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18 produkter
Political Thought
Av Michael Rosen, Jonathan Wolff
Häftad, 1999
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656 kr
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Human beings live together in societies which, by their very nature, give rise to institutions governing the behaviour and freedom of individuals. This raises important questions about how these institutions ought to function, and the extent to which actual systems of government succeed or fail in …
Sexuality
Häftad, 1999
1048 kr
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Sexuality has always been an obsessive human concern; it has often been the real subject of cultural, religious, and political discourses that did not dare to mention it or did not have the language for addressing it directly. We now possess both the language and the cultural temerity to discuss …
Ethics
Av Singer, Peter Singer
Häftad, 1994
469 kr
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This book is not a conventional reader in moral philosophy. To capture the essentials of what we know about the origins and nature of ethics, Peter Singer has drawn on anthropology, history, observation of non-human animals, the theory of evolution, game theory, and works of fiction, in addition to …
Fascism
Av Roger Griffin, RogerEdited by Griffin
Häftad, 1995
747 kr
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Fascism as a political ideology is a product of the modern age. It is an ideology which has been identified with totalitarianism, state terror, social engineering, fanaticism, orchestrated violence, and blind obedience. Yet once again fascism is in the ascendant, suggesting that it is time for us …
Class
Häftad, 1995
770 kr
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In recent years, the concept of class has come under increasing scrutiny, as a means of explaining both the present and the past. The post-industrial class has superceded the manual working class, and new forms of industrial management have broken up more traditional hierarchies and outlooks. …
Classical Philosophy
Häftad, 1999
1078 kr
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This Oxford Reader seeks to introduce some of the main philosophical questions raised by the Greek and Roman philosophers of classical antiquity. Selections from the writings of ancient philosophers are interspersed with Terence Irwin's incisive commentary, and sometimes with contributions from …
War
Häftad, 1994
700 kr
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War has shaped the international system, prompted social change, and inspired the arts. The ubiquitous and multi-faceted character of war is fully reflected in this new Oxford Reader. It addresses the causes of war, the experience of war, and the moral and strategic principles behind war through a …
Nationalism
Av John Hutchinson, Anthony D. Smith
Häftad, 1994
700 kr
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Nationalism is one of the most powerful forces in the modern world, yet its study has only recently gained popularity. This reader gives historical depth to the recent debates on nationalism and traces the development of thought on nationalism across a wide range of issues with reference to texts …
Feminisms
Av Sandra Kemp, Judith Squires
Häftad, 1998
1005 kr
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`A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place.' Michele Le DoeuffSpanning nearly two decades (1980-1996), the six sections of this reader investigate the debates which have most characterized feminist theory to date.Including articles such as `Pornography and Fantasy', `The …
Ethnicity
Av John Hutchinson, Anthony D. Smith
Häftad, 1996
931 kr
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Although the term `ethnicity' is recent, the sense of kinship, group solidarity, and common culture to which it refers is as old as the historical record. Ethnic communities have been present in every period and continent, and have played an important role in all societies. The sense of a common …
Aesthetics
Av Susan L. Feagin, Patrick Maynard
Häftad, 1997
736 kr
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This new Reader offers an important new resource, combining classic accounts of the nature of aesthetics with the latests methods of approaching the subject. With its valuable multicultural approach, not confined to the consideration of fine art, it focuses on questions that examine why art and the …
Nazism
Av Neil Gregor
Häftad, 2000
772 kr
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The Nazi regime was a regime of unparalleled destructiveness. Nazism presents both key texts from some of the most innovative and challenging of more recent studies and extracts from the older historiography of the origins, nature, impact, and legacy of the National Socialist regime. It suggests …
Faith and Reason
Av Paul Helm
Häftad, 1999
876 kr
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The philosophy of religion is an intrinsic part of the richness of western philosophy. This Oxford Reader displays in historical perspective some of the rich dialogue between religion and philosophy over two millennia, beginning with Greek reflections about God and the gods, and ending with …
The British Empire
Av Jane Samson
Häftad, 2001
884 kr
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The phenomenon of imperialism has never been under such intense scrutiny, by such a wide range of academic disciplines, as it is today. From cultural studies to the history of science, academics are engaged in a series of debates about empire which move far beyond traditional preoccupations with …
Racism
Av Martin Bulmer, Martin Bulmer m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
1148 kr
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W. E. B. DuBois wrote in 1903 that `the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the colour line - the relation of the darker to the lighter races in Asia and Africa, in America and in the islands of the sea'. As the century draws to its close, this remains true; if anything the salience …
Slavery
Av Stanley Engerman, Seymour Drescher m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
846 kr
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This new Reader draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the slave trade. Exploring the economic, cultural, and political role of slavery, the volume shows the similarities as well as the differences in different times and places. While …
Jesus
Häftad, 2002
656 kr
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This Oxford Reader encompasses the two-thousand year history of responses to Jesus of Nazareth. The selected readings are arranged into seven chronological chapters, which are in turn organized thematically. More than 340 extracts are included, with familiar materials from key texts in the history …
Evolution
Av Mark Ridley
Häftad, 2003
779 kr
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Evolution is unlike any other theory in science in the generality of its interest and the excellence of the authors who write about it. This anthology contains extracts from over 60 scientific papers, by authors such as Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Francis Crick and Jacques Monod. It starts …
