Examining post-1990s Indie cinema alongside more mainstream films, Brereton explores the emergence of smart independent sensibility and how films... Læs mere
Addressing the perennial question: why should we be moral? this book argues that we can only give a truly and morally satisfying answer to that question by radically reconfiguring our conception of the self and the way it relates to others.
This work contributes to the development of a theoretical context of the politics of truth about animals. By applying and extending Foucault's theory of power, this work uncovers... Læs mere
Following Nietzsche's call for a philosopher-physician and his own use of the bodily language of health and illness... Læs mere
In the Romantic period's economics of 'fiat' money the legacy of romanticism involves absolutist gestures of verbal fiat. Focused on William... Læs mere
Presenting International Studies as a wide, plural and inherently interdisciplinary field of research, this book shows its links with philosophy, peace... Læs mere
Credit rating agencies play a powerful and contentious role in the governance of global financial markets.... Læs mere
This is the first book to offer a systematic analysis of human rights in the 21st century. The chapters, written from diverse... Læs mere
A novel explanation of how EU member states overcome their divergent preferences to reach agreement on common foreign policies, with fourteen in-depth case studies covering diplomatic and security issues, enlargement, trade, development and environmental protection.
This book provides provocative information on poetry written in response to the most revolutionary set of events seen... Læs mere
This book investigates issues related to health inequality with a particular interest on developing countries. It provides rigorous empirical work on both trends and... Læs mere
This book examines neighbourhoods and networks between the diverse people of contemporary Europe who live in a globalized and globalizing world, across different types of borders: physical and mental, geopolitical and symbolic.