The State and Governance in India
This book presents an innovative investigation of the policies of the Indian Congress during the late colonial period. Departing from the hitherto existing historiography of Indian nationalism, it analyses the extent to which Congress elites engaged in processes intended to foster nation-building in India. When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks. The State and Governance...Hardback$35300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Spirit of the Soil
In this second edition of The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and Environmental Ethics, Paul B. Thompson reviews four worldviews that shape competing visions for agriculture. Productionists have sought increasing yields—to make two seeds grow where only one grew before—while traditional visions of good farming have stressed stewardship. These traditional visions have been challenged by two more worldviews: a call...Hardback$34100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Sovereignty of Good
Iris Murdoch once observed: 'philosophy is often a matter of finding occasions on which to say the obvious'. What was obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything - even God. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of Good and Bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's...Hardback$22400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Social Psychology of HIV Infection
In the early 1980s, we witnessed the birth of one of the most complex and perplexing social problems faced by modern society: the epidemic of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Originally published in 1993, The Social Psychology of HIV Infection looks at the social psychology surrounding HIV and AIDS. The organisation of the...Paperback$7099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Slow Professor
If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship. In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Sky Fox
This beautifully illustrated and sensitive fairy tale has been created for children experiencing feelings of loneliness and social isolation. With engaging and gentle illustrations to help prompt conversation, it tells the story of a young girl encouraged by an animal-guide to feel more confident in herself, using nature as a support. This book is available to buy as part of...Paperback$3099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Singularity of Literature
The Iliad and Beowulf provide rich sources of historical information. The novels of Henry Fielding and Henry James may be instructive in the art of moral living. Some go further and argue that Emile Zola and Harriet Beecher Stowe played a part in ameliorating the lives of those existing in harsh circumstances. However, as Derek Attridge argues in this outstanding...Hardback$13700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Significance of Dreams
This book looks at dreams from a twenty-first century perspective. It takes its inspiration from Freud's insights, but pursues psychoanalytic interest into both neuroscience and the modern psychoanalytic consulting room. The book examines laboratory research on dreaming alongside the modern clinical use of dreams and links together clinical and empirical research, integrating classical ideas with the plurality of psychoanalytic theoretical...Paperback$9899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Shadow of the Second Mother
The Shadow of the Second Mother explores why there has been such little interest in psychology, social history, and biography in the important contribution that ‘second mothers’, such as wet nurses and nannies, have made to the emotional life of the children they have nursed. For the last three thousand years and throughout most civilisations, they have nurtured the children...Hardback$38800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Selfie, Temporality, and Contemporary Photography
This book is a theoretical examination of the relationship between the face, identity, photography, and temporality, focusing on the temporal episteme of selfie practice. Claire Raymond investigates how the selfie’s involvement with time and self emerges from capitalist ideologies of identity and time. The book leverages theories from Katharina Pistor, Jacques Lacan, Rögnvaldur Ingthorsson, and Hans Belting to explore the...Paperback$9399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Selective Mutism Workbook for Parents and Professionals
This workbook provides hands-on activities, strategies, planning sheets and progress trackers for use with children with selective mutism at home, at school, and in the wider community. Written by selective mutism expert Maggie Johnson and parent coach Junhua Reitman, the workbook includes first-hand accounts of how children can overcome SM successfully using the activities and strategies described in this book....Paperback$7099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Science of Getting Rich
"FORMLESS INTELLIGENCE" STANDS READY TO CARRY OUT YOUR WISHES With this key principle, success pioneer Wallace D. Wattles (1860-1911) introduced the world to The Science of Getting Rich. This edition of Wattles' classic faithfully reproduces the author's complete text as originally published in 1910. A new introduction by popular voice of esoteric ideas Mitch Horowitz contextualizes the historical background of...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Science inside the Child
This engaging book presents some of the ways in which science can describe and explain how and why children develop in the way they do. It looks at children's individual development within the development of our species, at genes, at the hormone systems that flood our bodies, at the neuroscience of children's brains, and at patterns of behaviour. It looks,...Paperback$7099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Science inside the Child
This engaging book presents some of the ways in which science can describe and explain how and why children develop in the way they do. It looks at children’s individual development within the development of our species, at genes, at the hormone systems that flood our bodies, at the neuroscience of children’s brains, and at patterns of behaviour. It looks,...Hardback$35300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Sane Society
Following the publication of the seminal Fear of Freedom, Erich Fromm applied his unique vision to a critique of contemporary capitalism in The Sane Society. Where the former dealt with man's historic inability to come to terms with his sense of isolation, and the dangers to which this can lead, The Sane Society took his theories one step further. In...Hardback$43500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Rupture of Time
Why was the idea of synchronicity so important to Jung? Jung's theory of synchronicity radically challenges the entrenched assumptions of mainstream modern culture in the West. It is one of the most fascinating yet difficult and discomfiting of Jung's psychological theories. The Rupture of Time aims to clarify what Jung really meant by synchronicity, why the idea was so important...Paperback$12500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Rupture of Serenity
What happens when the outside world enters the psychoanalytic space? In The Rupture of Serenity: External Intrusions and Psychoanalytic Technique, Aisha Abbasi draws on clinical material to describe some of the dilemmas she has encountered in her work with patients when external factors have entered the treatment frame. She considers analytic dilemmas that range from how to deal with patients'...Paperback$7799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine's Confessions
Augustine’s Confessions is one of the most significant works of Western culture. Cast as a long, impassioned conversation with God, it is intertwined with passages of life-narrative and with key theological and philosophical insights. It is enduringly popular, and justly so. The Routledge Guidebook to Augustine’s Confessions is an engaging introduction to this spiritually creative and intellectually original work. This...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Routledge Companion to Bioethics
The Routledge Companion to Bioethics is a comprehensive reference guide to a wide range of contemporary concerns in bioethics. The volume orients the reader in a changing landscape shaped by globalisation, health disparities, and rapidly advancing technologies. Bioethics has begun a turn towards a systematic concern with social justice, population health, and public policy. While also covering more traditional topics,...Paperback$11800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Road to Wisdom
From world-leading scientist and New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God, comes a deeply thoughtful guidebook to discerning what and who we can trust to move us from societal discord to civic harmony. As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, western society has become not just hyper-partisan, but also deeply cynical; distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Revolution Will Be Internalised
Anouchka Grose, a leading psychotherapist specialising in climate anxiety, was in general happy with her London life which included a glamorous partner, a teenager, even a spare room. But, shaken by the apparent futility of Western activism in the face of inertia and corruption, she began to question her choices, both material and emotional. Instead of seeking outward answers she...Paperback$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Resistant Object of Architecture
Architecture's role is becoming increasingly limited to serving the all-pervasive system of globalised capitalism and becoming a constituent, complicit part of its mechanism. The Resistant Object of Architecture addresses this problem, and does so in a way that represents a marked departure from predominant responses which, as the book shows, do not address the core issue. The book addresses this...Paperback$9399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Reminiscence Skills Training Handbook
An easy-to-use workbook for reminiscence skills training, extensive background on reminiscence as well as training activities for professional and family carers and volunteers. This easy-to-use guide provides an accessible workbook for reminiscence skills training. With extensive information on reminiscence together with associated training activities, this title is ideal for professional carers, volunteers, family carers, and trainers who wish to learn...Paperback$11100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Quiet Teachers
For the past 20 years, Ally Bogard has travelled the world and spent tens of thousands of hours guiding people on the journey back to who they truly are, the core of their being. She has helped thousands of people through loss, heartbreak, trauma, and life changes. In The Quiet Teachers, she gives words to the most valuable teaching of...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Psychology Student’s Career Survival Guide
The Psychology Student’s Career Survival Guide is designed to aid students in identifying their ideal career pathway and imbue them with the right tools and skills to not only achieve their desired job but to progress and thrive within the workplace. The first half of the book focuses on how to find and get a suitable job. The remaining chapters...Hardback$34100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Psychology of Weather
Do you feel happier on a sunny day? Are you afraid of thunderstorms? Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? The Psychology of Weather explores our relationship with the weather and how it can affect our mood, behaviour, and lifestyle. The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural phenomenon, providing insights into how the weather on the day...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Weather
Do you feel happier on a sunny day? Are you afraid of thunderstorms? Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? The Psychology of Weather explores our relationship with the weather, and how it can affect our mood, behaviour, and lifestyle. The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural phenomenon, providing insights into how the weather on the day...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of Video Games
What impact can video games have on us as players? How does psychology influence video game creation? Why do some games become cultural phenomena? The Psychology of Video Games introduces the curious reader to the relationship between psychology and video games from the perspective of both game makers and players. Assuming no specialist knowledge, this concise, approachable guide is a...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Trust
What makes us trust people? How is trust developed and maintained? Is Western society facing a crisis of trust? The Psychology of Trust addresses trust issues that are directly relevant to people's experiences in their daily lives. It identifies the factors that cause people to trust and the consequences of trust for real-world issues in health, politics, terrorism, the workplace,...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of the Paranormal
Can mediums communicate with the dead? Do people really believe they’ve been abducted by aliens? Why do some people make life decisions based on their horoscope? The Psychology of the Paranormal explores some commonly held beliefs regarding experiences so strange they can defy an obvious scientific explanation. The book explains how psychologists have conducted experiments to provide insight into phenomena...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of the Paranormal
Can mediums communicate with the dead? Do people really believe they’ve been abducted by aliens? Why do some people make life decisions based on their horoscope? The Psychology of the Paranormal explores some commonly held beliefs regarding experiences so strange they can defy an obvious scientific explanation. The book explains how psychologists have conducted experiments to provide insight into phenomena...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of Starting School and How I Feel About My School
This set contains the professional guide The Psychology of Starting School alongside the storybook How I Feel About My School. Written by expert developmental psychologists and featuring cutting-edge research, the guidebook aids parents and professionals through this exciting but sometimes tricky period in a highly accessible and practical way. It explores how social and emotional competence emerges within a network...Set$7099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Psychology of Social Media
Are we really being ourselves on social media? Can we benefit from connecting with people we barely know online? Why do some people overshare on social networking sites? The Psychology of Social Media explores how so much of our everyday lives is played out online, and how this can impact our identity, wellbeing, and relationships. It looks at how our...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Sex
What can psychology teach us about sex? How do different bodies and brains respond sexually? How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality? The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of School Bullying
Why do children get involved with bullying? Does cyberbullying differ from traditional bullying? How can bullying at school be prevented? The Psychology of School Bullying explores what bullying is and what factors lead to children playing roles as bullies, victims, defenders, bystanders or even some combination of these. The book examines proactive strategies to reduce the likelihood of bullying happening...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of School Bullying
Why do children get involved with bullying? Does cyberbullying differ from traditional bullying? How can bullying at school be prevented? The Psychology of School Bullying explores what bullying is and what factors lead to children playing roles as bullies, victims, defenders, bystanders, or even some combination of these. The book examines proactive strategies to reduce the likelihood of bullying happening...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Religion
Does religion positively affect well-being? What leads to fundamentalism? Do religious beliefs make us more moral? The Psychology of Religion explores the often contradictory ideas people have about religion and religious faiths, spirituality, fundamentalism, and atheism. The book examines whether we choose to be religious, or whether it is down to factors such as genes, environment, personality, cognition, and emotion....Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Religion
Does religion positively affect well-being? What leads to fundamentalism? Do religious beliefs make us more moral? The Psychology of Religion explores the often contradictory ideas people have about religion and religious faiths, spirituality, fundamentalism, and atheism. The book examines whether we choose to be religious, or whether it is down to factors such as genes, environment, personality, cognition, and emotion....Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Prejudice
Why do we develop extreme attitudes towards others? Can our personality contribute to our prejudices? How do we reduce prejudice and discrimination? The Psychology of Prejudice explores different forms of prejudice and discrimination, from racial jokes to genocide. It examines what might cause our prejudiced attitudes, including our personalities, social influences, group identity, and evolutionary factors. Furthermore, it discusses how...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Prejudice
Why do we develop extreme attitudes to others? Can our personality contribute to our prejudices? How do we reduce prejudice and discrimination? The Psychology of Prejudice explores different forms of prejudice and discrimination, from racial jokes to genocide. It looks at what might cause our prejudiced attitudes, including our personalities, social influences, group identity, and evolutionary factors, and how prejudice...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of Politics
How do some political leaders capture popular support? What is the appeal of belonging to a nation? Can democracy thrive? The Psychology of Politics explores how the emotions which underpin everyday life are also vital in what happens on the political stage. It draws on psychoanalytic ideas to show how fear and passion shape the political sphere in our changing...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Intelligence
What fascinates us about intelligence? How does intelligence impact our daily lives? Why do we sometimes fear intelligence? Human intelligence is a vital resource, yet the study of it is pervaded by neglect and misconceptions. The Psychology of Intelligence helps make sense of the contradictory social attitudes and practices in relation to intelligence that we have seen over the decades,...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Intelligence
What fascinates us about intelligence? How does intelligence impact our daily lives? Why do we sometimes fear intelligence? Human intelligence is a vital resource, yet the study of it is pervaded by neglect and misconceptions. The Psychology of Intelligence helps make sense of the contradictory social attitudes and practices in relation to intelligence that we have seen over the decades,...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of Influence
Whether it’s our choice of a new car or what we think about our neighbours, our opinions and attitudes are a way of negotiating the world around us. The Psychology of Influence explores how these preferences and behaviours are influenced and affected by the messages we receive in daily life. From consumer choices to political, lifestyle and financial decisions, the...Hardback$41200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Psychology of Human Social Development
The Psychology of Human Social Development provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential core topics and exciting new findings in this thriving field of developmental psychology. Following a thematic approach, the book looks at key topics in social development in childhood and adolescence, including personality development and research methods, taking the reader from first principles to an advanced understanding. The...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Human Social Development
The Psychology of Human Social Development provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential core topics and exciting new findings in this thriving field of developmental psychology. Following a thematic approach, the book looks at key topics in social development in childhood and adolescence, including personality development and research methods, taking the reader from first principles to an advanced understanding. The...Paperback$9899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of Happiness
Is happiness all down to luck? Do events in our life influence how happy we feel? Can too much of a good thing make us less happy? The Psychology of Happiness introduces readers to the variety of factors that can affect how happy we are. From our personality and feelings of self-worth, to our physical health and employment status, happiness...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Psychology of Grief
What is happening emotionally when we grieve for a loved one? Is there a ‘right’ way to grieve? What effect does grief have on how we see ourselves? The Psychology of Grief is a humane and intelligent account that highlights the wide range of responses we have to losing a loved one and explores how psychologists have sought to explain...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Psychology of Gender
What is the difference between sex and gender? What is the impact of gender-role stereotypes on our lives, our relationships and the world? What does gender mean to you? The Psychology of Gender looks at our biology, history and culture to consider the impact of gender roles and stereotypes, and addresses the 'dilemmas' we have regarding gender in a post-modern...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Family History
This important book examines the motives that drive family historians and explores whether those who research their ancestral pedigrees have distinct personalities, demographics or family characteristics. It describes genealogists’ experiences as they chart their family trees, including their insights, dilemmas and the fascinating, sometimes disturbing, and often surprising, outcomes of their searches. Drawing on theory and research from psychology and...Hardback$34100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Exercise
Why should we exercise? When should we exercise? Why don’t we exercise? The Psychology of Exercise separates fact from fiction, delving into key theories, ideas, and the impact of life stages on when, why, and how we exercise. It explores the barriers and motivators to exercise for children, teenagers, adults, and retirees, as well as for those living with a...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Exercise
Why should we exercise? When should we exercise? Why don’t we exercise? The Psychology of Exercise separates fact from fiction, delving into key theories, ideas, and the impact of life stages on when, why, and how we exercise. It explores the barriers and motivators to exercise for children, teenagers, adults, and retirees, as well as for those living with a...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of Dreaming
Why do we dream? What is the connection between our dreams and our mental health? Can we teach ourselves to have lucid dreams? The Psychology of Dreaming delves into the last 100 years of dream research to provide a thought-provoking introduction to what happens in our minds when we sleep. It looks at the role that dreaming plays in memory,...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Dreaming
Why do we dream? What is the connection between our dreams and our mental health? Can we teach ourselves to have lucid dreams? The Psychology of Dreaming delves into the last 100 years of dream research to provide a thought-provoking introduction to what happens in our minds when we sleep. It looks at the role that dreaming plays in memory,...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Democracy
What is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an age of distrust and polarisation? The Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that political campaigns and media play, the book analyses topical and real-world political events including the Arab Spring, Brexit, Black...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Democracy
What is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an age of distrust and polarisation? The Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that political campaigns and media play, the book analyses topical and real-world political events including the Arab Spring, Brexit, Black...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them than others? What are the consequences of such beliefs? Has a conspiracy theory ever turned out to be true? The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories debunks the myth that conspiracy theories are a modern phenomenon, exploring their broad social contexts, from politics to the workplace. The book...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them than others? What are the consequences of such beliefs? Has a conspiracy theory ever turned out to be true? The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories debunks the myth that conspiracy theories are a modern phenomenon, exploring their broad social contexts, from politics to the workplace. The book...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Comedy
What makes us laugh? Why is comedy so important? How does comedy affect our behaviour? The Psychology of Comedy provides a unique insight into the role of laughter and humour in our lives. From the mechanics of comedy and what makes a good joke, to the health benefits of laughter, the book delves into different types of comedy, from slapstick...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Comedy
What makes us laugh? Why is comedy so important? How does comedy affect our behaviour? The Psychology of Comedy provides a unique insight into the role of laughter and humour in our lives. From the mechanics of comedy and what makes a good joke, to the health benefits of laughter, the book delves into different types of comedy, from slapstick...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychology of Chess
Do you need to be a genius to be good at chess? What does it take to become a Grandmaster? Can computer programmes beat human intuition in gameplay? The Psychology of Chess is an insightful overview of the roles of intelligence, expertise, and human intuition in playing this complex and ancient game. The book explores the idea of ‘practice makes...Hardback$28200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Psychology of Celebrity
Why are we fascinated by celebrities we’ve never met? What is the difference between fame and celebrity? How has social media enabled a new wave of celebrities? The Psychology of Celebrity explores the origins of celebrity culture, the relationships celebrities have with their fans, how fame can affect celebrities, and what shapes our thinking about celebrities we admire. The book...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Psychology of Celebrity
Why are we fascinated by celebrities we’ve never met? What is the difference between fame and celebrity? How has social media enabled a new wave of celebrities? The Psychology of Celebrity explores the origins of celebrity culture, the relationships celebrities have with their fans, how fame can affect celebrities, and what shapes our thinking about celebrities we admire. The book...Paperback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychoanalytic Work of Hansi Kennedy
This book presents a selection of the works of Hansi Kennedy, pre-eminent child psychoanalyst, whose career began with Anna Freud in the Hampstead War Nurseries and continued at the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic (renamed the Anna Freud Centre in 1982) until her retirement in 1993. Her career spanned a significant period in the development of child psychoanalysis, as her ideas...Paperback$11800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Psychoanalysis of Career Choice, Job Performance, and Satisfaction
Freud said that "love and work" are the central therapeutic goals of psychoanalysis; the twin pillars for a sound mind and for living the "good life." While psychoanalysis has masterfully contributed to understanding the experience of love, it has only made a modest contribution to understanding the psychology of work. This book is the first to explore fully the psychoanalysis...Hardback$35300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Promise
Our sense of identity begins (our psychological birth sometime in the first year of life) with the feeling that we are the centre of the universe, protected by godlike benevolent parents who will enable us to live happily ever after. This is the Promise that is never given up, lurking in the unconscious part of our minds. We must learn,...Paperback$6899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Production of Subjectivity
Louis Althusser argued that Marx initiated a transformation of philosophy, a new way of doing philosophy. This book follows that provocation to examine the way in which central Marxist concepts and problems, from primitive accumulation to real abstraction, animate and inform philosophers from Theodor Adorno to Paolo Virno. It also examines the way in which reading Marx casts new light...Paperback$6500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Problem of China
"China, by her resources and her population, is capable of being the greatest power in the world after the United States." — Bertrand Russell, The Problem of China In 1920, the philosopher Bertrand Russell spent a year in China as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Beijing (then Peking), where his lectures on mathematical logic enthralled students and listeners,...Hardback$32900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Postmodern Condition
Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed dynamically. In The Postmodern Condition, Jean-Francois Lyotard extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of information and knowledge are controlled in the Western...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Political Psyche
What can depth psychology and politics offer each other? In The Political Psyche, Andrew Samuels shows how the inner journey of analysis and psychotherapy and the passionate political convictions of the outer world are linked. He brings an acute psychological perspective to bear on public themes such as the market economy, environmentalism, nationalism, and anti-Semitism. However, true to his aim...Hardback$42300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Political Psyche
What can depth psychology and politics offer each other? In The Political Psyche, Andrew Samuels shows how the inner journey of analysis and psychotherapy and the passionate political convictions of the outer world are linked. He brings an acute psychological perspective to bear on public themes such as the market economy, environmentalism, nationalism, and anti-Semitism. However, true to his aim...Paperback$13000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The PMLD Ambiguity
The PMLD Ambiguity challenges the very idea of profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) itself, and what constitutes appropriate educational provision for children described as having PMLD. It considers the role of ambiguity in articulating the life-worlds of children with PMLD.Paperback$7799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Plural Psyche
Pluralism can bridge the gaps that have opened up between personal experience, psychotherapy, and cultural criticism. In The Plural Psyche: Personality, Morality and the Father, a provocative, much praised and widely discussed book, Andrew Samuels lays bare the political implications of the personal struggle everyone has to hold their many inner divisions together. He also shows how pluralism can inspire...Hardback$42300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Philosophy of Well-Being
Well-being occupies a central role in ethics and political philosophy, including in major theories such as utilitarianism. It also extends far beyond philosophy: recent studies into the science and psychology of well-being have propelled the topic to centre stage, and governments spend millions on promoting it. We are encouraged to adopt modes of thinking and behaviour that support individual well-being...Hardback$38800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, Volume 1
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is a milestone in twentieth century philosophy. Promoting a philosophical vision informed by Kant, it incorporates the philosophical advances achieved in the nineteenth century by German Idealism and Neo-Kantianism, whilst acknowledging the contributions made by his contemporary phenomenologists. It also encompasses empirical and historical research on culture and the most contemporary work on myth, linguistics...Hardback$18100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Philosophy of Husserl
As the founding father of phenomenology, one of the twentieth century's most significant philosophical movements, Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) has been hugely influential in the development of contemporary continental philosophy. This introduction examines chronologically the whole of Husserl's phenomenology as it is presented in the published corpus. The first part explores his early investigations into the formation of mathematical and logical...Paperback$9399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Philosophy of Curiosity
In this book, Ilhan Inan questions the classical definition of curiosity as a desire to know. Working in an area where epistemology and philosophy of language overlap, Inan forges a link between our ability to become aware of our ignorance and our linguistic aptitude to construct terms referring to things unknown. The book introduces the notion of inostensible reference (or...Paperback$11800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Perception of People
What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we give for their behaviour? The Perception of People examines key topics in psychology to explore how we make sense of other people (and ourselves). Do our decisions result from careful consideration and...Hardback$34100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Perception of People
What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we give for their behaviour? The Perception of People examines key topics in psychology to explore how we make sense of other people (and ourselves). Do our decisions result from careful consideration and...Paperback$13400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Pen and the Faith
What is happening in Islam is of concern to more than Muslims. The Qur’an is the prime possession of Muslims: how then, are they reading and understanding their sacred Book today? This volume, originally published in 1985, examines eight writers from India, Egypt, Iran and Senegal. Their way with the Qur’an indicates how some in Islam respond to the pressures...Hardback$44700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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