Classics by John Henderson
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Starting with a visit to the British Museum, the authors prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery.
Introducing Jung: A Graphic Guide by Maggie Hyde
$16.99 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing...
Carl Gustav Jung was the enigmatic and controversial father of analytical psychology. This updated edition of Introducing Jung brilliantly explains the theories that underpin Jung's work, delves into the controversies that led him to break away from Freud and describes his near psychotic breakdown, from ...Show more
Introducing Alain Badiou: A Graphic Guide by Michael J. Kelly; Agostino Piero
$12.99 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing... Ser.
After Slavoj Zizek, Frenchman Alain Badiouwhose work ranges from novels, poems, "romanoperas," and political treatises to math theoryis probably the world's best-known living philosopher. Featuring the brilliantly idiosyncratic illustrations of Piero, this incisive graphic guide is written by Michael Ke ...Show more
Introducing Levi-Strauss: A Graphic Guide by Boris Wiseman
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Introducing Levi-Strauss is a guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009). The book brilliantly traces the development and influence of Levi-Strauss' thought, from his early work on the function of the incest taboo to initiate an exchange of women between groups, ...Show more
Marx: a Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Identifies the vision that unifies Marx's thought, enabling us to grasp Marx's views. This book sees him as a philosopher, rather than as an economist or a social scientist. It explains alienation, historical materialism, the economic theory of Capital, and Marx's ideas of communism, and concludes with ...Show more
Renaissance Art : A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine A. Johnson
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Catriona Kelly
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Explores the place and importance of literature in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? This book uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare', as an example.
Classical Literature by William Allan
$28.00 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The classical world and the masterpieces of its literature continue to fascinate readers and audiences throughout the media- from popular histories to the reworking of classical subject matters by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists. In this Very Short Introduction, William Allan explores what ...Show more
Landscape Architecture A Very Short Introduction by Thompson Ian
$19.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series
Introducing Walter Benjamin: A Graphic Guide by Howard Caygill; Alex Coles; Andrzej Klimowski
$16.99 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing... Ser.
This beautifully illustrated guide to Walter Benjaminthe genius behind the famous essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproductiontraces his influence on modern aesthetics and cultural history as well as his particular focus on the tension between Marxism and Zionism, and between word and ima ...Show more
Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction by Goldstone Jack A.
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series
Introducing Existentialism: A Graphic Guide by Oscar Zarate, Richard Appignanesi
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing... Ser.
This is Richard Appignanesi's erudite investigation of Existentialism, the philosophical and cultural movement that prioritizes individual experience. Richard Appignanesi is a novelist, editor, publisher, and research fellow at King's College London.