Reveals forces that shape power relations behind the formal facade of state institutions
Presents Baudrillard’s key concepts and examines his contribution to postmodernism, feminism, technology, art, war, time and politics
These are the hidden histories of Black and Asian communities in Britain
A guide to the life and work of the French intellectual Georges Bataille, best known as the author of the celebrated The Story of the Eye
Powerful new insights into a key twentieth-century political thinker
A new major critical introduction to Bourdieu, looking at the full range of his work in its historical and intellectual context
The development and legacy of the slave trade
Reassesses traditional concepts of nation building, to offer a new look at how and why nations are created
Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Britain and the United States’ true role in the world
Globalisation is creating a new politics of poverty: this book analyses the political and economic agenda behind humanitarian assistance.
Examines the importance and relevance of the Zapatista movement in the late twentieth century
A classic study of the role of the women's movement in modern Irish history