The work collected here represents the major ideas and arguments which have come to characterize philosophy of education and in relation to which contemporary work is now developing. It includes work from the perspectives of Marxism, phenomenology, feminist theory and critical theory. It should be useful for those engaged in research in the philosophy of education, as well as those in the broader field of educational studies and educationally-oriented policy studies.
The work collected here represents the major ideas and arguments which have come to characterize philosophy of education and in relation to which cont...
This book aims to unlock the current crisis in democratic accountability by supplementing representative democracy with democratic governance in civil society.
This book aims to unlock the current crisis in democratic accountability by supplementing representative democracy with democratic governance in civil...
Traces the relations between the organization of violence and social and political order from ancient Rome to early modern Europe. It studies the ways in which authority, obedience and forms of self-conduct were produced by the micro-techniques used to govern violence deployed in different forms of warfare. These issues comprise problematics of military power that are largely neglected by historical sociology and political history. The author shows that the constitution of military power and its relation to wider society has undergone a series of radical, discontinuous and contested shifts in...
Traces the relations between the organization of violence and social and political order from ancient Rome to early modern Europe. It studies the ways...
Future developments in war, armed conflict and international relations are central to our collective fate in this century. This book looks forward by considering the forces that will drive changes in military organizations, sources of conflict, the power of states and the nature of the international system.
New military technologies will alter how wars are fought and will influence the balance of power. Changes in the global environment will provide new causes of conflict and will change economic priorities. As a result, the state will survive as the key social...
Future developments in war, armed conflict and international relations are central to our collective fate in this century. This book looks forward by ...
Paul Hirst was one was one of the most original thinkers of his generation. This book is being published post-humously after his tragic death in 2003. Written with verve and lucidity, it is a scholarly account of the various ways in which space is configured by power, and in which space becomes a resource for power. Erudite and exciting, the book combines new and old theory in an imaginative, yet pragmatic, way. It is typical of Hirst's ability to make inspiriational leaps across theoretical and disciplinary boundaries, critically combining insights from social theory, politics, history and...
Paul Hirst was one was one of the most original thinkers of his generation. This book is being published post-humously after his tragic death in 2003....
Paul Hirst was one was one of the most original thinkers of his generation. This book is being published post-humously after his tragic death in 2003. Written with verve and lucidity, it is a scholarly account of the various ways in which space is configured by power, and in which space becomes a resource for power. Erudite and exciting, the book combines new and old theory in an imaginative, yet pragmatic, way. It is typical of Hirst's ability to make inspiriational leaps across theoretical and disciplinary boundaries, critically combining insights from social theory, politics, history and...
Paul Hirst was one was one of the most original thinkers of his generation. This book is being published post-humously after his tragic death in 2003....
Modern societies currently lack positive alternative visions of the future. Many writers have claimed that the only option is a return to free-market capitalism, in which success and survival depend on being as competitive as possible whether as a nation, firm or individual.
Modern societies currently lack positive alternative visions of the future. Many writers have claimed that the only option is a return to free-market ...
