History Theory category: 16752 books
Critical Theory and Political Engagement
From May 1968 to the Arab Spring
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
In this timely study, Pawling argues for a renewal of the 'politics of intellectual life', calling for an engaged critical theory written in the spirit of May 1968, as exemplified in the works of figures such as Sartre, Derrida, Badiou, Jameson and Said.
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Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Over the course of the past decade, the behavioral analysis of decisions by the Supreme Court has turned to game theory to gain new insights into this important institution in American politics. Game theory highlights the role of strategic interactions between the Court and other institutions in the...
Poems Containing History
Twentieth-Century American Poetry's Engagement with the Past
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Ezra Pound’s definition of an epic as “a poem containing history” raises questions: how can a poem “contain” history? And if it can, does it help us to think about history in ways that conventional historiography cannot? Poems Containing History: Twentieth-Century American Poetry’s Engagement...
Globalisation and National Identity in History Textbooks
The Russian Federation
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Globalisation and National Identity in History Textbooks: The Russian Federation, the 16th book in the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, discusses trends in dominant discourses of identity politics, and nation-building in school history textbooks in the...
Structurally Sound
Seven Musical Masterworks Deconstructed
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2017
"A well-written textbook by a learned musician practicing his craft. The analyses are clearly argued, and Wen projects a reassuring sense of authenticity in his approach to tonal music analysis. The book will be of interest to many musicians, especially those focused on Schenkerian theory and...
Understanding the Black Flame and Multigenerational Education Trauma
Toward a Theory of the Dehumanization of Black Students
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Unlike any text to date, this revolutionary study surveys Black research and literature to determine the processes formal education uses to dehumanize Black students. This is a socio-historical analysis of the Black Flame trilogy (BFT), W. E. B. Du Bois’s unparalleled, thirty-year study of Atlanta,...
A Theory of ISIS
Political Violence and the Transformation of the Global Order
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been the subject of intense scrutiny in the West. Considered by many to be the most dangerous terrorist organisation in the world, it has become shrouded in numerous myths and narratives, many emanating from the US, which often fail to grasp its true nature.*BR**BR*Against...
Performance in the Texts of Mallarmé
The Passage from Art to Ritual
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 1993
Performance in the Texts of Mallarmé offers a new theory of performance in the poetic and critical texts of Stephane Mallarmé, a theory challenging the prevailing interpretation of his work as epitomizing literary purism and art for art's sake.
Following an analytical presentation of the...
Political Philosophy and Political Action
Imperatives of Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Political philosophers have long taken inspiration from political movements when crafting their theories, which they hoped would address the universal problems of democracy. Political Philosophy and Political Actioninvestigates the relationship between political practices of popular resistance and...
by D. Wirls
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
This book reconnects The Federalist Papers to the study of American politics and political development, arguing that the papers contain previously unrecognized theory of institutional power, a theory that enlarges and refines the contribution of the papers to political theory, but also reconnects the papers to the study of American politics.
Post-Islamist Political Theory
Iranian Intellectuals and Political Liberalism in Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
This book deals with the concept of post-Islamism from a mainly philosophical perspective, using political liberalism as elaborated by John Rawls as the key interpretive tool. What distinguishes this book from most scholarship in Iranian studies is that it primarily deals with the projects of Iranian...
by Gilles Dauvé
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Rising out of the radical Marxist French millieu and events of 1968 to criticize global capitalism and encourage revolution in theory and practice, From Crisis to Communisation places libertarian communist theory in historical and contemporary context. Communisation means something quite straightforward:...
Critical Theory and Disability
A Phenomenological Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Critical Theory and Disability explores social and ontological issues encountered by present-day disabled people, applying ideas from disability studies and phenomenology. It focuses on disabling contexts in order to highlight and criticize the ontological assumptions of contemporary society, particularly...
The Techne of Giving
Cinema and the Generous Form of Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2017
Over the last five years, corporations and individuals have given more money, more often, to charitable organizations than ever before. What could possibly be the downside to inhabiting a golden age of gift-giving? That question lies at the heart of Timothy Campbell’s account of contemporary giving...