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The Contemporary Goffman Hardcover

Written by a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2003-4), this book has been fully updated for a second edition and continues to provide a much needed, short and accessible introduction

This book helps to deepen our understanding of the varieties of contemporary Islam and the issues that are of most concern to Muslims today. Oliver Leaman explores some of the controversies and

This provides a wide-ranging introduction to the film industry today. The contributors examine the idea of the new Hollywood, and ask what links and differentiates contemporary cinema from its Classical predecessor. They

Bringing together scholars in consumer behavior, history, anthropology, religious studies, sociology, and communication, this is the first interdisciplinary anthology spanning the topic of ritual studies. It offers a multifaceted exploration of new

This text is an introductory survey of German society focusing on the post-unification situation. It raises questions relating to German identity and adopts an integrated approach, considering society, culture, politics, economics and

Aristotelian (or neo-Aristotelian) metaphysics is currently undergoing something of a renaissance. This volume brings together fourteen essays from leading philosophers who are sympathetic to this conception of metaphysics, which takes its cue

This text covers Bauman's contribution to sociology and social theory. This ideal teaching text analyzes Bauman's shift from a sociology of postmodernity to liquid modernity, and provides a critical assessment of the

The study of French culture underwent something of a change at the end of the 20th century, drawing on ideas developed in cultural studies departments and applying these to the study of

This volume analyzes the development of Taiwanese cultural ideology and its role in Taiwan's political change. It examines how the concept of a Taiwanese nation has been created by intellectuals who challenge

With the first patent being granted to BiDil, a combined medication that is deemed to be most effective for a specific race, African-Americans for a specific form of heart failure, the on-going

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor Francis, an informa company.

The notion of feminist pragmatism or pragmatist feminism has been around since Charlene Haddock Seigfried introduced it two decades ago. However, the bulk of the work in this field has been directed

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor Francis, an informa company.

With the onset of the third millennium, increasing numbers of corporations around the world have been undergoing cultural and mindset shift paradigms whilst developing corporate strategies that are increasingly attuned to the

Originally published in 1920, this title wrestles with the critical conflict in modern philosophy of whether philosophers should employ pure reason in a world of abstracts or, rather, should rely upon experience

Appreciation of the beauty and complexity of the human mind when perceiving an ambiguous stimulus led Dr. Hermann Rorschach to develop his scientific method eighty years ago. Full of gratitude for his

Bringing together scholars in consumer behavior, history, anthropology, religious studies, sociology, and communication, this is the first interdisciplinary anthology spanning the topic of ritual studies. It offers a multifaceted exploration of new

This text analyzes the manner in which 20th-century artists, beginning with French Surrealists of the 1920s, have appropriated concepts and imagery from the Western alchemical tradition.

Writing landscapes inevitably occurs in dialogue with a long textual and pictorial tradition, but first-hand experience also provides key stimuli to many writers' accounts. This monograph employs a comparative lens to offer