September 2008 Cultural Studies
The Freedom Paradox: Towards A Post Secular Ethics
$35.00 (Trade paperback / Allen & Unwin )
The Freedom Paradox is a radical reconsideration of the
meaning of freedom in the modern world.
Despite all the freedoms we now enjoy, the citizens of rich
countries do not appear to be the contented, creative and
flour... More »
The Trouble With Theory: The Educational Costs Of Postmodernism
$29.95 (Trade paperback / Allen & Unwin )
Postmodern theory has engaged the hearts and heads of the brightest students because of its apparent political and social radicalism. Despite this Professor Gavin Kitching claims that, 'At the heart of postmodernism is v... More »
Australians In Italy
$37.95 (Paperback book / )
Long before the advent of modern tourism, Australians have travelled to live in Italy, or have undertaken extensive visits there. Indeed they continue to do so in increasing numbers, as women and men find Italian partner... More »
Evil Paradises: Dreamworlds Of Neoliberalism
$38.00 (Paperback book / New Press )
Davis and Monk have assembled an extraordinary group of urbanists, architects, historians, and visionary thinkers to reflect upon the trajectory of a civilization whose deepest ethos seems to be to consume all the resour... More »
Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria To The Internet
$42.95 (Hardcover book / W W Norton )
A dazzling intellectual history of the West served up with verve and insight by two brilliant young historians.
Here is an intellectual entertainment, a sweeping history of the key institutions that have organized knowle... More »
Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Portraits Of Married Life In London Literary Circles 1910-1939
$35.00 (Trade paperback / Virago )
This intriguing look at seven unconventional marriages (including one lesbian partnership, between Radclyffe Hall and Lady Una Troubridge) has received rave reviews in London and New York. In addition to admiring reviews... More »