This title draws on leading work on process sociology and international relations to provide an analysis of violence and civilization in the Western states-systems. Linklater asks how modern Europeans came to believe themselves to be more 'civilized'... Zobraziť viac
The first comprehensive discussion of all the main philosophical issues raised by terrorism against the background of its past and recent developments. Prominent philosophers discuss definitions of terrorism, various approaches to its moral evaluation... Zobraziť viac
Tribalization is a global megatrend in today’s world. The election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote, populist movements like Catalan separatism – together with democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe – are all examples of tribalization.... Zobraziť viac
We could have an uninhabitable earth in a century. It could take 26 minutes and 40 seconds. An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed... Zobraziť viac
In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country—a stronghold of the conservative right... Zobraziť viac
Comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current trend in the developing world of devolving political and economic power to local governments. Zobraziť viac
Powerful and necessary, a state-of-the-nation portrait of America under Obama from the prize-winning, bestselling author of Between the World and Me Zobraziť viac
One of Time’s Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of the Year “We were eight years in power” was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with ... Zobraziť viac
Twenty-Two Football Shirts that explain the world, geopolitics and the biggest stories of our time. Football is the world's most popular sport, and the shirts worn by teams and their supporters are its greatest means of cultural expression... Zobraziť viac
A provocative account of capitalism's rise to global dominance and, as different models of capitalism vie for world leadership, a look into what the future may hold. We are all capitalists now. For the first time in ... Zobraziť viac
To thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now... Zobraziť viac
The first full investigation, based on exceptional access to underground and alternative political movements, of the revolution that will reshape our world in the coming decades... Zobraziť viac
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men? From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to enabling Gibraltar to become an offshore gambling haven, meet Butler Britain... Zobraziť viac
How do we understand international relations in a globalized world? This clear and concise text takes as its starting point the theoretical frameworks that are the foundation of current IR... Zobraziť viac
In the last two decades, civil society has re-emerged as a popular notion amongst academics and politicians alike. John A. Hall and Frank Trentmann provide the first critical selection of texts on the evolution of civil society as a seminal and hotly... Zobraziť viac
Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying ... Zobraziť viac
A riveting exposé of the hidden philosophical movement that drives the populist right around the world... Zobraziť viac
With Barack Obama's historic election in 2008, pundits proclaimed the Republicans as dead as the Whigs of yesteryear. Yet even as Democrats swooned, a small cadre of Republican operatives, including Karl Rove, Ed Gillespie, and Chris Jankowskii... Zobraziť viac
What if you could peer into the minds of an entire population? What if you could target the weakest with rumours that only they saw? In 2016, an obscure British military contractor turned the world upside down... Zobraziť viac
The author of the celebrated bestseller The English and Their History puts Brexit in its historical context. Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains... Zobraziť viac
