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  • Times of the Technoculture

    From the Information Society to the Virtual Life

    by Kevin Robins, Frank Webster ...
    Series series Comedia
    Times of the Technoculture explores the social and cultural impact of new technologies, tracing the origins of the information society from the coming of the machine with the industrial revolution to the development of mass production techniques in the early twentieth century.The authors look at how the military has controlled the development of the information society, and consider the centrality ... Read more

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  • Antonio Gramsci

    by Steven Jones ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Thinkers
    For readers encountering Gramsci for the first time, Steve Jones covers key elements of his thought through detailed discussion and studies the historical context of the theorist's thought, offers examples of putting Gramsci's ideas into practice in the analysis of contemporary culture and evaluates responses to his work.Including British, European and American examples, key topics covered here ... Read more

    PHP1,969.42

  • Reading Media Theory

    Thinkers, Approaches and Contexts

    by Brett Mills, David M. Barlow ...
    What does the Frankfurt School have to say about the creative industries? Does the spread of Google prove we now live in an information society? How is Madonna an example of postmodernism? How new is new media? Does the power of Facebook mean we're all media makers now?This groundbreaking volume – part reader, part textbook - helps you to engage thoroughly with some of the major voices that have ... Read more

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  • Globalization, Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society

    Sociological Perspectives

    by Peter Jarvis ...
    Series series Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society
    This book critically assesses the learning that is required and provided within a learning society and gives a detailed sociological analysis of the emerging role of lifelong learning with examples from around the globe. Divided into three clear parts the book:looks at the development of the knowledge economyprovides a critique of lifelong learning and the learning societyfocuses on the changing ... Read more

    PHP4,692.65

  • Key Concepts in Historical Geography

    by John Morrissey, David Nally, Ulf Strohmayer, Yvonne Whelan ...
    Series series Key Concepts in Human Geography
    "This ambitious volume reviews the best recent work in historical geography... It demonstrates how a dual sense of history and geography is necessary to understand such key areas of contemporary debate as the inter-relationship between class, race and gender; the character of nations and nationalism; the nature and challenges of urban life; the legacies of colonialism; and the meaning and values ... Read more

    PHP3,923.69

  • Anthropology of Policy

    Perspectives on Governance and Power

    Edited by Cris Shore, Susan Wright ...
    Series series European Association of Social Anthropologists
    Arguing that policy has become an increasingly central concept and instrument in the organisation of contemporary societies and that it now impinges on all areas of life so that it is virtually impossible to ignore or escape its influence, this book argues that the study of policy leads straight into issues at the heart of anthropology. ... Read more

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  • Geographical Thought

    An Introduction to Ideas in Human Geography

    by Anoop Nayak, Alex Jeffrey ...
    Geographical Thought provides a clear and accessible introduction to the key ideas and figures in human geography. The book provides an essential introduction to the theories that have shaped the study of societies and space. Opening with an exploration of the founding concepts of human geography in the nineteenth century academy, the authors examine the range of theoretical perspectives that have ... Read more

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  • Henri Lefebvre and Education

    Space, history, theory

    by Sue Middleton ...
    Series series New Directions in the Philosophy of Education
    During his lifetime Henri Lefebvre (1901-1991) was renowned in France as a philosopher, sociologist and activist. Although he published more than 70 books, few were available in English until The Production of Space was translated in 1991. While this work - often associated with geography - has influenced educational theory’s ‘spatial turn,’ educationalists have yet to consider Lefebvre’s work ... Read more

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  • Identities and Social Change in Britain since 1940

    The Politics of Method

    by Mike Savage ...
    Identities and Social Change in Britain since 1940 examines how, between 1940 and 1970 British society was marked by the imprint of the academic social sciences in profound ways which have an enduring legacy on how we see ourselves. It focuses on how interview methods and sample surveys eclipsed literature and the community study as a means of understanding ordinary life. The book shows that these ... Read more

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  • Challenging governance theory

    From networks to hegemony

    by Jonathan S. Davies ...
    Theories heralding the rise of network governance have dominated for a generation. Yet, empirical research suggests that claims for the transformative potential of networks are exaggerated. This topical and timely book takes a critical look at contemporary governance theory, elaborating a Gramscian alternative. It argues that, although the ideology of networks has been a vital element in the ... Read more

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  • Sport, Exercise and Social Theory

    An Introduction

    by John Kelly, Győző Molnár ...
    Why are sport and exercise important?What can the study of sport and exercise tell us about wider society?Who holds the power in creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses?It is impossible to properly understand the role that sport and exercise play in contemporary society without knowing a little social theory. It is social theory that provides the vocabulary for our study of society, ... Read more

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  • Theories of the Information Society

    by Frank Webster ...
    Series series International Library of Sociology
    Information is regarded as a distinguishing feature of our world. Where once economies were built on industry and conquest, we are now part of a global information economy. Pervasive media, expanding information occupations and the development of the internet convince many that living in an Information Society is the destiny of us all. Coping in an era of information flows, of virtual ... Read more

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