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  • An Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    by Jo Hedesan, Joseph Tendler ...
    Series series The Macat Library
    Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions can be seen, without exaggeration, as a landmark text in intellectual history.In his analysis of shifts in scientific thinking, Kuhn questioned the prevailing view that science was an unbroken progression towards the truth. Progress was actually made, he argued, via "paradigm shifts", meaning that evidence that existing scientific models are ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    The Macat Analysis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolution

    by Jo Hedesan ...
    Narrated by John Chancer ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 18 min

    More than a classic work on the history and philosophy of science, Kuhn’s 1962 book is considered by many to be one of the greatest works of the 20th century. Kuhn helped change the way everyone looks at science. He argues that scientific development is not linear but runs in cycles, alternating between periods of “normal” and “extraordinary” science where breakthroughs occur. Kuhn questions the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Ideology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael Freeden ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. It explores ... Read more

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  • Comparative Literature

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Ben Hutchinson ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Comparative Literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity: from colonial empire-building in the nineteenth century, via the Jewish diaspora of the twentieth century, to the postcolonial culture wars of the twenty-first century, attempts at 'comparison' have defined the international agenda of literature. But ... Read more

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  • New Keywords

    A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society

    Edited by Tony Bennett, Lawrence Grossberg, Meaghan Morris ...
    Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams' Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society.Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and updates Williams’ classic, reflecting the transformation in culture and society since its publication. New Keywords: A Revised ... Read more

    $39.00 USD

  • A Glossary of Literary and Cultural Theory

    by Peter Brooker ...
    The Glossary of Literary and Cultural Theory provides researchers and students with an up-to-date guide through the vibrant and changing debates in Literary and Cultural Studies. In a field where meanings are frequently complex and ambiguous, this text is remarkable for its clarity and usefulness. This third edition includes 17 entirely new entries and updates to more than a dozen others which ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

  • History and Cultural Theory

    by Simon Gunn ...
    In recent times there has been recognition of the growing influence of cultural theory on historical writing. Foucault, Bourdieu, Butler and Spivak are just some of the thinkers whose ideas have been taken up and deployed by historians.What are these ideas and where do they come from? How have cultural theorists thought about 'history'? And how have historians applied theoretical insights to ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism

    Edited by Stuart Sim ...
    Series series Routledge Companions
    This fully revised third edition of The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism provides the ideal introduction to postmodernist thought. Featuring contributions from a cast of international scholars, the Companion contains 19 detailed essays on major themes and topics along with an A-Z of key terms and concepts. As well as revised essays on philosophy, politics, literature, and more, the first ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Capital is Dead

    Is This Something Worse?

    by McKenzie Wark ...
    It's not capitalism, it's not neoliberalism - what if it's something worse?In this radical and visionary new book, McKenzie Wark argues that information has empowered a new kind of ruling class. Through the ownership and control of information, this emergent class dominates not only labour but capital as traditionally understood as well. And it’s not just tech companies like Amazon and Google. ... Read more

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  • The Dark Side of Modernity

    by Jeffrey C. Alexander ...
    In this book, one of the world’s leading social theorists presents a critical, alarmed, but also nuanced understanding of the post-traditional world we inhabit today. Jeffrey Alexander writes about modernity as historical time and social condition, but also as ideology and utopia. The idea of modernity embodies the Enlightenment’s noble hopes for progress and rationality, but its reality brings ... Read more

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  • Social Theory: Ideas in Profile

    Ideas in Profile

    by William Outhwaite ...
    Series series Ideas in Profile - small books, big ideas
    Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsIn a world that is constantly changing, understanding the world has never been more important. But by thinking in neat segments, we miss the big picture. When economists think about globalisation, they often see trade; politicians see institutions and power; artists see a new global aesthetic. Social theory is what sees them all together.Renowned ... Read more

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  • Zizek Now

    Current Perspectives in Zizek Studies

    by Jamil Khader, Molly Anne Rothenberg ...
    Series series Theory Now
    Arguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj iek has made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so-called human sciences that have transformed the terms of discussion in these fields. Although his work has been the subject of many volumes of searching criticism and commentary, there is no assessment to date of the value of his work for the ... Read more

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