Demonstrates the impact of diasporas on interstate relations, and forms some propositions regarding the conditions affecting…

This book uses identity theories to explore the struggles of indigenous peoples against the domination of the settler…

The news media and the state are locked in a battle of wills in the world's emerging democratic states. It is a struggle…

How much is acceptable to consume? What is appropriate to consume and which goods fall into the disapproved category?…

A study of ethico-economic theorizing on socio-economic development, this book examines critically the views currently held…

Examines the economic impact of aid, but not in the sense that it questions the relevance of this objective, or tries to…

This book presents developments of discourse analysis in France and applies its tools to key texts from five theorists of…

The New Deal as a Triumph of Social Work concerns the 'hand' the New Deal plays from the perspective of early American…

International friendship is a distinct type of interstate relationship, and that as such, it can contribute to capture…

Despite abundant scepticism about their economic benefits, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated at a rapid pace.…

An annotated edition of a landmark study in the history of psychology, including extensive essays and other critical…

A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in…

Imagining Motherhood in Contemporary Irish and Caribbean Literature undertakes a comparative transnational reading to…

Taking as a starting point the work of Aotearoa New Zealand to provide an education system that includes curriculum,…

This book reinforces the need to understand the sources of global change that is taking place and to accommodate it in the…

Examining the ways in which majority Western cultures govern, represent and exclude those that are considered to be…

Interrogates the idea of capacity building theoretically and explores the variety of meanings, constructions and practices…

An interdisciplinary synthesis that offers a new understanding of childhood in the Middle Ages as a form of master-servant…

The author tests the hypothesis that hubris and the Bathsheba syndrome tend to affect all top leaders, by zooming in on the…

This new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch…

This book provides a detailed snapshot of cultural policies in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. In addition…

The essays in this volume seek to confront some of the charged meeting points of European - especially German - and Jewish…

These rapid developments can only properly be understood within the context of broader global transformations underway,…

The contributors respond to the absence of critical debate surrounding the ways in which spaces of the city do not merely…

Confusion, controversy and even fear surrounds the political phenomenon of radicalism. This book attempts to make conceptual…

This book aims to clarify what the author believes to be the fallacy of the infallibility of Marx's "Capital" and Marxist…

\nA comprehensive analysis of how European development policy was shaped, this book explores the role of former colonial…

In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution,…

Transparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of…

When political 'extremists' - organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in democratic elections - enter…

This text presents all of the most memorable posts of the medievalist internet phenomenon 'Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog',…

Race, Ethnicity and Publishing in America considers American minority literatures from the perspective of print culture.…

Much has been written about equal opportunity issues but little has been published about how organisations might provide…

The first edited volume to examine philosopher Slavoj Žižek's influence on, and his relevance for, theatre and performance…

This provocative volume stimulates debate about lost 'heritage' by examining the history of the hundreds of great houses…

In an increasingly mobile world with mounting concerns about the states' control of borders and migration, passports and…

This collection sets out how a gendered approach to political economy can help us understand the inherently gendered…

Teaching Creative Writing includes lively contributions from two dozen leading practitioners in the field. Topics addressed…

This book argues that we have moved into a new cultural period, automodernity, which represents a social, psychological, and…

This volume brings together established and rising scholars to revitalize political theology by examining conceptions of…

This collection highlights the experiences of an international group of educators as they explore the art of teaching, the…

This lively new study is a critical cultural history of communication technologies, from railways and telegraphy to…

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Combining literary analysis with a practical introduction to interdisciplinary literary geography, Literary Geograp hie s…

Education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty…

Biomaterials are produced from biological material and are used for their physical characteristics. This book looks at the…

Development education is a radical form of learning that addresses the structural causes of poverty and injustice in the…

Is 'development' the answer for positive social change or a cynical western strategy for perpetuating inequality? Moving…

The chapters differ from a majority of writings on the financial sector in that they are not dominated by economic or…