American Dream, Global Nightmare

There is something deeply wrong with America. The American dream has become a global nightmare from which we all need to awake as quickly as possible. The American Empire is now an unavoidable fact of life for the whole planet. In their previous book, Why Do People Hate America?, Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies looked at how the USA is seen around the world. In this, the hard-hitting sequel…

Introducing Chaos

If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, does it cause a tornado in Texas? Chaos, the most important advance in science since the advent of Quantum Theory, attempts to answer such baffling questions. The discovery of randomness in apparently predictable physical systems has evolved into a new science that declares the universe to be far more unpredictable than we have ever imagined. Intro…

Introducing Chaos (pocket-sized edition)

Introducing Chaos explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve from a few simple rules.…

Introducing Cultural Studies

  Cultural Studies signals a major academic revolution as we begin the new millennium. But what exactly is it, and how is it applied? It is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline - a radical critical approach for understanding racial, national, social and gender identities. Introducing Cultural Studies provides an incisive tour through the minefield of this complex subject, chartin…

Introducing Cultural Studies: A Graphical Novel (EBOOK:PDF)

Cultural Studies signals a major academic revolution as we begin the new millennium. But what exactly is it, and how is it applied? It is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline - a radical critical approach for understanding racial, national, social and gender identities. Introducing Cultural Studies provides an incisive tour through the minefield of this complex subject, charting its or…

Introducing Islam

  Islam is one of the world's great monotheistic religions. Islamic culture, spanning 1,500 years, has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. Yet the religion followed by a fifth of humankind, including millions from diverse ethnic backgrounds in the US and Europe, is largely seen in the West in terms of fundamentalism, bigotry and violence, a perception reinforced by the terr…

Introducing Chaos: A graphic Novel (EBOOK:PDF)

  If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, does it cause a tornado in Texas? Chaos, the most important advance in science since the advent of Quantum Theory, attempts to answer such baffling questions. The discovery of randomness in apparently predictable physical systems has evolved into a new science that declares the universe to be far more unpredictable than we have ever imagined. Intr…

Introducing Islam (pocket-sized version)

  Islam is one of the world's great monotheistic religions. Islamic culture, spanning 1,500 years, has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. Yet the religion followed by a fifth of humankind, including millions from diverse ethnic backgrounds in the US and Europe, is largely seen in the West in terms of fundamentalism, bigotry and violence, a perception reinforced by the terr…

Introducing Mathematics

What is mathematics, and why is it such a mystery to so many people? Mathematics is the greatest creation of human intelligence. It affects us all. We depend on it in our daily lives, and yet many of the tools of mathematics, such as geometry, algebra and trigonometry, are descended from ancient or non-Western civilizations. Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics…

Introducing Media Studies

No one can escape the influence of the media. Every day we watch hours of TV, listen to the radio, read newspapers and magazines, go to the cinema, sit in front of videos or surf the Web. These information commodities exercise enormous influence and power over all of us. Introducing Media Studies explores the complex relationship between the media, ideology, knowledge and power. It provi…

Introducing Postmodernism (pocket-sized edition)

  INTRODUCING - cleverer by design What connects Marilyn Monroe, Disney World, The Satanic Verses and cyberspace? Answer: postmodernism. But what exactly is postmodernism? This graphic guide explains clearly the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to define the world's cultural condition over the last three decades. Introducing Postmodernism tracks the idea back to its roots…

Introducing Science

Our world is inconceivable without science. Its discoveries benefit us - antibiotics, computers, space travel, gene-mapping - and reveal the secrets of human evolution, the cosmos and our place in it. Science also threatens us with the risks of nuclear holocaust, eugenics and the pollution of our ecosystem. How do we reconcile the advantages of science with its perils? What do scientists actually …

Why Do People Hate America?

  NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORD DISCUSSING THE WAR IN IRAQ CLICK HERE TO SEE AMERICAN DREAM, GLOBAL NIGHTMARE, THE SEQUEL TO WHY DO PEOPLE HATE AMERICA? The economic power of US corporations and the virus-like power of American popular culture affect the lives and infect the indigenous cultures of millions around the world. The foreign policy of the US government, backed by its military strength…

Will America Change?

The extensively rewritten, fully updated edition of Icon's biggest-ever selling book. The original edition of Why Do People Hate America? explored the question that emerged from the infernal destruction of 9/11. It found answers in the ways that the US engages with the rest of the world: the hamburger syndrome of the lone hyperpower. Will America Change? updates the analysis to show how this le…

Why Do People Hate America? (Ebook:PDF)

The economic power of US corporations and the virus-like power of American popular culture affect the lives and infect the indigenous cultures of millions around the world. The foreign policy of the US government, backed by its military strength, has unprecedented global influence now that the USA is the world's only superpower - its first 'hyperpower'. America also exports its value systems, def…

Introducing Cultural Studies: A Graphic Guide

Cultural Studies signals a major academic revolution as we begin the new millennium. But what exactly is it, and how is it applied? It is a discipline that claims not to be a discipline - a radical critical approach for understanding racial, national, social and gender identities. Introducing Cultural Studies provides an incisive tour through the minefield of this complex subject, charting its or…

Introducing Mathematics: A Graphic Guide (PAPERBACK)

Compact INTRODUCING guide to the greatest creation of human intelligence.What is mathematics, and why is it such a mystery to so many people? Mathematics is the greatest creation of human intelligence. It affects us all. We depend on it in our daily lives, and yet many of the tools of mathematics, such as geometry, algebra and trigonometry, are descended from ancient or non-Western civilizations.I…

Introducing Philosophy of Science: A Graphic Guide (PAPERBACK)

Compact INTRODUCING guide to the theory behind science.Our world is inconceivable without science. Its discoveries benefit us - antibiotics, computers, space travel, gene-mapping - and reveal the secrets of human evolution, the cosmos and our place in it. Science also threatens us with the risks of nuclear holocaust, eugenics and the pollution of our ecosystem. How do we reconcile the advantages o…

Introducing Media Studies: A Graphic Guide

No one can escape the influence of the media. Every day we watch hours of TV, listen to the radio, read newspapers and magazines, go to the cinema, sit in front of videos or surf the Web. These information commodities exercise enormous influence and power over all of us. "Introducing Media Studies" explores the complex relationship between the media, ideology, knowledge and power. It provides…