Product Description: Until September 11 we had had no symbolic event on a world scale that marked a setback for globalization itself.Baudrillard sees the power of the terrorists as lying in the symbolism of slaughter – not merely the reality of death, but in a sacrifice that challenges the whole system...read more

Product Description: As a maverick philosopher unafraid of challenging the ideas and methods of his colleagues, Clément Rosset’s work attempts to connect sometimes-lofty academic philosophy with the concerns of everyday life. For decades, he has worked to illuminate some of the most obscure metaphysical issues, often using popular film, theatre, novels, and comic books to illustrate his ideas, and as a result he has gained a reputation as both a happy sage and a singular mind...read more

Product Description: Key Cases has been specifically written for students studying law. It is the essential revision tool to be used on its own or with the partner Key Facts title in order to ensure a thorough knowledge of core cases for any given law topic...read more

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Product Description: Key Cases has been specifically written for students studying law. It is the essential revision tool to be used on its own or with the partner Key Facts title in order to ensure a thorough knowledge of core cases for any given law topic...read more

Product Description: In Carnival and Cannibal, distinguished French philosopher Jean Baudrillard (1929–2007) reflects on many of his most significant ideas concerning the significance of language and the relationship between the technological and the social...read more

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The ideal resource for OCR and WJEC students studying Contract Law as their A2 option

Product Description: A smart, accessible and funny cultural analysis of The Simpsons, its inside stories and the world it reflects.From Bart Simpson to Monty Burns, the Internet boom to the slow drowning of Tuvalu, Planet Simpson explores how one of the most popular shows in television history has changed the way we look at our bewildering times...read more

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Product Description: After the fierce warnings and grim predictions of The Weather Makers and An Inconvenient Truth, acclaimed journalist and national bestselling author Chris Turner finds hope in the search for a sustainable future.Point of no return: The chilling phrase has become the ubiquitous mantra of ecological doomsayers, a troubling headline above stories of melting permafrost and receding ice caps, visions of catastrophe and fears of a problem with no solution...read more

This guide is aimed at both the package holidaymaker and the independent traveller visiting Sri Lanka. It offers information for those who wish to explore, understand a little more about the local architecture and where to experience the local cuisine and culture.