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A history of the social sciences in 101 books
"The most respected researchers in the social sciences in France were each invited to write an essay presenting a book of interest, significance, and influence in the social sciences for a general readership, addressing its contributions and impact as well as its shortcomings, the lingering questions it leaves, and the work remaining to be done, to offer a new, nuanced portrait of the field's f…
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Politically red
"Taking its point of departure from the writings of Karl Marx, Walter Benjamin, and Fredric Jameson, this book is a kind of training manual for understanding the role and place of reading and writing within the political domain, and for imagining-across time but without losing the specificity of particular historical moments-the grounds for a collective political imagination able to extract hop…
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Consequences of language :from primary to enhanced intersubjectivity
"Two senior scholars explain what language does to human beings, especially how it affects our intersubjective competence"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262372749
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Cracking the bro code
"Cracking the Bro-Code is an ethnography that engages women navigating male-dominated cultures of computing. It provides evidence of women's experiences to reveal the values and practices of U.S.-based high-tech institutions and how they reproduce discrimination and harassment not only in their workplaces, but also in the broader political economy"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262377157
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Artificial communication :how algorithms produce social intelligence
"Argues that what makes AI socially relevant and useful is not intelligence at all but something even more human: communication. If machines are going to improve their ability to address ever more important human issues, it will not be because they have learned to think like people, but because we have learned to communicate with them"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Certifying China :the rise and limits of transnational sustainability governa…
"Using original data and mixed methods, the book offers a comprehensive study on the spread of transnational sustainability certification in China's agri-food supply chains"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Educating for the anthropocene :schooling and activism in the face of slow vi…
"Based on a multi-sited ethnography among schools and activist groups in India and South Africa, this study offers an exploration of education practices in the context of impoverished, marginal communities where environmental crises intersect with colonial and racist histories and unsustainable presents"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Cloud empires :how digital platforms are overtaking the state and how we can …
"Companies like Amazon, Upwork, Apple's App Store, and Ebay are shaping the world and the prospects of millions of people who depend on them for their livelihoods. This book explores the implications of this power and shows how it compares with traditional statecraft"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Out of touch :how to survive an intimacy famine
"How modern technology is influencing how humans connect with each other, how it is creating gaps in need-fulfillment, and how genuine connections can be forged in a time where technology paradoxically creates both an abundance of opportunities for connection, but fewer opportunities for real intimacy"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Algorithms of resistance :the everyday fight against platform power
"Bonini and Trere explore how people all around the world use different tactics to interfere with the algorithms behind the platforms they use to work, entertain, and inform themselves"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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