{"title":"Series: Key Ideas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eKey Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e series presents sharp, accessible explorations across diverse fields, from \u003cem\u003ephilosophy and psychology\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003efinance, business, and technology\u003c\/em\u003e. Each title distils complex concepts into engaging narratives, inviting readers to deepen their understanding of crucial topics shaping modern thought and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether delving into historic perspectives, mastering new skills, or sparking imagination through travel and graphic novels, this collection offers insightful perspectives to enrich both personal and professional horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"renewable-energies-by-matthias-gross-9780415858618","title":"Renewable Energies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenewable Energies\u003c\/em\u003e usually refers to usable energy sources that serve as alternatives to traditional fuel sources, but without the negatively evaluated consequences of the replaced fuels. Although energy issues have a long tradition in sociology and other social sciences, it may now be high time to conceptualise these in sociological terms as the lynchpin in our understanding of the way societies are set to develop in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis concise book focuses on sociological attempts at better framing contemporary theories of energy transformations and provides an accessible overview of the relationships between different types of renewable energy sources and their practical usages in modern societies. A strong emphasis is placed on new forms of environmental governance and the unavoidable knowledge gaps triggered by attempts to transform contemporary energy systems to renewable ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCritical topics include the challenge of transitioning from centralised to decentralised system structures, integrating renewable energies into existing energy infrastructures or replacing these, developing coping strategies for unforeseen risks and conflict issues, and addressing socio-cultural reservations towards new technologies associated with renewable energies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47588828840172,"sku":"9780415858618","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415858618-renewable-energies.jpg?v=1777598309"},{"product_id":"community-by-gerard-delanty-9781138068124","title":"Community","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe increasing atomisation of modern society has been accompanied by an enduring nostalgia for the idea of community as a source of security and belonging in an increasingly insecure world. Far from disappearing, community has been revived by transnationalism and by new kinds of individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGerard Delanty begins this stimulating critical introduction to the concept with an analysis of the origins of the idea of community in Western utopian thought and as a theme in classical sociology and anthropology. He goes on to chart the resurgence of the idea within communitarian thought and postmodern philosophies, the complications and critiques of multiculturalism, and new manifestations of community within a society where changing modes of communication produce both fragmentation and possibilities of new social bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary community, he argues, is essentially a communication community based on belonging and sharing, and can be a powerful voice of political opposition. The communities of today are less spatially bounded than those of the past, but they cannot dispense with the need for a sense of belonging. The communicative ties and cultural structures of contemporary societies have opened up numerous possibilities for belonging based on religion, nationalism, ethnicity, lifestyle and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605238366444,"sku":"9781138068124","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138068124-community.jpg?v=1778128653"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-key-ideas.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}