This is a cultural history of borders, hygiene and race. It is about foreign bodies, from Victorian Vaccines to the pathologized interwar immigrant, from smallpox quarantine to the leper colony, from sexual hygiene to national hygiene to imperial hygiene.
Governments use human rights both as a tool and as an objective of foreign policy. The Role of Human Rights in Foreign Policy analyses conflicting policy goals such as peace and security, economic relations and development co-operation.
The topic of electoral reform is an extremely timely one. The Handbook of Electoral System Choice addresses the theoretical and comparative issues of electoral... Læs mere
This is the first comprehensive account of the Appraisal Framework. The underlying linguistic theory is explained and justified, and the application of... Læs mere
This is the first attempt to systematically study the nature of the political leadership system under Stalin. It draws on a wealth of new... Læs mere
For twenty-five years, the International Monetary Fund administered a worldwide system of fixed exchange rates until their system was destroyed by a combination of market forces and those who advocated market forces.
This volume provides a timely and revealing account of women's constitutional strategies and struggles. It compares and contrasts the... Læs mere
Revolutionary thinking at the end of the Eighteenth century prompted major English writers to probe the riddle of human consciousness and the ways in which it might differ from 'Being' in a divine or universal sense.
This book surveys the changing role of senior civil servants in Western Europe and explores whether they have... Læs mere
Ingrid van Biezen provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of party formation and organizational development in recently established democracies.
The West and China Since 1500 surveys Western relations with and attitudes towards China since sustained contact and desirable trading began with the great alternative culture in the sixteenth century.
British Women Writers and the French Revolution provides an overview of a wide range of British women's writings on the French... Læs mere