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Positioning Theory: Moral Contexts of International Action Rom Harre (Linacre College, Oxford) 9780631211389
RRP: £116.95Booksplease Price: £108.65The word 'position' has long been used in the field of social psychology. Now social psychologists are creating new theories on group positioning by studying everyday language and discourse and the... -
The Levinas Reader Sean Hand (London Guildhall University) 9780631164470
RRP: £38.95Booksplease Price: £37.12Emmanuel Levinas has been Professor of Philosophy at the Sorbonne and the director of the Ecole Normale Israelite Orientale. Through such works as "Totality and Infinity" and... -
Roman Imperialism – Readings and Sources by CB Champion 9780631231189
RRP: £115.95Booksplease Price: £108.09This broad-ranging reader on Roman imperialism brings together ancient documents in translation and a selection of the best recent scholarly essays, in order to introduce students to the major... -
The French Reformation by Mark Greengrass 9780631145165
RRP: £38.95Booksplease Price: £37.12The French Reformation seemed well--placed to succeed: there was a vigorous pre--reform movement, an apparent welcome for the work of French--speaking reformers in many quarters despite severe... -
Theology and Feminism Daphne Hampson (University of St Andrews) 9780631149446
RRP: £47.95Booksplease Price: £44.76Feminism represents a radical challenge to Christianity. Having developed its doctrine and its scriptures in a world in which women were considered subordinate, the Christian religion is now... -
Slavery by David M. Turley 9780631167297
RRP: £102.95Booksplease Price: £94.06This book is a cross-cultural examination of slavery. It draws material from the many regions, and widely separated historical periods, in which slavery has existed - ancient Greece and Rome,... -
Culture and Belief in Europe 1450 - 1600: An Anthology of Sources David Englander (Open University) 9780631169918
RRP: £49.95Booksplease Price: £46.77This is a wide-ranging interdisciplinary collection of material from primary sources, illustrating the relationship between cultural change and religious belief in sixteenth-century Europe. It... -
An Invitation to Old English and Anglo-Saxon England by Bruce Mitchell 9780631174363
RRP: £39.95Booksplease Price: £38.26In the six centuries before the Norman Conquest, the Anglo--Saxons set their mark on England: the origins of much that is distinctive in modern English culture may be found in the period, most... -
Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology: The Inner and the Outer, 1949 - 1951, Volume 2 Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosopher) 9780631189565
RRP: £33.95Booksplease Price: £32.86In the last years of his life, from 1949 to 1951, Wittgensteina s writings focused upon knowledge and certainty (collected together in On Certainty), upon colour concepts (in Remarks on Colour) and... -
Adorno: A Critical Reader by Nigel C. Gibson 9780631212485
RRP: £110.95Booksplease Price: £101.17Adorno: A Critical Reader presents a collection of new essays by many of the world's top critics, who examine Adorno's lasting impact on the arts, politics, history, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and... -
Professional Work: A Sociological Approach Kevin T. Leicht (University of Iowa) 9780631207252
RRP: £46.95Booksplease Price: £43.92Professional Work: A Sociological Approach is an introduction examining recent trends in the world of professional work. Authors Kevin Leicht and Mary Fennell review the history and theory of... -
The Anthropology of Media: A Reader by Kelly Askew 9780631220930
RRP: £121.95Booksplease Price: £113.23The Anthropology of Media: A Reader * Brings together key writings in the emergent field of the anthropology of media for the first time* Integrates key themes in the anthropology of media by means... -
Perspectives on Las Americas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation by Matthew C. Gutmann 9780631222958
RRP: £130.95Booksplease Price: £117.48In recent years, with the transformation of political economies and the influence of new theoretical frameworks, especially in cultural studies, older approaches to area studies have become... -
Minds in the Making: Essays in Honour of David R. Olson by Janet Wilde Astington 9780631218067
RRP: £53.95Booksplease Price: £48.77This collection of essays presents two complementary perspectives on the development of children's minds: one considering the role of society in the construction of the mind, the second showing how... -
Descartes by Andre Gombay 9780631233459
RRP: £81.95Booksplease Price: £73.66A bold and insightful departure from related texts, Descartes goes beyond the categorical associations placed on the philosopher's ideas, and explores the subtleties of his beliefs. * An elegant,... -
Readings in Language and Mind by Heimir Geirsson 9781557866707
RRP: £116.95Booksplease Price: £109.45This is an anthology of landmark essays in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and cognitive science since 1950. It includes essays that aim to reflect the fact that philosophy and the... -
Contemporary Metaphysics: An Introduction by Michael Jubien 9781557868589
RRP: £107.95Booksplease Price: £98.32This intelligible yet challenging survey aims to introduce the student to central metaphysical issues while at the same time pursuing a coherent metaphysical view. The range of topics discussed is... -
The Life of Henry Fielding: A Critical Biography by Ronald Paulson 9780631191469
RRP: £96.95Booksplease Price: £89.27For Henry Fielding, 'storytelling', whether in the form of a play, essay or novel, was a means of transmuting the dross of his own experiences.In this important new critical biography, Ronald Paulson... -
Problems of Religious Diversity by Paul J. Griffiths 9780631211495
RRP: £112.95Booksplease Price: £99.27Exploring Religious Diversity analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice. * Analyzes the... -
Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction Susan Bassnett (University of Warwick, UK) 9780631167051
RRP: £34.95Booksplease Price: £33.71This major new introduction to comparative literature is for the students coming to the subject for the first time. Through an examination of a series of case studies and new theoretical... -
The Irigaray Reader: Luce Irigaray Margaret Whitford (University of London) 9780631170433
RRP: £36.95Booksplease Price: £35.41Luce Irigaray is a practising psychoanalyst, and formerly a member of the Ecole freudienne de Paris. She has also held a research post at the Centre National de Research Scientifiques since 1964,... -
Regional Economics and Policy by Harvey Armstrong
RRP: £36.95Booksplease Price: £35.71The revised edition of this classic text contains discussions of the latest theoretical developments in regional economics and reviews recent changes in regional policy and institutions in the... -
Marx After Marxism: The Philosophy of Karl Marx by Tom Rockmore
RRP: £106.95Booksplease Price: £95.77Marx After Marxism encourages readers to understand Karl Marx in new ways, unencumbered by political Marxist interpretations that have long dominated the discussions of both Marxists and non-Marxists... -
Relocating Postcolonialism by DT Goldberg 9780631208044
RRP: £121.95Booksplease Price: £113.23Relocating Postcolonialism brings together the essays of well-established contributors to postcolonialism as well as emergent scholars. The conversational quality of the volume, enhanced by the relay... -
The Jews in Poland by Chimen Abramsky 9780631165828
RRP: £40.95Booksplease Price: £38.81By the end of the 17th century probably three quarters of world Jewry dwelt within the borders of the Polish republic, which became not only a haven from persecution but the centre of a flourishing... -
Language in Social Worlds by W. Peter Robinson 9780631193357
RRP: £129.95Booksplease Price: £116.12This is a comprehensive text on language and communication, written from a social psychological perspective. It shows how language and non-verbal activities are integrated in the process of... -
Anaphora: A Reference Guide by Andrew Barss 9780631211174
RRP: £121.95Booksplease Price: £109.17Anaphora: A Reference Guide is a collection of essays that report on the major results of recent research in anaphora and set the stage for further inquiry. * Reports on the major results of recent... -
The Racial State by David Theo Goldberg 9780631199199
RRP: £109.95Booksplease Price: £100.31Recent works on racial theory and state theory have tended to ignore each other. "The Racial State", by contrast, argues that race is integral to the conceptual, philosophical and material... -
The Russian Revolution: The Essential Readings by Martin A. Miller 9780631216384
RRP: £109.95Booksplease Price: £100.01This volume consists of nine chapters which deal with many of the crucial issues of the Russian Revolution, introduced and contextualized particularly for students. The material, all written by... -
Chomsky and His Critics by Louise M. Antony 9780631200208
RRP: £110.95Booksplease Price: £99.46In this compelling volume, ten distinguished thinkers ---- William G. Lycan, Galen Strawson, Jeffrey Poland, Georges Rey, Frances Egan, Paul Horwich, Peter Ludlow, Paul Pietroski, Alison Gopnik, and... -
Unsanctifying Human Life: Essays on Ethics by Helga Kuhse 9780631225065
RRP: £116.95Booksplease Price: £108.95Peter Singer has been described as one of the world's most influential philosophers, as well as one of the most dangerous. This collection, selected by Singer's close colleague and collaborator Helga... -
An Introduction to Epistemology by Charles Landesman 9780631202127
RRP: £105.95Booksplease Price: £96.61This book is an introduction to the fundamental problems and issues of epistemology. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and is therefore ideal as a core text for beginning students... -
Social Theory and Postcommunism by William Outhwaite 9780631211112
RRP: £92.95Booksplease Price: £82.05"Social Theory and Postcommunism" undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book discusses the... -
An Historical Dictionary of German Figurative Usage, Fascicle 32 by Keith Spalding 9780631040200
Booksplease Price: £72.67Professor Spalding's Historical Dictionary of German Figurative Usage has been appearing in separate fascicles since 1952. The work presents information about German figurative speech and its history... -
A Derrida Dictionary by Niall Lucy 9780631218425
RRP: £97.25Booksplease Price: £85.75This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works. * This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works. * From 'aporia' to 'yes', the... -
Frederick Douglass: A Critical Reader by Bill Lawson 9780631205777
RRP: £87.25Booksplease Price: £80.76In this powerful volume, 15 leading American philosophers examine and critically reassess Douglassa s significance for contemporary social and political thought. Philosophically, Douglassa s work... -
Readings in Contemporary Political Sociology by Dr. Kate Nash
RRP: £113.95Booksplease Price: £106.38"Readings in Contemporary Political Sociology" collects the best published writings of prominent sociologists and political theorists currently working in the field. The essays chart new... -
The Old South by Mark M. Smith
RRP: £101.95Booksplease Price: £93.51This collection of primary documents and previously published essays introduces students to the principal themes in recent scholarship on the social and cultural history of the Old South. The twelve... -
Zettel Ludwig Wittgenstein 9780631128236
RRP: £29.95Booksplease Price: £27.77Zettel is a collection of fragments which Wittgenstein cut from various of his typescripts and preserved for future use. More than half of the fragments were written in the years 1946-1948, after the... -
Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory by Bruce Hayes 9780631197119
RRP: £36.95Booksplease Price: £36.21Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a textbook, written for introductory courses in linguistic theory for undergraduate linguistics majors and first--year graduate students, by...