Symbolic Violence: Conversations with Bourdieu (Burawoy Michael)(Paperback)

Symbolic Violence: Conversations with Bourdieu (Burawoy Michael)(Paperback)

In Symbolic Violence Michael Burawoy brings Pierre Bourdieu into an extended debate with Marxism-a tradition Bourdieu ostensibly avoided. While Bourdieu's expansive body of work stands as a critique of Marx's inadequate account of cultural domination, Burawoy shows how Bourdieu's eschewal and

Conversations with W. S. Merwin (Wutz Michael)(Paperback)

Conversations with W. S. Merwin is the first collection of interviews with former United States Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin (b. 1927). Spanning almost six decades of conversations, the collection touches on such topics as Merwin's early influences (Robert Graves and Ezra Pound), his location within

Language and Symbolic Power (Bourdieu Pierre)(Paperback / softback)

This volume brings together Bourdieua s highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of

Conversations on Violence: An Anthology (Evans Brad)(Paperback)

Whether physical or metaphorical, institutional or interpersonal, violence is everywhere. A seemingly immutable fact of life, it is nonetheless rarely engaged with at the conceptual level. What does violence actually mean? And is it an inevitable part of the human condition? Violence: An Anthology

Conversations with Cezanne (Doran Michael)(Paperback)

Michael Doran has gathered texts by contemporaries of Paul C zanne (1839-1906)-including artists, critics, and writers-that illuminate the influential painter's philosophy of art especially in his late years. The book includes historically important essays by a dozen different authors, including

Public Sociology (Burawoy Michael)(Paperback)

As one of the leading proponents of the view that sociology's mission must be to engage the world outside of the university, Michael Burawoy has helped to revolutionize the theory and practice of sociology across the western world. Public Sociology is Burawoy's most thoroughgoing attempt to explore

Conversations with Madeleine l'Engle (Horne Jackie C.)(Paperback)

Conversations with Madeleine L'Engle is the first collection of interviews with the beloved children's book author best known for her 1962 Newbery Award-winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time. However, Madeleine L'Engle's accomplishments as a writer spread far beyond children's literature. Beginning her

Conversations with Joanna Scott (Lackey Michael)(Paperback)

Joanna Scott (b. 1960) has been one of America's leading writers since the 1990s. Both critically acclaimed and winner of numerous prestigious awards, Scott's unique and probing vision and masterful writing has inspired readers to adjust their perceptions of life and of themselves. Her fiction

Believer: Conversations with Mike Moore (Parussini Peter)(Paperback)

Michael Kenneth Moore was probably New Zealand's last working-class Prime Minister and while the book is inevitably political, it is also a remarkable New Zealand story about an ordinary kiwi achieving extraordinary things. This book is based on conversations held with Mike Moore over the past 12

Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method (Blumer Herbert)(Paperback)

This is a collection of articles dealing with the point of view of symbolic interactionism and with the topic of methodology in the discipline of sociology. It is written by the leading figure in the school of symbolic interactionism, and presents what might be regarded as the most authoritative

Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro (Shaffer Brian W.)(Paperback)

Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro collects nineteen interviews, conducted over the past two decades on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, with the author of Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day. The interviews collectively address the entirety of this literary artist's career, affording

Conversations With Myself (Mandela Nelson)(Paperback / softback)

Nelson Mandela's book Conversations With Myself is an unprecedented and official portrait of one of the great leaders of our time, with a foreword by President Barack

Conversations With Isaiah Berlin (Jahanbegloo Ramin)(Paperback / softback)

Revealing and enlightening, Conversations with Isaiah Berlin gives a close-up view of one of the foremost thinkers of our time. Philosopher and leading proponent of liberal thinking, Isaiah Berlin has changed our sense of history and life. This new edition provides an excellent introduction to

Masters of Light: Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers (Schaefer Dennis)(Paperback)

Through conversations held with fifteen of the most accomplished contemporary cinematographers, the authors explore the working world of the person who controls the visual look and style of a film. This reissue includes a new foreword by cinematographer John Bailey and a new preface by the authors,

Spiritual Conversations with a Skeptic: On God Consciousness and The Absolute (Massaro Bentinho)(Paperback)

Spiritual Conversations with a Skeptic is the free-flowing dialogue between spiritual teacher, Bentinho Massaro, and Russell, his long-time friend who is a medical doctor and a self-described skeptic. Together, they explore topics like consciousness, perception, awareness and infinite reality,

Advancing Conversations: Aubrey de Grey - Advocate for an Indefinite Human Lifespan (Lain Douglas)(Paperback)

Advancing Conversations is a line of interview books documenting conversations with artists, authors, philosophers, economists, scientists, and activists whose works are aimed at the future and at progress. The biogerontologist Aubrey de Grey, as the world's pre-eminent longevity advocate, is

My Lunches with Orson: Conversations Between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles (Biskind Peter)(Paperback)

BASED ON LONG-LOST RECORDINGS, A SET OF RIVETING AND REVEALING CONVERSATIONS WITH AMERICA'S GREAT CULTURAL PROVOCATEURThere have long been rumors of a lost cache of tapes containing private conversations between Orson Welles and his friend the director Henry Jaglom, recorded over regular lunches in

Difficult Conversations in a Week: How to Have Better Conversations in Seven Simple Steps (Manser Martin)(Paperback)

Difficult conversations just got easierHow do you deal professionally with a colleague whose work is seriously below standard? A supplier who is always late? Saying 'no' graciously? Giving someone bad news? Many of us have been on the receiving end of business conversations that have been badly

Between Death and Life - Conversations with a Spirit (Cannon Dolores)(Paperback / softback)

Conversations with the Brush: Wisdom Tales from the Intuitive Painting Heart (Zydel Chris)(Paperback)

Conversations with the Brush is a wildly entertaining and inspirational journey into examining the question of how to become more creatively free and alive using intuitive painting and the expressive arts. It's also a deep investigation into the cultural attitudes, unquestioned beliefs and

Conversations with God - Book 2 - An uncommon dialogue (Walsch Neale Donald)(Paperback / softback)

The sequel to the international bestseller Conversations with God and second volume of the original life-changing Conversations with God

Conversations with God - Book 3 - An uncommon dialogue (Walsch Neale Donald)(Paperback / softback)

The third volume of the original life-changing series Conversations with God by Neale Donald

101 Conversations in Simple Italian (Richards Olly)(Paperback)

Improve your spoken Italian from home with 101 real-world conversations in simple, everyday Italian.Real Italian people don't speak like your textbook... so it's no wonder you feel unprepared when it's your turn to speak This book fixes that. For the first time, you'll learn to speak Italian in

101 Conversations in Intermediate Italian (Richards Olly)(Paperback)

*** New Intermediate Edition ***Improve your spoken Italian from home with 101 real-world conversations in intermediate Italian.Real Italian people don't speak like your textbook... so it's no wonder you feel unprepared when it's your turn to speak This book fixes that. For the first time, you'll