5 Politics, Sociology eBooks (26)

The Bioethics of Enhancement: Transhumanism, Disability, and Biopolitics by Melinda Hall
Midwifery, Childbirth and the Media By Ann Luce, Vanora Hundley, Edwin van Teijlingen
American Hegemony after the Great Recession: A Transformation in World Order By Brandon Tozzo
The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, 6th Edition
Beyond Cosmopolitanism: Towards Planetary Transformations By Ananta Kumar Giri

The Bioethics of Enhancement: Transhumanism, Disability, and Biopolitics by Melinda Hall
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1498533485 | 192 pages | PDF | 1 MB
In a critical intervention into the bioethics debate over human enhancement, philosopher Melinda Hall tackles the claim that the expansion and development of human capacities is a moral obligation. Hall draws on French philosopher Michel Foucault to reveal and challenge the ways disability is central to the conversation. The Bioethics of Enhancement includes a close reading and analysis of the last century of enhancement thinking and contemporary transhumanist thinkers, the strongest promoters of the obligation to pursue enhancement technology. With specific attention to the work of bioethicists Nick Bostrom and Julian Savulescu, the book challenges the rhetoric and strategies of enhancement thinking. These include the desire to transcend the body and decide who should live in future generations through emerging technologies such as genetic selection. Hall provides new analyses rethinking both the philosophy of enhancement and disability, arguing that enhancement should be a matter of social and political interventions, not genetic and biological interventions. Hall concludes that human vulnerability and difference should be cherished rather than extinguished.
This book will be of interest to academics working in bioethics and disability studies, along with those working in Continental philosophy (especially on Foucault).

Midwifery, Childbirth and the Media By Ann Luce, Vanora Hundley, Edwin van Teijlingen
English | EPUB | 2017 | 167 Pages | ISBN : 3319635123 | 1.07 MB
This edited collection - one of a kind in its field - addresses the theoretical and practical implications facing representations of midwifery and media. Bringing together international scholars and practitioners, this succinct volume offers a cross-disciplinary discussion regarding the role of media in childbirth, midwifery and pregnancy representation.
One chapter critiques the provision and dissemination of health information and promotional materials in a suburban antenatal clinic, while others are devoted to specific forms of media - television, the press, social media – looking at how each contribute to women’s perceptions and anxieties with regard to childbirth.

American Hegemony after the Great Recession: A Transformation in World Order By Brandon Tozzo
English | PDF,EPUB | 2017 (2018 Edition) | 160 Pages | ISBN : 1137575387 | 1.72 MB
This book traces America's rise as a hegemon of the capitalist system, arguing that the greatest threat to global economic stability is America's polarized and ineffectual political system rather than foreign competition from China and the European Union.
The author points to China’s considerable demographic problem, which will likely undermine its economic potential. Furthermore, the sovereign debt crisis in Europe – which has left the continent politically fragmented by an institutional malaise – is evidence of the United States’ continued status as the world’s most successful nation. Tozzo posits that, due to factors such as its initial response to the financial crisis, the near failure of its banking system, the catastrophe of the debt ceiling crisis, and the election of Donald Trump as president, the greatest threat to American hegemony is America itself.

The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, 6th Edition
John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens | 2014 | PDF | ISBN: 0199656177 | 648 pages | 64 MB
Trusted by over 300,000 students in over 120 countries, The Globalization of World Politics is the most authoritative and complete introduction to IR available, making it the go-to text for students of international relations. Now in its sixth edition, this internationally successful textbook has been fully revised and updated in light of recent developments in world politics, featuring 35 new international case studies including: the BRICs, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Sudanese civil war, drones, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, rise of China, Occupy movement, and Syrian Revolution. A new chapter by Andrew Hurrell on rising powers and the emerging global order ensures the text continues to cover topics that will be defining the issues now and for the next generation. The unique line-up of expert contributors introduces students to the very best work within history, theory, structures, and key issues in international relations, providing a launch-pad for those who choose to progress with their IR studies.

Beyond Cosmopolitanism: Towards Planetary Transformations By Ananta Kumar Giri
English | PDF,EPUB | 2017 (2018 Edition) | 441 Pages | ISBN : 9811053758 | 4.11 MB
Considering the different traditions of cosmopolitan thinking and experimentation, this cutting edge volume examines the contemporary revival of cosmopolitanism as a response to the challenges of living in an interdependent world. Through a unique multidisciplinary approach, it takes the debate beyond the one-sided universalism of the Euro-American world and explores the multiverse of transformations which confront cosmopolitanism.
The collection highlights central questions of cosmopolitan responsibility, global citizenship and justice as well as the importance of dialogue among civilizations, cultures, religions and traditions. Exploring the ethical and political dimensions of globalization, it outlines the pathways of going beyond cosmopolitanism by striving for a post-colonial cosmopolis characterized by global justice, trans-civilizational dialogues and dignity for all.