Offers an approach to central debates about globalization with chapters written by scholars from across the social sciences.... Læs mere
* New perspective on the history of geographical exploration (concerned with the relationships between culture, science and empire). * Brings together a wealth of unpublished and published material in an engaging, well--illustrated and accessible book.
An introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law. Examining the nature of legal language, the book also explores the language of contracts, and the language of legal processes such as court cases, police investigations, and the management of prisoners.
aeo First systematic attempt to link planning and geography with social justice as developed in moral and political philosophy. aeo... Læs mere
In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking. * Explores a millennium of food... Læs mere
Globalization is now widely discussed but the debates often remain locked within particular disciplinary discourses. This book brings together for the first time a social theory and cultural studies approach to the understanding of globalization.
aeo Very accessible and wide--ranging introduction to feminist perspectives on geography. aeo Clearly written with careful attention paid to defining key concepts and theories in the field.
This text is one of the first systematic attempts to explore the points of convergence between feminist theory and the work of Michel Foucault.... Læs mere
aeo Charts the intersection of feminism and psychoanalysis via a number of domains which establish crucial themes and allow theory and practice to work... Læs mere
The Rhaetian Penarth Group includes the former Westbury Beds, Cotham Beds, and White Lias. This diverse suite of late Triassic sedimentary rocks is famous for the fossils that it yields, most notably from the bone beds. This text provides comprehensive coverage of those fossils.
The issue of geographic scale has fundamentally shaped the intellectual agenda of critical human geography over the last decade and this text aims to provide a synthesis of the growing literature on the "problem of scale".
A provocative analysis of gender inequalitya s destructive effects on our society and our planet.