Introducing Eastern Philosophy makes clear the Eastern view of ultimate reality, the emphasis on selfless ethics, and the quest for Enlightenment. This is an ideal guide for the Western reader to the historical and philosophical basis of Eastern cultures....

From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, Art Theory For Beginners is a concise and entertaining survey of the major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed over the last 5,000 years.
Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, stories and emotions, including curiosity, humanity, political statements, and the Self. Art Theory For Beginners examines and explains the development of the different ways in which people study, interpret and appreciate art in its rich variety of forms.

Art Theory For Beginners is a clear and entertaining introduction to the complex questions that stem from the simple idea of 'art'....

Introducing's innovative graphics trace the history of sociology, in particular its rapid post-1945 rise where various competing schools sought to make sense of how we live. Via the dominance of Talcott Parsons, the famous Chicago School and the rise of Structuralism, this book illustrates the fascinating array of modern concepts and methods that have been applied to our understanding of society....