Happiness Studies: An Introduction (Ben-Shahar Tal)(Paperback)

Happiness Studies: An Introduction (Ben-Shahar Tal)(Paperback)

In this book, Tal Ben-Shahar introduces a new interdisciplinary field of study that is dedicated to exploring happiness. The study of happiness ought not be left to psychologists alone. Philosophers, theologians, biologists, economists, and scholars from other disciplines have explored ways of

Happier: Can you learn to be Happy? (UK Paperback) (Ben-Shahar Tal)(Paperback / softback)

Grounded in the revolutionary 'positive psychology' movement, the author combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily

An Introduction to Global Studies (MacKinnon Aran)(Paperback)

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, An Introduction to Global Studies presents readers with a solid introduction to the complex, interconnected forces and issues confronting today's globalized world. Introduces readers to major theories, key terms, concepts, and notable theorists Equips readers

An Introduction to Game Studies (Mayra Frans)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Game Studies is a core textbook for game studies as an academic discipline, and is the comprehensive guide to the field. It introduces the student to the history and character of games studies as an analytical study of games in culture, and then moves to provide an overview of

Contemporary Health Studies: An Introduction (Warwick-Booth Louise)(Paperback)

Contemporary Health Studies provides an accessible introduction to current issues and key debates in understanding and promoting health. Its up-to-date, global focus places a strong emphasis on the social, political and environmental dimensions of health. Part One sets the scene by looking closely

Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction (Paxson Peyton)(Paperback)

Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction, 2nd edition is a comprehensive yet concise survey of the history of mass communication media, discussing the current state of each medium, and anticipating the future of mass media. Divided into twelve chapters, it can be used in either

Geographies of Development: An Introduction to Development Studies (Potter Robert)(Paperback)

Now in its fourth edition, Geographies of Development: An Introduction to Development Studies remains a core, balanced and comprehensive introductory textbook for students of Development Studies, Development Geography and related fields. This clear and concise text encourages critical engagement by

Critical Media Studies: An Introduction (Ott Brian L.)(Paperback)

Film Studies, Second Edition: An Introduction (Sikov Ed)(Paperback)

Film Studies is a concise and indispensable introduction to the formal study of cinema. Ed Sikov offers a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active reader and

Body Studies: An Introduction (Demello Margo)(Paperback)

In recent years, body studies has expanded rapidly, becoming an increasingly popular field of study within anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. This groundbreaking textbook takes the topics and theories from these disciplines, and combines them into one single, easily accessible text for

Introduction to Science & Tech (Sismondo Sergio)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, Second Edition reflects the latest advances in the field while continuing to provide students with a road map to the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying

The Life of Texts: An Introduction to Literary Studies (Brillenburg Wurth Kiene)(Paperback)

This innovative introduction to literary studies takes 'the life of texts' as its overarching frame. It provides a conceptual and methodological toolbox for analysing novels, poems, and all sorts of other texts as they circulate in oral, print, and digital form. It shows how texts inspire each

Security Studies: An Introduction (Williams Paul D.)(Pevná vazba)

Security Studies: An Introduction, 3rd edition, is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks, and issues on the contemporary security agenda. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated, with

Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human-Animal Studies (Demello Margo)(Paperback)

Human-animal studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the spaces that animals occupy in human social and cultural worlds. It examines the interactions humans and animals have with each other and the ways animal lives intersect with human societies. Since existing social orders rely on

Plants and Habitats - An Introduction to Common Plants and Their Habitats in Britain and Ireland (Averis Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction (Goodley Dan)(Paperback)

Passionate, engaging and challenging, this second edition of the ground-breaking Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction is a contemporary introduction to this diverse and complex field. Taking an interdisciplinary and critical approach, the book examines a diverse range of theories

Film Studies: An Introduction (Buckland Warren)(Paperback)

An unpretentious guide for all those who want to learn to analyse, understand and evaluate films.Film Studies: An Introduction provides an overview of the key areas in film studies, including aesthetics, narrative, genre, documentary films and the secrets of film reviewing. From Hitchcock and

Comparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Hutchinson Ben)(Paperback)

Comparative Literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity: from colonial empire-building in the nineteenth century to the postcolonial culture wars of the twenty-first century, attempts at 'comparison' have

Thinking Animals: Why Animal Studies Now? (Weil Kari)(Paperback)

Kari Weil provides a critical introduction to the field of animal studies as well as an appreciation of its thrilling acts of destabilization. Examining real and imagined confrontations between human and nonhuman animals, she charts the presumed lines of difference between human beings and other

Ben Nicholson: From the Studio (Beard Lee)(Pevná vazba)

An intimate look at Ben Nicholson's everyday inspirations Throughout his career, Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) transformed everyday homewares into extraordinary experiments in abstract art. Nicholson's studio was filled with objects that inspired him. From patterned mocha-ware jugs and cut glass

Oxford Primary Social Studies Teacher's Guide (Lunt Pat)(Paperback / softback)

Oxford Primary Social Studies is a six-year primary course which provides an engaging introduction to the key areas of Social Studies. It has been developed specifically for the Middle East and offers a structured syllabus. This Teacher's Guide provides step-by-step guidance for each

Brothers & Beasts: An Anthology of Men on Fairy Tales (Zipes Jack)(Paperback)

Despite the availability of several eloquent gender studies of fairy tales, a popular reference on men and fairy tales has so far been nonexistent. Brothers and Beasts offers a new perspective by allowing twenty-three male writers the chance to explore their artistic and emotional relationship to

The Handmaid's Tale (Movie Tie-In) (Atwood Margaret)(Paperback)

#1 New York Times bestseller - Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood. An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from 'the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction' (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. Look for The Testaments, the

Oxford Primary Social Studies Student Book 6 (Lunt Pat)(Paperback / softback)

Oxford Primary Social Studies is a six-year Primary course which provides an engaging introduction to the key areas of Social Studies. It has been developed specifically for the Middle East and offers a structured syllabus covering citizenship, history, cultural studies, geography, and PSHE