Biography: philosophy and social sciences

An in-depth study of Ma Xiangbo, one of the most prominent Catholic thinkers in modern China.

This book, first published in 1966, is an introduction to the life and work of Georg Kerschensteiner, the pioneer of the modern German system of vocational education, a system which is largely responsible for Germany's remarkable industrial recovery and advancement after the Second World War.

This book, first published in 1966, is an introduction to the life and work of Georg Kerschensteiner, the pioneer of the modern German system of vocational education, a system which is largely responsible for Germany's remarkable industrial recovery and advancement after the Second World War.

This book, first published in 1967, begins with a description of Pestalozzi's life in which the factors which influenced his development are outlined and the history of his educational institutes described.

This book, first published in 1967, begins with a description of Pestalozzi's life in which the factors which influenced his development are outlined and the history of his educational institutes described.

Sandor Ferenczi's mutual analysis with Elizabeth Severn-the patient known as R.

Sandor Ferenczi's mutual analysis with Elizabeth Severn-the patient known as R.

Autobiographies of Transformation is a completely unique history of sociology in Central and Eastern Europe in the post-Communist era.

Autobiographies of Transformation is a completely unique history of sociology in Central and Eastern Europe in the post-Communist era.

Alfred Marshall was anxious to do good.

Alfred Marshall was anxious to do good.

First published in 1987, Alfred Marshall: Progress and Politics provides an enlightening insight into Marshall's thoughts on social improvement, adaptive upgrading, policy and polity.

First published in 1987, Alfred Marshall: Progress and Politics provides an enlightening insight into Marshall's thoughts on social improvement, adaptive upgrading, policy and polity.

What was the first language, and where did it come from?

What was the first language, and where did it come from?

A portrait of two important black social scientists and a broader history of race relations, this important work captures the vitality and chaos of post-war politics in New York, recasting the story of the civil rights movement.

A portrait of two important black social scientists and a broader history of race relations, this important work captures the vitality and chaos of post-war politics in New York, recasting the story of the civil rights movement.

This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of our greatest thinkers.

This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of our greatest thinkers.

Frances Mary Buss, who began her teaching career at fourteen, was only twenty-three when she founded the North London Collegiate School, the forerunner and model of Girls' High Schools throughout the country.

Frances Mary Buss, who began her teaching career at fourteen, was only twenty-three when she founded the North London Collegiate School, the forerunner and model of Girls' High Schools throughout the country.

Meetings sets forth the life of one of the twentieth-century's greatest spiritual philosophers in his own words.

Meetings sets forth the life of one of the twentieth-century's greatest spiritual philosophers in his own words.

In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French Philosopher of Science, Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the century.

In this new study, Cristina Chimisso explores the work of the French Philosopher of Science, Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) by situating it within French cultural life of the first half of the century.

Loris Malaguzzi is recognised as the founder of the extraordinary programmes of preschool education that developed after the war in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Loris Malaguzzi is recognised as the founder of the extraordinary programmes of preschool education that developed after the war in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Published in 2004, Friedrich List is a valuable contribution to the field of History.

Published in 2004, Friedrich List is a valuable contribution to the field of History.

First published in 1942, Reflections documents the life of John Henry Muirhead and the philosophical age that he observed.

First published in 1942, Reflections documents the life of John Henry Muirhead and the philosophical age that he observed.

Max Weber and Michael Foucault are among the most controversial and fascinating thinkers of our century.

Max Weber and Michael Foucault are among the most controversial and fascinating thinkers of our century.

Shiga Shigetaka was a pioneering advocate of the preservation of Japan's cultural identity in the face of increasing pressure from the west.

Shiga Shigetaka was a pioneering advocate of the preservation of Japan's cultural identity in the face of increasing pressure from the west.

An introduction to the life, work and ideas of the people who have shaped the economic landscape from the sixteenth century to the present day.

An introduction to the life, work and ideas of the people who have shaped the economic landscape from the sixteenth century to the present day.

This book focuses on two educationalists, Oscar Browning (1837-1923) and Elizabeth Hughes (1852-1925) who were the principals of the two separate day training colleges for men and women at Cambridge.

This book focuses on two educationalists, Oscar Browning (1837-1923) and Elizabeth Hughes (1852-1925) who were the principals of the two separate day training colleges for men and women at Cambridge.

This absorbing account of the life and work of Clara Collet, a leading economist, statistician and champion of women's employment, is the first biography of this remarkable woman and reveals through Collet's diaries her fascinating personal life.

This absorbing account of the life and work of Clara Collet, a leading economist, statistician and champion of women's employment, is the first biography of this remarkable woman and reveals through Collet's diaries her fascinating personal life.

Maxine Greene is the most important philosopher of education in the United States today.

Maxine Greene is the most important philosopher of education in the United States today.

Psychology's Grand Theorists argues that the three schools in psychology that have been dominant historically--the psychodynamic, behavioral, and phenomenological--have resulted in large part from the personal experiences of their originators.

Psychology's Grand Theorists argues that the three schools in psychology that have been dominant historically--the psychodynamic, behavioral, and phenomenological--have resulted in large part from the personal experiences of their originators.

Philosopher, sociologist and urban theorist, Henri Lefebvre is one of the great social theorists of the twentieth century.

Philosopher, sociologist and urban theorist, Henri Lefebvre is one of the great social theorists of the twentieth century.

Carl Gustav Jung first wanted to be an archaeologist.

Carl Gustav Jung first wanted to be an archaeologist.

Janko Lavrin's influential biography of Friedrich Nietzsche, originally published in 1948, analyses the bond between Nietzsche's personal fate on the one hand and the trend of his thought on the other, set against the background of contemporary crisis typical of mankind in general.