Gays and Lesbians, Christian Conservatives, and Everyday Hostilities
The Pacific Northwest of America is known for its diverse, unusual politics. There are thriving gay and lesbian communities and populations of staunchly conservative Christians. Both groups wield political power. How do members of these groups perceive the political climates that surround them?
Gays and Lesbians, Christian Conservatives, and Everyday Hostilities
The Pacific Northwest of America is known for its diverse, unusual politics. There are thriving gay and lesbian communities and populations of staunchly conservative Christians. Both groups wield political power. How do members of these groups perceive the political climates that surround them?
This work provides extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It shows the rich intellectual tradition of the US, giving an understanding of American society and politics through the reproduction of key writings from a variety of thinkers.
This reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It demonstrates the rich intellectual tradition of the United States, giving an thorough understanding of American society and politics.
Istvan Meszaros's bold new study analyzes the historical choices facing us at the outset of the new millennium. Drawing on the theoretical arguments of his monumental and widely-acclaimed work, Beyond Capital, Meszaros shows that the economic boom of the 1990s was built not only on the foundation of new, digital technologies but also on a new ......
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Long recognized in France as a central figure in French cultural thought, the range and significance of Batille's ideas are now being grasped in the English speaking world. His influence on Derrida, Foucault, Kristeva and Baudrillard is now more clearly understood and Bataille has emerged as a front-rank cultural theorist who posed questions and ......
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