Gender and Peacebuilding offers a comprehensive and up to date analysis of how and why gender matters in contemporary peace operations.
Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in recent years. Long confined to the fringes of the TV industry, they have risen to prominence since the late 1990s.
From World City to the World in One City examines changing geographies of Liverpool through and across the lives of Malay seamen who arrived in the city during its final years as a major imperial port.
One of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining it. In this new book, the leading social theorist Hans Joas... Læs mere
The global financial crisis of 1997--8 revealed that emerging market nations as well as the developed economies are vulnerable to the forces of globalization. It highlighted... Læs mere
* The book brings Latin America into mainstream, comparative politics. * The book combines regional and international perspectives into an original synthesis. * The book is... Læs mere
In this book Rajneesh Narula examines the interdependence of globalization and technological innovation at two... Læs mere
Feminists have long argued that the presence of women in politics provides a means of articulating womena s perspectives and issues. As the number of female MPs increases, it is often claimed that the nature of politics itself will be transformed.
Jerry Fodor is one of the most important philosophers of mind in recent decades. He has done much to set the agenda in this field and has had a significant influence on the development of cognitive science.
* First book to trace systematically the relationship between key American social theorists and Freud's psychoanalyitc ideas. * Focuses on key social theorists and schools... Læs mere
* A overview of the history of the world in 200 pages * Written in a lively and accessible way * A great introduction for those who want to have a brief background to the... Læs mere
Film and Cinema Spectatorship provides a clear and wide--ranging introduction to different debates and traditions of viewing cinema. In this new book,... Læs mere