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Surveys the impact and continuing influence of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, compelling but often baffling thinker, on modern European thought. Helping students tackle his thought and legacy, this guide explores how the major thinkers of the 20th Century have read and responded to Nietzsche's writings.

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Provides a humanistic perspective on pedagogy by relating it to the interpretive practices of particular public educators: thinkers and writers whose work has had an immeasurable impact on how we understand and interpret the world and how our understandings and interpretations act on that world.

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Specifically engaging with contemporary art examples, this title offers a comprehensive introduction designed to help students studying aesthetics for the first time to master the subject. It covers such topics as definitions and the ontology of art, interpretation and intention, aesthetic properties and evaluation, emotion and the arts, and more.

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An exploration of the origins and development of Zionism, illustrating the theory and history of the Zionist movement and the creation of the state of Israel. It provides an explanation of the various forms of anti-Zionism which emerged in the early history of the Zionist movement.

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An exploration of the origins and development of Zionism, illustrating the theory and history of the Zionist movement and the creation of the state of Israel. It provides an explanation of the various forms of anti-Zionism which emerged in the early history of the Zionist movement.

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An introduction to philosophy of technology posing a wide range of philosophical questions relating to technology and its social and cultural impact in today's world.

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An introduction to philosophy of technology posing a wide range of philosophical questions relating to technology and its social and cultural impact in today's world.

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Examines the four aspects of Chinese investigative journalism. This title offers a mixture of fieldwork and analysis of internal and public documents and media cases accurately survey the field and put it in context.

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A fascinating look at the growing underground church in Iran, exploring the history of Iranian faith, culture and church growth.

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A reassessment of Murdoch's fictional work regarding her links with her own philosophy and the philosophy of Plato, Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Freud.

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An examination of work by Anne Enright, Colum McCann and Eilis Ni Dhuibhne raising questions about gender, bodies and history in Contemporary Irish fiction. It pinpoints common concerns for contemporary Irish writers: the relationship between the body, memory and history, and between generations.

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The issue of veiling has been intensively debated in Western society and has implications for religious liberty, inter-communal relationships and cultural interaction. This book seeks to generate open and objective discussion of this highly important, though controversial, subject, with contributions from female practitioners of Islam.

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A sociological study of the recontextualisation of Islam as school knowledge in the UK education system. It explores the conceptualisation of school-based Islam on two levels: as a symbolic category in English religious education as a consequence of policy shifts, and as pedagogic discourse at the local community level in state and Muslim schools.

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A sociological study of the recontextualisation of Islam as school knowledge in the UK education system.

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Why has the European Left become so antagonistic towards Israel To answer this question, this book looks at the struggle between Communism and Zionism from the October Revolution to today. It is of interest students in international politics, Middle Eastern studies.

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Why has the European Left become so antagonistic towards Israel To answer this question, this book looks at the struggle between Communism and Zionism from the October Revolution to today. It offers a historical overview and analysis of the changing attitudes of the International Left towards Zionism and Israel.

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Provides clarity about the characteristics and notion of language proficiency in the field of second language acquisition. This title contains a variety of research accounts about the specific factors which have an effect on proficiency together with a theorised measurement of proficiency in second language research.

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Little has been written about the potato's Italian history. Italy, like the rest of Europe, owes a lot to the 'Columbian exchange'. As a result of this process, in addition to potatoes, Europe acquired maize, tomatoes and most types of beans. This book examines the important role it has played in Italy's social, cultural and economic history.

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The first book-length study of a highly influential literary theorist and critic.

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The first book-length study of a highly influential literary theorist and critic. >

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This work draws on a wide range of theoretical ideas and approaches to illuminate Coetzee's texts including: deconstruction and the 'school of singularity', ethics and power, gender studies, queer theory, issues surrounding the body and

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J A Froude was one of the finest English literary stylists of the Victorian age. But he was highly critical of Mary Tudor, whose reign he viewed as something of a disaster. This book takes a different view.

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A study of Jacques Ranciere's impact and contribution to contemporary theoretical and interdisciplinary studies. It showcases the work of leading scholars in fields such as political theory, history, cinema studies and literary theory. It provides an investigation into the critical stance Ranciere takes towards his contemporaries.