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The Transformations of Man

The Transformations of Man

Originally published in 1957 this volume compares the 20th Century transformation of human life to the revolution which swept early man into the first civilized communities. It shows how each radical new stage of human development grew out of changes in human personality and consciousness such as the invention of language and symbols the origins of universal religions and the mechanization of everyday life. Despite the threat that the author foresees from an over-reliance on automation the book maintains that humanity still has the means spiritual personal and technological to create a sustainable future for itself by increasing the usefulness and freedom of all men. | The Transformations of Man

GBP 27.99
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The End of Economic Man The Origins of Totalitarianism

The End of Economic Man The Origins of Totalitarianism

In The End of Economic Man long recognized as a cornerstone work Peter F. Drucker explains and interprets fascism and Nazism as fundamental revolutions. In some ways this book anticipated by more than a decade the existentialism that came to dominate the European political mood in the postwar period. Drucker provides a special addition to the massive literature on existentialism and alienation since World War II. The End of Economic Man is a social and political effort to explain the subjective consequences of the social upheavals caused by warfare. Drucker concentrates on one specific historical event: the breakdown of the social and political structure of Europe which culminated in the rise of Nazi totalitarianism to mastery over Europe. He explains the tragedy of Europe as the loss of political faith resulting from the political alienation of the European masses. The End of Economic Man is a book of great social import. It shows not only what might have helped the older generation avert the catastrophe of Nazism but also how today's generation can prevent another such catastrophe. This work will be of special interest to political scientists intellectual historians and sociologists. The book was singled out for praise on both sides of the Atlantic and is considered by the author to be his most prescient effort in social theory. | The End of Economic Man The Origins of Totalitarianism

GBP 145.00
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The Social Role of the Man of Knowledge

The Social Role of the Man of Knowledge

In this seminal contribution to the sociology of knowledge first published in 1940 Florian Znaniecki develops a typology of the variety of specific social roles that scholars have played and investigates the normative patterns that govern their behavior. A central tool for the investigation of these problems is the notion of “social circle” the audience to which intellectuals address themselves. Znaniecki shows that thinkers do not speak to the total society but address selected segments and markets. Specific social circles bestow recognition provide material or psychic support and help shape the self-image of the thinker. | The Social Role of the Man of Knowledge

GBP 110.00
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Remaking the Readymade Duchamp Man Ray and the Conundrum of the Replica

Remaking the Readymade Duchamp Man Ray and the Conundrum of the Replica

Replication and originality are central concepts in the artistic oeuvres of Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray. Remaking the Readymade reveals the underlying and previously unexplored processes and rationales for the collaboration between Duchamp Man Ray and Arturo Schwarz on the replication of readymades and objects. The 1964 editioned replicas of the readymades sent shock waves through the art world. Even though the replicas undermined ideas of authorship and problematized the notion of identity and the artist they paradoxically shared in the aura of the originals becoming stand-ins for the readymades. Scholar-poet-dealer Arturo Schwarz played a crucial role opening the door to joint or alternate authorship—an outstanding relationship between artist and dealer. By unearthing previously unpublished correspondence and documentary materials and combining this material with newly conducted exclusive interviews with key participants Remaking the Readymade details heretofore unrevealed aspects of the technical processes involved in the (re)creation of iconic long-lost Dada objects. Launched on the heels of the centenary of Duchamp’s Fountain this new analysis intensifies and complicates our understanding of Duchamp and Man Ray’ initial conceptions and raises questions about replication and authorship that will stimulate significant debate about the legacy of the artists the continuing significance of their works and the meaning of terms such as creativity originality and value in the formation of art. | Remaking the Readymade Duchamp Man Ray and the Conundrum of the Replica

GBP 38.99
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Man the Hunter

Man the Hunter

Man the Hunter is a collection of papers presented at a symposium on research done among the hunting and gathering peoples of the world. Ethnographic studies increasingly contribute substantial amounts of new data on hunter-gatherers and are rapidly changing our concept of Man the Hunter. Social anthropologists generally have been reappraising the basic concepts of descent fi liation residence and group structure. This book presents new data on hunters and clarifi es a series of conceptual issues among social anthropologists as a necessary background to broader discussions with archaeologists biologists and students of human evolution.

GBP 140.00
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The Man on Horseback The Role of the Military in Politics

The Man on Horseback The Role of the Military in Politics

The role of the military in a society raises a number of issues: How much separation should there be between a civil government and its army? Should the military be totally subordinate to the polity? Or should the armed forces be allowed autonomy in order to provide national security? Recently the dangers of military dictatorships-as have existed in countries like Panama Chile and Argentina-have become evident. However developing countries often lack the administrative ability and societal unity to keep the state functioning in an orderly and economically feasible manner without military intervention. Societies of course have dealt with the realities of these problems throughout their histories and the action they have taken at any particular point in time has depended on numerous factors. In the first world of democratic countries the civil-military relationship has been thoroughly integrated and indeed by most modern standards this is seen as essential. However several influential Western thinkers have developed theories arguing for the separation of the military from any political or social role. Samuel Huntington emphasized that professionalism would presuppose that the military should intervene as little as possible in the political sphere. Samuel E. Finer in contrast emphasizes that a government can be efficient enough way to keep the civil-military relationship in check ensuring that the need for intervention by the armed forces in society would be minimal. At the time of the book's original publication perhaps as a consequence of a post-World War II Cold War atmosphere this was by no means a universally accepted position. Some considered the military to be a legitimate threat to a free society. Today's post-Cold War environment is an appropriate time to reconsider Finer's classic argument. The Man on Horseback continues to be an important contribution to the study of the military's role in the realm of politics and will be of interest to students of political science government and the military. | The Man on Horseback The Role of the Military in Politics

GBP 145.00
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The Routledge Guidebook to Paine's Rights of Man

The Routledge Guidebook to Paine's Rights of Man

Upon publication in 1791-92 the two parts of Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man proved to be both immensely popular and highly controversial. An immediate bestseller it not only defended the French revolution but also challenged current laws customs and government. The Routledge Guidebook to Paine’s Rights of Man provides the first comprehensive and fully contextualized introduction to this foundational text in the history of modern political thought addressing its central themes reception and influence. The Guidebook examines: the history of rights populism representative governments and challenges to monarchy from the 12th through 18th century; Paine’s arguments against monarchies mixed governments war and state-church establishments; Paine’s views on constitutions; Paine’s proposals regarding suffrage inequality poverty and public welfare; Paine’s revolution in rhetoric and style; the critical reception upon publication and influence through the centuries as well as Paine’s relevance today. The Routledge Guidebook to Paine’s Rights of Man is essential reading for students of eighteenth-century American and British history politics and philosophy and anyone approaching Paine’s work for the first time. | The Routledge Guidebook to Paine's Rights of Man

GBP 21.99
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The Book of the Civilised Man An English Translation of the Urbanus magnus of Daniel of Beccles

The Book of the Civilised Man An English Translation of the Urbanus magnus of Daniel of Beccles

A translation of The Book of the Civilised Man by Daniel of Beccles brings to light the social and cultural life of medieval people in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries through a previously little-known text. Known in Latin as Urbanus magnus it is a complex and illuminating text which covers an array of topics related to social mores in the Middle Ages including: how to be a good and moral citizen how to dine courteously how to maintain standards of hygiene how to regulate your diet and how to run your household. Often described as one of the earliest ‘courtesy texts’ this translation will reveal a text which cannot be easily categorised in any genre but is relevant widely for anyone with an interest in medieval life. An expansive text of enormous breadth this translation will provide scholars new insight in areas such as social hierarchy citizenship morality friendship family ties household administration food consumption standards of etiquette and much more. | The Book of the Civilised Man An English Translation of the Urbanus magnus of Daniel of Beccles

GBP 39.99
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Donald W. Winnicott and the History of the Present Understanding the Man and his Work

Donald W. Winnicott and the History of the Present Understanding the Man and his Work

In November 2015 The Winnicott Trust held a major conference in London to celebrate the forthcoming publication of the Collected Works of D. W. Winnicott. Most of the papers given then now constitute the chapters in this book. It not only reflects the ongoing contemporary relevance of Winnicott's work clinical and theoretical but these chapters demonstrate the aliveness of Winnicott's contribution as present day practitioners and academics use his ideas in their own way. The chapters range from accounts of the early developmental processes and relationships (Roussillon Murray) the psychoanalytic setting (Bolognini Bonaminio Fabozzi Joyce Hopkins) creativity and the arts (Wright Robinson) Winnicott in the outside world (Kahr Karpf) to the challenge to the psychoanalytic paradigm that Winnicott's ideas constitute (Loparic). | Donald W. Winnicott and the History of the Present Understanding the Man and his Work

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The Man Farthest Down

The Man Farthest Down

The Man Farthest Down represents an early contribution to the study of comparative social systems. Its treatment of life in the East European shtetls is as moving as the analysis of ghetto life in America. In his new introduction to this edition Drake illustrates the intellectual camaraderie shared between Park and Washington in their studies of race. Drake also details their individual observations philosophies and activities in both their academic and political lives.

GBP 130.00
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Eduard Mörike The Man and the Poet

Eduard Mörike The Man and the Poet

Originally published in 1957 this was the first biography and full account of Eduard Mörike’s works to appear in English. One of the greatest German lyric poets Mörike is according to some critics equal to Goethe as a lyricist. This book was the first attempt to analyse Mörike’s highly suggestive drawings some of which are reproduced in the book. The contents of poems are summarized so no prior knowledge of German is assumed and a large number of poems are quoted in full. | Eduard Mörike The Man and the Poet

GBP 32.99
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The Man behind the Beard Deneys Schreiner a South African Liberal Life

The Man behind the Beard Deneys Schreiner a South African Liberal Life

Deneys Schreiner was an academic a scientist and a man of strong liberal principles with a good sense of humor and widespread interests in the sciences arts and public affairs. In his steady way he transformed the University of Natal and the community around it. Between the 1960s and 1980s Schreiner supported and initiated several endeavors to promote constitutional futures other than those imposed by the apartheid government. One of the most significant was the Buthelezi Commission which he chaired. This biography sets out the context of the times in which Schreiner lived and his life from his ancestors to his tenure as Vice-Principal. This book is created with extensive archival research supported by interviews with family members former colleagues friends and journalists. Schreiner was a man who made a considerable contribution to the struggle for democracy in South Africa. And then there is the story of his beard once described as a potent symbol of his presence and implacable integrity. Print edition not for sale in Sub Saharan Africa. | The Man behind the Beard Deneys Schreiner a South African Liberal Life

GBP 130.00
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God and Man In the Old Testament

God and Man In the Old Testament

Originally published in 1955 and containing some 500 passages this Biblical anthology brings together in their original wording the highest expressions of the Biblical view of life. The anthology is non-historical and non-doctrinal. It starts with the confrontations of man with God as seen in the ‘calls’ of the prophets and proceeds to the ways of life demanded of man and the duties accompanying the privilege of vocation. It ends with the visions of the ideal society which in times of trial the author believes have sustained the mind. When this was first published the anthology used often forgotten texts and in so doing stimulated much attention to these enduring religious documents. | God and Man In the Old Testament

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Voices of Man The Meaning and Function of Language

Voices of Man The Meaning and Function of Language

Originally published in 1964 this book examines where and how the pattern and texture of speech emerged and whether language is logical. It looks at linguistics from both the historical and descriptive points of view as a physical science and as a social science. It also discusses the problem of aesthetics in language and what happens when different languages come into contact with each other. The book concludes with a discussion of the possibility of an international language and indeed whether such a development would be progress or something that is needed or wanted. | Voices of Man The Meaning and Function of Language

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The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought The 'Man Alone of Animals' Concept

The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought The 'Man Alone of Animals' Concept

Ancient Greeks endeavored to define the human being vis-à-vis other animal species by isolating capacities and endowments which they considered to be unique to humans. This approach toward defining the human being still appears with surprising frequency in modern philosophical treatises in modern animal behavioral studies and in animal rights literature to argue both for and against the position that human beings are special and unique because of one or another attribute or skill that they are believed to possess. Some of the claims of man’s unique endowments have in recent years become the subject of intensive investigation by cognitive ethologists carried out in non-laboratory contexts. The debate is as lively now as in classical times and what is of particular note the examples and methods of argumentation used to prove one or another position on any issue relating to the unique status of human beings that one encounters in contemporary philosophical or ethological literature frequently recall ancient precedents. This is the first book-length study of the ‘man alone of animals’ topos in classical literature not restricting its analysis to Greco-Roman claims of man’s intellectual uniqueness but including classical assertions of man’s physiological and emotional uniqueness. It supplements this analysis of ancient manifestations with an examination of how the commonplace survives and has been restated transformed and extended in contemporary ethological literature and in the literature of the animal rights and animal welfare movements. Author Stephen T. Newmyer demonstrates that the anthropocentrism detected in Greek applications of the ‘man alone of animals’ topos is not only alive and well in many facets of the current debate on human-animal relations but that combating its negative effects is a stated aim of some modern philosophers and activists. | The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought The 'Man Alone of Animals' Concept

GBP 38.99
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The Melancholy Man A Study of Dickens's Novels

The Melancholy Man A Study of Dickens's Novels

First published in 1980 this book surveys Dickens’ growing power to drive deep into the causes of his contemporary conditions. It reveals the importance of nature to Dickens as a rich metaphor of human freedom and potentiality and emphasises his concern with time and the problems of freedom. The author considers the peculiarity of Dickens being unanimously acclaimed as a great writer considering the difficulty in placing him definitively within the literary tradition. The author argues Dickens was an isolated figure indifferent to changing fashions and with a strong sense of the dignity of human nature and that this formed the basis of his character and writings. | The Melancholy Man A Study of Dickens's Novels

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The Family of Man Revisited Photography in a Global Age

The Family of Man Revisited Photography in a Global Age

The Family of Man is the most widely seen exhibition in the history of photography. The book of the exhibition still in print is also the most commercially successful photobook ever published. First shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1955 the exhibition travelled throughout the United States and to forty-six countries and was seen by over nine million people. Edward Steichen conceived curated and designed the exhibition. He explained its subject as `the everydayness of life' and `the essential oneness of mankind throughout the world'. The exhibition was a statement against war and the conflicts and divisions that threatened a common future for humanity after 1945. The popular international response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Many critics however have dismissed the exhibition as a form of sentimental humanism unable to address the challenges of history politics and cultural difference. This book revises the critical debate about The Family of Man challenging in particular the legacy of Roland Barthes's influential account of the exhibition. The expert contributors explore new contexts for understanding Steichen's work and they undertake radically new analyses of the formal dynamics of the exhibition. Also presented are documents about the exhibition never before available in English. Commentaries by critical theorist Max Horkheimer and novelist Wolfgang Koeppen letters from photographer August Sander and a poetic sequence on the images by Polish poet Witold Wirpsza enable and encourage new critical reflections. A detailed survey of audience responses in Munich from 1955 allows a rare glimpse of what visitors thought about the exhibition. Today when armed conflict environmental catastrophe and economic inequality continue to threaten our future it seems timely to revisit The Family of Man. | The Family of Man Revisited Photography in a Global Age

GBP 22.99
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The Seven Practices of Mentally Superior Athletes Harnessing Skills from Sport Psychology

The Seven Practices of Mentally Superior Athletes Harnessing Skills from Sport Psychology

Once athletes reach the highest levels of competition in college and professional sports the mental aspect of the game becomes increasingly vital to performance. The Seven Practices of Mentally Superior Athletes is a short and snappy reference text intended for repeated use that explains the importance of the mental side of the game and offers concise advice for improvement. Wald outlines the most important sport psychology skills in a way that can be easily understood and applied to athletes regardless of what sport they play. It also features illustrative stories that demonstrate exactly how these skills can be applied on the field court course or arena. This book is particularly helpful to busy athletes with demanding lifestyles. It will also be useful for coaches who want to continue their education and learn more about sport psychology and how to implement these mental training habits with their athletes. | The Seven Practices of Mentally Superior Athletes Harnessing Skills from Sport Psychology

GBP 16.99
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Mirror for Man The Relation of Anthropology to Modern Life

Mirror for Man The Relation of Anthropology to Modern Life

While the world has undoubtedly been shrinking at the same time it has grown more complex. The likelihood of culture clashes leading to outright conflict is high perhaps higher than ever. As Andrea L. Smith convincingly argues in her new introduction to this classic work certain questions are as valid today as in 1949 when Mirror for Man was first published. Can anthropology break down prejudices that exist between peoples and nations? Can knowledge of past human behavior help solve the world’s modern problems? What effect will American attitudes likely have on the future of the world? In Mirror for Man Clyde Kluckhohn scrutinizes anthropology showing how the discipline can contribute to the reconciliation of conflicting cultures. He questions age-old race theories shows how people came to be as they are and examines limitations in how human beings can be molded. Taking up one of the most vital questions in the post-World War II world whether international order can be achieved by domination Kluckhohn demonstrates that cultural clashes drive much of the world’s conflict and shows how we can help resolve it if only we are willing to work for joint understanding. By interpreting human behavior Kluckhohn reveals that anthropology can make a practical contribution through its predictive power in the realm of politics social attitudes and group psychology. Andrea L. Smith’s new introduction provides convincing evidence for the continuing importance of one of the earliest “public intellectuals. ” | Mirror for Man The Relation of Anthropology to Modern Life

GBP 36.99
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Existential Psychology and the Way of the Tao Meditations on the Writings of Zhuangzi

Existential Psychology and the Way of the Tao Meditations on the Writings of Zhuangzi

In ancient China a revered Taoist sage named Zhuangzi told many parables. In Existential Psychology and the Way of the Tao a selection of these parables will be featured. Following each parable an eminent existential psychologist will share a personal and scholarly reflection on the meaning and relevance of the parable for psychotherapy and contemporary life. The major tenets of Zhuangzi's philosophy are featured. Taoist concepts of emptiness stillness Wu Wei (i. e. intentional non-intentionality) epistemology dreams and the nature of reality character building in the midst of pain meaning and the centrality of relationships authenticity self-care the freedom that can come from one's willingness to confront death spiritual freedom and gradations of therapeutic care are topics highlighted in this book. | Existential Psychology and the Way of the Tao Meditations on the Writings of Zhuangzi

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The Vertical Man A Study in Primitive Indian Sculpture

The Vertical Man A Study in Primitive Indian Sculpture

Originally published in 1947 The Vertical Man explores a form of Indian sculpture largely ignored in other studies with a focus on two kinds of sculpture from the province of Bihar. The book provides detailed analysis of the formal characteristics of the sculpture and the influences of the myth ritual and context in which they were commissioned and made. It explains why the sculpture is regional and why the styles are what they are. It is an original study which throws light on important subjects such as the relations of art and religion and of art and economics. The Vertical Man will appeal to those with an interest in art specifically sculpture and the art of the Indian countryside. | The Vertical Man A Study in Primitive Indian Sculpture

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Thomas S. Szasz The Man and His Ideas

Thomas S. Szasz The Man and His Ideas

As it entered the 1960s American institutional psychiatry was thriving with a high percentage of medical students choosing the field. But after Thomas S. Szasz published his masterwork in 1961 The Myth of Mental Illness the psychiatric world was thrown into chaos. Szasz enlightened the world about what he called the “myth of mental illness. ” His point was not that no one is mentally ill or that people labeled as mentally ill do not exist. Instead he believed that diagnosing people as mentally ill was inconsistent with the rules governing pathology and the classification of disease. He asserted that the diagnosis of mental illness is a type of social control not medical science. The editors were uniquely close to Szasz and here they gather for the first time a group of their peers—experts on psychiatry psychology rhetoric and semiotics—to elucidate Szasz’s body of work. Thomas S. Szasz: The Man and His Ideas examines his work and legacy including new material on the man himself and the seeds he planted. They discuss Szasz’s impact on their thinking about the distinction between physical and mental illness addiction the insanity plea schizophrenia and implications for individual freedom and responsibility. This important volume offers insight into and understanding of a man whose ideas were far beyond his time. | Thomas S. Szasz The Man and His Ideas

GBP 145.00
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The Moulding of Modern Man A Psychologist's View of Information Persuasion and Mental Coercion Today

The Moulding of Modern Man A Psychologist's View of Information Persuasion and Mental Coercion Today

First published in 1961 The Moulding of Modern Man discusses views of the nature and boundaries of the Self its relation to the physical world and to human beings real and imagined with reference to procedures training ‘space men’ to travel alone or in company deprived of the assurances of sight sound even weight. It discusses methods of publicity and advertising of overtly or covertly influencing motives subception or subliminal persuasion and techniques of ‘thought reform’ often vaguely termed character training and more confusingly ‘brain-washing’. Other topical subjects are conflicting loyalties with special reference to the moral problems of scientists; the social significance in different countries of intellectuals and anti-intellectuals; the effects of mass culture upon the individual’s beliefs tastes and opinions; the role of the Organization Man in Britain; the concepts of ‘face’ and ‘prestige’ in groups and nations; and conflicting ideas of progress maintained by contemporary thinkers in ‘two cultures’. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy and psychology. | The Moulding of Modern Man A Psychologist's View of Information Persuasion and Mental Coercion Today

GBP 90.00
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