after a while. People stop noticing what is most wonderful in th...

Gender Matters in Global Politics is a comprehensive textbook for advanced undergraduates studying politics, international relations, and development. It provides students with an accessible but in-depth account of feminist methodologies, gender theory, and feminist approaches to key topics and themes in global politics.

Now in its seventh edition, this essential text continues to provide students with a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the study and practice of persuasive communication. Attuned to the swift changes in the world of persuasion in the twenty-first century, this book covers how theories and research illuminate and adapt to our present digital era, with continued attention to ethical implications and today's big topics. This new edition features updated definitions of key terms in the fie...

Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts - the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, the second explains the specific methods used...