Confronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture, and how it compares with approaches developed within cultural studies. * An accessible guide to the complex field of the sociological study of culture.
In a series of conversations Manuel Castells, one of the world's best known social scientists, explains and expands his work. He builds on his earlier thinking, opening it to new audiences and taking it into new areas in a highly accessible way.
Prophet of the apocalypse, hysterical lyric poet, obsessive recounter of the desolation of the postmodern scene and currently the hottest property on the New York intellectual... Læs mere
The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci... Læs mere
Contract and Domination offers a bold challenge to contemporary contract theory, arguing that it should either be fundamentally rethought or abandoned altogether.
If you thought the point of war was to win, this book will make you think again. David Keen questions the model of war as a contest between two sides aiming at political and... Læs mere
* A collection of fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830--1900. * Opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. * Crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Tells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity. This book considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history. It offers an assessment of Ancient Greek tragedy.
Elizabeth Anderson David Benatar Lawrence Blum Bernard R. Boxill Thomas Christiano Carl Cohen Elizabeth F. Cohen Gerald Cohen John Corvino John Deigh Anne Fagot-Largeault Rosalind Hursthouse F.M. Kamm Terrance McConnell Howard McGary B.C. Postow Philip L.
A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. *... Læs mere
Contains essays that have played an important historical role in the conceptualization of Asian American studies as a field. This title covers psychology, history,... Læs mere
This collection of twenty-nine original essays, surveys satire from its emergence in Western literature to the present. * Tracks satire from its first... Læs mere