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The Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of t...

This book by Roberto Esposito - a leading Italian political philosopher - is a highly original exploration of the relationship between human bodies...

This book by Roberto Esposito - a leading Italian political philosopher - is a highly original exploration of the relationship between human bodies...

This innovative volume demonstrates that the body was central to the construction and maintenance of British authority in India. Imperial Bodies ex...

In Imperialism and Global Political Economy Alex Callinicos intervenes in one of the main political and intellectual debates of the day. The global...

In Imperialism and Global Political Economy Alex Callinicos intervenes in one of the main political and intellectual debates of the day. The global...

While Bourdieu’s work on cultural production, the reproduction of inequality and the rise of the modern state is well known, his writings on the ph...

While Bourdieu’s work on cultural production, the reproduction of inequality and the rise of the modern state is well known, his writings on the ph...

Impossible objects are those about which the philosopher, narrowly conceived, can hardly speak: poetry, film, music, humor. Such "objects" do not r...

Impossible objects are those about which the philosopher, narrowly conceived, can hardly speak: poetry, film, music, humor. Such "objects" do not r...

The poor and working people in cities of the South find themselves in urban spaces that are conventionally construed as places to reside or inhabit...

The poor and working people in cities of the South find themselves in urban spaces that are conventionally construed as places to reside or inhabit...

Winner of the 2025 Kyoto Prize for Arts and PhilosophyCarol Gilligan's landmark book In a Different Voice – the "little book that started a revolut...

Winner of the 2025 Kyoto Prize for Arts and PhilosophyCarol Gilligan's landmark book In a Different Voice – the "little book that started a revolut...

One of the most persistent concerns about the future is whether it will be dominated by the predictive algorithms of AI – and, if so, what this wil...

One of the most persistent concerns about the future is whether it will be dominated by the predictive algorithms of AI – and, if so, what this wil...

Should Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy? Are ‘the people’ too ignorant or stupid to rule? Numerous commentators are serious...

Should Brexit or Trump cause us to doubt our faith in democracy? Are ‘the people’ too ignorant or stupid to rule? Numerous commentators are serious...

Is there a future for sociology? To many, sociology seems to have lost its way. Born of the ideas of Auguste Comte in the nineteenth century, socio...

Should African and Muslim-majority countries be obliged to protect LGBT rights, or do such rights violate their cultures? Should Western-based corp...

Should African and Muslim-majority countries be obliged to protect LGBT rights, or do such rights violate their cultures? Should Western-based corp...

Relationships fall apart, marriages fail, couples break up – it happens to us all. Time corrodes passion and the routines of daily life kill the ex...

Relationships fall apart, marriages fail, couples break up – it happens to us all. Time corrodes passion and the routines of daily life kill the ex...

In this new book Zygmunt Bauman and Riccardo Mazzeo examine the contentious issue of the relation between literature (and the arts in general) and ...