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In Bodies That Matter, renowned theorist and philosopher Judith Butler argues that theories of gender need to return to the most material dimension of sex and sexuality: the body. Butler offers a brilliant reworking of the body, examining how the power of heterosexual hegemony forms the "matter" of…
Paperback – 2011-04-04
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No judgement of taste is innocent - we are all snobs. Pierre Bourdieu’s Distinction brilliantly illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. First published in 1979, the book is at once a vast…
Paperback – 2010-03-12
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In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, originally published in 1990, Patricia Hill Collins set out to explore the words and ideas of Black feminist…
Paperback – 2008-09-11
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One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural, 'essential' notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, Butler starts by questioning…
Paperback – 2006-05-12
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First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas…
Paperback – 2004-02-02
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Being and Nothingness is without doubt one of the most significant books of the twentieth century. The central work by one of the world's most influential thinkers, it altered the course of western philosophy. Its revolutionary approach challenged all previous assumptions about the individual's…
Paperback – 2003-08-28
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Dividing the nation and causing massive political change, the English Civil War remains one of the most decisive and dramatic conflicts of English history. Lawrence Stone's account of the factors leading up to the deposition of Charles I in 1642 is widely regarded as a classic in the field.…
Paperback – 2017-04-27
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The Iliad and Beowulf provide rich sources of historical information. The novels of Henry Fielding and Henry James may be instructive in the art of moral living. Some go further and argue that Emile Zola and Harriet Beecher Stowe played a part in ameliorating the lives of those existing in harsh…
Paperback – 2017-04-27
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Since its first publication over forty years ago Marshall Sahlins's Stone Age Economics has established itself as a classic of modern anthropology and arguably one of the founding works of anthropological economics. Ambitiously tackling the nature of economic life and how to study it comparatively,…
Paperback – 2017-04-25
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Patrick Wilcken discusses highly influential work from Claude Lévi-Strauss
Beat the blues with the Routledge Classic The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell
We are delighted to showcase The Conquest of Happiness and an interview with the philosopher A.C.Grayling, whose preface features in the Routledge Classic edition.
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The Best of Bertrand Russell
Routledge is delighted to bring you this FREE collection which includes chapters selected from the top 10 bestselling books in the Routledge Classics series by Russell.
On 17 May 2017 we celebrated the publication of The Singularity of Literature at Blackwell’s Bookshop in Edinburgh. At this event reknowned literary theorist Professor Derek Attridge joined Professor Penny Fielding and Alex Thomson to discuss questions relating to the central themes in the book.
The event was filmed and streamed live via our Facebook Literature page, meaning that you can watch this video at any time convenient to you.
To Conquer Fear is the Beginning of Wisdom
This FreeBook brings together a Routledge Classics collection of chapters on the theme ‘Hope and Fear’ – written by some of the most significant writers of our time, including Bertrand Russell, Karl Popper, and Stanley Cohen.
Author Interview: Derek Attridge
We caught up with Derek Attridge to discuss his book, The Singularity of Literature.
Patrick Wilcken on Claude Lévi-Strauss
Patrick Wilcken discusses highly influential work from Claude Lévi-Strauss in an interview with Routledge.
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