Books by Andrew Collier

This book is about the growth of shadow banking in China and the rise of China's free markets. Shadow Banking refers to capital that is distributed outside the formal banking system, including everything from Mom and Pop lending shops to online credit to giant state owned banks called Trusts.

This book discusses the strategies that will define China's overseas expansion in the coming years. However, China's rising debt load may restrict the ability of many firms to obtain capital, including from China's shadow banking sector.

This book offers a defence of realism in the philosophy of religion and argues that religious belief - with particular reference to Christian belief - is cognitive and open to rational discussion between believers and

Being and Worth argues that beings both in the natural and human worlds have worth in themselves by extending recent depth-realist philosophy to the question of values.

An accessible and jargon-free introduction breathing new life into the achievements of Karl MarxAlthough one of the most influential thinkers of the last millennium, Karl Marx was relatively unheralded during most of his lifetime. Famous for predicting the inevitable demise of capitalism, it was only after his death that his immortal clarion call reached a wide audience: "e;Workers of the world unite you have nothing to lose but your chains."e; Andrew Collier breathes new life into the achievements of Karl Marx, arguing that his work is still of vital relevance in today's global climate of inequality. Covering all the elements of Marxist thought from his early writings to his masterpiece, Das Kapital, Collier probes the apparent inconsistencies in Marx's work and reclaims him as a philosopher and political theorist. This jargon-free introduction is a timely reminder of his undiminished influence, and will fascinate students, activists and interested readers alike.

Addresses the interlocking themes of realism, objectivity, existentialism and politics. This work defends objectivity in science, knowledge, and ethics, and examines both subjective idealism and existentialist critiques of objectivity. It also examines some of the themes from different angles, keeping the politics of the issues at the forefront.

Analyses cooperation between Christianity and Marxism after years of antagonism. This book discusses the nature of Christianity and Marxism and their place amongst contemporary world views. It looks at areas of apparent conflict and possible reconciliation. It is useful for those involved in philosophy, theology, politics and Marxism.