Polity

This is a lucid study of Walter Benjamin's lifelong fascination with the city and forms of metropolitan experience, highlighting the relevance of B...

During the last two decades there have been profound changes in the organization of work. Myths at Work explores these changes, critically examinin...

Newly published in paperback, Myths of the English is a fascinating exploration of Englishness: the images, characters, myths and peculiarities t...

Is it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women’s bodies remain at the mercy of state, society and religion? Should a scantily clad woman...

Jean-Luc Nancy stands as one of the great French theorists of "deconstruction." His writings on philosophy, politics, aesthetics, and religion have...

Jean-Luc Nancy stands as one of the great French theorists of "deconstruction." His writings on philosophy, politics, aesthetics, and religion have...

This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers - that of the aspiring novelis...

What do the invention of anaesthetics in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Nazis' use of cocaine, and the development of Prozac have in com...

What do the invention of anaesthetics in the middle of the nineteenth century, the Nazis' use of cocaine, and the development of Prozac have in com...

This book is a critical inquiry into three ideas that have been at the heart of philosophical reflection since time immemorial: freedom, God and im...

This book is a critical inquiry into three ideas that have been at the heart of philosophical reflection since time immemorial: freedom, God and im...

Narratives are the wealth of nations: they animate life, sustain culture and cultivate humanity. They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy an...

Narratives are the wealth of nations: they animate life, sustain culture and cultivate humanity. They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy an...

Despite many predictions made over the last two hundred years that nation-states and nationalism are transient phenomena that will eventually fade ...

Despite many predictions made over the last two hundred years that nation-states and nationalism are transient phenomena that will eventually fade ...

This book examines how the interplay between globalization and the assertion of local identities is reshaping the political landscape of Africa. Wh...

This book examines how the interplay between globalization and the assertion of local identities is reshaping the political landscape of Africa. Wh...

National security intelligence is a vast, complex and intriguing topic, made doubly hard for citizens to understand because of the thick veils of s...

National security intelligence is a vast, complex and intriguing topic, made doubly hard for citizens to understand because of the thick veils of s...

For the last two centuries, nationalism has been a central feature of society and politics. Few ideologies can match its power and resonance, and n...

For the last two centuries, nationalism has been a central feature of society and politics. Few ideologies can match its power and resonance, and n...

This is a comprehensive and accessible account of the nature of nationalism, which has re-emerged as one of the fundamental forces shaping world so...

This book provides an original approach to the study of nationalism of relevance to the current debates concerning the nation state and its anticip...

Guibernau offers a comparative analysis of nationalist movements in nations without states. Introduction. 1. State and Nation. 2. Nations without ...