Gender and the City before Modernity presents a series of multi-disciplinary readings that explore issues relating to the role of gender in a variety of cities of the ancient, medieval, and early modern worlds.
This highly-accessible book outlines an economic framework for understanding the current debates in international trade policy.
* A major new collection examining the economic and political challenges currently faced by multilateral and transnational governance institutions.
Drastic changes in the career aspirations of women in the developed world have resulted in a new, globalised market for... Læs mere
Globalization and the Environment critically explores the actors, politics and processes that govern the relationship between globalization and the environment.
This engaging argument for the future of Jewish theology, written by a renowned Jewish scholar, provides a rounded introduction to the faith, its history, and its place in the modern world.
* An eye-opening and engaging overview of understanding how the world of work and the economy intersects with gender. * Fully up-to-date, the book draws on recent data, and analyses contemporary trends and political/economic issues such as the financial crisis and recession.
In The Good Representative, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should evaluate their representatives using democratic criteria. In doing so, she provides an account... Læs mere
* Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere... Læs mere
This book provides a critical history of the movement associated with the journal Annales, from its foundation in 1929 to the present. This movement has been the single most important force in the development of what is sometimes called the new history .