The idea that humankind constituted a unity, albeit at different stages of 'development', was in the 19th century challenged with a new way of thinking. The 'sa

He argues that the triumph of the image spells death to politics and reduces people to mere symbols."--BOOK JACKET.

By early 1943, it had become increasingly clear that the Allies would win the Second World War. Around the same time, it also became increasingly clear to many

If the predictions are correct, climate change will force millions of people from their homes, threatening a future of humanitarian crises, political violence,

The notion of 'the human' is in need of urgent redefinition. At a time of radical bio-technological developments, and in light of the political and environmenta