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Christine Battersby is a leading thinker in the field of philosophy, gender studies and visual and literary aesthetics. In this important new work, she undertakes an exploration of the nature of the sublime, one of the most important topics in contemporary debates about modernity, politics and art.

Through a compelling examination of terror, transcendence and the 'other' in key European philosophers and writers, Battersby articulates a radical 'female sublime'. A central feature of The Sublime, Terror and Human Difference is its engagement with recent debates around...

This book gives student-teachers the chance to learn from the experiences of students who have just completed a course in preparing to teach. They offer all manner of insights, from the amusing to the cautionary to the thought-provoking. Course tutors provide additional commentary, identifying key themes and structuring chapters and the whole book to mirror the process of learning to teach.

Each chapter takes a different facet of learning to teach, and issues covered include:

• observing experienced teachers
• interaction with pupils
• discussions with...

How crime is defined goes to the heart of the boundaries drawn between legitimate and illegitimate use of force; between violence and non-violence; between legality and criminality. "Crime Wars: The Global Intersection of Crime, Political Violence, and International Law" presents a well-balanced, introductory analysis of this critically important subject, addressing the many points of intersection between political legitimacy, law, political violence, and criminal activity.

This thought-provoking work examines the criminalization of the developing world, opening up debate about the...

Christine Battersby is a leading thinker in the field of philosophy, gender studies and visual and literary aesthetics. In this important new work, she undertakes an exploration of the nature of the sublime, one of the most important topics in contemporary debates about modernity, politics and art.

Through a compelling examination of terror, transcendence and the other in key European philosophers and writers, Battersby articulates a radical female sublime. A central feature of The Sublime, Terror and Human Difference is its engagement...