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Intends to provide a fresh look at how we think about education and improvement. Drawing on philosophical work, including that of Derrida, Foucault and Heidegger, this title deconstructs the ethic of improvement before exploring key dimensions of education, its institutions and technologies.

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Provides a reassessment of the growth and the various directions in US labor history. This title focuses on: the relationship of class and culture; the link between worker's experience and the changing political economy; the role that gender and race have played in America's labor history; and, the transnational turn.

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Highly original research into Iran's unofficial rock music scene in an ever-changing and notoriously unstable political climate.

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Highly original research into Iran's unofficial rock music scene in an ever-changing and notoriously unstable political climate.

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A groundbreaking collection that studies noise not merely as a sonic phenomenon but as an essential component of all communication and information systems.

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A groundbreaking collection that studies noise not merely as a sonic phenomenon but as an essential component of all communication and information systems.

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A study that introduces, conceptualises, and examines the American Adam and American Psycho paradigms while focussing on the inter-relations between the two figures. Using the American Adam as a paradigm of masculine identity formation, it examines the American Psycho as Adam's 'real' condition of existence.

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This multidisciplinary investigation facilitates a new conversation between Ricoeur scholars and those working in a variety of domains.

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This book offers an original and insightful examination of Ricoeur's hermeneutics, a central concept in his work.

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Presents an examination of the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur that focuses on his specific concept of interpretation. This book explores the philosophical resources provided by Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics in dealing with the challenges of a world framed by globalization.

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An original examination of the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, focusing on his specific concept of interpretation.

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Presents an application of Ricoeur's principles of non-exclusive capability justice to contemporary debates surrounding recognitive and redistributive justice.

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An edited collection of biographies of key Spanish conservative politicians from the 1920s to the end of WWII written by leading historians in the field.

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An edited collection of biographies of key Spanish conservative politicians from the 1920s to the end of WWII written by leading historians in the field.

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Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" is widely recognized as a monument of modernist literature alongside "Remembrance of Things Past" and "Ulysses". This book positions Robert Musil's theory and writings within critical accounts of modernism and brings him into dialogue with continental philosophy.

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An alternative history of rock music, from a Latino/Hispanic perspective, which focuses on the story of the rock genre with an emphasis on identity politics. >

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By the time of the emperors, the Romans had created the world's first global empire. This book explores how they pursued sensual delights - from steamy bathhouses to stately country villas; the excesses of the festivals to the rich culture of music, dance and song and sex, as both unrestrained and puritanical.

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Argues for the relevance of Rousseau's thought to contemporary debates about democracy and the work of such thinkers as Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe. This book stresses the theoretical consistency of his political though against those influential deconstructive readings of his work by thinkers such as Derrida and De Man.

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Argues for the relevance of Rousseau's thought to contemporary debates about democracy and the work of such thinkers as Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe. This book demonstrates the actuality of Rousseau's thinking through an analysis of his deep connection with the work of contemporary European thinkers, including Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe.

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The political philosophy of the 18th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau has long been associated with the dramatic events of the French Revolution. This book examines the connection between Rousseau's thought and the revolutionary traditions of modern Europe.

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Roger Ebert is one of a kind: the first critic to win a Pulitzer for film criticism and the only to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This book analyzes Ebert's point of view, illuminating his critical strengths and blind spots, while reintroducing the one critic that all moviegoers recognize, argue with, and love.

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Volume 12 in the Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers series focuses on Russell Kirk's conservative philosophy. >

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How did religion become opposed to the secular and modern If distinctions between sacred and secular are less adequate than commonly believed, how do these two categories interact This book addresses these questions by exploring the persistence of religious categories on the cultural landscape of early modern France.