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Philosophy in the Present
Two controversial thinkers discuss a timeless but nonetheless urgent question: should philosophy interfere in the world? Nothing less than philosophy... Les mer
Derrida, an Egyptian
Offers a series of recontextualizations of Jacques Derrida's work by exploring the connections between Derrida and 7 major thinkers, including Hegel,... Les mer
Living on borrowed time
The global financial crisis has shattered the illusion that all was well with capitalism and forced us to confront the great challenges we face today... Les mer
Number and Numbers
The political regime of global capitalism reduces the world to an endless network of numbers within numbers, but how many of us really understand... Les mer
The Century
Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty... Les mer
The Art of Shrinking Heads
After the hell of the Nazis and the terror of Communism, it is possible that a new catastrophe has appeared on the horizon: this time it is... Les mer
Consuming Life
With the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers. In this new consumer society, individuals... Les mer
Liquid Times
The passage from 'solid' to 'liquid' modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting... Les mer
Gayatri Spivak
This new book by Stephen Morton provides an ideal introduction to the work of Gayatri Spivak, a complex and increasingly important contemporary... Les mer
Film and Cinema Spectatorship
  Omtale av Film and Cinema Spectatorship Film and Cinema Spectatorship provides a clear and wide--ranging introduction to different... Les mer
On the Pragmatics of Communication
This volume brings together Habermasa s key writings on language and communication. Including some classic texts as well as new material which is... Les mer
Community
This work takes a look at the tensions between ideas of community and individuality, and security and freedom. It offers a reappraisal of the concept... Les mer
Globalization The human Consequences
a Globalizationa is a word that is currently much in use. This book is an attempt to show that there is far more to globalization than its surface... Les mer