Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part…

The number of one-person households is rising steeply all over the world and a growing proportion of these 'new singles' are…

Over the course of more than twenty--five years, Primo Levi gave more than two hundred newspaper, journal, radio and…

In this clear and accessible book, Gernot Bohme places philosophical ethics in the context of our individual and social…

Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of…

Explores the significance of apocalyptic movements and the role they have played in the rise of the West and The Empire of…

Features detailed conversations with nine internationally renowned historians: Asa Briggs, Peter Burke, Robert Darnton,…

Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most influential sociologists and anthropologists of the late twentieth century. This…

This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that…

How do human beings become human? This question lies behind the so-called human sciences. But these disciplines are…

This refreshing and insightful book offers a detailed account of the author s journey through 14 of the most unusual and…

aeo A highly original contribution to literary and psychoanalytic theory. aeo Explores the relationship between art and…

This book provides a much-needed, straightforward introduction to moral philosophy. It will particularly benefit students…

Zizek is hailed as the most significant interdisciplinary thinker of modern times. His work is a powerful, often explosive…

In this important volume, the leading political theorist and philosopher Norberto Bobbio confronts some of the most enduring…

In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who…

There is nothing like this on the market that focuses on young people as a whole, rather than on sectors of youth (e.g.…

Jean--Francois Lyotard was one of the most influential European thinkers in recent decades. He was a leading participant in…

Family Support introduces and explores the state of the art in preventative social work with children and young people.…

Issues of global justice have received increasing attention in academic philosophy in recent years but the gendered…

The Terms of Democracy shows how democracy makes radical demands upon political leaders and citizens alike. By setting out…

This book provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of the ways in which Anglo--American political theorists have…

In 1944 Horkheimer and Adorno warned that industrial society turns reason into rationalization, and Polanyi warned of the…

Makes Adornoa s lectures on metaphysics available for the first time to English--speaking readersExamines the history of…

A major new examination of the ways in which Vidal's writings on history, politics, sex and religion throw into focus our…

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This concise and timely book, written by one of the worlda s leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a…

Through analysis of both major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, Modern Irish Theatre provides…

In this timely new book Wellmer intervenes in the highly topical debates on modernity and post--modernity. Discussing the…

aeo This is the first new interpretation to be made of the role of the intellectual for many years. aeo It has a strongly…

For successful political leaders, public speaking is only half the battle. A good politician must also be a competent…

Kant is a pivotal thinker in Adornoa s intellectual world. Yet although he wrote monographs on Hegel, Husserl and…

In this book, Amitai Etzioni, public intellectual and leading proponent of communitarian values, defends the view that no…

The search for gold and for the mythical El Dorado gripped the imagination of the conquistadors from the beginning of the…

Long the arena of philosophers, legal scholars, and political scientists, the interdisciplinary study of human rights has…

It is commonly assumed that we live in an age of unbridled individualism, but in this important new book Montserrat…

Since the end of the eighteenth century, the pursuit of a true lovea has been enshrined in the expectations of Western…

Steinert applies Horkheimer and Adornoa s theory of the a culture industrya to contemporary culture and demonstrates the…

This clear and accessible book provides an excellent guide through the ongoing and increasingly significant debate between…

This book provides an engaging and comprehensive introduction to feminist interpretations of prostitution. Based upon the…

An accessible and wide--ranging introduction to the history of international political thought. Focusing on the broad themes…

In this new book, Slavoj i ek and Glyn Daly engage in a series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the…

What is psychoanalytic criticism and how can it be justified as a type of criticism in its own right? In this new and…

Making Sense of Criminology is a clear, concise introduction for all students new to the subject. As well as introducing…

Successful social work practice is underpinned by knowledge, theories and research findings from a range of related…

In this volume leading feminist theorists re--think the traditional concepts of political theory and expand the range of…

Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it…

A comparative picture of the welfare state and gender relations. The authors explore how care, work and welfare are…