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Fear has become an ever-expanding part of life in the West in the twenty-first century. We live in terror of disease, abuse, stranger danger, environm...
A Defence of Moral Independence
Outwardly, we live in an era that appears more open-minded, non-judgemental and tolerant than in any time in human history. The very term intolerant i...
From Socrates to Twitter
Here is a natural companion to Christopher Booker's bestselling The Seven Basic Plots (Continuum) and John Gross's seminal study The Rise and Fall of ...
First published in 2004. Therapy Culture explores the powerful influence of therapeutic imperative in Anglo-American societies. In recent decades virt...
Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century
Frank Furedi returns to the theme of Fear in our society and culture. In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book called Culture of Fear. It was widely acc...
A Sociological History
Concern with authority is as old as human history itself. Eve's sin was to challenge the authority of God by disobeying his rule. Frank Furedi explore...
Don't Let Them Lock It Down!
Democracy Under Siege outlines the long history of anti-democratic thought, explains why hostility to democracy has gained momentum in the current era...
Still No End in Sight
Through exploring the battle of ideas set in motion in August 1914, First World War: Still No End In Sight provides a framework for understanding the ...
Why Education Isn't Educating
Furedi turns his attention To The education system, skilfully analysing current processes and providing a way forward....
Confronting 21st Century Philistinism
In this urgent and passionate book, Frank Furedi explains the essential contribution of intellectuals both to culture and to democracy - and why we ne...
Why The West Must Fight For Its History
A war is being waged against the Past. Whether itโs toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural c...
Risk-taking and the Morality of Low Expectation
Argues that the current preoccupation with safety and survival reflects an outlook of low expectation. This text critically examines the roots and the...
Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries
Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book argue...
This brilliant and provocative book, argues the case for a more confident, robust politics - adapting effectively to change. Furedi shows how modern p...
Imperialism and the Changing Perception of Race
Traces the history of Western colonial racist ideology and its role in subjugating non-Western peoples, analyzing the changing perception of racism in...
How the West Lost its Way
Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine is the latest chapter in a series of events that have their origins in World War One. The difficult existential questio...
representing a more constructive side of humanity....
Why Ignoring the Experts May be Best for Your Child
Furedi (sociology, U. of Kent, UK) especially aims his anti-advice book at the worried American parent, where "anxiety regarding children's safety is ...
Culture War Over Socialisation
The concept of Identity Crisis came into usage in the 1940s and it has continued to dominate the cultural zeitgeist ever since. In his exploration of ...
The Conflict of Values between Hungary and the EU
Concern and hostility towards populism has become a distinctive feature of contemporary political culture. In Europe such concerns are frequently dire...
Although Mau Mau was militarily crushed in the mid-fifties, the struggle for land rights was only contained in Kenya's post-independence era. Kikuyu s...
The Jimmy Savile Scandal
The epidemic of scandals unleashed by the Savile Scandal highlights the precarious status of relations of trust. The rapid escalation of this crisis o...
The Expanding Empire of the Unknown
Frank Furedi's claim that the social attitude of the West inadvertently invites acts of terrorism is an unsettling thought, but one that must be addre...
A sociological exploration of its infantilisation
The radical transformation that universities are undergoing today is no less far-reaching than the upheavals that it experienced in the 1960s. However...
Renewing the Moral Imperative
During the nineteenth-century vast areas of the underdeveloped world were invaded and colonised under the justification of Anti Slavery and the Civili...
Imagining the Unimaginable
Amsterdam at war in 2030. This terrifying projection into the future serves to sharpen and expand our thinking about topics such as tolerance, fear, s...
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Why an Ageing Population is Not a Social Problem
"Modern economies are faced with a time bomb ticking inexorably and portending economic disaster attended by political and social chaos. Economic slow...
C. P. Snow's "Two Cultures" Lecture Fifty Years on
In 1959 C.P. Snow delivered the annual Rede Lecture in Cambridge under the title of 'The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution'. Snow warned of a...
A Materialist Analysis
Trigger warnings, cultural appropriation and safe spaces. Who decided to bestow guardian status to Australian universities? And why should we let this...
The Hidden Growth of a Culture of Litigation in Britain
A Radical Path to Growth and Prosperity in the 21st Century