Education policy is at the very top of the political agenda - the proclaimed top priority of the 'New Labour' government. The book explores the key questions... Læs mere
Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion expounds and analyses the argument of Wittgenstein's Remarks on Frazer's Golden Bough . Denying that Wittgenstein's account is... Læs mere
This first volume in a set of comparative studies within the ESRC's Whitehall Programme focuses on core executives in five parliamentary... Læs mere
Peter Shaffer: Theatre and Drama is an accessible, informed survey of Peter Shaffer's work to date. Suitable for readers ranging from 'A' level to undergraduate and... Læs mere
In June 1998, diplomats met in Rome to draft the Statute of an International Criminal Court. Based on the precedents of the Nuremberg and... Læs mere
This work introduces the reader to the central issues and theories in western environmental ethics, and against this background develops a Buddhist... Læs mere
The British Labour Government and the 1976 IMF Crisis examines the external pressures vis-à -vis British economic policy that culminated in the 1976 UK-IMF crisis.
This book differs from others by concentrating on the micro level of change and doing so from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, recognising... Læs mere
Renaissance Configurations is a ground-breaking collection of essays on the structures and strategies of Early Modern culture - as embodied in issues of gender, sexuality and politics - by a group of critics from the new generation of Early Modern specialists.
The novelist Meredith is renowned for his radical portrayal of social and personal relations, especially of gender. This work examines Meredith's novels in the light of 20th-century literary theory, especially the work of Mikhail Bakhtin.
Citizenship, Work and Welfare analyses changing definitions of citizenship, particularly in relation to work, in 19th and 20th-century... Læs mere
Citizenship, Work and Welfare analyses changing definitions of citizenship, particularly in relation to work, in 19th and 20th-century... Læs mere