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Can the internet solve the problem of mass education, and bring human beings to a level of community? This title agues that there is much in common...

Since September 11th, we frequently hear that political differences should be put aside: the real struggle is between good and evil. What does this...

The media often talk about public opinion, the 'American' or 'British' public, or the movie-going public. A public can hold an opinion and be divid...

Paul Ricoeur was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this short and accessible book, he turns to a topic at the hea...

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A powerful selection of essays by one of the most important critics in postcolonial studies, arguing for practices of reading and criticism fully a...

Introducing students to a range of key thinkers who have sought to question the contemporary situation, this guidebook enables readers to begin to ...

Known for its accessible approach and concrete real-life examples, the second edition of Practical Business Negotiation continues to equip users wi...

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This practical introduction for first time researchers provides a bridge between how to conduct research and the philosophy of social science, allo...

An invaluable introduction to this highly influential philosopher, Rawls is essential reading for anyone coming to his work for the first time.

Coming to prominence with the nineteenth-century novel, literary realism has most often been associated with the insistence that art cannot turn aw...

Often derided as an inferior form of literature, 'romance' as a literary mode or genre defies satisfactory definition, dividing critics, scholars a...

Romanticism was a revolutionary intellectual and artistic movement which generated some of the most popular and influential texts in British and Am...

In this superb introduction, Nicholas Dent covers the whole of Rousseau's thought. Beginning with a helpful overview of Rousseau's life and works, ...

The Routledge Companion to Critical Theory is an indispensable aid for anyone approaching this exciting field of study for the first time. By explo...

The past several decades have seen an explosion of interest in narrative, with this multifaceted object of inquiry becoming a central concern in a ...

In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers the major aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. He discusses the central areas of Schopenha...

This study explores the connections between a secular Indian nation and fiction in English by a number of postcolonial Indian writers of the 1980s ...

For over twenty years, Sexuality has provided a cutting edge introduction to debates about sexualities, gender, and intimate life. Previous edition...

The term ‘social capital’ is a way of defining the intangible resources of community, shared values and trust upon which we draw in daily life. It ...

This third edition builds on the international success of previous editions, offering an easy access critical introduction to social science theori...

Alternative Media' is the term used to describe non-mainstream media forms that are independently run and community focussed, such as zines, pirate...

The historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history,...