A sophisticated introduction to the most important figures in continental (non-Anglo European) philosophy in the last 200 years. The individuality of the chapters reflects the individuality of the great philosophical figures who are their subjects.
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The Blackwell Companion to American Regional Literature is the most comprehensive resource yet published for study of this popular field. * The most... Læs mere
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A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent... Læs mere
This text explains how culture, in various guises, modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems that differ markedly from those predicted by the theory of general market competition. This analysis is grounded in established principles.
Presents a collection of essays that cover a wide range of subjects since the seventeenth century. This book includes discussions of globalization, region, migration, gender, class and social forces that make up the broad cultural fabric of African American history.
A Companion to American Fiction 1780--1865 presents the current state of criticism in the field of American fiction from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war.
Presents an account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD.
Offers a guidance to the major twentieth-century French and German philosophical thinking on science. This title presents a comprehensive introduction that provides an... Læs mere
This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline.