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The Culture Industry
Taylor and Francis 1991; US$ 45.95The creation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory in the 1920s saw the birth of some of the most exciting and challenging writings of the twentieth century. It is out of this background that the great critic Theodor Adorno emerged. His finest essays are collected here, offering the reader unparalleled insights into Adorno's thoughts on culture.... more...
Reality Isn't What It Used to Be
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99Anderson reveals the reality of postmodernism in politics, popular culture, religion, literary criticism, art, and philosophy -- making sense of everything from deconstructionism to punk. more...
Reality Isn't What It Used to Be
HarperCollins 2009; Not AvailableAnderson reveals the reality of postmodernism in politics, popular culture, religion, literary criticism, art, and philosophy -- making sense of everything from deconstructionism to punk. more...
Das Kaiserpaar Heinrich II. und Kunigunde: Regenten zwischen Staat und Religion
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 38.56Hauptbeschreibung Vor 1000 Jahren lebten und wirkten Heinrich II. und Kunigunde mit all ihren Vorstellungen und Grundsätzen, die durch das Mittelalter geprägt waren. Sie waren Kinder ihrer Zeit, die Gott und die Kirche verehrten und dennoch als Herrscher nach politischer und ideeller Verwirklichung strebten. Doch ist das wirklich möglich? Kann man... more...
De trinitate (Bücher VIII-XI, XIV-XV, Anhang: Buch V)
Felix Meiner Verlag 2003; US$ 46.28Hauptbeschreibung "De trinitate" ist Augustinus' religionsphilosophisches Hauptwerk. Die Bedeutung des hier entwickelten Geistkonzeptes reicht weit über die philosophiegeschichtliche Epoche der Spätantike hinaus. more...
Disgraceful Archaeology
The History Press 2012; US$ 18.94The book that all archaeology buffs have secretly been yearning for! This unique blend of text, anecdote and cartoon reveals, and revels in, thse aspects of the past that have been ignored, glossed over or even suppressed - the bawdy, the scatological and the downright bizarre. Our ancestors were not always serious, downtrodden and fearful creatures.... more...
The Two Cities
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 42.95First published to wide critical acclaim in 1992, The Two Cities has become an essential text for students of medieval history. For the second edition, the author has thoroughly revised each chapter, bringing the material up to date and taking the historiography of the past decade into account. The Two Cities covers a colourful period from the... more...
Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 128.00This important new contribution to the history of the body analyzes the role of filth as the material counterpart of sin in medieval thought. Using a wide range of texts, including theology, historical documents, and literature from Augustine to Chaucer, the book shows how filth was regarded as fundamental to an understanding of human history. This... more...
Sacred and Secular in Medieval and Early Modern Cultures
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 100.00New essays by distinguished scholars on "sacred" and "secular" in medieval and early modern literature and history. more...
A History of Popular Culture
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 33.95This lively and informative survey provides a thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War. A History of Popular Culture explores the rapid diffusion and 'hybridization' of popular culture as the result of three conditions of the world since the end of World War Two: instantaneous communications,... more...









