Autor: John Preston

This book is the first comprehensive critical study of the work of Paul Feyerabend, one of the foremost twentieth-century philosophers of science. The book traces the evolution of Feyerabend’s though …

This book is the first comprehensive critical study of the work of Paul Feyerabend, one of the foremost twentieth-century philosophers of science. The book traces the evolution of Feyerabend’s though …

Music therapists are trained to use their first study instrument in clinical practice, yet existing literature focuses almost exclusively on the use of piano, basic percussion and voice. This illumin …

Like many of my friends I didn’t really realise that I was working class until I went to university. Suddenly, what I thought as normal became subtly and not so subtly differentiated as I came into c …

This volume discusses Wittgenstein’s work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason. * Investigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the ve …

This book radically counters the optimism sparked by Competence Based Education and Training, an educational philosophy that has re-emerged in Schooling, Vocational and Higher Education in the last d …

The Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017 is one of the most tragic political events in British history. This book argues that preparedness for disasters has always been designed in the interests of the S …

The effective planning of residential location choices is one of the great challenges of contemporary societies and requires forecasting capabilities and the consideration of complex interdependencie …

Evacuating a city is a complex problem that involves issues of governance, preparedness education, warning, information sharing, population dynamics, resilience and recovery. As natural and anthropog …

Ein Meilenstein der SM-Literatur: New York, irgendwann in den Siebzigern. Sexuelle Exzesse prägen schwule Kneipen wie das Mineshaft, wo noch erlaubt ist, was gefällt. Mit seinen 25 Jahren und einer k …

Marc und Tim, zwei junge Männer vom Land, verbindet ein geheimer Wunsch: Sie wollen sich ganz und gar hingeben, dominiert werden – Sklaven für einen anderen Mann sein. Als ihnen ein erfahrener Meiste …

Über eine ungewöhnliche Annonce sucht ein Meister nach willigen Sklaven für eine exklusive S/M-Party – und sie melden sich zuhauf: Da ist etwa Carl, ein ehemaliger Marine und Stiefellecker, oder Chri …

From ‘Duck and Cover’ in the 1950s, when American schoolchildren were instructed to hide beneath their desks in the event of nuclear attack to contemporary campaigns against pandemic flu, education c …

This stimulating collection is devoted to the life and work of the most flamboyant of twentieth-century philosophers, Paul Feyerabend. Feyerabend’s radical epistemological claims, and his stunning ar …

How do education and learning really impact on people’s lives?The Benefits of Learning is a detailed, systematic and vivid account of the impact of formal and informal education on people’s lives. Ba …

How do education and learning really impact on people’s lives?The Benefits of Learning is a detailed, systematic and vivid account of the impact of formal and informal education on people’s lives. Ba …

How do education and learning really impact on people’s lives?The Benefits of Learning is a detailed, systematic and vivid account of the impact of formal and informal education on people’s lives. Ba …

Critical Race Theory (CRT) explains and challenges the persistence of racial discrimination throughout the world today, addressing issues such as racism, post-colonialism and systems of apartheid. De …

Critical Race Theory (CRT) explains and challenges the persistence of racial discrimination throughout the world today, addressing issues such as racism, post-colonialism and systems of apartheid. De …

Education is a controversial subject in which difficult and contested discourses are the norm. Individuals in education experience multiple inequalities and have diverse identifications that cannot n …

Education is a controversial subject in which difficult and contested discourses are the norm. Individuals in education experience multiple inequalities and have diverse identifications that cannot n …

This title was first published in 2000. With an emphasis on land-based passenger transport – particularly rail and road – this collection assesses the implications for regulation and competition of i …

This title was first published in 2000. With an emphasis on land-based passenger transport – particularly rail and road – this collection assesses the implications for regulation and competition of i …

This title was first published in 2003. The UK transport White Paper "A New Deal for Transport" and new Transport Acts for England, Wales and Scotland have indicated and defined the future …

This title was first published in 2003. The UK transport White Paper "A New Deal for Transport" and new Transport Acts for England, Wales and Scotland have indicated and defined the future …

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A brilliantly realised account of the most famous archeological dig in British history, now a major motion picture starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James.’Exquisitely original’ Ian Mac …

The bestselling book that inspired the Bafta-winning BBC drama Corruption. Blackmail. Conspiracy to murder. A Very English Scandal has all the hallmarks of a classic thriller with one difference. It’ …

Even in those areas of academia which one would consider to be most resistant to white domination (such as critical race theory and multicultural education), both covert and overt racial oppression a …

This book considers how the UK government’s response to the recent COVID-19 pandemic disadvantages the working class, and how mutual aid, based on anarchist principles, can be used as a force for soc …

WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021A SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARA dramatic, gripping account of the rise …

Costa Prize Winner: The "best biography yet" of notorious media mogul Robert Maxwell, "by turns engrossing, amusing, and appalling" (Sunday Times).In February 1991, Robert Maxwell …

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Using Marxist critique, this book explores manifestations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education and demonstrates how it contributes to the functioning and existence of the capitalist un …

Using Marxist critique, this book explores manifestations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education and demonstrates how it contributes to the functioning and existence of the capitalist un …

The most famous challenge to the aims of computational cognitive science and artificial intelligence is the philosopher John Searle’s 1980 ‘Chinese Room’ argument. Searle argued that the fact that ma …

Leading scholars respond to the famous proposition by Andy Clark and David Chalmers that cognition and mind are not located exclusively in the head.Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world …

Nicky Marlow needs a job. He’s engaged to be married and the employment market in Britain in 1937 is pretty slim. So when his fianc e points out the position with an English armaments manufacturer in …

Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport. However, their impact will in practice be significantly affected by the ways in which they are designed, constructe …

Railways are frequently promoted as one of the most sustainable modes of transport. However, their impact will in practice be significantly affected by the ways in which they are designed, constructe …

Esta guía de autoayuda, altamente recomendada por profesionales de la salud mental de todo el mundo, supone un enfoque claro y de fácil comprensión sobre la depresión y ha ayudado a decenas de miles …

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year A Times Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year A Guardian Book of the Year A New Statesman Book of the Year’The heartwarming story of the collabo …

Was bedeutet es, Phänomene der Krise zum Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Analysen zu machen? In der qualitativen Bildungs- und Biographieforschung werden Krisenphänomene und ihr Niederschlag in der all …

The unforgettable story, decades before Ted Lasso, of the real-life Watford Football Team, transformed into a powerhouse by coach Graham Taylor and owner Elton John. Nothing has brought English socce …

Anger. Depression. Anxiety. Low self-esteem. With the help of this guide, millions of Americans can stop suffering from these difficult emotions. Written by a prominent psychologist, this book is cho …