Theory as History: Essays on Modes of Production and Exploitation (Banaji Jairus)(Paperback)

Theory as History: Essays on Modes of Production and Exploitation (Banaji Jairus)(Paperback)

Forty years of research in historiography and marxism focused on the concept of 'modes of

A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism (Banaji Jairus)(Paperback)

Spanning centuries and continents, this short work fundamentally reconfigures our view of the rise of capitalism on the world

Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory (Frye Marilyn)(Paperback)

Politics of Reality includes essays that examine sexism, the exploitation of women, the gay rights movement and other topics from a feminist perspective. 'This is radical feminist theory at its best: clear, careful and critical.'--SIGNS 'For anyone first coming to feminism, these essays serve as a

Performance Theory (Schechner Richard)(Paperback)

Few have had quite as much impact in both the academy and in the world of theatre production as Richard Schechner. For more than four decades his work has challenged conventional definitions of theatre, ritual and performance. When this seminal collection first appeared, Schechner's approach was

On the Brink: Language, Time, History, and Politics (Hamacher Werner)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of essays by one of the foremost figures in contemporary theory takes as its theme the edge or limit between language, time, history, and politics. These are essays that are all on the brink, the very extreme at which one can no longer define where one is located, neither on the

History and Philosophy of the Humanities: An Introduction (Leezenberg Michiel)(Paperback)

The humanities include disciplines as diverse as literary theory, linguistics, history, film studies, theology, and philosophy. Do these various fields of study have anything in common that distinguishes them from, say, physics or sociology? The tripartite division between the natural sciences, the

Colonialism in Question: Theory, Knowledge, History (Cooper Frederick)(Paperback)

In this closely integrated collection of essays on colonialism in world history, Frederick Cooper raises crucial questions about concepts relevant to a wide range of issues in the social sciences and humanities, including identity, globalization, and modernity. Rather than portray the past two

Field of Cultural Production - Essays on Art and Literature (Bourdieu Pierre)(Paperback / softback)

The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and

The Theory of Price Uncertainty, Production, and Profit (Tisdell Clement Allan)(Paperback)

Firms and farmers, under pure competition, must make production decisions in the face of price uncertainty. The author has integrated diverse theories of behavior under uncertainty to provide a new framework for his mathematical analysis of the impact of price uncertainty on the behavior of the

The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice (Burgess Richard James)(Paperback)

The Art of Music Production is the first book to comprehensively analyze and describe the role of the music producer in creating successful music recordings. Now in its fourth edition, it is the definitive guide to the art and business of music production. Author and producer Richard James Burgess

Critique of Architecture - Essays on Theory, Autonomy, and Political Economy (Spencer Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

A History of Tourism in Africa: Exoticization, Exploitation, and Enrichment (Cleveland Todd)(Paperback)

An engaging social history of foreign tourists' dreams, the African tourism industry's efforts to fulfill them, and how both sides affect each other.Since the nineteenth century, foreign tourists and resident tourism workers in Africa have mutually relied upon notions of exoticism, but from vastly

Communal Nude: Collected Essays (Gluck Robert)(Paperback)

The collected essays of the cofounder of the New Narrative movement, on theory, identity, poetry, and muses from Kathy Acker to Georges Bataille.I read and wrote to invoke what seemed impossible--relation itself--in order to take part in a world that ceaselessly makes itself up, to 'wake up' to the

Screen Production Research: Creative Practice as a Mode of Enquiry (Batty Craig)(Paperback)

Aimed at students and educators across all levels of Higher Education, this agenda-setting book defines what screen production research is and looks like--and by doing so celebrates creative practice as an important pursuit in the contemporary academic landscape. Drawing on the work of

The Rest Write Back: Discourse and Decolonization (Zeiny Esmaeil)(Paperback)

A timely collection of essays examining the legacies and politics of knowledge production and the writing-back

We Live (Jones Lewis)(Paperback / softback)

We Live paints a graphic portrait of the casual exploitation, tragedy and violence as well as the political hope and humanity of South Wales industrial workers from the 1900s to the

Child Sexual Exploitation: Why Theory Matters (Coy Maddy)(Paperback)

High-profile cases of Child Sexual Exploitation have brought the issue under the spotlight but have also resulted in a reactive approach to service development. This book makes the case for greater use of theoretical perspectives in the development and delivery of strategies in the UK and

Documentary Photography Reconsidered: History, Theory and Practice (Bogre Michelle)(Paperback)

Documentary photography is undergoing an unprecedented transformation as it adapts to the impact of digital technology, social media and new distribution methods. In this book, photographer and educator Michelle Bogre contextualizes these changes by offering a historical, theoretical and practical

International Origins of Social and Political Theory (Barkawi Tarak)(Paperback)

This special issue is animated by the necessary entanglement of theory and history, the cortical relationship between theory and practice, and the transboundary (i.e. international) relations that help to constitute systems of thought and practice. We make three core arguments: first, all theory is

Color Theory: A Critical Introduction (Fine Aaron)(Paperback)

Giving an overview of the history of color theory from ancient and classical cultures to contemporary contexts, this book explores important critical principles and provides practical guidance on the use of color in art and design. Going beyond a simple recitation of what has historically been said

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

A Logical Theory of Causality (Bochman Alexander)(Paperback)

A general formal theory of causal reasoning as a logical study of causal models, reasoning, and inference. In this book, Alexander Bochman presents a general formal theory of causal reasoning as a logical study of causal models, reasoning, and inference, basing it on a supposition that causal

The History and Philosophy of Islamic Science (Bakar Osman)(Paperback)

The essays in this volume cover a wide range of topics in the history and philosophy of Islamic science. The main aim is to reveal the different dimensions of the link that exists between spiritual and scientific

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