This inaugural volume ofthe Pine Forge Press SocialThinkers series provides ...This inaugural volume of the Pine Forge Press Social Thinkers series provides a concise introduction to the work life and influences of C. Wright Mills. Accessible and provocative this book closely examines the writings and ideas of C. Wright Mills...more
This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and s...This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale E. Miller argues for a utopian reading of Mill s utilitarianism. He analyses Mill s views on happiness and goes on to...more
This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and s...This book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale E. Miller argues for a utopian reading of Mill s utilitarianism. He analyses Mill s views on happiness and goes on to...more
During his campaign against racism in South Africa and his involvement in the ...During his campaign against racism in South Africa and his involvement in the Congress-led nationalist struggle against British colonial rule in India Mahatma Gandhi developed a new form of political struggle based on the idea of satyagraha or...more
Stephen Ingle is Professor at the Politics Department University of Stirling. ...Stephen Ingle is Professor at the Politics Department University of Stirling. His main academic interests are in the relationship between politics and literature and in adversarial (two party) politics especially in the UK.more
In this work the author presents the work of Allama M.T. Jafari an Iranian con...In this work the author presents the work of Allama M.T. Jafari an Iranian contemporary social thinker who worked within the parameters of Primordial School of Social Theory. This work is an attempt to enrich the existing literature on comparative...more
The Credit Crunch of 2008 has exposed the fallacies of neoliberalism and its t...The Credit Crunch of 2008 has exposed the fallacies of neoliberalism and its thesis of the self-regulating market which has been ascendant in both economic theory and policy over the last 30 years. In moving beyond neoliberalism social democratic...more
At its core the main goal of critical pedagogy is deceptively simple--to const...At its core the main goal of critical pedagogy is deceptively simple--to construct schools and education as agents of change. While noble and ambitious it is not always realistic in a climate of increased commodification privatization of schooling and...more
The authors select sermons by Martin Luther King Jr. and Jeremiah Wright to as...The authors select sermons by Martin Luther King Jr. and Jeremiah Wright to as a framework to examine the meaning of God in America as part of the formational religio-political narrative of the country.more
Completed just weeks before his death the lectures in this volume mark a criti...Completed just weeks before his death the lectures in this volume mark a critical juncture in the career of Roland Barthes in which he declared the intention deeply felt to write a novel. Unfolding over the course of two years Barthes engaged in a...more
Many people know that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity through lightni...Many people know that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity through lightning but he was also a great inventor and helped write the Declaration of Independence! Young readers will learn about Franklin s life in this appealing biography. Many people...more
This practical book addresses the consistent questions that were posed by seco...This practical book addresses the consistent questions that were posed by secondary social studies teachers during professional learning sessions. In particular it examines ways to break through the inclination and perception expressed by many teachers...more
Postmodern Geographies : The Reassertion of Space in Critical Social TheoryPostmodern Geographies : The Reassertion of Space in Critical Social Theorymore
A collection of twenty-two interviews and one personal essay Julia Kristeva In...A collection of twenty-two interviews and one personal essay Julia Kristeva Interviews presents an intimate and accessible portrait of one of France s most important critical thinkers and intellectual personalities.more
This is the first comprehensive study of Russian political and socialthought ...This is the first comprehensive study of Russian political and social thought in the post-Communist era. The book portrays and critically examines the conceptual and theoretical attempts by Russian scholars and political thinkers to make sense of the...more