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The soldiers who occupied Germany after the Second World War were not only liberators: they also brought with them a new threat, as women throughou...

Criminal Women tells the stories of four women who, in attempting to become women of their own making, became deeply involved in crime.Throughout t...

For the last three decades Jock Young's work has had a profound impact on criminology. In this provocative new book, Young rejects much of what cri...

For the last three decades Jock Young's work has had a profound impact on criminology. In this provocative new book, Young rejects much of what cri...

We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment;...

We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment;...

Spiralling inequality since the 1970s and the global financial crisis of 2008 have been the two most important challenges to democratic capitalism ...

Spiralling inequality since the 1970s and the global financial crisis of 2008 have been the two most important challenges to democratic capitalism ...

During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of East...

During the Cold War the concept of international security was understood in military terms as the threat or use of force by states. The end of East...

Critical Data Studies has come of age as a vibrant, interdisciplinary field of study. Taking data as its primary analytical focus, the field theori...

Critical Data Studies has come of age as a vibrant, interdisciplinary field of study. Taking data as its primary analytical focus, the field theori...

We live in a mutilated world and our humanity seems irrevocably damaged. Many critics suggest we have reached the end of humanity. In this challeng...

We live in a mutilated world and our humanity seems irrevocably damaged. Many critics suggest we have reached the end of humanity. In this challeng...

Phenomenology is one of the leading movements in twentieth-century philosophy and continues to exert a strong influence on many contemporary philos...

Phenomenology is one of the leading movements in twentieth-century philosophy and continues to exert a strong influence on many contemporary philos...

We live in an age of artificial intelligence. Machines think and act in ever more complex ways, making suggestions and decisions on our behalf. Whi...

We live in an age of artificial intelligence. Machines think and act in ever more complex ways, making suggestions and decisions on our behalf. Whi...

In this new book Paul Ricoeur - one of the greatest contemporary philosophers - offers a personal reflection on his life and on the themes which ha...

In this new book Paul Ricoeur - one of the greatest contemporary philosophers - offers a personal reflection on his life and on the themes which ha...

Modern political revolutions since the 18th century have swept away traditional systems of domination by declaring that ‘all men are created equal’...

Modern political revolutions since the 18th century have swept away traditional systems of domination by declaring that ‘all men are created equal’...

In a humane world, cruelty should not exist, and yet it has been a feature of our societies since time immemorial. From individual acts of cruelty ...

Cryptocurrencies are often associated with right-wing political movements, or even with the alt-right. They are the preserve of libertarians and fa...