This book examines the Great Exhibition as a decisive moment in the formation of a capitalist world picture. In so doing it... Læs mere
In spite of the lack of plausible alternatives to liberal democracy, the age of globalization has ushered in serious challenges to the democratic legitimacy of... Læs mere
This book surveys the Ukrainian-EU relationship in light of the legacies of more than two hundred years of direct Russian rule. It... Læs mere
This book explores the gendered nature of the historical emergence of modern finance markets and their expansion to a now global scale. It analyses the ways in which... Læs mere
This methodical analysis of Greece's strategy towards Turkey highlights important new findings about the... Læs mere
Local governments encounter many problems, and although there is not one panacea that works internationally, this book argues that there are... Læs mere
Henri Bergson is one of the truly great philosophers of the modernist period, and his work is undergoing a renaissance of interest. This collection of his essays and lectures from the period... Læs mere
Henri Bergson (1859-1941) is one of the truly great philosophers of the modernist period, and there is currently a major renaissance of interest in his unduly neglected texts and ideas amongst philosophers, literary theorists, and social theorists.
The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public... Læs mere
This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The... Læs mere
Exploring current approaches to addressing boys' education in schools, this book highlights the limitations of structural reform initiatives and the failure... Læs mere
Whom a prime minister or president will not shake hands with is still more noticed than with whom they will. Public identity can afford to be ambiguous about friends, but not about... Læs mere