Essays

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595180196Author Mark RandallFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Writers Club PressPublisher Writers Club PressWeight(grams) 517g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991440924Author C S DruryFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Puma Negra PublishingPublisher Puma Negra PublishingWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547844596Author MR Joseph EpsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

George Yeo: Musings Series One and Series Two available as a set hereGeorge Yeo: Musings (In 3 Volumes) available as a set hereOver sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over a wide range...

A trailblazing collection of writing from Binyavanga Wainaina's extraordinary life, featuring an introduction from his long-time friend, Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBinyavanga Wainaina was a seminal author and creative force, remembered as one of the...

The Zakir Husain Memorial Lecture, held at Zakir Husain College each year, honours an eminent educationalist, nationalist, and distinguished President of India. Dr. Zakir Husain was well aware of the historical contribution and contemporary significance...

Across the twentieth century, the Russian literary hero remained central to Russian fiction and frequently "battled" one enemy or another, whether on the battlefield or on a civilian front. War was the experience of the Russian people, and it became a...

A collection of essays on early modern women from a collection of leading figures in the field.Subject/Object and Beyond brings together essays by established and emerging scholars to honor the exceptionally rich contributions and career of scholar...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982178437Author Tajja IsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 207g

A riveting investigation of the utopian experiments attempting to resist the unrelenting demands of late-stage capitalism-only to end up living comfortably alongside itWhat do post-work politics, the cult of crypto, clubbing, and polyamory have in...

While other academic disciplines claim a focus around specific subject matter, sociologists think of their field as an approach to understanding the often invisible forces and social contexts that shape the way people conduct their lives. How these...

From the German Black Forest to the Romanian and Ukrainian shores where it flows into the Black Sea, Europe's second longest river connects ten countries, while its watershed covers four more. The Danube serves as an artery of a culturally diverse...

Throughout the twentieth century war was at the forefront of the consciousness of the Russian people, and became a dominant trope to represent the Soviet experience in literature and other areas of cultural life. This book traces those war experiences,...

Not sure how to start your essay or prepare for a presentation? Worried about how to structure your report? Questioning what a good assignment actually looks like? With encouraging, jargon-free advice and a clearly defined seven-step plan to getting...

Have you ever been stunned by a low grade, when you were expecting an A or B? Are you struggling to make the jump from a second to a first? Doing Essays and Assignments gives you an insider's view on what tutors and professors really want when...

Doing Race focuses on race and ethnicity in everyday life: what they are, how they work, and why they matter. Going to school and work, renting an apartment or buying a house, watching television, voting, listening to music, reading books and newspapers,...

This popular reader has a strong sociological focus, highlighting the ways that social institutions-and the individuals within them-shape our understanding of sexuality and influence our behaviours, attitudes and identities. The readings, 50 percent of...

This book is a collection of twenty-one essays by Professor David Chan, which first appeared in The Straits Times from October 2011 to January 2015. The essays discussed a wide range of topics including happiness and well-being, fairness perceptions, the...

This is written in honour of James Petras, the revolutionary and anti-imperialist activist and writer, in recognition of his intellectual achievements and political interventions - his steadfast principles, distinguished scholarship, extraordinary...

Since the modern founding of the theory of signs by the American philosopher-scientist Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914), the field of semiotics has become increasingly prominent as a method of interdisciplinary research and study, bridging the...

Remapping Memory was first published in 1994. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The essays in this...

Citizen artists successfully rebuild the social infrastructure in six communities devastated by war, repression and dislocation. Author William Cleveland tells remarkable stories from Northern Ireland, Cambodia, South Africa, United States (Watts, Los...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780299223144Author Bruce BendersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint University of Wisconsin PressPublisher University of Wisconsin PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788185229638Author Sudhir ChandraFormat HardbackPage Count 356Imprint TulikaPublisher Tulika Print Communication ServicesWeight(grams) 614g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640094932Author Tom ZoellnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CounterpointPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 140mm * 19mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789382381075Author Sraboni MunshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint TulikaPublisher TulikaWeight(grams) 198g

This book is the second collection of twenty-one essays by behavioural scientist Professor David Chan. The essays in the book first appeared in The Straits Times from March 2015 to September 2017. They discuss a wide range of topics including the...

Nathan Vass has been driving a Seattle city bus at night for the last decade. He began writing a popular blog, The View from Nathan's Bus, about his encounters with the riders of the No. 7 bus, which cuts through the heart of the city's Rainier Valley,...

Abandonment, loss, endless transitions, self-reliance, continued persistence, and fierce beauty all coexist in this compelling collection of stories of ten women who journey from victims of the child welfare system to survivors, and beyond. These women...

First published in 1991, The Many Lives of the Batman is a serious academic exploration of the cultural phenomenon called Batman. Marketing savvy alone did not build the Batman's extraordinary success; it encompasses a variety of audiences who have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781775276609Author Philippe TortellFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Peter Wall InstitutePublisher Peter Wall Institute

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604860566Author Paul GoodmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 286g

Computer-centered networks and technologies are reshaping social relations and constituting new social domains on a global scale, from virtually borderless electronic markets and Internet-based large-scale conversations to worldwide open source software...

During his twenty-year tenure as a columnist for Viet Nam News, Ha Noi's English-language newspaper, Huu Ngoc charmed and invigorated an international readership hungry for straightforward but elegant entrees into understanding Vietnamese culture. The...

In The Global Left: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Immanuel Wallerstein takes stock of the practices of the left, historically in the time of its great ideals and today in the midst of the global crisis of capitalism. He underlines the urgency of seeing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982165789Author Maya PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 142mm * 19mm

What happens when the usual political tactics of deflect and dodge are no longer enough? A reckoning. The Guardian's political reporter Amy Remeikis has spoken before about being a survivor of sexual assault, but Brittany Higgins going public with her...

At times of global crisis, Jonathan Schell's writings have always presented nuanced and influential alternatives to conventional thinking. The moral clarity of his reportage first entered the public consciousness with his dispatches for The New Yorker on...

Jonathan Rutherford returns here to a theme on which he has written widely, to revisit its cultural and political relevance for the new century. Identity is the means by which individuals struggle to give themselves meaning and representation, and has...

George Yeo: Musings Series One and Series Two available as a set hereGeorge Yeo: Musings (In 3 Volumes) available as a set hereOver sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over a wide range...