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34 produkter
Seeking Social Justice Through Globalization
Escaping a Nationalist Perspective
Häftad, 2003
406 kr
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As demonstrations at meetings of world economic leaders have dramatically shown, the "globalization" of the world economy is now a subject of heated political debate. Generally supported for its positive benefits by neoliberals and attacked for its negative repercussions by the left, it is a …
Marxism and Science
Analysis of an Obsession
Häftad, 1994
601 kr
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In 1980 Alvin Gouldner identified two traditions of Marxist thought—Marxism as science and Marxism as critique. This book is concerned with the first and by far the most politically influential of those traditions—Marxism as science. It analyzes the claim, first made by Marx and Engels themselves, …
Class and Economic Change in Kenya
The Making of an African Petite-Bourgeoisie
Häftad, 2011
770 kr
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This analysis of the transformation of the political economy of colonial and post-colonial Kenya is followed by a theoretical discussion of its implications for such issues as the type of class analysis which is appropriate for the country, the role of the state in capital accumulation and class …
Rethinking Socialism
A Theory for a Better Practice
Inbunden, 2019
2124 kr
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First published in 1983. Socialism was generally unpopular in Britain in the 1980s. The Left needed new ideas and fresh approaches if it was ever to escape its isolation from the mainstream of political and cultural life. Rethinking Socialism brought such a perspective to socialist thought and …
Rethinking Socialism
A Theory for a Better Practice
Häftad, 2021
543 kr
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First published in 1983. Socialism was generally unpopular in Britain in the 1980s. The Left needed new ideas and fresh approaches if it was ever to escape its isolation from the mainstream of political and cultural life. Rethinking Socialism brought such a perspective to socialist thought and …
Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
A Global Future Beyond Nationalism
Häftad, 2019
763 kr
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This short book makes a connection between recent ‘tectonic shifts’ in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies.The shift of manufacturing away from the West, allied to the pressure to keep costs down in an increasingly competitive global economy, has …
Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
A Global Future Beyond Nationalism
Inbunden, 2019
2508 kr
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This short book makes a connection between recent ‘tectonic shifts’ in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies.The shift of manufacturing away from the West, allied to the pressure to keep costs down in an increasingly competitive global economy, has …
Marx and Wittgenstein
Knowledge, Morality and Politics
Av Gavin Kitching, Nigel Pleasants
Inbunden, 2002
2576 kr
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At first sight, Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein may well seem to be as different from each other as it is possible for the ideas of two major intellectuals to be.Despite this standard conception, however, a small number of scholars have long suggested that there are deeper philosophical …
Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective
Populism, Nationalism and Industrialisation
Inbunden, 2010
2501 kr
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How do the intellectual origins and historical background of western and other theories of development affect their relevance to contemporary Third-World conditions? This is the central question behind Gavin Kitching’s examination of ‘development studies’, first published in 1982, from its origins …
Marx and Wittgenstein
Knowledge, Morality and Politics
Av Gavin Kitching, Nigel Pleasants
Häftad, 2014
873 kr
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At first sight, Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein may well seem to be as different from each other as it is possible for the ideas of two major intellectuals to be.Despite this standard conception, however, a small number of scholars have long suggested that there are deeper philosophical …
Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective
Populism, Nationalism and Industrialisation
Häftad, 2014
906 kr
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How do the intellectual origins and historical background of western and other theories of development affect their relevance to contemporary Third-World conditions? This is the central question behind Gavin Kitching’s examination of ‘development studies’, first published in 1982, from its origins …
Trouble with Theory
The educational costs of postmodernism
E-bok, 2020
399 kr
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Postmodern theory has engaged the hearts and heads of the brightest students because of its apparent political and social radicalism. Despite this Professor Gavin Kitching claims that, ''At the heart of postmodernism is very poor, deeply confused and misbegotten philosophy. As a result even the …
Trouble with Theory
The educational costs of postmodernism
E-bok, 2020
399 kr
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Postmodern theory has engaged the hearts and heads of the brightest students because of its apparent political and social radicalism. Despite this Professor Gavin Kitching claims that, ''At the heart of postmodernism is very poor, deeply confused and misbegotten philosophy. As a result even the …
Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
A Global Future Beyond Nationalism
E-bok, 2019
881 kr
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This short book makes a connection between recent ‘tectonic shifts’ in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies. The shift of manufacturing away from the West, allied to the pressure to keep costs down in an increasingly competitive global …
Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
A Global Future Beyond Nationalism
E-bok, 2019
881 kr
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This short book makes a connection between recent ‘tectonic shifts’ in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies. The shift of manufacturing away from the West, allied to the pressure to keep costs down in an increasingly competitive global …
Rethinking Socialism
A Theory for a Better Practice
E-bok, 2019
627 kr
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First published in 1983. Socialism was generally unpopular in Britain in the 1980s. The Left needed new ideas and fresh approaches if it was ever to escape its isolation from the mainstream of political and cultural life. Rethinking Socialism brought such a perspective to socialist thought and …
Rethinking Socialism
A Theory for a Better Practice
E-bok, 2019
627 kr
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First published in 1983. Socialism was generally unpopular in Britain in the 1980s. The Left needed new ideas and fresh approaches if it was ever to escape its isolation from the mainstream of political and cultural life. Rethinking Socialism brought such a perspective to socialist thought and …
Teaching the Humanities in a Fractious World
A Reply to Sceptics
Inbunden, 2025
863 kr
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This book confronts an ever more popular suspicion – that a university education in the humanities and social sciences is an ‘elitist’ indoctrination into ‘leftist’ or ‘liberal’ views. Having taught them for nearly 40 years, Gavin Kitching shows that, on the contrary, studying these subjects leads …
Teaching the Humanities in a Fractious World
A Reply to Sceptics
Häftad, 2026
369 kr
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This book confronts an ever more popular suspicion – that a university education in the humanities and social sciences is an ‘elitist’ indoctrination into ‘leftist’ or ‘liberal’ views. Having taught them for nearly 40 years, Gavin Kitching shows that, on the contrary, studying these subjects leads …
Teaching the Humanities in a Fractious World
A Reply to Sceptics
E-bok, 2025
433 kr
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This book confronts an ever more popular suspicion – that a university education in the humanities and social sciences is an ‘elitist’ indoctrination into ‘leftist’ or ‘liberal’ views. Having taught them for nearly 40 years, Gavin Kitching shows that, on the contrary, studying these subjects leads …
Teaching the Humanities in a Fractious World
A Reply to Sceptics
E-bok, 2025
419 kr
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This book confronts an ever more popular suspicion – that a university education in the humanities and social sciences is an ‘elitist’ indoctrination into ‘leftist’ or ‘liberal’ views. Having taught them for nearly 40 years, Gavin Kitching shows that, on the contrary, studying these subjects leads …
Wittgenstein and Society
A Social Researcher Philosophises
Inbunden, 2026
2501 kr
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Building on the success of Wittgenstein and Society: Essays in Conceptual Puzzlement (2003), this freshly conceptualised second edition offers a unique perspective on Wittgenstein’s later philosophy by examining its implications through the lens of empirical social research.Gavin Kitching, an …
Wittgenstein and Society
A Social Researcher Philosophises
Häftad, 2026
645 kr
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Building on the success of Wittgenstein and Society: Essays in Conceptual Puzzlement (2003), this freshly conceptualised second edition offers a unique perspective on Wittgenstein’s later philosophy by examining its implications through the lens of empirical social research.Gavin Kitching, an …
Marx and Wittgenstein
Knowledge, Morality and Politics
Av Nigel Pleasants, Gavin Kitching
E-bok, 2013
1004 kr
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At first sight, Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein may well seem to be as different from each other as it is possible for the ideas of two major intellectuals to be.Despite this standard conception, however, a small number of scholars have long suggested that there are deeper philosophical …
Marx and Wittgenstein
Knowledge, Morality and Politics
Av Nigel Pleasants, Gavin Kitching
E-bok, 2013
1004 kr
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At first sight, Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein may well seem to be as different from each other as it is possible for the ideas of two major intellectuals to be.Despite this standard conception, however, a small number of scholars have long suggested that there are deeper philosophical …
Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective
Populism, Nationalism and Industrialisation
E-bok, 2012
953 kr
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How do the intellectual origins and historical background of western and other theories of development affect their relevance to contemporary Third-World conditions? This is the central question behind Gavin Kitching’s examination of ‘development studies’, first published in 1982, from its …
Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective
Populism, Nationalism and Industrialisation
E-bok, 2012
953 kr
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How do the intellectual origins and historical background of western and other theories of development affect their relevance to contemporary Third-World conditions? This is the central question behind Gavin Kitching’s examination of ‘development studies’, first published in 1982, from its …
Karl Marx and the Philosophy of Praxis
Inbunden, 2015
2501 kr
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In this major study, first published in 1988, Professor Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx’s work. He presents the philosophical, economic, and political Marx as one thinker, and argues that the …
Karl Marx and the Philosophy of Praxis
Häftad, 2016
616 kr
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In this major study, first published in 1988, Professor Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx’s work. He presents the philosophical, economic, and political Marx as one thinker, and argues that the …
Karl Marx and the Philosophy of Praxis (RLE Marxism)
E-bok, 2015
727 kr
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In this major study, first published in 1988, Professor Kitching builds on recent scholarship on Marx and Wittgenstein to provide an incisive, readable account and critique of the whole of Marx’s work. He presents the philosophical, economic, and political Marx as one thinker, and argues that the …
