ES2302: Education: Social and Political Thought 2
Essential Reading List
As with Education: Social and Political Thought 1 there are set texts for each of the theorists you will study in Education: Social and Political Thought 2. The list of texts, notes on translations and advice for purchasing the relevant publications are provided below. All of the books listed are available on the web
Useful websites include:-
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/WEBSITE/WWW/WEBPAGES/homepage.php
http://www.alibris.co.uk
http://AbeBooks.co.uk
Texts for weeks 2 and 3
Nietzsche
The main text we will be drawing on is called Twilight of the Idols, there are several translations of this text and we recommend that you purchase one of the following three.
The first is the translation by Kaufmann and comes in a volume called The Portable Nietzsche. This has more in it than just Twilight, and offers a good all round introduction to Nietzsche. Most notably, it has a full translation of Nietzsche’s classic piece, Thus Spake Zarathustra. Its ISBN is 0140150625. It costs £8.74 on Amazon and £8.73 from the Book Depository.
The second translation is by Hollingdale and published by Penguin. Its ISBN is 0140445145. It costs £5.21 from Amazon and £5.20 from the Book Depository.
The third translation is by Large and is published by Oxford Classics. Its ISBN is 0192831380. It costs £6.99 from Amazon.
The web addresses are
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/WEBSITE/WWW/WEBPAGES/homepage.php
Texts for weeks 4 and 5
Bauman
Bauman, Z. (1989) Modernity and the Holocaust, London: Polity
Copies of the 1989 edition are available on Amazon from £11.39. Additional copies have been ordered for the library but there will not be enough library copies for everyone so you will need to plan ahead to ensure you have access to a copy for the essay. There is also a 2001 edition which available at £20.00. The page numbers in both editions will be the same – the only difference is that 2001 has the addition of an afterward.
Texts for weeks 7 and 8
Freud
Freud, S. (1963) Civilization and its discontents, London: Hogarth press (These can be purchased for as little as £1.15+pp from Amazon)
This is now available as a PDF, but if you want to buy the book, here's an image:
Freud, S. (1952) An Autobiographical Study, New York: Norton (This is available on Amazon for as little as £1.67+pp)
If you are unable to purchase both copies for these 2 weeks it is particularly important that you have a copy of Civilization and its Discontents for your assignment.
Texts for weeks 9 and 10
Foucault
Foucault, M. (1979) Discipline and Punish, Harmondsworth: Penguin
ISBN: 014013722X
This is widely available on Abe or Amazon for about £4.00
There are several publications of this text - 2 are shown below
