The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory (Noys Benjamin)(Paperback)

The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory (Noys Benjamin)(Paperback)

Through a series of incisive readings of leading theoretical figures of affirmationism - Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Bruno Latour, Antonio Negri and Alain Badiou - Benjamin Noys contests the tendency of recent theory to rely on affirmation, and especially an affirmative thinking of resistance

Toward the Critique of Violence: A Critical Edition (Benjamin Walter)(Paperback)

Marking the centenary of Walter Benjamin's immensely influential essay, 'Toward the Critique of Violence,' this critical edition presents readers with an altogether new, fully annotated translation of a work that is widely recognized as a classic of modern political theory. The volume includes

Negative Dialectics (Adorno Theodor Wiesengrund)(Paperback)

The major work and Adorno's culminating achievement. Negative Dialectics is a critique of the philosophies of Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger, and a visionary elaboration of the author's own vision of

Tarrying with the Negative: Kant, Hegel, and the Critique of Ideology (Zizek Slavoj)(Paperback)

Psychoanalytic Thinking: A Dialectical Critique of Contemporary Theory and Practice (Carveth Donald L.)(Paperback)

Adorno, Foucault and the Critique of the West (Cook Deborah)(Paperback)

The alliance of critical theory between Frankfurt and

The Fascinating World of Graph Theory (Benjamin Arthur)(Paperback)

The history, formulas, and most famous puzzles of graph theory Graph theory goes back several centuries and revolves around the study of graphs-mathematical structures showing relations between objects. With applications in biology, computer science, transportation science, and other areas, graph

Theorizing Globalization: A Critique of the Mediatization of Social Theory (Ampuja Marko)(Paperback)

Theorizing Globalization offers a reassessment of mainstream perspectives on globalization, providing essential insights into an enormously popular field of

Contemporary Photography and Theory: Concepts and Debates (Miller Sally)(Paperback)

Contemporary Photography and Theory offers an essential overview of some of the key critical debates in fine art photography today. Building on a foundational understanding of photography, it offers an in-depth discussion of five topic areas: identity, landscape and place, the politics of

Contemporary Anti-Muslim Politics: Aggressions and Exclusions (Long Kenneth J.)(Paperback)

Contemporary Anti-Muslim Politics provides a succinct but potent critique of the policies of Western nations toward Muslims, particularly the aggressive foreign policies of the United States and the exclusionary domestic policies of Europe. These policies have already claimed millions of Muslim

Work Cure - Critical essays on work and wellness(Paperback / softback)

This collection of essays presents a powerful critique of the contemporary discourse of work as a moral necessity, good for our national economy and good for our mental and physical

The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future (Milbank John)(Paperback)

Two expert authors combine a compelling critique of contemporary liberalism with post-liberal alternatives in politics, the economy, culture and international affairs, to provide the fullest account so far of the post-liberal alternative in Western

Critique of Judgement (Kant Immanuel)(Paperback)

In the Critique of Judgement, Kant offers a penetrating analysis of our experience of the beautiful and the sublime. He discusses the objectivity of taste, aesthetic disinterestedness, the relation of art and nature, the role of imagination, genius and originality, the limits of representation, and

Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Audi Robert)(Paperback)

Epistemology, or 'the theory of knowledge,' is concerned with how we know what we know, what justifies us in believing what we believe, and what standards of evidence we should use in seeking truths about the world and human experience. This comprehensive introduction to the field of epistemology

Contemporary Military Theory: The Dynamics of War (Angstrom Jan)(Paperback)

The book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory. The text accounts for the most important theories within the field by developing and analyzing these theories, as well as problematizing both their normative and explanatory aims. While

Kleinian Theory: A Contemporary Perspective (Bronstein Cathy)(Paperback)

The purpose of the Whurr series in Psychoanalysis edited by Peter Fonagy and Mary Target of University College London, is to publish clinical and research based texts of academic excellence in the field. Each title makes a significant contribution and the series is open-ended. The readership is

For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign (Baudrillard Jean)(Paperback)

A material analysis of the sign which deepens Marx's critique of political economy for spectacular

Contemporary Sociological Theory (Loyal Steven)(Paperback)

Introducing readers to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory - from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild - this accessible textbook firmly locates key ideas in social, political and historical

Critique of Everyday Life: The Three-Volume Text (Lefebvre Henri)(Paperback)

Henri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society. Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. Written at the birth of post-war consumerism, the Critique was

The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory (Heisenberg Werner)(Paperback)

The contributions of few contemporary scientists have been as far reaching in their effects as those of Nobel Laureate Werner Heisenberg. His matrix theory is one of the bases of modern quantum mechanics, while his uncertainty principle has altered our whole philosophy of science.In this classic,

The Postconceptual Condition: Critical Essays (Osborne Peter)(Paperback)

Tracking the postconceptual dimensions of contemporary art If, as Walter Benjamin claimed, 'it is the function of artistic form ... to make historical content into a philosophical truth' then it is the function of criticism to recover and to complete that truth. Contemporary art makes this work

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Franklin Benjamin)(Paperback)

Unabridged student-sized 8.5'x11' value reproduction of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. This classic is a must read because Franklin writes as if the reader is right there with him, relating his story, feeling his success and his pains. The writing is an honest self-evaluation of the man

Basic Category Theory for Computer Scientists (Pierce Benjamin C.)(Paperback)

Basic Category Theory for Computer Scientists provides a straightforward presentation of the basic constructions and terminology of category theory, including limits, functors, natural transformations, adjoints, and cartesian closed categories.Category theory is a branch of pure mathematics that is

Alfred Wegener: Science, Exploration, and the Theory of Continental Drift (Greene Mott T.)(Paperback)

A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLAlfred Wegener aimed to create a revolution in science which would rank with those of Nicolaus Copernicus and Charles