The author bases his research on the insight that - if nothing changes - in about a hundred years, out of today's approximately 5,000 living languages, half of them will die out. He is particularly worried about the fact that this cataclysm is taking plac
Disput, 2005.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
18.24 €
Ethnology • Culturology • Sociology • Post-communism • History of Europe • 20th Century
A collection of essays by the Bulgarian historian Maria Todorova (known for Imaginary Balkans), compiled especially for the 20th Century Library. Indispensable for understanding post-communist transitions, culture of memory and Balkan studies.
A classic work by one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century, the founder of "figurative" or "process" sociology. The book is a programmatic manifesto against the then dominant structural-functionalist paradigm (Parsons) and pure positiv
Antibarbarus, 2007.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.26 €
Economy • Sociology • Political journalism
In the book, economist Jeffrey Sachs presents an optimistic plan for eliminating extreme poverty by 2025. He argues that this is feasible with political will, because world wealth is growing, and poverty is not fate, but the result of inefficient systems.