This volume offers an overview of central issues and controversies in political thought and analysis. While analyzing these…

• Rok vydání 2010

The third edition of this popular text is ideal for anyone who wants to process data using a statistical package on the…

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* A accessible one--volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome. * Covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and…

This book offers an important and original contribution to feminist theory It is wide-ranging, covering a number of key…

This book presents a series of pioneering studies which together constitute a reappraisal of our understanding of the…

In the twenty-first century, promotion is everywhere and everything has become promotable: everyday goods and organizations,…

An authoritative overview of the theoretical and methodological problems of the study of professions. Develops a systematic…

As a result of the writings of Foucault, surveillance has come to be seen as a phenomenon of major importance in modern…

This accessible study grounds Kants philosophical position in the context of his intellectual influences, most notably…

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the idea of intertextuality and the debates surrounding it, focusing on the…

• Rok vydání 2009

For years I've fielded queries from colleagues around the world seeking an anthology through which to teach introductory…

Philosophy of Education: An Anthology brings together the essential historical and contemporary readings in the philosophy…

The last few decades have witnessed a stunning resurgence of philosophical interest in God and theology. Although much of…

". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary…

Social work is the profession that claims to intervene to enhance people's well-being. However, social workers have played a…

Representations of Youth examines the various constructions of 'youth' and 'adolescence' in recent British and North…

Indigenous peoples have gained increasing international visibility in their fight against longstanding colonial occupation…

Much orthodox economic theory is based on assumptions which are treated as self--evident: supply and demand are regarded as…

A A sequel to the authors previous widely acclaimed work on science, technology and society A Develops a highly original…

A systematic examination of five western nations arguing that - despite Marx's and Weber's insistence that capitalist…

Wide--ranging account of the main approaches in cultural history Covers themes such as history of popular culture, history…

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Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of this successful and widely praised textbook offers an account of the…

\nTo Hegel, he was a genius; to Kierkegaard, he was the greatest humorist in Christendom; to Goethe, he was the brightest…

• Rok vydání 2002

Environmental Ethics: An Anthology brings together both classic and cutting-edge essays which have formed contemporary…

An Introduction to Modern Cosmology Third Edition is an accessible account of modern cosmological ideas.…

Talk is a central activity in social life. But how is ordinary talk organized? How do people coordinate their talk in…

This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of today's…

With contributors from the fields of sociology, linguistics and psychology, this appraisal of the work of Erving Goffman…

aeo This book offers a wide--ranging overview of current theoretical work in media and communication studies, which is one…

Offers an examination of anti-consumerism and explores what this means for the future of the debates. Drawing on interviews…

This volume comprises one of the key lecture courses leading up to the publication in 1966 of Adorno's major work, Negative…

aeo Concentrates on the experience of the a coming outa process for individuals rather than, as is more usual, as political…

Rejects much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the…

\nPrehistoric Europe: Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive overview of the wide-ranging contemporary debates in the…