These letters offer the reader a fascinating insight into the life of one the most important figures of twentieth-century…

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"Gender: In World Perspective" od Raewyn Connell je komplexní a přístupný úvod do genderových studií, který pokrývá výzkum a…

In his most explicitly political work to date, Pierre Bourdieu speaks out against the new myths of our time -- especially…

In this engaging dialogue, Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist and philosopher, and Stanislaw Obirek, theologian and cultural…

Philosophy starts with questions, but attempts at answers are just as important, and these answers require reasoned…

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Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading French feminist writers, if not the leading French feminist writer. All…

Jean-Francois Lyotard is one of the most influential philosophers of the last fifty years and his book, The Postmodern…

This topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world. As we grapple with the…

Strategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this…

This book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all…

Alain Badiou was born in 1937 in Rabat and Jean-Claude Milner in 1941 in Paris. They were both involved in the Red Years at…

China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign…

A controversial and provocative view on an extremely timely and important topic. Examines the neo--conservative foreign…

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Translated by Ciaran Cronin. In the midst of the current crisis that is threatening to derail the historical project of…

\nIn this engaging book, Gianni Vattimo explores the theme of faith and religion which underlies much of his work.\n…

We spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The…

Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. In this new book Bauman argues that,…

In this new book Zygmunt Bauman and Riccardo Mazzeo examine the contentious issue of the relation between literature (and…

With the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers. In this new…

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Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancer offers people with cancer a means to bring mindfulness and kindliness…

This highly original work introduces the ideas and arguments of the ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism…

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This book is designed to help higher education professionals understand the basics of assessment online and apply those…

Quintessentially fascinating, love intrigues and perplexes us, and drives much of what we do in life. As wary as we may be…

The great demonstrations at Seattle and Genoa have shown that we are in a new era of protest. The neo--liberal economic…

A high quality, authoritative introductory cultural studies textbook from a leading figure in the field. Packed full of…

Lipovetsky is an important thinker in France and his ideas and responses to current intellectual debates surrounding…

A study of Rawls' work, "A Theory of Justice", the book gives a concise account of Rawls' central ideas, situates them…

Guide will appeal to anyone interested in current debates about the ways in which the world is changing today; to the many…