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Why are women still under-represented in politics? Can we speak of democracy when women are not fully included in political decision-making? Some a...

Today we like to think that marriage is a free choice based on love: that we freely choose whom to marry and that we do so, not so much for surviva...

Today, we are far less likely to die from infection than at any other time in history, but still we worry about epidemics, the menace of antibiotic...

Today, we are far less likely to die from infection than at any other time in history, but still we worry about epidemics, the menace of antibiotic...

This new book offers a clear and accessible exposition of Hayden White's thought. In an engaging and wide-ranging analysis, Herman Paul discusses W...

This new book offers a clear and accessible exposition of Hayden White's thought. In an engaging and wide-ranging analysis, Herman Paul discusses W...

Hayek has been one of the key liberal thinkers of the twentieth century. He has also been much misunderstood. His work has crossed disciplines - ec...

The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates su...

The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates su...

This accessible book examines the multidimensional influence of globalization on human health and disease. The acceleration of globalization since ...

This accessible book examines the multidimensional influence of globalization on human health and disease. The acceleration of globalization since ...

Health and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our live...

Health and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our live...

Health communication is key to promoting good population and individual health outcomes. As the field has developed, there is a growing need for a ...

Health communication is key to promoting good population and individual health outcomes. As the field has developed, there is a growing need for a ...

The persistence of stark health inequalities in today’s world is painfully clear to see, not least in the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and fall...

The persistence of stark health inequalities in today’s world is painfully clear to see, not least in the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and fall...

Social factors have a powerful influence on human health and longevity. Yet the social dimensions of health are often obscured in public discussion...

Social factors have a powerful influence on human health and longevity. Yet the social dimensions of health are often obscured in public discussion...

In this compelling new book, Gillian Bendelow provides an accessible account of the complex interplay between mind, body and society. Contemporary...

In this compelling new book, Gillian Bendelow provides an accessible account of the complex interplay between mind, body and society. Contemporary...

This accessible and highly readable book is the first full-length biography of Hegel to be published since the largely outdated treatments of the n...

GWF Hegel has long been considered one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his work continues to prov...

GWF Hegel has long been considered one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his work continues to prov...