Arts, Literature, and Humanities

Fewer than 12 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions, and union membership rates are falling in much of the world. With tremendous growth in ineq...

In clear, concise, and elegant prose, the acclaimed literary scholar M. A. R. Habib introduces major critical movements, figures, and texts, while ...

Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to the full range of contemporary approaches to the...

Michael Ryan′s Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Second Edition introduces students to the full range of contemporary approaches to the st...

Literary Theory: A Reintroduction introduces the current state of theory by placing it in its social, historical, and institutional contexts. Focu...

Beginning in the 1920s, the book looks at the impact of the periods preceding the 'theory movement' and reintroduces this movement from a contempor...

The new edition of this bestselling literary theory anthology has been thoroughly updated to include influential texts from innovative new areas, i...

Literary Theory: An Anthology is a unique combination of the classic statements in criticism and the new theories that have revolutionized literary...

First published in 1983, Literary Theory: An Introduction is probably the best-selling work of literary criticism in the world today. It propelled ...

A quarter of a century on from its original publication, Literary Theory: An Introduction still conjures the subversion, excitement and exoticism t...

At the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, there are al...

In a clear and readable style, Living with Theory maps out contemporary theory, tracing its complex configurations, its political preoccupations, a...

In a focused assessment of one of the founding members of the liberal tradition in philosophy and a self-proclaimed “Under-Labourer” working to sup...

Materials and Methods in ELT , Second Edition offers a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principles and practice of...

Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History is the most comprehensive account of modern criticism and theory available in the English language....

Written in concise and clear language, this book offers an historical overview of literary criticism and theory throughout the twentieth century al...

This short introduction to Modernism analyses the movement from the perspective of English and American literature. Provides a critical overview of...

At a time when many public commentators are turning against multiculturalism in response to fears about militant Islam, immigration or social cohes...

Perspectives on Modern South Asia presents an exciting core collection of essays drawn from anthropology, literary and cultural studies, history, s...

As an exile in America during the War, Theodor Adorno grew acquainted with the fundamentals of empirical social research, something which would sha...

Philosopher, physicist, and anarchist Paul Feyerabend was one of the most unconventional scholars of his time. His book Against Method has become a...

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians a...

This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Le...

This new anthology brings together the most diverse and recent voices in postcolonial theory to emerge since 9/11, alongside classic texts in estab...