Zygmunt Baumana s powerful and persuasive study of the postmodern perspective on ethics is particularly welcome. For Bauman the great issues of ethics have lost none of their... Læs mere
This volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times.
* Extends the treatment of metapragmatic phenomena otherwise known as a indexinga * Gives full--fledged treatment to the theory of Pragmatic Acts * Includes new chapters on... Læs mere
1. An important new book by Habermas -- one of the worlda s leading social and political thinkers. 2. Addresses the impact of globalization on politics and cultural identity. 3. Accessible to non--specialists, this book is an excellent introduction to Habermasa views.
aeo Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most influential social thinkers of the late twentieth century. aeo This book provides an excellent and in--depth introduction to his work and to the principles and assumptions which underlie it.
This book brings together leading experts in the field to develop a new agenda for the centre--left. In his extensive introduction, Anthony Giddens draws the threads together to sketch a powerful and novel left--centre political approach.
Explores the central problems and the most intriguing new directions in the philosophy of mathematics. The papers are organized thematically, rather than... Læs mere
Phonetic Data Analysis examines the procedures involved in describing the sounds of a language and illustrates the basic techniques of experimental phonetics, most of them requiring little more than a tape recorder, a video camera, and a computer.
* Explores the way in which religion combines with ethnic and national conflict to stimulate political militancy in many parts of the world. * Draws on material from all over the world and from all religious traditions to explore the complex links between religion and politics.
aeoTakes a distinctive approach, focusing on the theoretical issues underpinning politics and the mass media. aeo Provides up--to--date coverage of the latest multi--media... Læs mere
* Provides an accessible narrative history of Egypt from earliest human settlement to the time of the first pharoahs. * Explores... Læs mere
This completes Ed Sojaa s trilogy on urban studies, which began with Postmodern Geographies and continued with Thirdspace. It is the first... Læs mere