This collection of research explores, in four main sections, the relationship between the Conservative party and British society since 1880. It does this by focusing on the key themes of ideology, national identity, gender and policy.
Within Germany, Carl Schmitt's status as a political thinker is on a par with Machiavelli and Hobbes. In this study the author seeks to apply Schmitt's thought to modern times as well as extrapolate possibilities for the future.
In this novel, Peredur defies both his mother's hostility and his brothers' lack of concern to seek out the truth of his father's death and to take part in a... Læs mere
A concise introduction to the events which led to the partition of Ireland, with a discusion of the subsequent development of the two Irish states which emerged from the events of 1920-1922.
Throughout contemporary British writing, the question of national identity recurs. This book investigates the ways in which... Læs mere
King Alfred School in north London was founded in 1898 by a group of Hampstead radicals in an age of educational experiment and innovation. This centenary history of this progressive school should appeal to a wide audience of readers.
Ideology draws on the social, political and cultural theory of Jurgen Habermas, Gilles Deleuze and Slavoj Zizek in order to... Læs mere
This book is the reconstruction of a critical theory of modernity. 'Modernity Reconstructed' is divided into four parts: freedom, equality, solidarity and responsibility. The first three follow the basic ideas of the constitutional revolutions of the 18th century.
This text aims to cover four main area of change during the 20th century: the political scene, social changes, economic developments and culture and educational features.
This collection of essays on law and policy in the regulation of countryside development provide a forum for academics, practising lawyers and planning specialists to air their knowledge and opinions on contemporary and historial matters of importance to the countryside.
A thorough analysis of changes in the economic and social, linguistic and cultural climate of Wales during the second half of the 20th century, and of the practical steps taken to solve any problems, in both industrial and rural communities.