The definitive biography of Tom Paine, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of his death
This work looks anew at the belief that we are in an era of more intense violence than ever experienced before. It includes a demonstration of how the term "violence" is riddled... Læs mere
aeo Important new book about civil society by one of the leading scholars in politics and political theory today. aeo Examines the world--wide popularisation of the... Læs mere
* This is an engaging and lively text which will interest a wide audience* The book presents a tightly woven historical and comparative analysis of the idea of the a liberty of the pressa in both European and American culture* Offers brilliantly original research. .
This book introduces the reader to the world of picosolar–a new category of small solar devices, lanterns and systems which are being used across the world to power the new generation of energy efficient appliances.
Vaclav Havel is revered as one of the 20th-century's great playwrights, dissidents, and honest champions of democracy. This study reveals a Havel, dramatising the key moments of joy, misery, triumph and tragedy on which his life has turned.