Polity

We live in a time when we are overwhelmed with talk and images of violence. Whether on television, the internet, films or the video screen, we can’...

This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought - violen...

Adonis� influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T. S. Eliot in the English-speaking world. Yet alongside this spearheading of a ...

Is politics necessarily violent? Does the justifiability of violence depend on whether it is perpetrated to defend or upend the existing order – or...

Is politics necessarily violent? Does the justifiability of violence depend on whether it is perpetrated to defend or upend the existing order – or...

This innovative book tells the fascinating tale of the long histories of violence, punishment, and the human body, and how they are all connected...

This innovative book tells the fascinating tale of the long histories of violence, punishment, and the human body, and how they are all connected...

In books such as The Aesthetics of Disappearance, War and Cinema, The Lost Dimension, and The Vision Machine, Paul Virilio has fundamentally change...

In books such as The Aesthetics of Disappearance, War and Cinema, The Lost Dimension, and The Vision Machine, Paul Virilio has fundamentally change...

Since the publication in 1975 of Paul Virilio's Bunker Archeology, the range of Virilio's critical works and their impact is now clear within a var...

Since the publication in 1975 of Paul Virilio's Bunker Archeology, the range of Virilio's critical works and their impact is now clear within a var...

What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we...

What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we...

Speak your mind, always. Hypocrisy challenges this rule of authenticity, and for this very reason hypocrisy is judged negatively, as intentional in...

Speak your mind, always. Hypocrisy challenges this rule of authenticity, and for this very reason hypocrisy is judged negatively, as intentional in...

An introductory text on child psychology discussing different theoretical perspectives by analyzing major figures' work on the mental life of babie...

Visions of Social Control is a wide ranging analysis of recent shifts in ideas and practices for dealing with crime and delinquency. In Great Brit...

This is a book about how to read visual images: from fine art to photography, film, television and new media. It explores how meaning is communicat...

This is a book about how to read visual images: from fine art to photography, film, television and new media. It explores how meaning is communicat...

Over the last decade, images have become a key feature of digital culture; at the same time, they have made a mark on a wide range of research prac...

Over the last decade, images have become a key feature of digital culture; at the same time, they have made a mark on a wide range of research prac...

In our busy and hurried lives, we are losing the ability to be inactive. Human existence becomes fully absorbed by activity – even leisure, treated...

In our busy and hurried lives, we are losing the ability to be inactive. Human existence becomes fully absorbed by activity – even leisure, treated...

In this book, Roberto Esposito continues his philosophical exploration of the relation between institutions and human life. Starting from the enigm...