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  • A Philosophy of Pessimism

    by Stuart Sim ...
    There are many reasons to despair at the state of the world today: climate change and global warming; widespread ‘humanitarian disasters’ caused by war, famine and political corruption; religious intolerance and the growing influence of fundamentalist belief; political terrorism; racism and discrimination against ethnic minorities; the list could go on and on. Reflect on such phenomena at any ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Sartre, Existentialism, and the New Age of Nausea

    by Stuart Sim ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book explores the relevance of Sartrean existentialism to the contemporary socio-political landscape, with particular reference to his early novel Nausea and the concepts of bad faith and authenticity outlined in his major philosophical work Being and Nothingness. In an era where political authoritarianism has asserted itself so powerfully internationally and climate crisis has revealed the ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Introducing Critical Theory

    A Graphic Guide

    by Professor Stuart Sim ...
    Series Book 0 - Graphic Guides
    What might a 'theory of everything' look like? Is science an ideology? Who were Adorno, Horkheimer or the Frankfurt School? The decades since the 1960s have seen an explosion in the production of critical theories. Deconstructionists, poststructuralists, postmodernists, second-wave feminists, new historicists, cultural materialists, postcolonialists, black critics and queer theorists, among a host ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Insatiable

    The Rise and Rise of the Greedocracy

    by Stuart Sim ...
    Insatiable exposes the damaging effects of greed in both public and private life, showing how the actions of a socially irresponsible ‘greedocracy’ are systematically undermining our democratic institutions. Ranging across politics, economic theory, the financial world, healthcare, the food industry, sport, religion and the creative arts, it demonstrates how deeply embedded the greed imperative is ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction

    by Stuart Sim ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Fifty Key Postmodern Thinkers

    by Stuart Sim ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    Postmodernism is an important part of the cultural landscape which continues to evolve, yet the ideas and theories surrounding the subject can be diverse and difficult to understand. Fifty Postmodern Thinkers critically examines the work of fifty of the most important theorists within the postmodern movement who have defined and shaped the field, bringing together their key ideas in an accessible ... Read more

    $75.57 CAD

  • Lonely Planet Southeast Asia

    by Simon Richmond, Morgan Awyong, Austin Bush, Jayne D'Arcy, David Eimer, Mark Eveleigh, Marco Ferrarese, Michael Grosberg, Paul Harding, Nick Ray, Sarah Reid, Leyla Rose, Kara Santos, Cheng Sim, Aydan Stuart, Barbara Woolsey, Joshua Zukas, Ria de Jong ...
    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Southeast Asia.Discover Southeast Asia's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from lounging on the sandy beaches of Cambodia's Koh Tonsay; to walking through the lush rainforest of Lombok's Mt Rinjani National Park; and eating your way around Hanoi's Old ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Post-Truth, Scepticism & Power

    by Stuart Sim ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book examines the concept of post-truth and the impact it is having on contemporary life, bringing out both its philosophical and political dimensions. Post-truth is contextualised within the philosophical discourse of truth, with particular reference to theories of scepticism and relativism, to explore whether it can take advantage of these to claim any intellectual credibility. Sim argues ... Read more

    $96.99 CAD

  • Addicted to Profit

    Reclaiming Our Lives from the Free Market

    by Stuart Sim ...

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism

    Edited by Stuart Sim ...
    Series series Routledge Companions
    This fully revised third edition of The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism provides the ideal introduction to postmodernist thought. Featuring contributions from a cast of international scholars, the Companion contains 19 detailed essays on major themes and topics along with an A-Z of key terms and concepts. As well as revised essays on philosophy, politics, literature, and more, the first ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • The Concise Pepys

    by Samuel Pepys, Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) began his celebrated diary on 1st January 1660 immediately prior to the Restoration of Charles II to the throne and the subsequent loosening of the rigid moral and social code enforced during the Puritan Commonwealth. As variously Clerk to the Council, a Member of Parliament, a prisoner in the Tower of London, twice Secretary to the Admiralty and President of the Royal ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lyotard and Politics

    A Critical Introduction

    by Stuart Sim ...
    Series series Thinking Politics

    $36.99 CAD