Bauman, Elias and Latour on Modernity and Its Alternatives

Bauman, Elias and Latour on Modernity and Its AlternativesBauman, Elias and Latour on Modernity and Its Alternatives summarizes and compares the sociological works of three contemporary authors insofar as they deal with the themes of modernity and its alternatives. These alternatives are either deemed to be possible or actually experienced, whether historically or in the present.

detailed essays on visual cultural artefacts and their histories/modes of consumption and reception

from one of only five extant originals

this book has as its central theme the question of whether images are predicated upon transgressing the boundaries of their framing – and whether in the course of their existence they develop a life of their own

in which we stated in the preface that cooperation was needed in all the major areas of current work

methodological deliberations and ethical issues and concerns in relation to a host of topic areas in visual arts education

close to the Turkish coast

A story of vested interest and the pursuit of power and profit that brought about America's first central bank

enterprise and self-reliance

The Swiss Reformation was a seminal event of the sixteenth century which created a Protestant culture whose influence spread across Europe from Transylvania to Scotland

helping us to better understand the TransAtlantic today

and issues of gender and female abilities including sensibility and genius

religious affiliation and national allegiance