Introducing Postmodernism tracks the idea back to its roots by taking a tour of some of the most extreme and exhilarating events, people and thought of the last hundred years: in art-constructivism, conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol; in politics and…
by Appignanisi, Richard, Garratt, Chris
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Introducing Postmodernism tracks the idea back to its roots by taking a tour of some of the most extreme and exhilarating events, people and thought of the last hundred years: in art-constructivism, conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol; in politics and…
by Piero, Appignanesi, Richard, Thody, Philip Malcolm Waller
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Roland Barthes is best known as a semiologist, a student of the science of signs. This sees human beings primarily as communicating animals, and looks at the way they use language, clothes, gestures, hair styles, visual images, shapes and colour to convey to one another their ta…
Musician, poet, novelist and botanist, but above all, a philosopher who denied being one, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was the first to ask: What is the value of civilization? His answer shocked Enlightenment contemporaries and still challenges us today. "Introducing Rousseau" guides u…
by Appignanesi, Richard, Robinson, Dave, Groves, Judy
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""Introducing Plato"" begins by explaining how philosophers like Socrates and Pythagoras influenced Plato's thought. It provides a clear account of Plato's puzzling theory of knowledge, and explains how this theory then directed his provocative views on politics, ethics and indi…
How did philosophers like Socrates and Pythagoras influence Plato? What is his puzzling theory of knowledge all about, and how did it direct his provocative views on politics, ethics, individual liberty and many other subjects? Introducing Plato explains all of Plato's key ideas…
How did philosophers like Socrates and Pythagoras influence Plato? What is his puzzling theory of knowledge all about, and how did it direct his provocative views on politics, ethics, individual liberty and many other subjects? Introducing Plato explains all of Plato's key ideas…
by Van Loon, Borin, Sardar, Ziauddin
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Explores the complex relationship between the media, ideology, knowledge and power. This title provides a tour of media history and presents a coherent view of the media industry, media theory and methods in media research. It explains how 'the audience' is constructed and how i…
A Graphic Guide that takes readers on a tour through the world of Will.
Comic-style illustrations and text are used to introduce the basic concepts of political thinking and the major political theorists throughout history. Introducing Political Philosophy explains the subject's central concepts and presents the major political theorists from Plato…
by Robinson, Dave, Groves, Judy
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How did governments get started in the first place? Why should they be obeyed? Could we live without them? Introducing Political Philosophy explains the central concepts of this intriguing branch of philosophy.
by Robinson, David, Groves, Judy
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Introducing Political Philosophy explains the central concepts of this intriguing branch of philosophy and presents the major political theorists from Plato to Foucault. How did governments get started? Why should they be obeyed? Could we live without them? How much power should…