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Alien and Philosophy by William Irwin + Kevin S. Decker
$26.95 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: The\Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
Alien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am presents a philosophical exploration of the world of Alien, the simultaneously horrifying and thought-provoking sci-fi horror masterpiece, and the film franchise it spawned. The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophy raised by one of the most succ ...Show more
Art Quake - The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art by Susie Hodge
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Culture Quake Ser.
Discover art that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when artists take tradition and rip it up. ArtQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy. Causi ...Show more
Consider Phlebas (Culture #1) by Iain M. Banks
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Category: Science Fiction | Series: Culture Ser.
A stunning new reissue edition of Consider Phlebas - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination from Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the ...Show more
Dance of the Rose and the Nightingale by Nesta Ramazani
$56.99 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East Ser.
This is an extraordinary autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures, and ...Show more
David Bowie and Philosophy by Theodore G. Ammon (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser.
The philosophically rich David Bowie is an artist of wide and continuing influence. The theatrical antics of Bowie ushered in a new rock aesthetic, but there is much more to Bowie than mere spectacle. The visual belies the increasing depths of his concerns, even at his lowest personal moments. We never ...Show more
Doctor Strange and Philosophy by William Irwin (Series edited by); Mark D. White (Editor)
$24.95 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: The\Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
Explore the mind and world of the brilliant neurosurgeon-turned-Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Stephen Strange Essays from two-dozen philosophers illuminate how essential philosophical concepts, including existentialism, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, combine to make Doctor Strange one of the most com ...Show more
Film Quake - The Most Disruptive Films in Cinema by Ian Haydn Smith
$24.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Series: Culture Quake Ser.
Discover films that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when filmmakers take tradition and rip it up. In FilmQuake, Ian Haydn Smith selects the 50 movies that shook the cinematic world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, recepti ...Show more
Mayhem - Post-War Crime and Violence in Britain, 1748-53 by Nicholas Rogers
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Category: History | Series: The\Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Ser.
After the end of the War of Austrian Succession in 1748, thousands of unemployed and sometimes unemployable soldiers and seamen found themselves on the streets of London ready to roister the town and steal when necessary. In this fascinating book Nicholas Rogers explores the moral panic associated with ...Show more
On Guilt: The Force Shaping Character, History, and Culture by John Carroll
$73.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Morality, Society and Culture Ser.
Guilt is the dark force behind haunting anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviour, life meaninglessness, and depression - a force to be kept in check. Yet guilt is equally our richest and most hidden resource, the essence of our humanness, and it drives us on to our highest achievements. Today, when indiv ...Show more
René Girard's Mimetic Theory by Wolfgang Palaver
$64.99 AUD
Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Ser.
A systematic introduction into the mimetic theory of the French-American literary theorist and philosophical anthropologist Ren Girard, this essential text explains its three main pillars (mimetic desire, the scapegoat mechanism, and the Biblical "difference") with the help of examples from literature a ...Show more
Sons of Anarchy and Philosophy: Brains Before Bullets by Jason T. Eberl
$26.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
"Brains before bullets" -- ancient and modern wisdom for "mechanics and motorcycle enthusiasts" Essential reading for fans of the show, this book takes readers deeper into the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, the Teller-Morrow family, and the ethics that surround their lives and activities. Provides fas ...Show more
The Birth of Cool - Style Narratives of the African Diaspora by Carol Tulloch
$39.99 AUD
Category: Fashion | Series: Materializing Culture Ser.
It is broadly recognized that black style had a clear and profound influence on the history of dress in the twentieth century, with black culture and fashion having long been defined as 'cool'. Yet despite this high profile, in-depth explorations of the culture and history of style and dress in the Afri ...Show more