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    Community. Seeking...

    Community. Seeking Safety in an Insecure World

    Engelstalige paperback, als nieuw

    'Community' is one of those words that feels good: it is good 'to have a community', 'to be in a community'. And 'community' feels good because of the meanings which the word conveys, all of them promising pleasures, and more often than not the kind of pleasures which we would like to experience but seem to miss.


    'Community' conveys the image of a warm and comfortable place, like a fireplace at which we warm our hands on a frosty day. Out there, in the street, all sorts of dangers lie in ambush; in here, in the community, we can relax and feel safe. 'Community' stands for the kind of world which we long to inhabit but which is not, regrettably, available to us. Today 'community' is another name for paradise lost - but for a paradise which we still hope to find, as we feverishly search for the roads that may lead us there.


    But there is a price to be paid for the privilege of being in a community. Community promises security but seems to deprive us of freedom, of the right to be ourselves. Security and freedom are two equally precious and coveted values which could be balanced to some degree, but hardly ever fully reconciled. The tension between security and freedom, and between community and individuality, is unlikely ever to be resolved. We cannot escape the dilemma but we can take stock of the opportunities and the dangers, and at least try to avoid repeating past errors.


    In this important new book, Zygmunt Bauman takes stock of these opportunities and dangers and, in his distinctive and brilliant fashion, offers a much-needed reappraisal of a concept that has become central to current debates about the nature and future of our societies.

    Zygmunt Bauman ;

    € 11,50

    The Family in the...

    The Family in the Western World from the Black Death to the Industrial Age

    Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat

    During the last few decades the study of the family has flourished, and in the process many myths about what life was like two or three centuries ago have been debunked. For example, contrary to popular belief, we now know that most women in the preindustrial West did not marry before they were twenty-five. Most households consisted of no more than four or five people, usually including unrelated young people working as servants. And perhaps most surprising of all, multigenerational households were not very common. Pulling together much fascinating information about the family in the preindustrial Western world, Beatrice Gottlieb presents every aspect of this rich subject with clarity and fairness. Her generously illustrated book deals with the households of the wealthy and the poor, courtship and marriage, the care and training of children, and the bonds (and strains) of kinship. The matter of inheritance receives special attention, as it played a substantial role in a world permeated by rank and status, and its importance gave the family a peculiar social and economic significance. With a focus on the ordinary people whose everyday lives strike a responsive chord in all of us, as well as brief appearances by famous people and important events in history--Henry VIII's divorce, Benjamin Franklin's apprenticeship to his brother, and Mary Wollstonecraft's death in childbirth--this remarkable, eminently readable work brings to vivid life the wives and husbands, servants and masters, children and parents of a not too distant past.

    Beatrice Gottlieb ;

    € 10,00

    Society 3.0. A smart,...

    Society 3.0. A smart, simple, sustainable and sharing society

    Mooi exemplaar. Dikke paperback met flappen in zeer goede staat.

    Society 3.0 is een hoopvol lees- en doeboek voor iedereen die zich realiseert dat onze huidige samenleving toe is aan een nieuw waardesysteem. Society 3.0 biedt visie en vraagt om visie. Alles in dit lekker leesbare boek draait om jou als wereldmens en jouw rol in Society 3.0, een aanlokkelijk perspectief.

    Durf jij het nog grotendeels regenteske Nederland aan te pakken?

    Deel 1 brengt je verbijstering en onbehagen, met scherpe ironische observaties van ongelooflijke maar ware schaamteloosheden in onze maatschappij. Hier moet iets gebeuren.

    Voeg jij waarde toe met behulp van internet en de sociale media?

    In deel 2 rolt Internet als een Tsunami over je heen. Als we op deze golf goed surfen dan creëren we de transitie van productieketens naar waardenetwerken; met wereldmensen als de sociaal ondernemende knooppunten. Waardecreatie door dynamische peer-to-peer verbindingen: zo bouwen we samen aan een nieuwe orde van samen leven en samen werken. Die heet Society 3.0 en bevat de Interdependente Economie als niet te stuiten krachtbron. De grote les: wees zoveel mogelijk jezelf, en knoop de eigenaardigheden van je medemensen creatief en constructief aan elkaar.

    Bouw je mee aan vernieuwende organisatievormen?

    Deel 3 promoveert jou tot `mee-maker van Organisatie 3.0. Het bevat praktische lessen voor wereldmensen die zich vandaag al kunnen manifesteren als visiegedreven leiders.

    Ronald van den Hoff;

    € 7,50

    Voodoo Histories

    Voodoo Histories

    Dikke hardback in zeer goede staat. Klein scheurtje in stofomslag. Geillustreerd. Engelstalig.

    Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere - from Pearl Harbour to 9/11, from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana. Bookshop shelves threaten to collapse under the weight of texts devoted to proving myriad conspiracy theories true, while even quality newspapers and serious TV channels are prepared to give them credence. For David Aaronovitch, there came a time when he started to see a pattern. These theories used similar dodgy methods with which to insinuate their claims: they linked themselves to the supposed conspiracies of the past (it happened then so it can happen now); they carefully manipulated their evidence to hide its holes; they relied on the authority of dubious academic sources. Most importantly, they elevated their believers to membership of an elite - a group of people able to see beyond lies to a higher reality. But why believe something that entails stretching the bounds of probability so far? Surely it is more likely that men did actually land on the moon in 1969 than that thousands of people were enlisted to fabricate a deception that they did. In this entertaining and enlightening book - aimed to provide ammunition for those who have found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon landings or twin towers - Aaronovitch carefully probes and explodes a dozen of the major conspiracy theories. In doing so, he looks at why people believe them, and makes an argument for a true scepticism: one based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense.

    David Aaronovitch;

    € 10,90
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