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  • Styling the Self

    Ethics and Aesthetics in Absolute Capitalism

    by Sam Han ...
    Series series Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
    This volume examines the turn inwards, toward matters of the self, in an era characterized by suffering, destruction and death resulting from large-scale structural problems, including global pandemics, economic inequality and climate change. As uncertainty on a large scale has begotten attempts at certainty on smaller ones, new social and cultural phenomena have emerged that can be understood and ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • (Inter)Facing Death

    Life in Global Uncertainty

    by Sam Han ...
    Series series Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
    In modern times, death is understood to have undergone a transformation not unlike religion. Whereas in the past it was out in the open, it now resides mostly in specialized spaces of sequestration—funeral homes, hospitals and other medical facilities. A mainstay in so-called traditional societies in the form of ritual practices, death was usually messy but meaningful, with the questions of what ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Navigating Technomedia

    Caught in the Web

    by Sam Han ...
    From email to video and text messaging, so much of our present social life depends on media technologies. Today it is clearer than ever that these not only play an active part in our everyday lives, but constitute our increasingly global realities. Caught in the Web argues for a new approach to media theory that allows technomedia to be studied on its own terms. Engaging in sociology, social ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Web 2.0

    by Sam Han ...
    Series series Shortcuts
    Web 2.0 is a highly accessible introductory text examining all the crucial discussions and issues which surround the changing nature of the World Wide Web. It not only contextualises the Web 2.0 within the history of the Web, but also goes on to explore its position within the broader dispositif of emerging media technologies.The book uncovers the connections between diverse media technologies ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD

  • The Concept of Tragedy

    Its Importance for the Social Sciences in Unsettled Times

    by Sam Han ...
    Series series Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
    Events in the world today appear to be increasingly uncontrollable and unknowable. Climate change, refugee crises, and global pandemics seem to demonstrate the limits of human reason, science, and technology. In light of this, the terms "tragedy" and "tragic" have come into greater use. What does the register of the tragic do? What does its deployment in the contemporary context and other times of ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Technologies of Religion

    Spheres of the Sacred in a Post-secular Modernity

    by Sam Han ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society
    Bringing together empirical cultural and media studies of religion and critical social theory, Technologies of Religion: Spheres of the sacred in a post-secular modernity investigates powerful entanglement of religion and new media technologies taking place today, taking stock of the repercussions of digital technology and culture on various aspects of religious life and contemporary culture more ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD

  • Digital Culture and Religion in Asia

    by Sam Han, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir ...
    Series series Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series
    This book critically analyses the functions and interconnectedness between religion and digital media in a range of East Asian countries. It discusses both how religious organizations make use of new technologies, and also explores how new technologies are reshaping religion in novel and interesting ways. Based on extensive research, the book focuses in particular on Christianity in South Korea, ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Cheerful Temper, A (Story Time, Episode 77)

    by Hans Christian Andersen ...
    Narrated by Sam Kusi ...
    Series Audiobook 77 - Story Time

    Unabridged

    10 min

    "A Cheerful Temper" is a story by Hans Christian Andersen a legendary Danish writer and a "children's author", well-known mostly for his fairytales. The story is narrated by a man, who is deeply convinced, that having a good temper is one of the top priorities in life of any decent person. And, of course, he has an example to prove his point. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Max Weber

    Collected Methodological Writings

    Edited by Hans Henrik Bruun, Sam Whimster ...
    Series series Weber in Translation
    Weber’s methodological writings form the bedrock of key ideas across the social sciences. His discussion of value freedom and value commitment, causality, understanding and explanation, theory building and ideal types have been of fundamental importance, and their impact remains undiminished today. These ideas influence the current research practice of sociologists, historians, economists and ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 8)

    by Hans Christian Andersen ...
    Narrated by Sam Kusi ...
    Series Audiobook 8 - Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

    Unabridged

    3 hours 20 min

    Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 8) is a collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Contents: The Old Street Lamp / Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream God / Ole the Tower-keeper / Our Aunt / The Garden of Paradise / The Pea Blossom / The Pen and the Inkstand / The Philosopher's Stone / The Phoenix Bird / The Portuguese Duck ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 6)

    by Hans Christian Andersen ...
    Narrated by Sam Kusi ...
    Series Audiobook 6 - Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

    Unabridged

    4 hours 44 min

    Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 6) is a collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Contents: Little Ida's Flowers / The Little Match-seller / The Little Mermaid / Little Tiny or Thumbelina / Little Tuk / The Loveliest Rose in the World / The Mail-coach Passengers / The Marsh King's Daughter / The Metal Pig / The Money-box ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 4)

    by Hans Christian Andersen ...
    Narrated by Sam Kusi ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

    Unabridged

    3 hours 12 min

    Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Volume 4) is a collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Contents: The Flying Trunk / The Shepherd's Story of the Bond of Friendship / The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf / The Goblin and the Huckster / The Golden Treasure / The Galoshes of Fortune / She was Good for Nothing / Grandmother / A Great Grief / The Happy Family ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD