In this highly original book, Camporesi explores the two worlds of feast and famine in early modern Europe. The Land of Hunger is a graphic and engaging journey into the folk culture of early modern Europe.
* Provides a coherent theoretical framework for the analysis of labor market phenomena. * Features graphical in--chapter analysis... Læs mere
* A new book by one of the most original and brilliant social thinkers of our time. * Extends and develops some of the key themes in other Bauman titles, namely what it is like to live in a time of 'liquid modernity', identity, culture and consumerism.
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3,000 years of ideas about the nature of love in Western culture are brought together in this concise history. By blending the works of many scholars... Læs mere
This introduction to the writings of S?ren Kierkegaard is for anyone who has felt daunted by the prospect of reading and understanding the work of one of the most important yet elusive 19th century thinkers. Kierkegaard scholar M.
aeo First lexical treatment of Kant for almost 80 years. aeo Lengthy survey introduction covers Kanta s place in the "age of criticism". aeo Longer dictionary entries supported by... Læs mere
W B Yeats, widely regarded as the greatest English-language poet of the twentieth century, believed that the life of a lyric poet was an experiment in living... Læs mere
* Explores the difference that space and spatiality makes to an understanding of power. * Moves forward the incorporation of ideas of space into social theory. * Presents a... Læs mere
Management Ethics is a highly accessible and concise introduction to issues and key problems in the area of management ethics.
This unique volume gathers Webera s writings on a broad array of themes, from the nature of work, to the political culture of democracy, to the uniqueness... Læs mere