Contra Instrumentalism questions the long-accepted notion that translation reproduces or transfers an invariant contained in or caused by the source text. This “instrumental” model of
How did we become so thin-skinned? In this new and updated edition of her acclaimed polemic I Find That Offensive! Claire Fox addresses head on the possible causes of what is fast becoming known as ‘
An important new polemic from the Provocations series. Ball and Greenway examine how the `blagocracy' has come to rule Britain, and why that needs to change.
Despite the presence of the Flaming Lips in a commercial for a copier and Iggy Pop’s music in luxury cruise advertisements, Jeffrey T. Nealon argues that popular music has not exactly been co-op
Declarations of Dependence rethinks the historical relationship between money and aesthetics in an effort to make critical theory newly answerable to politics. Scott Ferguson regrounds critical theory
The sanctimony of charity and its persistent failure to do good with our money is matched only by two things, the lives of the people they promised us they would improve and the inevitable truth that
With typical wit and unrestrained perspicacity, Dylan Jones explores the myriad reasons that men appear to be in a perpetual state of stress, wondering where they fit into a world that seemingly no lo
London is already the greatest city of the twenty-first century, the one true global cultural megalopolis and we need to shout about it from the top of every tall building in town. It might be invidio
The best jobs in Britain today are overwhelmingly done by the offspring of privileged parents. Meanwhile, it is increasingly difficult for bright but poor children to transcend their circumstances. Th
Identity politics are shaping Western art more than ever before. Visit any contemporary gallery and chances are the art on offer will be principally concerned with group identities and a set of dreary
The 'R' Word explores a changing country in a changing world, and our relationship with notions of race and racism, examining a paradox at the heart of anti-racism. By adopting the language of the opp
The meaning and message of Islam has been corrupted and perverted by a particularly virulent strain of Islam. Writer and critic Ziauddin Sardar tells the stories of different interpretations of Islam
Pushing back against the contemporary myth that freedom from oppression is freedom of choice, Frank Ruda resuscitates a fundamental lesson from the history of philosophical rationalism: a proper conce
Kelvin MacKenzie, once editor of a populist anti-immigrant newspaper, makes the case for welcoming immigration as an asset to the UK, both socially and economically, and argues against the increasingl
The United Kingdom has a poor record on gender parity, both in Parliament and in business. But Britons hate the idea of positive discrimination. It's time to get tough, argues economist Vicky Pryce.Vi
Combining laugh-out-loud tales of parenthood with myth-busting facts and figures, Zoe Williams provides a witty critique of the commercial pressures on modern parents. They managed perfectly well for
"Authentic" has become the buzzword of our age. But, as Peter York has discovered, its meaning has changed and become corrupted. It is now practically impossible for us to differenti
Many Muslims worldwide either support or adopt religious veiling, and those who argue against it are often criticized, or worse.But, according to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, the veil throws up a number of c
In this extraordinary, powerful polemic, celebrated writer Frederic Raphael looks back through two millennia of persecution, explaining not only exactly why it is people have been killing Jews for so
From one of the nation's most eminent thinkers about class, education, and politics, Henry Giroux, comes a volume on the perils of fascism that Trump's presidency has brought. (来源amazon.co.uk)
On September 27, 2018, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings concerning Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's allegations that then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaul
After Diana, there seemed some hope that Britain would finally grow up and get rid of the monarchy, a symbol of inequality and privilege. But the royals have been smart and were able to cleverly re-in
In The Fantasy of Feminist History, Joan Wallach Scott argues that feminist perspectives on history are enriched by psychoanalytic concepts, particularly fantasy. Tracing the evolution of her thinking
In The Fantasy of Feminist History, Joan Wallach Scott argues that feminist perspectives on history are enriched by psychoanalytic concepts, particularly fantasy. Tracing the evolution of her thinking
Martin Heidegger once wrote that the world had, in the age of modern science, become a world picture. For Rey Chow, the world has, in the age of atomic bombs, become a world target, to be attacked on
An amazing, best-of collection of writing by beloved Wall Street Journal columnist andNew York Times bestselling author Peggy Noonan. Peggy Noonan is one of the most brilliant and influential politica
