Very Short Introductions

African American Religion

The category of “African American religion” Conjure and African American religion African American Christianity: The early phase (1760-1863) African American Christianity: The modern phase (1863-1935) African American Christianity: The modern phase (1935-1980) African American Christianity since 1980 African American Islam Conclusion

Dyslexia

Does dyslexia exist? How to learn to read (or not) What are the cognitive causes of dyslexia? Dyslexia genes and the environment – a class act? The dyslexic brain What works for dyslexia? The three Cs: caveats, comorbidities, and compensation

Critical Theory

Preface Introduction: what is critical theory? The Frankfurt School A matter of method Critical theory and modernism Alienation and reification Enlightened illusions The utopian laboratory The happy consciousness The great refusal From resignation to renewal Unfinished talks: solidarity, resistance and global society

Postmodernism

The rise of postmodernism New ways of seeing the world Politics and identity The culture of postmodernism The ‘postmodern condition’

Poststructuralism

Creatures of difference Difference and culture Difference and desire Difference or truth? Dissent

Borders

A very bordered world Borders and territory in the ancient world The modern state system The practice of bordering Border crossers and border crossings Cross-border institutions and systems Epilogue: A very bordered future

Education

Beginnings Oil and water: the formal and the progressive The traditions unfold: ideas into practice Big ideas from the 20th century Analysts and theorists: what did they ever do for us? The curriculum School’s out!

Aristotle

The Man and His Work A Public Figure Zoological Researches Collecting Facts The Philosophical Background The Structure of the Sciences Logic Knowledge Ideal and Achievement Reality Change Causes Empiricism Aristotle’s World Picture Psychology Evidence and Theory Teleology Practical Philosophy The Arts Afterlife

Empire

Introduction: I read the news today … Who’s an imperialist? Empire by land Empire by sea Ends and aftermaths of empire Studying and judging empires

Rhetoric

From the Greeks to Gladstone The scaffolding of rhetoric Approaches to rhetoric Rhetoric in the modern world

Globalization

Globalization: a contested concept Is globalization a new phenomenon? The economic dimension of globalization The political dimension of globalization The cultural dimension of globalization The ideological dimension of globalization Challenges to globalism Assessing the future of globalization

The World Trade Organization

Who needs an international trade organization? The creation of the World Trade Organization Decision-making and negotiation processes The expanding mandate Settling disputes The Doha Development Agenda The burden of governance

The Roman Empire

Conquest Imperial power Collusion History wars Christians to the lions Living and dying Rome revisited

Fascism

Scenes from the history of fascism ‘A and not A’: what is fascism? Fascism before fascism? Italy: ‘making history with the fist’ Germany: the racial state Fascisms and conservatisms in the early 20th century Phoenix from the ashes? Fascism, nation, and race Fascism and gender Fascism and class Fascism and us

Hume

Preface Life and Character Aims and Methods Bodies and Selves Cause and Effect Morals, Politics and Religion

Islam

Islams, Muslims, and Islamism The Quran and the Prophet Divine Unicity The Shar’ia and its Consequences Women and Family The Two Jihads Appendix: The Five Pillars of Islam

Postcolonialism

Introduction: Montage Subaltern knowledge History and power, from below and above Space and land Hybridity Postcolonial feminism Globalization from a postcolonial perspective Translation

Socialism

Socialist traditions Cuban communism and Swedish social democracy New Lefts – enrichment and fragmentation Socialism today and tomorow