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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Stories Identities and Political Change
Book SynopsisThis work tackles fundamental questions about personal, political and national identities and their linkage to processes of political and social change. It focuses on the role of stories, both as a means of creating personal identity and as explanations of political tensions and realities.Trade ReviewReading work by Charles Tilly is a pleasure and this book is no exception. * Political Studies Review *A brilliant and inspiring new collection of essays. * Mobilization *Whether or not one agrees with his orientation of contentious politics, Tilly's ideas are always provocative. Essential. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsPart 1 Stories and Explanations Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Softcore Solipsism Chapter 4 The Trouble with Stories Part 5 Political Identities Chapter 6 Stein Rokkan and Political Identities Chapter 7 Political Identities in History Chapter 8 Micro, Macro, or Megrim? Chapter 9 Social Movements and Other Political Interactions Part 10 Contentious Voices Chapter 11 Voice in Contentious Politics Chapter 12 Contentious Conversation Chapter 13 Where Do Rights Come From? Chapter 14 Power—Top Down and Bottom Up Part 15 Political Change Chapter 16 States and Nationalism in Europe 1492-1992 Chapter 17 The Time of States Chapter 18 Processes and Mechanisms of Democratization Chapter 19 So What?
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Pluto Press Julia Kristeva Speaking the Unspeakable Modern
Book SynopsisAnne-Marie Smith’s concise introductory study examines Kristeva in the light of her contemporary activity as writer, teacher and psychoanalyst.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The semiotic and the symbolic 2. The abject, the maternal, melancholy 3. Time, transference, literary experience 4. Foreignness, femininity, sacrifice Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press Bookchin A Critical Appraisal
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive overview of the work of Murray Bookchin, the left-libertarian social theorist and political ecologist.Trade Review'An excellent book - brings to life Bookchin the man and his work for a new generation of readers' -- Professor Noel Castree, School of Environment and Development, Manchester University'A sophisticated and considered work that exhibits a genuine rare critical engagement with the intricacies of Bookchin's thought' -- Professor Mike Smith, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.'Offers an insightful, scholarly and balanced account of the intellectual journey and achievements of Murray Bookchin, one of the towering figures of modern radical political thought and action' -- Dr. John Barry, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast'White brings his immense scholarship and acute analytical skills to bear in both bringing to life and critically situating Bookchin's vision in the context of contemporary thinking' -- Professor Ted Benton, Department of Sociology, University of EssexTable of ContentsAbbreviations Acknowledgments Part One: Beginnings 1. Environments, Cities And Post Scarcity Worlds Part Two: The Legacy Of Domination 2. Hierarchy, Domination, Nature: Bookchin's Historical Social Theory 3. Social Ecology As Modern Social Theory 4. Capitalism and Ecology Part Three: The Legacy Of Freedom 5. Ethics And The Normative Grounds Of Critique 6. Urbanisation, Cities, Utopia 7. Citizens, Politics, Democracy Part Four :Endings Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press Culture and Wellbeing Anthropological Approaches
Book SynopsisThe book explores what characterises a 'good life' and how this idea has been affected by globalisation and neoliberalism.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on contributors Introduction Well-being's re-proportioning of social thought by Alberto Corsín Jiménez Part I: Distributive values 1. The impossibility of wellbeing: development language and the pathologisation of Nepal by Ian Harper and Bryan Maddox 2. Good ways and bad ways: transformations of law and mining in Papua New Guinea1 by Eric Hirsch Part II. Persons 3. Well-being: in whose opinion, and who pays? by Wendy James 4. Primed for well-being: young people, diabetes and insulin pumps by Griet Scheldeman 5. On well-being, being well and well-becoming: on the move with hospital porters by Nigel Rapport Part III: Proportionalities 6. Measuring--or practicing--well-being? by Michael Lambek 7. 'Realising the substance of their happiness': how anthropology forgot about homo gauisus by Neil Thin 8. The intension and extension of well-being: transformation in diaspora Jain understandings of non-violence by James Laidlaw 9. Well-being in anthropological balance: remarks on proportionality as political imagination by Alberto Corsín Jiménez Index
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Pluto Press Félix Guattari
Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to the methods, theory and ideas of the radical French thinkerTrade Review'A brilliant, long overdue book. It shows once and for all that Guattari was not merely one half of one of the twentieth century's greatest intellectual collaborations, but also a powerful thinker in his own right' -- Ian Buchanan, Professor of Critical and Cultural Theory, Cardiff University, founding editor of the Deleuze Studies Journal'Provides valuable insight into the ideas that animated Guattari's thought as well as his life. It is a superb introduction to key concepts such as schizoanalysis, transversality, a-signifying semiotics and various kinds of machine' -- Professor Paul Patton, University of New South Wales'Offers us so effective a critical introduction to the work of Guattari that it leads its reader to think that the century of crisis in which we are currently immersed could well be Guattarian' -- Professor Eric Alliez, Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Middlesex University. Author of The Signature of the World: What is Deleuze and Guattari's Philosophy? (2004) and Capital Times (1994)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Formation of a Young Militant 2. Transversality and Politics 3. Subjectivity, Art, and Ecosophy 4. A-signifying Semiotics 5: Informatic Striation 6. Minor Cinema 7. Affect and Epilepsy Conclusion References Index
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Pluto Press Solidarity without Borders Gramscian Perspectives on Migration and Civil Society Alliances
Book SynopsisEdited collection on migration and civil societyTrade Review'Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this volume helps addressing fundamental questions about the creation of spaces of resistance by building upon Antonio Gramsci's reflections on the Southern question' -- Donatella Della Porta, Professor of Sociology, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute'This book's Gramscian perspective provides a welcome corrective to nationalist migration scholarship that naturalises borders and a migrant/native divide' -- Nina Glick Schiller, Emeritus Professor, Social Anthropology, University of Manchester and Max Planck Institute for Social AnthropologyTable of ContentsSeries Preface Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Solidarity without Borders: Gramscian Perspectives on Migration and Civil Society Alliances - Óscar Garcia Agustín and Martin Bak Jørgensen Part I: The Heterogeneity of Political Actors 2. Gramsci’s 'Philosophy of Praxis' and the Topic of Migration - Ursula Apitzsch 3: Countering Hegemony through a Park - Nazl enses and K vanç Özcan 4. Gramsci in Slices: Race, Colonialism, Migration and the Postcolonial Gramsci - Miguel Mellino Part II: Solidarity and Alliances 5. Political and Social Alliances: Gramsci and Today - Derek Boothman 6. Gramsci, Migrants and Trade Unions: An Irish Case Study - Mary Hyland and Ronald Munck 7. The Southern Question and the Irish Question: A Social Movement Perspective - Laurence Cox Part III: Avoiding Misplaced Alliances 8. Hegemony, Migration and Misplaced Alliances: Lessons from Gramsci - Peter Mayo 9. For the Sake of Workers but Not Immigrants Workers? Social Dumping and Free Movement - Óscar García Agustín and Martin Bak Jørgensen Part IV: Spaces of Resistance 10. Politicising the Crisis: The Southern Question, Uneven Geographies and the Construction of Solidarity - David Featherstone 11. Contesting Urban Management Regimes: The Rise of Urban Justice Movements in Sweden - Lisa Kings, Aleksandra Ålund and Nazem Tahvilzadeh 12. Spaces of Resistance and Re-Actuality of Gramsci in Refugees’ Struggles for Rights? The ‘Lampedusa In Hamburg’ between Exit and Voice - Susi Meret and Elisabetta Della Corte Conclusion 13. Against Pessimism: A Time and Space for Solidarity - Óscar Garcia Agustín and Martin Bak Jørgensen Contributors Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Future of Democracy
Book SynopsisNorberto Bobbio is the foremost political theorist in Italy today. Written with verve and passion as well as erudition, this important work will make a major contribution to current debates in social and political theory. It will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and philosophy, as well as to anyone concerned with the nature and future of democracy.Table of ContentsPreface I The great dichotomy; public/private 1 A dichotomous pair 2 Corresponding dichotomies 3 The evaluative use of the great dichotomy 4 The second meeting of the dichotomy II Civil Society 1 The various meanings 2 The Marxian interpretation 3 The Hegelian system 4.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Revolution A Sociological Interpretation
Book SynopsisThe concept and reality of revolution has gripped the imagination of many writers over the centuries. This is a comprehensive historical examination of these key ideas and theories.Trade Review'Kimmel has written a clear, reflective, critical and comprehensive guide to theories of revolution. Anyone who wants to catch up on current thinking on violent upheaval will do well to begin with this book.' Charles Tilly, New School for Social Research, New York 'A comprehensive survey of theories of revolution.' International Review of Social HistoryTable of Contents1. Revolutions in the Sociological Imagination. 2. On the Shoulders of Giants:. Classical Sociological Perspectives on Revolution. 3. Stages, Systems, and Deprivation:. Non-Structural Theories of Revolution. 4. Revolution in International Context:. Geo-Political Competition and the Capitalist World-Economy. 5. Class Struggle and Revolution. 6. The State and Revolution. 7. Motivation and Mobilization:. A Structural Social Psychology of Revolution. Conclusion. Bibliography.
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Polity Press Marxism Pluralism and Beyond
Book Synopsis1. This book provides a comprehensive introduction, overview and analysis of the complex theoretical developments surrounding Pluralism and Marxism 2. It stresses the continual inter-relation between substantive and philosophical issues 3.Trade Review"a lucid, subtle and erudite guide to the ongoing debate between marxism and its critics. It is, in fact, a very important book that neither Marxists or pluralists can afford to overlook." British Journal Of Sociology .Table of ContentsPreface PART ONE: A Tale of Two Traditions 1. Historic oppositions, contemporary questions 2. Conventional to critical pluralism 3. Marxism and the 'question of pluralism': historical materialism 4. Marxism: the class analysis of politics 5. Modalities of antagonism and convergence PART TWO: Beyond the Debate? 6 . The conundrums of philosophical pluralism 7. Eclecticism and synthesis in social theory 8. Statism: two variants of a third way 9. Conclusion: 'modest eclecticism' and the restructuring of social theory Bibliography Undergraduates (2nd and 3rd years) in Politics, Sociology and Philosophy; specialists in political and social theory; informed political commentators and observers
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Polity Press Aristotelian Philosophy
Book SynopsisAristotle remains the most influential philosopher of practice, and this new book by Kelvin Knight explores the theoretical bases of what he said about ethical, political and productive activity. It traces ideas of action through St. Paul, Aquinas, Luther, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger and others, and then examines MacIntyres revolutionary contribution.Trade Review"Kelvin Knight has done so much more to situate my thought historically, and to relate it to the philosophical and political thought of others, not only than I have ever done, but than I would ever have been able to do." Alasdair MacIntyre in Analyse & Kritik "A clear, judicious history of Aristotelianism in Western thought in order to explain the development of Alasdair MacIntyre's thought. The book is exceptionally well organized, and the analyses of the different interpreters of Aristotle - especially MacIntyre - are intelligently concise and probing. Highly recommended [for] upper-division undergraduates, graduate students and researchers/faculty." Charles E. Butterworth, Choice "A very fine piece of scholarship ... [It] will be regularly used for teaching at postgraduate level." Peter McMylor, (author of Alasdair MacIntyre: Critic of Modernity) writing in Philosophy of Management "Well-structured and tightly packed without being impenetrable, it should prove vital to contemporary work on Aristotelianism and MacIntyre and more generally useful to advanced students of political theory." Journal of Moral Philosophy "Just as we can be grateful to MacIntyre for his revitalization of Aristotle in the present day, so too can we be grateful to Knight for a lucid and valuable account of MacIntyre's own thought. His book helps to clarify MacIntyre's philosophical lineage and in particular to re-assert the continued importance of his early Marxism. In so doing, it helps to make the case for "revolutionary Aristotelianism" as not the oxymoron it might initially appear, but rather a powerful contemporary alternative to both conservatism and liberal democracy." Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "Combines philosophical and historical erudition with clear prose and a sympathetic tone, and is highly recommended to students of the Aristotelian philosophical tradition as well as to anyone interested in learning more about the origins and nature of MacIntyre's distinctive Aristotelianism and its relationship to the tradition." European Legacy "At times highly technical due to its depth and nuance of complex concepts, Aristotelian Philosophy is a welcome addition to college library and philosophical studies shelves." Midwest Book Review "Writing with passion and on the basis of deep knowledge of the evolution of MacIntyre’s thought, Knight argues convincingly that he effects an anti-elitist reformation of Aristotelian philosophy." Political Studies Review "Kelvin Knight puts his readers greatly in debt for this masterful and erudite study of the history of Aristotelian philosophy, with particular emphasis on MacIntyre's place in that history. Notwithstanding his disclaimers in the conclusion, Knight has in fact produced a clear account of 'the conceptual subtleties and political implications' of MacIntyre's Aristotelianism elsewhere unmatched." Bruce Ballard, author of Understanding MacIntyre "Philosophically and historically informed, but written in an engaging and readable style, the book presents a stimulating and often distinctive account of key phases in the development of Aristotelian thought, culminating in an extended and sympathetic discussion of the work of Alasdair MacIntyre. Knight's account of MacIntyre's political philosophy is the best that I know of." John Horton, University of Keele "This is an impressive intellectual history, both with respect to its account of the various receptions and transformations of Aristotelian practical philosophy generally and with respect to its account of the development and character of Alasdair MacIntyre's own distinctive Aristotelianism. With respect to the former: Aristotelianism is not a monolithic tradition, and Knight does a masterful job in pulling apart the Aristotelianisms that are elitist from those that are anti-elitist and in pulling apart those Aristotelianisms that are conservative from those that are revolutionary. With respect to the latter: MacIntyre's views are widely caricatured by shallow writers, and we have been much in need of an account of those views that shows just how radical and anti-elitist MacIntyre's Aristotelianism is; Knight's book fulfils this need with great thoroughness and skill." Mark Murphy, Georgetown UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vi Introduction 1 1 Aristotle’s Theoretical and Practical Philosophy 4 2 Christian Practice and Medieval Philosophy 41 3 Aristotle in Germany 64 4 A Revolutionary Aristotelianism 102 MacIntyre’s Marxism 104 ‘Aristotelianism’ 124 Social Ethics 144 Politics 167 Aristotelianism’s Reformation 189 Conclusion 222 References 226 Index 244
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Polity Press Trust
Book SynopsisSets out to dispel the myths surrounding the concept of trust in contemporary society and politics. The author examines the growing literature on trust to analyze public concerns about declining levels of trust, both in our fellow citizens and in our governments and their officials.Trade Review"No one now writing has Hardin's intellectual reach and elegance of argument." —Paul M. Sniderman, Stanford University "Although Trust is suitable for a wide audience, it is a must-read for anyone who is considering research on trust." —Jonathan Baron, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. 1 An Age of Distrust? 2 Trust and its Relatives. 3 Current Research on Trust. 4 Social Capital and Trust. 5 Trust on the Internet. 6 Terrorism and Distrust. 7 Liberal Distrust 8 Representative Democracy and Trust. Notes. References. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Isaiah Berlin
Book SynopsisIsaiah Berlin was one of the leading political thinkers of the twentieth century, and his work continues to attract admiration and debate. In Isaiah Berlin: Liberty, Pluralism and Liberalism, George Crowder provides both an accessible introduction to Berlin''s ideas and an original contribution to political theory. Berlin''s range of interests and learning was vast but united by a single overarching project: the uncovering of the conceptual roots of twentieth-century totalitarianism. He traces these through three levels of analysis: the distortion of the concept of freedom by thinkers such as Rousseau, Fichte, Hegel and Marx; the scientism of the Enlightenment and irrationalism of the Counter-Enlightenment and romanticism; and moral monism, the idea that all ethical questions can be answered by reference to a single moral law. Against monism, Berlin asserts the claims of value pluralism, which he aligns with a politics of liberal moderation. In this new assessment, CroTrade Review"George Crowder offers a more richly theorized account of [Berlin's liberal political philosophy] than Berlin himself ever set out." History of Political Thought "Berlin is well served in this excellent book by his commentator, George Crowder. Crowder does a marvelous job of identifying the principle themes in Berlin's work, explaining Berlin's motivations, correcting prevalent misunderstandings, and responding on his subject's behalf to important criticisms. Even where Crowder identifies indictable silences on Berlin's part -- his saying little or nothing, for instance, about social justice and cultural pluralism -- he suggests what Berlin could, and should, have said about matters...In respect of Berlin's writings, we can now be much clearer about what is at stake, where we are in need of further good arguments, and what lines of thinking we might profitably pursue. Berlins' vision is clearer to us both in its strengths and in its weaknesses." Perspectives on Politics, American Political Science Review -- December, 2005 (reviewed by David Archard, Lancaster University) "Crowder deftly expounds the links between liberty and pluralism in Berlin?s work, which he subjects to a sympathetic yet penetrating critique. In so doing, he offers an important interpretation of Berlin, and makes a substantive contribution of his own to our understanding of this topic." Professor Richard Bellamy, Academic Director ECPR, Department of Government, University of Essex "This is an impressive book, which dominates the existing critical studies of Berlin." Dr. David Miller, Nuffield College, University of Oxford "Isaiah Berlin: Liberty and Pluralism is the most balanced, comprehensive, and insightful examination of Berlin?s thought yet written. Everyone interested in the history and future of liberal thought can profit from Crowder?s painstaking study." William A. Galoston, Saul I. Stern, Professor of Civic Engagement and Director, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of MarylandTable of ContentsPreface. Abbreviations. 1 Hedgehog and Fox. 2 Three Strands. 3 The Betrayal of Freedom. 4 Two Concepts of Liberty. 5 The Enlightenment and its Critics. 6 Pluralism and Liberalism. 7 After Berlin. 8 Berlin’s Achievement. Notes. Bibliography. Index
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Polity Press The Abuse of Evil
Book SynopsisSince 9/11 politicians, preachers, conservatives and the media are all speaking about evil. In the past the dicourse about evil in our religious, philosophic and literary traditions has provoked thinking, questioning and inquiry. But today the appeal to evil is being used as a political tool to obscure compex issues, block serious thinking and stifle public discussion and debate. We are now confronting a clash of mentalities, not a clash of civilisations. One mentality is drawn to absolutes, moral certainties, and simplistic dichotomies of good and evil. The other seriously questions an appeal to absolutes in politics and criticizes the simplistic division of the world into the forces of evil and the forces of good. In The Abuse of Evil Bernstein challenges the claim that without an appeal to absolutes, we lack the grounds for acting decisively in fighting our enemies. The post 9/11 abuse of evil corrupts both democratic politics and religion. The stakes are highTrade Review"A dazzling demonstration of philosophy’s public relevance." Nancy Fraser, New School for Social Research “Building on the conceptual framework advanced in his last book, Radical Evil, Bernstein argues that what defines the post 9-11 world is an abuse of evil. In the face of the pernicious moral absolutism of neo-conservatism and the religious right, Bernstein advances a pragmatic fallibilism that is consistent with both the fragility and tenacity of democracy. It is the great merit of this book to show that such a fallibilism is not only continuous with a religious world-view, but is its enabling condition. If philosophy, as Hegel insists, is its time comprehended in thought, then Bernstein gives his readers a philosophical wake-up call to think about evil in the face of so much unthinking moralism.” Simon Critchley, New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. The Clash of Mentalities: The Craving for Absolutes versus Pragmatic Fallibilism. 2. The Anticipations and Legaices of Pragmatic Fallibilism. 3. Moral Certainty and Passionate Commitment. 4. Evil and the Corruption of Democratic Politics. 5. Evil and the Corruption of Religion. Epilogue: What is to Done?. Notes. Works Cited. Index
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Polity Press Karl Polanyi
Book SynopsisKarl Polanyi's The Great Transformation is generally acclaimed as being among the most influential works of economic history in the twentieth century, and remains as vital in the current historical conjuncture as it was in his own.Trade Review"This is now the place to turn if one wishes to understand Polanyi's contribution, [which is] put forward with brilliance." John Hall, European Journal of Sociology "A long-overdue comprehensive analysis of the work of Karl Polanyi. Gareth Dale's book strikes a helpful balance between a broadly sympathetic admiration for the man and his writing and careful critical analysis."Times Higher Education "Dale has written a fine book in which his exposition and assessment of Polanyi's life's work is both highly illuminating and thoroughly convincing. It will long remain the standard authority."Marx & Philosophy "A timely, complex, and thought-provoking evaluation of Karl Polanyi's significance in contemporary thought."Sociological Review "This book is a complex and sophisticated analysis of a complex and sophisticated thinker. It is both a fair and detailed exposition of all of Polanyi's writings and a careful evaluation of the major criticisms of Polanyi."Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University "Gareth Dale's book is the most erudite and theoretically comprehensive account of Polanyi's ideas that I have come across. This is above all an exercise in intertextuality and is a remarkable example of intellectual dialogue." Keith Hart, Goldsmiths, University of London "This book will very likely become the definitive source on Polanyi's ideas and the ensuing debates. Gareth Dale combines a respectful and admiring attitude with unassailable theoretical erudition and clear-headed sobriety. Dale's extensive clarification on Polanyi also stands on its own as a serious contribution to current ideological debates and scholarly controversies regarding the prospects of post capitalist transitions." Georgi Derluguian, Northwestern University "Karl Polanyi's work is attracting ever-increasing interest. Gareth Dale has produced an invaluable guide to his writings, ranging from Political Philosophy to Economic History and Anthropology. It is well-researched and organized with a systematic review and evaluation of critiques, revealing the underlying coherence of Polanyi's world of thought."Kari Polanyi Levitt, McGill UniversityTable of ContentsPreface. Abbreviations. Introduction. Karl Polanyi for the neoliberal age. Individual responsibility and the quest for community. Some systemically satanic features of capitalism. From civilizational breakdown to neoliberalism. Chapter 1: The economics and ethics of socialism. Responsibility and 'overview': the socialist accounting debate. Critique and rejoinder. The subjugation of moral ends to economic means. Towards a synthesis of Communism and Christianity. Chapter 2: The Great Transformation. The Liberal Century: contradictions of a golden age. Birth of the market economy. Malthus, Ricardo and Speenhamland. Marketization and its backwash. Disruptive strains and the end of elasticity. The originality of The Great Transformation. Some criticisms of the conceptual framework. Some criticisms of the historical argument. Chapter 3: The descent of Economic Man. From homo œconomicus to homo communisticus. The debate over methods. From marginalism to formalism. Two meanings of economic. Mechanisms of integration. Inconsistencies and ambiguities. The formalist rejoinder. Marxist interpositions. The debate scatters and dissolves. Chapter 4: Trade, markets and money in archaic societies. Introduction: the oikos debate. 'Primitive' and archaic trade, markets and money. Ancient Mesopotamia: three theses. Mesopotamia: evaluation and critique. Trade and markets in Bronze and Iron Age Greece. Greece: evaluation and critique. West Africa: Dahomey, Whydah and Tivland. Dahomey and the Tiv: evaluation and critique. From Meso-America to rural India via the Berber Highlands. Conclusion. Chapter 5: 'Disembedded' and 'always embedded' economies. Embeddedness: a genealogy. Further adventures of a concept. Embeddedness and decommodification in the mid-twentieth century. Chapter 6: 'At the brink of a great transformation?' Neoliberalism and the countermovement today. Explaining the neoliberal ascendancy. Alternative futures: participatory planning and the mixed economy. No dearth of countermovements. Pendular forces. The Great Oscillation. In place of a conclusion: thoughts on the current predicament. Conclusion. A liberal anti-Communist? A Marxist? A Romantic? Tribute and critique. Notes. References. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Citizenship and Immigration
Book SynopsisThis incisive book provides a succinct overview of the new academic field of citizenship and immigration, as well as presenting a fresh and original argument about changing citizenship in our contemporary human rights era.Trade Review"Navigates the terrain of citizenship and immigration in Europe, North America and Australsia with great authority and skill. I can highly recommend this book."Jonathan Seglow, Political Studies Review "A densely written but eminently readable book, chock full of incisive critiques, fresh insights and new questions about the recent evolution of a core concept of liberal democracy."Rainer Baubock, European Political Science "By delving into early political thought, philosophy and societal norms, Joppke portrays the quest by political power to invent a social norm which constitutes a semblance of social order, therefore attempting to establish the interwoven concepts of rights, status and identity."Red Metaphor "This is a superb piece of scholarship. Joppke manages to cover an extraordinary range of theoretical questions and empirical findings within a very compact and readable book. He coherently synthesizes and cogently brings together an array of different literatures that have often remained separate from one another. In doing so, he provides a "state of the art" overview and analysis of the topics of citizenship and immigration."Marc Morjé Howard, Georgetown University "Citizenship and Immigration is an outstanding analysis of one of the most dramatic developments in contemporary world, especially in Europe - namely the impact of immigration on the reconstitution of citizenship and of discussions thereof. It is an essential reading for anybody interested in the contemporary scene."S.N. Eisenstadt, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute "Few scholars know the citizenship and immigration literature like Christian Joppke. In this tour-de-force, Joppke moves nimbly from social theory to current policy developments in Europe, North America and Australia. He paints a nuanced picture of the liberal evolution of citizenship, remaining attentive to governments' recent exclusionary moves. A must-read!"Irene Bloemraad, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsPreface vi 1 The Concept of Citizenship 1 2 Status 34 3 Rights 73 4 Identity 111 5 Citizenship Light 145 Notes 173 References 186 Index 204
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Realist Case for Global Reform
Book SynopsisA reconsideration of the main figures of international political theory. It challenges conventional wisdom to reveal a neglected tradition of Progressive Realism contributing to debates about international policy-making and world government. It also considers how Progressive Realism informs the foreign policies of US President Barack Obama.Trade Review"An excellent corrective to the simplistic realism so often taught to students of international relations at both the undergraduate and graduate levels." Global Policy "This fusing of radical and Realist ideas remains the most intriguing development in international theory of the past decade." International Affairs "Very persuasive ... undoubtedly a rewarding read." Political Studies Review "This book offers fresh insight into a school of thought largely seen as unyielding, and offers renewed hope to the concepts of global reform and postnational governance." Australian Journal of International Relations "A challenging account of how realism can influence existing international relations, which have undergone a major transformation in recent decades." Choice "A really provocative read - very much a book in the best Polity tradition. This is an intellectual winner, and deserves to have an impact." Michael Cox, London School of Economics "The Realist logic of world government has been substantially enhanced by William Scheuerman in this thorough and well-written analysis. No one can now deny that the intellectual founders of contemporary Realism were far more willing to look beyond the interstate system than their Neorealist successors." Campbell Craig, Aberystwyth University "Scheuerman's brilliant presentation of classic Realists as proponents of a Progressive Realism radically transforms the way in which we can and should understand the Realist tradition, and links Progressive Realism to advocacy of a form of world government that is a welcome alternative to an anemic ‘governance without government'." Peter Stirk, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsPreface vi Acknowledgments x Introduction: Meet the Progressive Realists 1 1 Why (Almost) Everything You Learned About Realism is Wrong 15 2 Realists Against the Nation State 39 3 Realist Global Reformism 67 4 What Cosmopolitans Can Learn from Progressive Realism 98 5 What Other Global Reformers Can Learn from Progressive Realism 126 6 Who’s Afraid of the World State? 149 Conclusion: A Niebuhrian President? 169 Notes 174 References 191 Index 209
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Polity Press Freedoms Right
Book SynopsisThe theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high level of justification at great cost.Trade Review"A stunningly ambitious exploration of the ways in which the major institutions of Western society promote freedom and at the same time present obstacles to its realization. Honneth defends a compelling conception of social freedom grounded in mutual recognition, which he employs both to comprehend contemporary social reality and to reveal its deficiencies. Characterized by an extraordinary richness of detail, the book's aim is a provocative mix of reconciliation and critique. No social philosopher has attempted a project of this scope since Hegel composed the Philosophy of Right almost two hundred years ago." Frederick Neuhouser, Barnard College "Breaking with the dominant style of contemporary political philosophy, Axel Honneth demonstrates how fruitful it can be to develop a theory of social justice, not simply by appeal to common beliefs and intuitions, but more fundamentally on the basis of an understanding of the characteristic institutions of modern society. Freedom's Right is a brilliant work by one of today's leading philosophers." Charles Larmore, Brown University "On a historical and ideological level, Freedom's Right is a bold effort to rescue the Philosophy of Right from the Heglian Right." Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Theory of Justice as an Analysis of SocietyA. Historical Background: The Right to Freedom1. Negative Freedom and the Social Contract2. Reflexive Freedom and Its Conception of Justice3. Social Freedom and the Doctrine of Ethical LifeTransition: The Idea of Democratic Ethical LifeB. The Possibility of Freedom1. Legal Freedom2. Moral FreedomC. The Reality of Freedom3. Social FreedomNotesIndex
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Polity Press PhilosophicalPolitical Profiles
Book Synopsis"At the hands of a minor talent, profiles are often flat, two-dimensional outlines of a thinker s intellectual physiognomy. At the hands of a master like Jurgen Habermas, they can become something far more substantial and profound.Trade Review"At the hands of a minor talent, profiles are often flat, two-dimensional outlines of a thinker’s intellectual physiognomy. At the hands of a master like Jürgen Habermas, they can become something far more substantial and profound. With astonishing economy, Habermas sketches his impressions of the giants of recent German thought, several of whom were his personal mentors. For those of his readers accustomed to the demandingly abstract level of his theoretical work, the results will prove a welcome surprise. Without sacrificing any of the rigor and brilliance of those longer studies, he displays a remarkable ability to combine depth with brevity. Philosophical-Political Profiles not only adds a new dimension to our understanding of the intellectual odyssey of Germany’s leading contemporary thinker but also provides a series of stunning insights into the thought of the generation that preceded him." Martin Jay, University of California, Berkley "With enormous sensitivity, judiciousness, and critical insight, Habermas engages in dialogue with many of the leading German-trained intellectuals of our time-including Heidegger, Jaspers, Löwith, Bloch, Adorno, Benjamin, Marcuse, Arendt, Gadamer, Scholem, and others. These essays range over the most central and vital issues of contemporary life. Whether dealing with Jewish mysticism or critiques of modernity, Habermas is always illuminating and incisive. These essays can serve as an excellent introduction to his thinking. They also help to situate his theoretical work by revealing his deepest concerns." Richard Bernstein, The New School for Social Research
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Polity Press Citizenship
Book SynopsisIf fundamental political categories were represented as geometric shapes, citizenship would be one of those rotating polyhedrons with reflective surfaces that together create effects of light and shade.Trade Review"Citizenship can only truly exist as insurrection. Democracy must be democratized. These are the daring propositions that Balibar, Marxism�s least pious philosopher, nails to the door of neoliberalism�s church."Bruce Robbins, Columbia University"Activists and specialists alike should read this book.......the book is a genuine contribution to radical thought."Marx and Philosophy "Balibar abjures any temptation to elementary or utopian prescriptions, instead offering a set of useful theoretical propositions for how democracy may be 'democratized' for the twenty-first century." Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsForeword Democracy and Citizenship: An Antinomic Relationship Aequa Libertas From Social Citizenship to the Social-National State Citizenship and Exclusion The Aporia of Conflictual Democracy Neo-Liberalism and De-Democratization Democratizing Democracy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Theories of Rights The International Library of
Book SynopsisTo those who invoke them, rights are powerful instruments for settling arguments in favour of the right-holders. But the nature, provenance and justification of rights are uncertain and disputed and there are doubts about whether rights should play a distinctive and fundamental role in moral and political discourse. More recent disgreements have centred on group rights and on whether rights have a universal application across different cultures and moral traditions. These and other related issues are explored in depth by the essays in this volume, which are mostly drawn from a wide range of journals in philosophy, politics and law.Trade Review'..academics news to the field or readers who experience obstacles in accessing journals will appreciate this easy-to-manage selection.' Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Recent work on the concept of rights, Rex Martin and James W. Nickel; In defence of moral rights, Joel Feinberg; On the nature of rights, J. Raz; Are there natural rights?, H.L.A. Hart; Rights, claimants, and beneficiaries, David Lyons; 2 concepts of rights, Philip Montague; A right to do wrong, Jeremy Waldron; Rights in conflict, Jeremy Waldron; Conflicts of rights: typology, Methodology, and nonconsequentialism, F.N. Kamm; Natural rights: Bentham and John Stuart Mill, H.L.A. Hart; Rights, goals, and fairness, T.M. Scanlon; Is there a right to pornography?, Ronald Dworkin; A defense of rights to well-being, Rodney Peffer; Between utility and rights, H.L.A. Hart ; What's so special about rights?, Allen Buchanan; Against rights, Richard J. Arneson; Group rights and group oppression, Peter Jones; The good the bad, and the intolerable, Will Kymlicka; Liberal rights and/or Confucian virtues?, Seung-hwan Lee; 'Asian values' and global human rights, Fred Dallmyr; A world consensus on human rights?, Charles Taylor; Minimalism about human rights: the most we can hope for?, Joshua Cohen; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Legality and Democracy Contested Affinities The
Book SynopsisDemocracy and the rule of law are commonly represented as complementary and indispensable components of the modern democratic state. Whatever the truth of this formulation, it conceals the competing claims of electoral and legal accountability that are the subject of this volume. Political, legal and social theorists have long debated these contending claims. Recent socio-legal scholarship has shed empirical light on the debate. Accordingly, this volume brings together some of the landmarks of the relevant theory, including the work of such scholars as H.L.A. Hart, Lon L. Fuller and Philip Selznick and incorporates current socio-legal scholarship by such leading figures as Malcolm Feeley, Robert Kagan, Michael McCann and David Nelken.Trade Review'Scheingold's choice of articles to include in this volume, his imaginative interpretive essay, and the organization of the works included in the volume demonstrate how sociolegal empirical scholarship has and should address broad issues derived from political and legal theory.' -The Law an Politics Book Review, February 2007Table of ContentsContents: Series preface; Introduction. Rights, Legality and democracy: Rights: legal aspects, Michael McCann and Stuart Scheingold Classical Legality: Keeping Law Safe from Politics: Revisiting Fuller's critique of Hart-managerial control and the pathology of legal systems: the Hart-Weber nexus, James C. Ketchen; The forms and limits of adjudication, Lon L. Fuller; Sociology and natural law, Philip Selznick. Reconsidering the Classical Canon: Coping with Inequality: Why the 'haves' have come out ahead: speculations on the limits of legal change, Marc Galanter; Controlling official behavior in welfare administration, Joel Handler; The war on poverty: a civilian perspective, Edger S. Cahn and Jean C. Cahn; Public interest liberalism and the modern regulatory state, Michael W. McCann; Constitutional rights and social change: civil rights in perspective, Stuart A. Scheingold. The Case Against 'Adversarial Legalism': Reaffirming the Classical Canon: The passive virtues, Alexander M. Bickel; Decreeing organizational change; judicial supervision of public institutions, Donald L. Horowitz; Adversarial legalism and American government, Robert Kagan. In Defence of Politicization: 'Adversarial Legalism' Reconsidered: The passive-aggressive virtues: Cohens v. Virginia and the problematic establishment of judicial power, Mark Graber; The role of the judge in public law litigation, Abram Chayes; The prison conditions cases and the bureaucratization of American corrections: influences, impacts and implications, Malcolm M. Feeley and Van Swearingen; Legal mobilization and the politics of reform: lessons from school finance litigation in Kentucky, 1984-1995, Michael Paris; 25 years after Rodriguez: school finance litigation and the impact of the new judicial federalism, Douglas Reed. Legality, Equality and Democracy: Adversarial legalism: the American way of law, David Nelken; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Science Values and Politics in Max Webers
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1972, this book on Weber''s methodological writings is today regarded as a modern classic in its field. In this new expanded edition, the author has revised and updated the original text, and translated the numerous German quotations into English. He has also added a new introduction, where he discusses major issues raised in the relevant secondary literature since 1972. The author traces the relationship between values and science in Max Weber''s methodology of its central aspects: value freedom, value relation (Wertbeziehung), value analysis, the ideal type and the special problems which pertain to the sphere of politics. Weber''s thought is presented and discussed on the basis of a meticulous analysis of all available, published or unpublished, original material. The book is indispensable for all serious Weber scholars and provides the general student with a clear, accessible and authoritative exposition of major aspects of Weber''s methodology.Trade Review'The publication of an updated version of Bruun's Science, Values and Politics in Max Weber's Methodology is an important event not only in Weber scholarship but in the understanding of twentieth century thought. His care in explicating the many complex issues about the philosophical implications of Weber's views made this book indispensable for serious students of Weber. Weber's significance has now been recognized by a much larger audience: this excellent revision should be its guide.' Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, USA 'This extensively revised and updated version of the original work is well-referenced and includes a nine-page bibliography of secondary sources.' German Studies Review 31.01.08Table of ContentsContents: Series Editor's preface; Preface; Introduction; Values as a problem of scientific inquiry: value freedom; Values as a precondition of scientific inquiry: value relation; Values as an instrument of scientific inquiry: value analysis; Values as an instrument of scientific inquiry: the ideal type;The complementary relation of values and scientific inquiry: politics and science; Bibliography; Name index; Subject Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The PostSoviet Politics of Utopia
Book SynopsisPer-Arne Bodin is Professor of Slavic Languages at Stockholm University. Mikhail Suslov is Assistant Professor of Russian History and Politics at University of Copenhagen.Trade ReviewSuslov and Bodin have assembled a comprehensive guide to some very strange (but very fascinating) worlds. Some of them are frightening to visit, but the book’s readers could not be in better hands. * Eliot Borenstein, Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, New York University, USA *Speculative fiction does not just imagine the future of Putin’s Russia – one of its primary tasks is to process the traumatic legacy of the Soviet Union’s collapse. Thus it is not a coincidence, or a trick of marketing, that makes speculative fiction of all sorts (utopian, dystopian, science fiction, fantasy, alt-history, horror) the most widely read literature in Russia today. This volume is a much-needed guide to key authors and trends in post-Soviet utopian writing. * Yvonne H. Howell, Professor of Russian and International Studies, University of Richmond, USA *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: Per-Arne Bodin and Mikhail Suslov PART 1 Chapter 1: Alternative Russian Revolution: Viacheslav Rybakov and Kir Bulychev, Go Koshino Chaper 2: Ressentiment and post-traumatic syndrome in Russian post-Soviet speculative fiction: Two trends, Maria Galina Chapter 3: Telluro-Cosmic Imperial Utopia and Contemporary Russian Art, Maria Engström Chapter 4: Lazarus on the Ark: Heterotopias in the Novels of Vladimir Sharov and Evgenii Vodolazkin, Muireann Maguire PART 2 Chapter 5: Conservative science fiction in contemporary Russian literature and politics, Mikhail Suslov Chapter 6: Othering Russia: Eduard Limonov’s Retrofuturistic (Anti-) Utopia, Andrei Rogatchevski Chapter 7: Religio-political utopia by Iana Zavatskaia, Anastasia V. Mitrofanova Chapter 8: “Respectable Xenophobia:”Science Fiction, Utopia and Conspiracy, Viktor Shnirel’man PART 3 Chapter 9: Church Slavonic in Russian dystopias and utopias, Per-Arne Bodin Chapter 10: Contested Utopias: Language Ideologies in Valerii Votrin’s Logoped, Ingunn Lunde Chapter 11: ‘Londongrad’ as a Linguistic Imaginary: Russophone migrants in the UK in the work of Michael Idov and Andrei Ostalsky, Lara Ryazanova-Clarke PART 4 Chapter 12: ‘Provinces, Piety, and Promotional Putinism: Mapping Aleksandr Prokhanov’s Counter-Utopian Russia’, Edith W. Clowes Chapter 13: Parameters of Space-Time and Degrees of (Un)-Freedom: Dmitry Bykov’s ZhD, Sofya Khagi Chapter 14: The new “norma”: Vladimir Sorokin’s Telluria and post-utopian science fiction, Mark Lipovetsky AFTERWARD: Back to the Future, Forward to the Past? An Afterword on Explorations in Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Kåre Johan Mjør, Sanna Turoma SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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