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1	Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business more books like this by Neil Postman add to wishlist A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.48! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy more books like this by Rene Descartes add to wishlist This new edition contains Donald Cress's completely revised translation of the Meditations (from the corrected Latin edition) and recent corrections to Discourse on Method, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining the clear and accessible style of a classic teaching edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful more books like this by Edmund Burke add to wishlist The "Philosophical Enquiry" is a study of the relationship between strong feelings and forms of art, that considers the inspired persuasiveness of certain kinds of writing alongside experience of the natural landscape, and is gradually being recognized as an important work of aesthetic theory. This eloquent and sometimes erotic book was long ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.18! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Archaeology of Knowledge more books like this by Michel Foucault add to wishlist In France, a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give their rock stars, Michel Foucault was part of a glittering generation of thinkers, one which also included Sartre, de Beauvoir and Deleuze. One of the great intellectual heroes of the twentieth century, Foucault was a man whose passion and reason were at the ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $16.73! \| first editions
5	Discourse on Colonialism more books like this by Aime Cesaire, Joan Pinkham, Robin D G Kelley (Foreword by) add to wishlist This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, when published for the first time in English, Discourse on Colonialism inspired a new generation engaged in the Civil ... see all copies from $4.97! new only from $11.99! \| SVS
6	On Rhetoric: A Theory of Civic Discourse more books like this by Aristotle, George A Kennedy (Translator) add to wishlist Based on careful study of the Greek text and informed by the best modern scholarship, the second edition of this highly acclaimed translation offers the most faithful English version ever published of "On Rhetoric". Updated in light of recent scholarship, the new edition features a revised introduction - with two new sections - and revised ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.79! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Discourse on Thinking more books like this by Martin Heidegger, E Hans Freund (Translator), J M Anderson (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, and Ethics more books like this by Arthur W Frank add to wishlist In "At the Will of the Body", Arthur Frank told the story of his own illnesses, heart attack and cancer. That book ended by describing the existence of a "remission society", whose members all live with some form of illness or disability. "The Wounded Storyteller" is their collective portrait. Frank suggests that ill people are more than victims ... see all copies from $7.86! new only from $12.72! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Discourse on the Origin of Inequality more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau add to wishlist In his "Discourses" (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalleled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material, but also of our psychological independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
10	Our Appointment with Life: Discourse on Living Happily in the Present Moment more books like this by Thich Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhatthanh, Thich Nhat Hanh add to wishlist "Our Appointment with Life" is a translation and commentary on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone, the earliest teaching of the Buddha on how to live fully in the present moment. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse more books like this by Professor Elizabeth A Johnson add to wishlist Now in paperback--"the best book of feminist theology to date" (Library Journal). Winner of the $150,000 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Commonweal praises this work as "the most substantial and sophisticated effort yet undertaken to connect feminist and classical wisdom in a synthesis at once bold and discerning". Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.24! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Content of the Form: Narrative Discourse and Historical Representation more books like this by Professor Hayden White add to wishlist "[White] has clearly made significant advances in laying a foundation for a better understanding of the intricate interaction between narrative representation and what it purports to represent in both history and literature."--'American Historical Review.' see all copies from $10.14! new only from $12.98! \| SVS
13 view cover	Culture & Truth: The Remaking of Social Analysis more books like this by Renato Rosaldo add to wishlist "Culture and Truth" argues for a new approach to thinking and writing about culture. Exposing the inadequacies of old conceptions of static, monolithic cultures, and of detached, "objective" observers, Renato Rosaldo argues that new ethnographic writing must come to terms with the dynamic nature of social reality - with history, spontaneity, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.21! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Discourse on Method and Meditations more books like this by Rene Descartes, Laurence J. LaFleur (Translator) add to wishlist Is knowledge possible? If so, what can we know and how do we come to know it? What degree of certainty does our knowledge enjoy? In these two powerful works, Descartes, the seventeenth-century philosopher considered to be the father of modern philosophy, outlines his philosophical method and then counters the sceptics of his time by insisting that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.47! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Language and Power more books like this by Norman Fairclough add to wishlist Language and Power is about how language works to maintain and change power relations in contemporary society, and how understanding these processes can enable people to resist and change them. Substantial changes in social life have taken place in the decade since the original publication, which have changed the nature of unequal power relations, ... see all copies from $13.23! new only from $27.45! \| first editions
16 view cover	Discourse on Method and the Meditations more books like this by Rene Descartes, F E Sutcliffe (Translator) add to wishlist Rene Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry, optics, astronomy and physiology, Descartes developed the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.24! \| first editions
17 view cover	An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method more books like this by James Paul Gee add to wishlist James Paul Gee presents here his unique integrated approach to discourse analysis: the analysis of spoken and written language as it is used to enact social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, James Paul Gee presents both a theory of language-in-use, as well as a method of research. This method is ... see all copies from $21.94! new only from $30.49! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Lover's Discourse Fragments more books like this by Professor Roland Barthes add to wishlist Divided into thematic sections, this discussion of love--its language, characteristics, and thought processes of those involved--is thought to be based on Barthes's own homosexual love. With various literary, artistic, and cultural references, the work became hugely popular in France within months of its 1977 publication. Original French title: ... see all copies from $5.81! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Thirteen Petalled Rose: A Discourse on the Essence of Jewish Existence and Belief more books like this by Adin Steinsaltz, Rabbi add to wishlist This is an expanded edition of the classic text of Jewish mysticism (Kabala) by the world famous Talmudic scholar that seeks to answer the major questions asked by modern Jews. In this classic text of Jewish mysticism, the world-renowned scholar, Adin Steinsaltz, seeks to answer the major questions asked by modern Jews about the nature of their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.45! \| SVS
20 view cover	An Invitation to Social Construction more books like this by Prof. Kenneth J Gergen add to wishlist 'Remains an authoritative overview of the field, but is now markedly more accessible. It will be invaluable to students and scholars looking for a sustained and engaging inquiry into the premises and practices of social constructionism' - Dr Matthew Adams, University of Brighton. Reflecting the significant developments in constructivist thought ... see all copies from $13.37! new only from $41.45!
21 view cover	A Dictionary of Narratology more books like this by Gerald Prince add to wishlist History, literature, religion, myth, film, psychology, theory, and daily conversation all rely heavily on narrative. Cutting across many disciplines, narratology describes and analyzes the language of narrative with its regularly recurring patterns, deeply established conventions for transmission, and interpretive codes, whether in novels, ... see all copies from $3.44! new only from $15.10! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Channels of Discourse, Reassembled: Television and Contemporary Criticism more books like this by Robert C Allen (Editor) add to wishlist Channels of Discourse has become the definitive text on TV studies. The first systematic consideration of commercial television in the light of contemporary culture, literary and cinematic criticism. The essays address the place of semiotics, narrative theory, reception theory, ideological analysis, psychoanalysis, feminist criticism and British ... see all copies from $3.54! new only from $19.54! \| SVS
23 view cover	Colonial Discourse/ Post-Colonial Theory: A Reader more books like this by Patrick Williams (Editor), Professor Laura Chrisman (Editor) add to wishlist This first-of-its-kind collection of both groundbreaking and classic essays drawn from a diverse selection of third world and Western thinkers, both historical and contemporary, provides an in-depth introduction to the debates within postcolonial theory and criticism. For both the specialist and the general reader, this volume includes statements ... see all copies from $7.46! new only from $31.00! \| SVS
24 view cover	Gender & Discourse more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. add to wishlist Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for more than three years (in cloth and paper) and has sold over a million and a half copies. Clearly, Tannen's insights into how and why women and men so often misunderstand each other when they talk has touched a nerve. For years an internationally known ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Classroom Discourse: The Language of Teaching and Learning more books like this by Courtney B Cazden add to wishlist When Courtney Cazden wrote Classroom Discourse, she provided such a cogent picture of what the research tells us about classroom language that the book quickly became a classic and shaped an entire field of study. Although other books since have addressed classroom language, none has matched Cazden's scope and vision. Now, thirteen years later, we ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $40.50! \| SVS

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