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  • Luxury and Visual Culture

    by John Armitage ...
    From couture fashion to opulent perfumes and decadent food, the luxury goods and services industry has grown at an unprecedented rate even in the context of a global recession. But in contemporary digital culture does luxury still reside in material things, or rather the look of things?In this first study of luxury through the lens of visual culture, Armitage argues that luxury is undergoing a ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Luxury Philosophy

    by John Armitage ...
    Luxury has been associated with superficiality, consumerism and meaninglessness throughout the history of serious philosophical thought. How could something so obviously about the external possibly be existentially significant or even a profound concept? Luxury Philosophy carves out alternative modes of understanding the luxurious arguing that the negative characterization by 18th- and 19th ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Virilio for Architects

    by John Armitage ...
    Series series Thinkers for Architects
    Paul Virilio is an innovative figure in the study of architecture, space, and the city. Virilio for Architects primes readers for their first encounter with his crucial texts on some of the vital theoretical debates of the twenty-first century, including:Oblique Architecture and Bunker ArcheologyCritical Space and the Overexposed CityThe Ultracity and Very High BuildingsGrey Ecology and Global ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • The Dowry of Mary

    by Dr Raymond Edwards, Mgr John Armitage ...
    On 29th March 2020, the Bishops of England will formally rededicate our country as the Dowry of Mary. This booklet explores this beautiful tradition and its importance for a rekindling of the historically famous Marian piety of England centred on the shrine at Walsingham. ... Read more

    $4.89 USD

  • Virilio and the Media

    by John Armitage ...
    Series series Theory and Media
    In books such as The Aesthetics of Disappearance, War and Cinema, The Lost Dimension, and The Vision Machine, Paul Virilio has fundamentally changed how we think about contemporary media culture. Virilio’s examinations of the connections between perception, logistics, the city, and new media technologies comprise some of the most powerful texts within his hypermodern philosophy.Virilio and the ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • The Third Realm of Luxury

    Connecting Real Places and Imaginary Spaces

    Edited by Joanne Roberts, John Armitage ...
    In a world that is obsessed with luxury, critical luxury studies is a rapidly emerging field. This is the first book to explore the interplay between the real and imaginary realms of luxury, considering the most significant developments in the theories and practices of luxurious places and spaces over the last fifty years.Providing a critical approach to contemporary interpretations of luxury, the ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Critical Luxury Studies

    Art, Design, Media

    Edited by John Armitage ...
    Series series Technicities

    $27.29 USD

  • Virilio and Visual Culture

    Edited by John Armitage ...
    Series series Critical Connections

    $31.99 USD

  • Virilio Dictionary

    Edited by John Armitage ...
    Series series Philosophical Dictionaries

    $29.99 USD

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    A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge

    by Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann ...
    A watershed event in the field of sociology, this text introduced "a major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge and sociological theory generally" (George Simpson, American Sociological Review ).In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and ... Read more

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  • The Posthuman

    by Rosi Braidotti ...
    The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This has blurred the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • Understand Postmodernism: Teach Yourself

    by Glenn Ward ...
    Understand Postmodernism is an indispensable guide to this sometimes challenging domain. Using contemporary examples to further your understanding, it takes a broad look at theorists in a range of disciplines. Whether you're encountering postmodernism for the first time, or you need a quick reference to support your studies, this guide offers a comprehensive introduction to the key ideas in this ... Read more

    $5.99 USD