The crisis of the nation-state is one of the most commonly used clichés of the last decade, and the future of nationalism appears to be more uncertain than ever as it is caught between globalization and identity politics.
The Eighteenth century is often represented, applying Tom Paine's phrase, as 'The Age of Reason': an age when progressive ideals triumphed over autocracy and obscurantism, and when notions of order and balance shaped consciousness in every sphere of human knowledge.
This book examines the different normative approaches politicians, bureaucrats and community... Læs mere
What does it mean to say you're English, Scottish, British? Does it matter much to people? Has devolution and constitutional change made a... Læs mere
As people of the modern era were singularly prone to nervous disorders, the nervous system became a model for describing political... Læs mere
In identifying that the 'essential tension' is the balance between conservative and innovative approaches in the development of knowledge... Læs mere
This collection demonstrates how late-Victorian and Edwardian neurology and fiction shared common philosophical concerns and rhetorical strategies. Between 1860 and... Læs mere
Free market policies have been in operation across Africa for the past 25 years, yet they have failed to reverse deepening poverty. This book explores,... Læs mere
This book analyzes the evolution and cultivation of modern Palestinian collective memory and its role in shaping Palestinian national identity from its inception in the 1920s to the 2006 Palestinian elections.
This book takes a more comprehensive approach, combining analysis of social security issues in all developing countries with micro-level case studies of poor urban elderly survival strategies in Buenos Aires.
The 1960s represented a defining turning-point in the politics and cultures of western societies. But what of the lasting political and... Læs mere
Based on a unique series of surveys conducted during the 1990s, this book examines changes in the social backgrounds, attitudes,... Læs mere