This book is theessential roadmap to the key concepts
which frame our understanding of society and culture.
From cybernetics
to quantum theory, from ideology to power, from aesthetics to mimesis,
this book spans a range of disciplines to provide an insight into the
current scientific and intellectual state of society.
Each entry provides a history and current meaning of the concept in
question. It then outlines its place in the work of a key author, while
also offering an interpretation of the term's significance, both
current and classical. Concepts are organized in alphabetical order,
complete with references for further research, making this the
essential reference for students throughout the social sciences and
humanities.
Multiculturalism in Global Society explores the concepts and debates surrounding the complex modern phenomenon of multiculturalism, and its varied effects on the advanced industrial nations of the world. With remarkable clarity and concision, it focuses on the interrelated ties of ethnicity, race, and nationalism in a world where globalizing processes have made such ties increasingly important in economic, political, and cultural terms. Students and scholars looking for the most up-to-date approach to understanding multiculturalism in a global perspective will find this to be an engaging, penetrating, and illuminating text.
The many public debates launched by governments on education, such
as Tony Blair's emphasis on "education, education, education" have
nonetheless failed to consider the place of the good society in educational endeavor. The traditional account of education is that it not only
teaches pupils the skills to earn a living, but also teaches a concern
for the welfare of others, a love of the many cultures of learning and
a commitment to the best values of society. Education and the Good
Society seeks to examine these considerations and to restore them to
the center of the educational debate.
The National Geographic Magazine, later shortened to National Geographic, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society . It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded. It has become one of the world's best-known magazines and is immediately identifiable by the characteristic yellow border running around the edge of its cover...
Выпуск: September 2004
