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Romantic Agency
This is a book for people energized by the possibilities of modern intimacy, but who feel unsure about their own romantic lives. Alternative lifestyles such as nonmonogamy, while …
Patterns
We are inclined to assume that digital technologies have suddenly revolutionized everything including our relationships, our forms of work and leisure, and even our democracies …
Century of Labour
Britain s first Labour government took office on 22 January 1924. Its centenary provides an opportunity to reassess the party's performance over the last 100 years, and with an …
Self-Esteem
By the end of the twentieth century, the idea of self-esteem had become enormously influential. A staggering amount of psychological research and self-help literature was being …
Edmund Burke
Few thinkers have provoked such violently opposing reactions as Edmund Burke. A giant of eighteenth-century political and intellectual life, Burke has been praised as a prophet who …
How Nietzsche Came in From the Cold
Nietzsche s reputation, like much of Europe, lay in ruins in 1945. Giving a platform to a philosopher venerated by the Nazis was not an attractive prospect for Germans eager to …
Familiar Violence
Child abuse casts a long shadow over the history of childhood. Across the centuries there are numerous accounts of children being beaten, neglected, sexually assaulted, or even …
Fallacies of Racism
Everyone has an opinion on racism. The vast majority of people would vehemently deny that they or those close to them are racist, yet many of the most common understandings of …
Homeland Insecurity
In the decades following the 9/11 attacks, complex webs of anti-terrorism laws have come into play across the world, promising to protect ordinary citizens from bombings, …
China's Environmental Challenges
China s huge environmental challenges affect not only the health and well-being of China but the very future of the planet. In this fully revised and updated third edition of her …
Being Philosophical
Being Philosophical guides readers through the perplexing initial moments of meeting philosophy by taking them inside philosophical thinking as an activity. In a beginner-friendly …
You Can't Teach That!
Who controls what is taught in American universities professors or politicians? The answer is far from clear but suddenly urgent. Unprecedented efforts are now underway to …