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In today’s world, numbers are in the ascendancy. Societies dominated by star ratings, scores, likes and lists are rapidly emerging, as data are col...

The Middle East, often referred to as the cradle of the three monotheisms, is saturated with symbolism. Situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa,...

There has been a lively debate amongst political theorists about whether certain liberal concepts of democracy are so idealized that they lack rele...

There has been a lively debate amongst political theorists about whether certain liberal concepts of democracy are so idealized that they lack rele...

In this path-breaking work, Mark Poster highlights the nature of the newly emerging forms of social life, in the current era. The flexibility of la...

This book is an unprecedented synthesis of the literature on state development that explains how and why the contours of the British state have cha...

This book is an unprecedented synthesis of the literature on state development that explains how and why the contours of the British state have cha...

In many western societies today the optimism of the 1990s and early 2000s has given way to a deep unease and sense of foreboding. In the aftermath ...

In many western societies today the optimism of the 1990s and early 2000s has given way to a deep unease and sense of foreboding. In the aftermath ...

What do we know about Hegel? What do we know about Marx? What do we know about democracy and totalitarianism? Communism and psychoanalysis? What do...

What do we know about Hegel? What do we know about Marx? What do we know about democracy and totalitarianism? Communism and psychoanalysis? What do...

In this book the bestselling author and psychoanalyst Massimo Recalcati offers a fundamental re-examination of what ‘being a mother’ means today, i...

In this book the bestselling author and psychoanalyst Massimo Recalcati offers a fundamental re-examination of what ‘being a mother’ means today, i...

Since the first edition was published in 2009, Patrik Wikström's The Music Industry has become a go-to text for students and scholars. This thoroug...

Since the first edition was published in 2009, Patrik Wikström's The Music Industry has become a go-to text for students and scholars. This thoroug...

This classic work remains one of the most incisive contributions to dependency theory in the Latin American context. While agreeing with other depe...

This classic work remains one of the most incisive contributions to dependency theory in the Latin American context. While agreeing with other depe...

The ongoing interconnection of the world through modern mass media is generally considered to be one of the major developments underpinning globali...

The ongoing interconnection of the world through modern mass media is generally considered to be one of the major developments underpinning globali...

It is widely claimed that as the integration of the world economy advances, national governments are becoming less relevant, losing their powers no...

The most popular narrative about transsexuality suggests that some people are born in the wrong body – that their bodies do not correspond to their...

The most popular narrative about transsexuality suggests that some people are born in the wrong body – that their bodies do not correspond to their...

In this thought-provoking new book, Anthony Smith analyses key debates between historians and social scientists on the role of nations and national...

The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between the 'militaristic' societies of the past, and the 'capitalist' or 'industrial...