A study of the work of Jean-Paul Sartre and of its relevance for contemporary sociology. Dr Craib sees Sartre as a central…

This book offers a meticulous reconstruction of the life of Rufus Kinsley, an ordinary New England soldier who during the…

Marx raised more questions than he, or anyone else, could ever reasonably hope to answer. To raise anew some of these…

• Rok vydání 1970

This 1970 collection of specially commissioned papers develops the theory of both long- and short-distance migration. The…

This book is concerned with the role of economic philosophy ('ideas') in the processes of belief-formation and social…

This book, first published in 2000, is a major contribution to the study of the encounter between Europeans and…

• Rok vydání 1976

At a time when German was despised as barbaric, Salomon Gessner was hailed as a poet of universal significance. Yet today he…

A study exploring the prevalence of bigamy as a popular plot in Victorian fiction that upends familiar categories and…

This ambitious book, first published in 2000, rewrites the terms of debate about globalization. Martin Shaw offers a…

In this book, Muhammad Ali Khalidi draws on a detailed examination of classification in the natural and social sciences to…

Examines how women's movements have contributed and responded to changes in state powers and policy responsibility in North…

What does it mean to forgive? Using topical examples Anthony Bash explores practical questions such as how and when it is…

Linking classic American literature to contemporary popular culture, Sublime Enjoyment argues that the rational systems of…

An analysis of the relationship between 20th century theories of international relations and the political theory of civil…

The studies in this book draw upon knowledge from multiple disciplines (e.g., child development, anthropology,…

Originally published in 1942, this book contains the French text of AbbĂ© PrĂ©vost's 1731 novel Histoire du Chevalier des…

In this thought provoking study, Silvina Milstein proposes a reconstruction of Schoenberg's conception of compositional…

This book is designed to provide a clear, accessible, and thought-provoking guide to the economic background to the French…

Thomas Schuttenhelm's book presents a comprehensive commentary on Michael Tippett's orchestral music. Narrated by the…

This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by…

Francis Hutcheson was one of the great thinkers in the history of British moral philosophy. The two previously inaccessible…

Originally published in 1970, this collection of essays form an indispensable guide to anyone interested in the background…

This volume presents Clarke's controversial and influential work together with some important supplementary texts, and with…

This book examines one of the key issues in the analysis of the capitalist state: its relationship with democracy. To what…

Dr Cargile offers here an original and sustained treatment of a range of issues and in fact presents an unfashionable…

Originally published in 1929, this book contains three lectures by George Coghill on the subject of the anatomical basis for…

This study examines the role of problem behaviour in young adulthood and the factors that influence it.…

An introductory level overview of the central topics in this fundamental branch of philosophy giving students a solid…

Dr Illiffe's book is one of the few available studies of German colonial administration. He has drawn on a wide range of…

This book provides an up-to-date analysis of American voting rights law and the numerous controversies surrounding minority…

This book explores the revivals of Shakespeare's history plays, Henry V, Henry VIII, King John, Macbeth and Richard II, as…

The Russian populists were intellectuals who saw the hope for transformation of Russian society in an alliance between…

• Rok vydání 2007

This 2007 book focuses on a more recent development that recognizes that the perceiver is also subject to the same social…

This book, first published in 1997, offers a comparative analysis of the role of presidents in postcommunist states. Leading…

First published in 1983, Kin Wah Chin provides a study of the defence of the Malaysian-Singapore region from the perspective…

Steven Connor, one of the most influential critics of twentieth-century literature and culture writing today, offers a…

This book explores the nature of, and conditions for, theoretical innovation in international studies.…

From the foreword by Dr C. H. Dodd: 'Those who are hardy enough to put their hands to the fascinating but elusive task of…

Analysing a range of spectacular historical events between 1400 and 1625, including the trial of Mary Queen of Scots, this…

Industrial Growth and Population Change deliberately strays across the conventional boundaries of social scientific…

The book presents the most relevant and essential aspects of Latvia's history, politics, economics and society.…

William Dwight Whitney (1827-94) was the foremost American philologist and Sanskrit scholar of the nineteenth century. This…

This book takes an exciting new perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory.…

In many young democracies, local politics remain a bastion of nondemocratic practices, from corruption to clientelism to…

Interpreting the Moving Image is a collection of essays by one of the most astute critics of cinema at work today. This…

Originally published in 1920, this book contains three pieces of Burke's writing, together with analysis and critical notes.…

This book traces the development of theories of moral obligation of three key philosophers, showing how each tries to deal…

These eight essays converge on the themes of intentionality, realism and theory choice, reflecting the amount of attention…