Feminism: A Graphic Guide, Paperback - Cathia Jenainati

DescriptionWhat is feminism? Why are we still talking about it, and what can it tell us about ourselves, our societies and prejudices? In this uniq...

The term "feminism" came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes ba...

Introducing Semiotics outlines the development of semioticsthe study of signs and signifiers in the world around usfrom its classical precursors to...

Capitalism now dominates the globe, both in economics and ideology, shapes every aspect of our world and influences everything from laws, wars and ...

Today, economics is everywhere, and it's never been more popular-- as bestselling books such as Freakonomics attest. But what is economics really a...

Introducing Plato provides a clear account of Plato's theory of knowledge and explains how this directed his provocative views on politics, ethics,...

DescriptionCapitalism shapes every aspect of our world, beyond just our economic structures; it moulds our values and influences the way we write l...

Christianity interprets Jesus as identical to Christ, but is the historical Jesus the same as the Christian savior?This Introducing Jesus graphic g...

Reducere. This box set contains three brilliant Introducing Graphic Guides on mind-blowing ideas that have revolutionised our view of how the universe works ...

From the dream team creators of Queer: A Graphic History and Gender: A Graphic Guide.Illustrations: Illustrations, black and white

Reducere. Demystifies the facts of Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis. This book tells the story of Freud's life and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-centu...

What do we mean by social class in the 21st century?Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Sarah LeaneyIllustration(s): Black and white illustrations thro...

DescriptionIntroducing Anthropology traces the evolution of anthropology from ancient Greece to contemporary times. Anthropology's key concepts and...

What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is ``identity`` now a la...

Immanuel Kant laid the foundations of modern Western thought with his attempts to delimit human reason as an object of philosophical inquiry. The b...

It is now more than a century since Einstein's theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionize our view of the universe. Beginnin...

Why must we believe that God is dead? Can we accept that traditional morality is just a 'useful mistake'? Did the principle of 'the will to power' ...

Introducing Time traces the history of time from Augustine's suggestion that there is no time, to the flowing time of Newton, the conventional time...

Was Marx himself a 'Marxist'? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did...

Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite logic's widely acknowledged...

The philosopher S ren Kierkegaard is regarded as the founder of Existentialism and a forerunner of postmodernism. Philosophy, in Kierkegaard's radi...

Introducing Evolution explores evolutionary theory from its origins to its reception across history and how it has been developed and refined. Draw...

This is a superlative graphic guide described as 'warm, witty and wise' by Jonathan Ree to an enigmatic master of twentieth-century philosophy.

A brand new graphic guide from Brian Clegg, author of the best-selling Inflight Science, Introducing Infinity will teach you all you need to know a...

This guide explores the fascinating life of Stephen Hawking, and the evolution of his work from his days as a student.

Introducing Barthes brilliantly elucidates Roland Barthes' application of semiotics to literature, popular culture, clothes, and fashion, and expla...

G.W.F. Hegel's influential writings on philosophy, politics, history, and art are parts of a larger systematic whole. They are also among the most ...

Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental ...

Introducing Political Philosophy explains the subject s central concepts and presents the major political theorists from Plato to Michel Foucault. ...

Every day we talk about the aesthetics of a piece of art or design. More than a simple response, aesthetics is a philosophy in which perceptions, f...

Introducing the Enlightenment is the essential guide to the giants of the EnlightenmentAdam Smith, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Franklin...

"Introducing Chaos" explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups an...

DescriptionJoin the creators of Queer: A Graphic History ('Could totally change the way you think about sex and gender' VICE) on an illustrated jou...

The people, ideals and events that have shaped a nation - in comic book form

James Joyce is one of the most famous--and controversial--writers of the twentieth century. The myth of his difficulty has discouraged many readers...

A compact INTRODUCING guide to the seminal linguist and irrepressible critic of right-wing America.

Covering the transformative power of Romanticism on art, philosophy, literature, music, and politics, Introducing Romanticism provides an accessibl...

``Introducing Buddha`` describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, but it also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth i...

Islamic culture has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. ``Introducing Islam`` is a fascinating look into a sometimes misunderstoo...

This brand new graphic guide provides a comprehensive introduction to the schools of thought and key figures in continental philosophy. Christopher...

What really happens at the most fundamental levels of nature? From the earliest history of the atomic theory through to the Higgs boson, practicing...

Melanie Klein was the most innovative and influential child psychoanalyst in the first half of the twentieth century. Introducing Melanie Klein exp...

Compact INTRODUCING guide on the debates surrounding psychoanalysis's most contested figure.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Stephen WilsonIllustrat...

Modernism is usually thought of as a shock wave of innovations hitting art, architecture, music, cinema and literature - the work of Picasso, Joyce...

After Slavoj Zizek, Frenchman Alain Badiou--whose work ranges from novels, poems, "romanop ras, " and political treatises to math theory--is probab...

DescriptionMargaret Thatcher's political career was one of the most remarkable of modern times. She rose to become the first woman to lead a major ...

A fascinating graphic guide to the political movements and philosophical roots of fascism, tracing the origins of its ideas to nineteenth-century t...

How do emotions affect your basic decision making? Why do certain smells prompt long-forgotten memories, and what makes us suddenly self-conscious?...

DescriptionOne of modern philosophy's most controversial and popular figures, this introduction presents Jean Baudrillard's radical thought, includ...

Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics from the ancient world to modern times, describing the great discoveries and providing an a...