TEXTS AND PRACTICES provides an essential introduction to the theory and practice of Critical Discourse Analysis. The essays demonstrate how Critical Discourse Analysis can be applied to a variety of written and spoken texts, by deconstructing data from a range of contexts, countries and spheres and exposing hidden patterns of discrimination and inequalities of power. TEXTS AND PRACTICES, which includes specially commissioned papers from a range of distinguished authors, provides a state-of-the-art introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis, making it an important contribution to this developing field.