In this important volume Habermas outlines the views which form the basis of his critical theory of modern societies. The volume comprises five interlocking essays, which together define the contours of his theory of communication and of his substantive account of social change.
Noam Chomskya s work has had a decisive influence on the development of linguistics and more broadly on the study of mind and language. This book, which contains two new papers by Chomsky, assesses that a Chomskyan Turna in linguistics and the cognitive sciences.
This volume brings together, for the first time, a variety of texts from Certeau's book and journal publications which have proved important in the various disciplines where Certeau has had an influence.
aeo Provides background for students new to the period. aeo Assesses economic, social, religious and political life, covering the impact of long--term change as well... Læs mere
* This book provides exactly what is needed to assist supervisors, tutors and practitioners to integrate issues of a racea and culture into all areas of their training programme.
This collection of previously published essays acts as a companion to Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in English 1375 --1575. It pays particular attention to those critics who have had the most powerful recent impact on our reading of the texts of the period.
Traces the laity's struggle to achieve supremacy in the English Church and shows how the political and social developments between 1450 and 1660 were decisively... Læs mere
aeo Important new book about civil society by one of the leading scholars in politics and political theory today. aeo Examines the world--wide popularisation of the... Læs mere
Classical and Modern Social Theory is comprehensive introduction to the field, covering a wide historical range of thinkers, from the classical to the postmodernist, as well as key themes in social theory and a guide to the major debates.
Explains how Chomsky's theory fits into the wider study of language, his beliefs about language and mind, and the relation between his linguistic ideas and... Læs mere
A collection of articles written on children and the law, covering the essential areas of: child victimization; the reliability of children's accounts; truth and lies; children and the legal system; and children as perpetrators.
* a major new analysis of the hidden networks and alliances that lie behind George W. Busha s power * uncovers the ideological sources of... Læs mere