Peter Dickens teaches at the Departments of Sociology at Brighton, Cambridge and Lancaster Universities, UK. He is the co-author of Cosmic Society (2007) and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Society, Culture and Outer Space (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). His book Society and Nature: Changing Our Environment, Changing Ourselves (2006) was given an Outstanding Publication Award by the American Sociological Association.
15 Ebooks by Peter Dickens
Frederick H. Buttel & Peter Dickens: Sociological Theory and the Environment
Sociological Theory and the Environment is a comprehensive survey and assessment of sociological theories of the relations between societies and their "natural" biophysical environment. …
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€63.38
Peter Dickens: Reconstructing Nature
One of the main features of the contemporary environmental crisis is that no one has a clear idea of what is going on. The author uses an extension of Marx’s theory of alienation to explain why …
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English
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€31.38
Peter Dickens & James S. Ormrod: Cosmic Society
Space weaponry, satellite surveillance and communications, and private space travel are all means in which outer space is being humanized: incorporated into society’s projects. But what are the …
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€25.16
Peter Dickens & Rev. Dr. Gary V. Nelson: Leading in DisOrienting Times
Jack Mezirow, a leader in education theory, suggests that all transformative learning begins with a ‘disorienting dilemma’: an idea or experience that challenges or shifts fundamental values and …
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English
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€28.95
Peter (University of Cambridge, UK and University of Essex, UK) Dickens & James S. Ormrod: Cosmic Society
Space weaponry, satellite surveillance and communications, and private space travel are all means in which outer space is being humanized: incorporated into society’s projects. But what are the polit …
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€54.89
Peter (University of Cambridge, UK and University of Essex, UK) Dickens & James S. Ormrod: Cosmic Society
Space weaponry, satellite surveillance and communications, and private space travel are all means in which outer space is being humanized: incorporated into society’s projects. But what are the polit …
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€55.66
James Barlow & Peter Dickens: Property Bureaucracy & Culture
This assured and powerful study explores the condition of the middle classes in Britain today. The authors outline a new theoretical perspective for exploring the middle classes and provide the …
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English
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€60.31
James Barlow & Peter Dickens: Property Bureaucracy & Culture
This assured and powerful study explores the condition of the middle classes in Britain today. The authors outline a new theoretical perspective for exploring the middle classes and provide the …
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English
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€60.34
Peter Dickens: Reconstructing Nature
One of the main features of the contemporary environmental crisis is that no one has a clear idea of what is going on. The author uses an extension of Marx’s theory of alienation to explain why …
EPUB
English
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€55.82
Peter Dickens: Reconstructing Nature
One of the main features of the contemporary environmental crisis is that no one has a clear idea of what is going on. The author uses an extension of Marx’s theory of alienation to explain why …
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English
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€54.91
Peter Dickens: Night Action
A highly decorated Royal Navy officer recounts his experiences at the command of a motor torpedo boat in the North Sea during WWII. In 1942-43, Captain Peter Dickens commanded the 21st MTB …
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€6.31
Peter Dickens: SAS: Secret War in South East Asia
From 1963 to 1966 Britain successfully waged a secret war to keep the Federation of Malaysia free from domination by Soekarno’s Indonesia and by Chinese Communists. At the forefront of this campaign …
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€6.28
Peter Dickens: SAS: Secret War in South East Asia
From 1963 to 1966 Britain successfully waged a secret war to keep the Federation of Malaysia free from domination by Soekarno’s Indonesia and by Chinese Communists. At the forefront of this campaign …
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English
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€6.26
Peter Dickens & Rev. Dr. Gary V. Nelson: Leading in DisOrienting Times
Jack Mezirow, a leader in education theory, suggests that all transformative learning begins with a ‘disorienting dilemma’: an idea or experience that challenges or shifts fundamental values and …
EPUB
English
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€28.94
Peter Dickens: Capital and the Cosmos
This book offers a new understanding of society’s relations with the cosmos. Entrepreneurs such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk receive a great deal of publicity, but offer unlikely and implausible visio …
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English
€32.09
