Polity

In August 2007 a Russian flag was planted under the North Pole during a scientific expedition triggering speculation about a new scramble for resou...

We have entered the gateway to the apocalypse. This theological concept is the best metaphor to describe the world in which we are already living. ...

We have entered the gateway to the apocalypse. This theological concept is the best metaphor to describe the world in which we are already living. ...

This book examines the implications of new communication technologies in the light of the most recent work in social and cultural theory and argues...

Throughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals an...

Throughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals an...

From the fraught world of geopolitics to business and the academy, it’s more vital than ever that Westerners and East Asians understand how each ot...

Why did the West become so rich? Why is inequality rising? How ‘free’ should markets be? And what does sex have to do with it? In this passionate a...

Why did the West become so rich? Why is inequality rising? How ‘free’ should markets be? And what does sex have to do with it? In this passionate a...

The notion of citizenship, with its balancing of rights and responsibilities, has become a dominant way of articulating sexual politics today. In T...

The notion of citizenship, with its balancing of rights and responsibilities, has become a dominant way of articulating sexual politics today. In T...

Colorism – discrimination based on skin darkness within a racial group – has plagued Black Americans since their first arrival in this country. Alt...

Shocks, from natural disasters to military catastrophes, have long been exploited by the state to impose privatization, cuts and rampant free marke...

Shocks, from natural disasters to military catastrophes, have long been exploited by the state to impose privatization, cuts and rampant free marke...

For almost two decades, China has claimed that its expanding economy benefits Europe, stimulating European growth, exports, and employment. But the...

For almost two decades, China has claimed that its expanding economy benefits Europe, stimulating European growth, exports, and employment. But the...

The number of one-person households is rising steeply all over the world and a growing proportion of these 'new singles' are women. It is estimated...

The number of one-person households is rising steeply all over the world and a growing proportion of these 'new singles' are women. It is estimated...

"Ten times, an elderly grey-haired man gets up on the stage. Ten times puffing and sighing. Ten times slowly tracing out strange multi-coloured ara...

"Ten times, an elderly grey-haired man gets up on the stage. Ten times puffing and sighing. Ten times slowly tracing out strange multi-coloured ara...

The Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate its ceiling and walls are a testimony to the cre...

This book considers the social and cultural aspects of 20th-century modern industrial social formations, focusing on Britain and Europe, with refer...

This stimulating book has become a go-to text for understanding the role that social factors play in the experience of health and many diseases. Th...