Giants and ogres by John Hamilton

Ethnic Conflicts in Southeast Asia

From the writer: This quantity examines diverse ethnic configurations and clash avoidance and determination in 5 various Southeast Asian nations. * Tin Maung Maung Than lines the background and impossibility of the present Myanmar regimes quest to combine a few of the ethnic teams within the border areas whereas insisting on a unitary nation with all actual strength saved to themselves.

Studies in the Theory of Ideology

During this quantity John B. Thompson examines the various remarkable modern contributions to the examine of ideology. He focuses totally on ecu social theorists and philosophers, offering concise and demanding value determinations in their paintings. as well as assessing the contributions of the well known thinkers, equivalent to Habermas and Ricoeur, Thompson introduces the reader to a wealthy number of authors who've been missed within the English-speaking global: Cornelius Castoriadis, Claude Lefort, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Pecheux, Jean Pierre Faye.

Selbständigkeit im Denken: Der philosophische Ort der Bildungslehre Theodor Ballauffs

Das Buch erarbeitet die zentralen Begriffe der Bildungskonzeption Theodor Ballauffs und prüft deren theoretisch-kritische Tragfähigkeit durch eine examine ihrer philosophischen Rückbezüge auf das Denken Martin Heideggers.

Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism

This booklet indicates that the increase of the intelligentsia happened prior to is in general inspiration, and that by way of 1922, instead of 1932, the underlying ideas of the hot Soviet government's guidelines in the direction of tradition had already emerged, "proto-Stalinism" being more and more vital. quite a few resources were used, together with Proletkul't, Moscow collage and the rabfaky and the works of varied contributors resembling Bagdanov, Lunacharsky, Andreev, Berdiaev and Chagall.