Kolekcjonerskie praktyki prowokują do namysłu nad naszym związkiem z rzeczami, ich znaczeniem dla naszej tożsamości i wspólnoty. Skłaniają do refleksji nad sztuką, kulturą pamięci, społeczeń...
W minionych latach Europa stanęła przed jednym z największych wyzwań w swojej historii — kryzysem uchodźczym. Mimo obaw, jakie wywoływali nowi przybysze, niemiecka kanclerz zadecydowała o ot...
W ciągu ostatnich dwustu lat polityka przejęła większość religijnych funkcji, roszcząc sobie prawo do zajmowania się sprawami najbardziej fundamentalnymi, takimi jak cel i sens życia, możliwość osi...
How well do you know our closest neighbour?Featured on BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live and BBC BreakfastThe moon has fascinated humankind since the beginning of history. But far from be...
For thousands of years, tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones, camera traps, cellphone networks, apps and accelerometers allow us to see the natural world like never b...
"To live in Victorian Britain was to experience an astonishing series of changes, of a kind for which there was simply no precedent in the human experience. There were revolutions in transport...
"To live in Victorian Britain was to experience an astonishing series of changes, of a kind for which there was simply no precedent in the human experience. There were revolutions in transport...
"If you can't trust those in charge, who can you trust? From government to business, banks to media, trust in institutions is at an all-time low. But this isn't the age of distrust - far from ...
"After decades of writing about European history, Norman Davies embarked upon an extended journey that took him round the world. He aimed to test his powers of observation, but equally to enco...
"After decades of writing about European history, Norman Davies embarked upon an extended journey that took him round the world. He aimed to test his powers of observation, but equally to enco...
Książka prezentuje 263 akty ostatniej woli wpisane do ksiąg grodzkich i ziemskich ziemi halickiej (powiaty halicki i trembowelski) z XVII wieku. Szlacheckie testamenty przekazują cenne informacje n...
Praca zbiorowa "Kultura książki w humanistyce" współczesnej składa się z czterech części. Pierwsza prezentuje najnowsze kierunki badań nad książką i informacją w ujęciu interdyscyp...
„Wojna — język — pamięć” to najnowszy tom interdyscyplinarnego czasopisma naukowego pt. „Oblicza Komunikacji”. W całości poświęcony jest analizie zjawiska wojny ...
This book is written for anyone who needs or wants to know how statistics work. It assumes no expert knowledge, and teaches through words and diagrams rather than through figures, formulae and equa...
The answers to some of life's biggest questions are found not in trite self-help manuals but in the tough-love lessons explored in Russian literature. Here, Viv Groskop delves into the novels of hi...
The secret history of the invention that changed everything and became the most profitable product in the world.Odds are that as you read this, an iPhone is within reach. But before Ste...
We stand at the beginning of a new era. What was once science fiction is fast becoming reality, as AI transforms war, crime, justice, jobs and society-and, even, our very sense of what it means to ...
A masterclass in persuasion from the inspiring philosopher who has taught a million people to argue through his popular open online courseOur personal and political worlds are rife with...
For more than half a century, American power in the Pacific has successfully kept the peace. But it has also cemented the tensions in the toxic rivalry between China and Japan, consumed with endles...
From escalating climate change to the devastation in Syria, pandemic state surveillance to looming nuclear war, Noam Chomsky takes stock of the world today. Over the course of ten conversations wit...