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  • Made by Labour

    A Material and Visual History of British Labour, c. 1780-1924

    by Nick Mansfield, Martin Wright ...
    This is the first full-length study of the material and visual culture of the British labour movement in almost half a century. It draws together the fruits of recent research into a comprehensive material and visual analysis of the nineteenth-century labour movement’s development. It analyses the meaning of ‘labour things’, the role they played in the lives of working people and the ways they ... Read more

    $22.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Subjectivity

    Theories of the self from Freud to Haraway

    by Nick Mansfield ...
    What am I referring to when I say 'I'? This little word is so easy to use in daily life, yet it has become the focus of intense theoretical debate. Where does my sense of self come from? Does it arise spontaneously or is it created by the media or society? Do I really know myself?This concern with the self, with our subjectivity, is now our main point of reference in Western societies. How has it ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Bastard Politics

    Sovereignty and Violence

    by Nick Mansfield ...
    Series series SUNY series in Contemporary French Thought
    Argues that we need to reinvent sovereignty as a motive for democratic political action while remaining alert to its dangers, specifically its relationship to violence.Sovereignty is usually seen as either the assertion of national rights in the face of external challenge or the cruel license of unaccountable power. In philosophy, sovereignty has been presented as the earthly manifestation of a ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • The God Who Deconstructs Himself

    Sovereignty and Subjectivity Between Freud, Bataille, and Derrida

    by Nick Mansfield ...
    Series series Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
    No topic has caused more discussion in recent philosophy and political theory than sovereignty. From late Foucault to Agamben, and from Guantanamo Bay to the 'war on terror,' the issue of the extent and the nature of the sovereign has given theoretical debates their currency and urgency. New thinking on sovereignty has always imagined the styles of human selfhood that each regime involves. Each ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author and social philosopher explores the function of ethics and morality in the human psyche: "A fascinating volume . . . magnificent in its implications" ( Saturday Review ).Are we primarily determined by nature or nurture? What are the best ways that people can live productively? In Man for Himself, renowned social philosopher Erich Fr... ... Read more

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  • Christ Without Adam

    Subjectivity and Sexual Difference in the Philosophers' Paul

    by Benjamin Dunning ...
    Series series Gender, Theory, and Religion
    The apostle Paul deals extensively with gender, embodiment, and desire in his authentic letters, yet many of the contemporary philosophers interested in his work downplay these aspects of his thought. Christ Without Adam is the first book to examine the role of gender and sexuality in the turn to the apostle Paul in recent Continental philosophy. It builds a constructive proposal for embodied ... Read more

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  • Is There a Meaning in This Text?

    The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge

    by Kevin J. Vanhoozer ...
    Is there a meaning in the Bible, or is meaning rather a matter of who is reading or of how one reads? Does Christian doctrine have anything to contribute to debates about interpretation, literary theory, and post modernity? These are questions of crucial importance for contemporary biblical studies and theology alike. Kevin Vanhoozer contends that the postmodern crisis in hermeneutics—”incredulity ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Ireland

    A Social and Cultural History 1922–2001

    by Dr. Terence Brown ...
    The seminal history of Ireland’s most unusual century, thoroughly updated for the new millennium.With its starting point the bloody creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, Ireland: A Social and Cultural History explores how Irish identity has shifted across eighty years of unprecedented change and violence. What was the legacy of De Valera and Sinn Fein – or of remaining neutral during the ... Read more

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  • Out of Eden

    Adam and Eve and the Problem of Evil

    by Paul W. Kahn ...
    "Paul Kahn's book is one of the deepest meditations on evil that I have read. It is insightful, rich, and original." —Moshe Halbertal, Hebrew University, JerusalemIn Out of Eden, Paul W. Kahn offers a philosophical meditation on the problem of evil. He uses the Genesis story of the Fall as the starting point for a profound articulation of the human condition. Kahn shows us that evil expresses the ... Read more

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  • The Fall of Interpretation

    Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic

    by James Smith ...
    In this provocative book James K. A. Smith, one of the most engaging Christian scholars of our day, offers an innovative approach to hermeneutics. The second edition of Smith's well-received debut book provides updated interaction with contemporary hermeneutical discussions and responds to criticisms. ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Acts of Union and Disunion

    by Linda Colley ...
    The United Kingdom; Great Britain; the British Isles; the Home Nations: such a wealth of different names implies uncertainty and contention - and an ability to invent and adjust. In a year that sees a Scottish referendum on independence, Linda Colley analyses some of the forces that have unified Britain in the past.She examines the mythology of Britishness, and how far - and why - it has faded. ... Read more

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  • The Many Faces of Evil (Revised and Expanded Edition): Theological Systems and the Problems of Evil

    Theological Systems and the Problems of Evil

    by John S. Feinberg ...
    In this examination of the questions posed by the problem of evil, John Feinberg addresses the intellectual and theological framework of theodicy. Beginning with a discussion of the logical problem of evil, he interacts with leading thinkers who have previously written on these themes. ... Read more

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