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Book SynopsisThe book focuses on the role political processes play in solving certain key problems which have accompanied economic development in both the developed and less developed nations of the world. By breaking down the factors which define development into clear cut categories, namely population, food, energy, the environment, and technology, the author offers a useful approach to understanding the problems the world is facing today and will continue to face for the foreseeable future. The text provides a useful guide and resource for those who wish to grasp the implications of the rapid growth of the world''s population, world hunger, the threat of nuclear war, uncertain energy supplies, acid rain and deforestation.Table of ContentsPreface xi 1 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations 1 The Orthodox Approach 2 The Radical Approach 5 The Growth-with-Equity Approach 8 Conclusions 12 Notes 15 2 Population and Development 17 The Changing Population of the World 17 Causes of the Population Explosion 24 Population Growth Affects Development 26 Development Affects Population Growth 30 Governmental Population Policies 34 The Future 39 Conclusions 43 Notes 44 3 Food and Development 46 Food Production 46 How Many Are Hungry? 47 Causes of World Hunger 48 Food Affects Development 51 Development Affects Food 53 The Green Revolution 62 Governmental Food Policies 63 Future Food Supplies 66 Conclusions 71 Notes 72 4 Energy and Development 76 The Energy Crisis 76 Responses by Governments to the Energy Crisis 80 The Effect of the Energy Crisis on Third World Development Plans 84 The Relationship Between Energy Use and Development 86 The Greenhouse Effect 91 The Energy Transition 94 Nuclear Power: A Case Study 103 Conclusions 111 Notes 113 5 The Environment and Development 117 The Awakening 117 The Air 119 The Water 123 The Land 126 The Workplace and the Home 132 The Use of Natural Resources 135 The Extinction of Species 139 Environmental Politics 142 Conclusions 144 Notes 146 6 Technology and Development 149 Benefits of Technology 149 Short-term versus Long-term Benefits 150 Unanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology 153 Inappropriate Uses of Technology 156 Limits to the "Technological Fix" 158 The Threat of Nuclear War: A Case Study 160 Conclusions 166 Notes 167 7 Alternative Futures 170 Doom 171 Growth 175 Steady State 177 Conclusions 179 Notes 181 Selected Bibliography 183 Index 189

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of developments in British defence policy since 1945. This text looks at how British defence policy has balanced the country's need to maintain the status of an independent nuclear power with its diminishing role in world politics.Table of ContentsChapter I: Introduction ; Chapter II: From the end of the second world war to the Korean war 1945-1950 ; Chapter III: From the Korean war to the Suez crisis 1950-1956 ; Chapter IV: The Sandys white paper of 1957 and its consequences ; Chapter V: The end of Britain's role east of Suez 1964-1968 ; Chapter VI: Britain's defence problems in the 1970s ; Chapter VII: The Thatcher government and defence 1979-1988 ; Chapter VIII: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an excellent, comprehensive account of the ways in which nations and nationhood have evolved over time. Successful in hardback, it is now available in paperback for a student audience.Trade Review"The scope of Smith's work is breathtaking ... Part I is in some respects the most original part of the book; to my knowledge there is no comparable survey." Journal of American Ethnic History "Unquestionably an important contribution to the literature on nationalism ... this is a thoughtful, insightful investigation into the roots and strengths of ethnonational identity. ... I recommend it unhesitatingly to all students of nationalism." Walker Connor, Trinity College, Hartford A well-researched, perceptive study of an important subject. It discusses comprehensively ethnic communities in pre-modern eras and ethnic and nations in modern ones. In addition to being based on solid facts, it is methodologically sound and conceptually provocative ... no political scientist, historian or sociologist can do without it." A. Jacob M. Landau, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem "Smith's depth of learning is awe-inspiring, and this work deserves a prominent place wherever nationalism is discussed." Michael Levin, Ethnic and Racial StudiesTable of ContentsPreface. Note to Maps. Maps. Introduction. 1. Are Nations Modern?. 'Modernists' and 'Primordialists'. Ethnie, Myths and Symbols. The Durability of Ethnic Communities. Part I: Ethnic Communities in Pre-Modern Eras:. 2. Foundations of Ethnic Community. The Dimensions of Ethnie. Some Bases of Ethnic Formation. Structure and persistence of Ethnie. 3. Ethnie and Ethnicism in History. Uniqueness and Exclusion. Ethnic Resistance and Renewal. External Threat and Ethnic Response. Two Types of Ethnic Mythomoteur. 4. Class and Ethnie in Agrarian Societies. Military Mobilization and Ethnic Consciousness. Two Types of Ethnie. Ethnic Polities. 5. Ethnic Survival and Dissolution. Location and Sovereignty. Demographic and Cultural Continuity. Dissolution of Ethnie. Ethnic Survival. Ethnic Socialization and Religious Renewal. Part II: Ethnie and Nations in the Modern Era. 6. The Formation of Nations. Western Revolutions. Territorial and Ethnic Nations. Nation-Formation. The Ethnic Model. Ethnic Solidarity or Political Citizenship?. 7. From Ethnie to Nation. Politicization of Ethnie. The New Priesthood. Autarchy and Territorialization. Mobilization and Inclusion. The New Imagination. 8. Legends and Landscapes. Nostalgia and Posterity. The Sense of 'The Past'. Romantic Nationalism as an 'Historical Drama'. Poetic Spaces: The Uses of Landscape. Golden Ages: The Uses of History. Myths and Nation-Building. 9. The Genealogy of Nations. Parmenideans and Heraclitans. The 'Antiquity' of Nations. Transcending Ethnicity?. A World of Small Nations. Ethnic Mobilization and Global Security. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisGlenn Jordan and Chris Weedon look at the role of culture in reproducing and contesting social relations of class, gender and race. They focus on relationships between culture, subjectivity, and power, in what is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary cultural politics. * Whose culture shall be the official one and whose shall be subordinated? * What cultures shall be regarded as worthy of display and which shall be hidden? * Whose history shall be remembered and whose forgotten? * What images of social life shall be projected and which shall be marginalized? * What voices shall be heard and which shall be silenced? * Who is representing whom and on what basis? * How can marginalized and oppressed people be empowered to change their social position? * What is cultural democracy and how can it be achieved? These key questions are among the radical issues Cultural Politics addresses, through case studiTrade Review"With exemplary clarity, this book explains what cultural politics are, explores the history of their emergence in twentieth-century Marxist, feminist and anti-racist thought and practice and reviews the most important contests in recent cultural theory. I have no doubt that it will be an important intellectual resource for teachers and students in all areas of the study of culture." Steven ConnorTable of ContentsList of Plates. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Mapping the Terrain:. 1. Introduction: What are Cultural Politics?. 2. Liberals and Humanists, Cosmopolitans and Eurocentrics: on the Development of Cultural Policy in Britain. Part II: The Cultural Politics of Class:. 3. Writing as a Weapon in Class Struggle: Radical Cultural Politics in Britain to the Second World War. 4. Marxist Cultural Politics in Eastern Europe: the Case of the German Democratic Republic. 5. Whose History is it? Class, Cultural Democracy and Constructions of the Past. Part III: The Cultural Politics of Gender:. 6. Feminism and the Cultural Politics of Gender. 7. Alternative Subjectivities: White Feminist Fiction. 8. Gender, Racism and Identity: Black Feminist Fiction. Part IV: The Cultural Politics of Race:. 9. Marking Difference, Asserting Power: the Cultural Politics of Racism. 10. Primitives, Politics and the Avant-garde. 11. Dialogues: Race and the Cultural Politics of the Avant-garde. 12. Encounters: Postcolonial Artists and the Art Establishment. 13. From Primitivism to Ethnic Art: Neo-colonialism in the Metropolis. 14. Racism, Culture and Subjectivity: Australian Aboriginal Writing. Part V: Concluding Reflections:. 15. The Postmodernist Challenge/Challenging Postmodernism: a Cultural Politics for Today. Notes. Bibliography. Index of Names and Voices. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisBritain has been a member of the European Community since the start of 1973, but it is only recently, with the publicity given to the plans for the creation of the single market in 1992, and the role of the community in environmental and social policies, that the mass of the population of Britain have begun to notice the possibilities that membership holds. Mrs Thatcher''s government has played down and resisted the increased integration that seems to be taking place in Europe, but it is unlikely that Britain can stand apart from this process much longer.Table of ContentsEuropean integration; the policy of the British state; party politics and European integration; the effects of EC membership.

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Book SynopsisModernity is marked by acrimonious debate over the form of the good society and the proper shape of politics. But these struggles are set within a frame that supports some arguments and rules other possibilities out of contention.Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 The Order of Modernity 1 The modern frame 1 A madman speaks 7 Modernity and nihilism 12 2 Hobbes: The Politics of Divine Containment 16 The ontological context 16 The light of reason 21 Nature, madness and artifice 26 Rhetorics of nature and sovereignty 30 Strategies of sovereignty 33 Reason, faith and power 35 3 Rousseau: Docility Through Citizenship 41 The eloquence of nature 41 The simplicity of nature 47 The paradox of politics 53 The politics of virtue 57 Faith, generality and will 61 Interlude 1 Hobbes, Rousseau and the Marquis de Sade 68 The holy alliance 68 The blindness of nature 72 The politics of pornography 79 4 Hegel: The politics of Inclusivity 86 Madness and knowledge 86 Community and subjectivity 93 Faith and Enlightenment 100 The perfection of Enlightenment 111 Interlude 2 Hegel, Marx and the State 116 The unity of the state 116 The state without Spirit 121 Pauperism and politics 125 The state of modernity 128 5 Nietzsche: Politics and Homesickness 137 Truth and homesickness 137 A genealogy of the subject 147 A Nietzschean ethic 160 The fate of modernity 168 Notes 176 Bibliography 183 Index 190

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Book SynopsisOutlines and analyzes the way the office of Prime Minister has developed in Britain in the past 45 years. The book considers the social backgrounds, image, relations with cabinets, role in policy making, and power of the men and woman who have occupied the office.Table of ContentsThe making; the breaking; the social and political moulding; the media moulding; party and elections; Parliament; the Cabinet; advisers; economic policy; foreign policy; the power of the Prime Minister.

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Book SynopsisFull coverage of all aspects of western political thought and its history. This is an excellent reference tool for student use, with bibliographies highlighting further reading.Trade Review"A particularly useful feature of the volume is the reading list which accompanies each entry ... a useful book." Sunday Times "A reliable and scholarly work." The Good Book Guide "Supersedes all previous reference works in the field of political thought." Australian Journal of Politics and History "No political scientist (or theorist) who can afford it should be without it." Australian Journal of Political ScienceTable of ContentsPreface vii List of Contributors ix Editorial Notes xiii The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought 1 Index 555

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Book Synopsis* Provides the first comprehensive geographical analysis of Russia since 1991. * Examines Russia in the context of its past, in relation to its post--Soviet neighbours, and in an international context. * Focuses on economic, political and social geography; rural and urban spaces; and ecological issues. .Trade Review"The author has put together an excellent textbook on Russia's new geography. I can, without hesitation, recommend this book for students of the Russian realm." Olga Medvedkov, Wittenberg University, Ohio 'Now, we have a single author book which brings together the research of systematic specialists into a coherent whole which interprets the rapidly changing world of the Russian Federation for an undergraduate audience...and reminds Russian specialists that there is a geographical element to the "transition" and geographers that the post-communist world is a rich field for geographical wnquiry.' Dr. Judith Pallot, School of Geography, University of Oxford.Table of ContentsList of Tables. List of Maps. Preface. Acknowledgements. ONE The Territorial and Imperial Heritage. TWO The Soviet Heritage. THREE The Emerging Federation. FOUR The Command Economy and the Transition to Capitalism. FIVE The Changing Space Economy. SIX Saving the Environment. SEVEN Population: Urban and Rural Life. EIGHT The Regions of Russia. NINE Russia's Autonomous Territories. TEN Russia and the 'Near Abroad'. ELEVEN Russia and the Wider World. Glossary. Further Reading. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this revised and enlarged edition of their established textbook, Gavin Drewry and Tony Butcher bring their wide-ranging, critical survey of the Britsh civil service fully up-to-date, concluding with an examination of the nature and significance of the ''Next Steps'' programme which is currently transforming the structure and management of the civil service.Trade Review"Drewry and Butcher have written an invaluable guide to the civil service ... Teachers will be profoundly grateful for the thorough descriptive heart of the book." Parliamentary Affairs "An excellent textbook." Public Administration "An up-to-date textbook (which) provides a commentary of recent developments, and on the issues arising from them, that is balanced, acute and succinct." The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsContents. Acknowledgements. Prologue: Some Crises of the 1980s. 1. Charting the Territory. 2. How Things Came to Be. 3. Some Facts and Figures. 4. The Universal Department. 5. Recruitment and Training. 6. Conditions of Service. 7. The Working Context. 8. Ministers and Civil Servants. 9. The Public Face of Private Government. 10. Slimmer and Fitter: the Quest for Efficiency and Effectiveness. 11. The Civil Service at the Crossroads?. 12. The 'Next Steps' Programme. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a bold and timely analysis of the conflict in Northern Ireland, offering a comprehensive, up-to-date and constructively critical evaluation of the massive outpouring of literature on the subject. John McGarry and Brendan O'Leary examine the most common explanations of the conflict - nationalist, unionist, Marxist, religious, cultural and economic - highlighting their shortcomings and placing Northern Ireland within a comparative context. Synthesizing their conclusions, the authors advance a realistic but imaginative prognosis for conflict-resolution in this most troubled region.Trade Review"The authors are experts not only on Northern Ireland but on ethnic conflict in many other countries. The comparative perspective that they bring to their treatment of Northern Ireland gives it extraordinary depth and insight. It is a stimulating analysis not only for Northern Ireland buffs, but for anyone interested in the roots of ethnic conflict - the world's number-one problem in the 1990s and probably in the twenty-first century, too." Professor Arend Lijphart, University of California, San Diego, President of the American Political Science Association (1995-6) "This is a trenchant analysis and critique of the arguments around the Northern Ireland conflict. McGarry and O'Leary slice their way through the tangle of argument, prejudice, history and propaganda which surround the issue, while avoiding the traps into which so many others have fallen. They present a merciless critique of reductionist interpretations of the Northern Ireland issue from all parts of the political spectrum, continually bringing us back to the facts on the ground. This will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand this tangled question." Michael Keating, University of Western Ontario "In Explaining Northern Ireland McGarry and O'Leary strip away the misconceptions, dogmas, and stereotypes that have stood in the way of so many efforts to understand and resolve the fate of Northern Ireland. They demonstrate, compellingly, that both Catholoic nationalism and Protestant loyalism are real and contradictory forces, that they have never had an accurate understanding of one another, and that only by accommodating what is minimally required by both communities can peace be achieved. The authors write with wit and wisdom, showing why the conflict has been so intractable, but also explaining why the prospects for a stable and relatively just peace are now good, even if they are not certain. This is a must-read book for anyone who has despaired of peace in Ireland or who believes it is right around the corner." Professor Ian S. Lustick, University of Pennsylvania "Explaining Northern Ireland lives up to its title. It is the most effective and intelligent analysis we have of the crisis itself, of its attendant discourses, of its possible resolution. This book deals astringently with much of the propaganda, melodrama and lies that have surrounded the Northern Ireland problem. It should be recommended reading for all those genuinely interested in finding a solution that is rational, humane and enduring. It is also a model of the kind of analysis that such conflicts need if they are ever to be understood or resolved." Professor Seamus Deane, University of Notre Dame "If read and heeded could well influence the decisions of those who come to the negotiating table. O'Leary is a man ahead of the pack, a man with a contribution made as Ireland stands at the crossroads of history ... He gives a new slant on the whole thing, claiming that the British and Irish states created the conditions that made it difficult for the people of the North to live together." Irish World "The book provides a balanced account of nationalist and unionist discourse followed by an intelligent deconstruction of both. The critical examination of Irish nationalist theory stands favorable comparison with the cascade of tracts produced by unionist ideologues on the subject, not because McGarry and O'Leary are necessarily more favourable to Irish nationalism (though they are) but simply because their critique is well structured, intelligent, and reasoned, rather than reductionist, polemical and emotional ... There is much in the book which will continue to fuel arguments amoung undergraduates (and feuds amongst the rest of us) for the foreseeable future. That is recommendation enough for reading it." Feargal Cochrane, Queen's University Belfast, Irish Political StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Explanations and Images. Part I: External Explanations:. 1. Nationalist Discourses. 2. Green Political Economy. 3. Unionist Discourses. 4. Revisionist Marxism. Part II: Internal Explanations: . 5. Warring Gods: Theological Tales. 6. Fiery Values: Cultural Interpretations. 7. Mammon and Utility: Liberal Economic Reasonings. Part III: Synthesis and Futures:. 8. No Place Apart: Comparative Political Analysis. 9. Pain-killers, Panaceas and Solvents. 10. Afterword. Appendix A: The Joint Declaration for Peace (December 1993). Appendix B: Analysis of the Text of the Joint Peace Declaration. Notes. Additional References. Glossary and Terminology. Abbreviations. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a review of explanations of the Northern Ireland conflict given by both academic commentators and by actors within Northern Ireland. The book offers a critical guide to explanations for this conflict, then presents a synthesis which situates the conflict in comparative perspective.Trade Review"The authors are experts not only on Northern Ireland but on ethnic conflict in many other countries. The comparative perspective that they bring to their treatment of Northern Ireland gives it extraordinary depth and insight. It is a stimulating analysis not only for Northern Ireland buffs, but for anyone interested in the roots of ethnic conflict - the world's number-one problem in the 1990s and probably in the twenty-first century, too." Professor Arend Lijphart, University of California, San Diego, President of the American Political Science Association (1995-6) "This is a trenchant analysis and critique of the arguments around the Northern Ireland conflict. McGarry and O'Leary slice their way through the tangle of argument, prejudice, history and propaganda which surround the issue, while avoiding the traps into which so many others have fallen. They present a merciless critique of reductionist interpretations of the Northern Ireland issue from all parts of the political spectrum, continually bringing us back to the facts on the ground. This will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand this tangled question." Michael Keating, University of Western Ontario "In Explaining Northern Ireland McGarry and O'Leary strip away the misconceptions, dogmas, and stereotypes that have stood in the way of so many efforts to understand and resolve the fate of Northern Ireland. They demonstrate, compellingly, that both Catholoic nationalism and Protestant loyalism are real and contradictory forces, that they have never had an accurate understanding of one another, and that only by accommodating what is minimally required by both communities can peace be achieved. The authors write with wit and wisdom, showing why the conflict has been so intractable, but also explaining why the prospects for a stable and relatively just peace are now good, even if they are not certain. This is a must-read book for anyone who has despaired of peace in Ireland or who believes it is right around the corner." Professor Ian S. Lustick, University of Pennsylvania "Explaining Northern Ireland lives up to its title. It is the most effective and intelligent analysis we have of the crisis itself, of its attendant discourses, of its possible resolution. This book deals astringently with much of the propaganda, melodrama and lies that have surrounded the Northern Ireland problem. It should be recommended reading for all those genuinely interested in finding a solution that is rational, humane and enduring. It is also a model of the kind of analysis that such conflicts need if they are ever to be understood or resolved." Professor Seamus Deane, University of Notre Dame "If read and heeded could well influence the decisions of those who come to the negotiating table. O'Leary is a man ahead of the pack, a man with a contribution made as Ireland stands at the crossroads of history ... He gives a new slant on the whole thing, claiming that the British and Irish states created the conditions that made it difficult for the people of the North to live together." Irish World "The book provides a balanced account of nationalist and unionist discourse followed by an intelligent deconstruction of both. The critical examination of Irish nationalist theory stands favorable comparison with the cascade of tracts produced by unionist ideologues on the subject, not because McGarry and O'Leary are necessarily more favourable to Irish nationalism (though they are) but simply because their critique is well structured, intelligent, and reasoned, rather than reductionist, polemical and emotional ... There is much in the book which will continue to fuel arguments amoung undergraduates (and feuds amongst the rest of us) for the foreseeable future. That is recommendation enough for reading it." Feargal Cochrane, Queen's University Belfast, Irish Political StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Explanations and Images. Part I: External Explanations:. 1. Nationalist Discourses. 2. Green Political Economy. 3. Unionist Discourses. 4. Revisionist Marxism. Part II: Internal Explanations: . 5. Warring Gods: Theological Tales. 6. Fiery Values: Cultural Interpretations. 7. Mammon and Utility: Liberal Economic Reasonings. Part III: Synthesis and Futures:. 8. No Place Apart: Comparative Political Analysis. 9. Pain-killers, Panaceas and Solvents. 10. Afterword. Appendix A: The Joint Declaration for Peace (December 1993). Appendix B: Analysis of the Text of the Joint Peace Declaration. Notes. Additional References. Glossary and Terminology. Abbreviations. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThis highly original collection of essays, written by some of the world''s best-known political scientists elucidates state-of-the-art methodological approaches to comparative politics. Giovanni Sartori and Mattei Dogan examine the applicability and validity of statistical techniques in the field. Seymour Martin Lipset considers the effectiveness of binary comparisons while John D. Martz addresses similar questions in regard of multi-state comparisons in Latin America. John Forrest offers an `asynchronic comparison'' of weak contemporary African States and similar in Medieval Europe. Ali Kazancigil looks at Turkey''s `high stateness'' as deviant, and Mattei Dogan concludes the volume with a consideration of the applicability of Weber''s typology of legitimacy.Trade Review"The extraordinary political changes of the last few years, East and West, North and South, make obsolete virtually all the conventional approaches to comparative politics. In this book a distinguished group of theorists literally reconceptualize the field with remarkable originality, daring, and imagination. So successfully do they examine cases for comparison, history and the contemporary, similarities and differences, quantitative and qualitative strategies, that the volume is essential reading for anyone studying politics in today's world." David E. Apter, Yale University Table of ContentsIntrodution: Strategies in Comparative Research (Mattei Dogan, French National Centre of Scientific Research, Paris, and Ali Kazancigil, Division for the International Development of Social Sciences, UNESCO, Paris). 1. Compare Why and How: Comparing, Miscomparing and the Comparative Method: Giovanni Sartori, Columbia University, New York. 2. Use and Misuse of Statistics in Comparative Research: Limits to Quantification in Comparative Politics: The Gap between Substance and Method: Mattei Dogan, French National Centre of Scientific Research, Paris. 3. Conceptual Homogenization of a Heterogeneous Field: Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective: Fred W. Riggs, University of Hawaii. 4. Binary Comparisons: American Exceptionalism - Japanese Uniqueness: Seymour Martin Lipset, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. 5. The Deviant Case in Comparative Analysis: High Stateness in a Muslim Society: The Case of Turkey: Ali Kazancigil, Division for the International Development of Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, Paris. 6. Comparing Similiar Countries: Problems of Conceptualization and Comparability in Latin America: John D. Martz, Pennsylvania State University. 7. Asynchronic Comparisons: Weak States in Post-Colonial Africa and Medieval Europe: Joshua B. Forrest, University of Vermont. 8. The Pendulum Between Theory and Substance: Testing the Concepts of Legitimacy and Trust: Mattei Dogan, French National Centre of Scientific Research, Paris.

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Book SynopsisThis volume continues the story of European political theorising by focusing on medieval and Renaissance thinkers. It includes extensive discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early--modern political institutions and debates.Trade Review"This is a very well-informed, thoughtful and scholarly account that is destined to be read closely (and with great profit) by specialists in the field as well as by the students for whom it is primarily intended." Francis Oakley, Edward Dorr Professor of the History of Ideas and President Emeritus of Williams College "Professor Coleman demonstrates an admirable grasp of the detail and subtlety of the philosophical arguments, and their relation to social and historial circumstances, including trends in wider spheres of thought [...] I found the chapter on Plato particularly illuminating and students will find much of ambiguity in The Republic clarified by Coleman's discussion.[...] Students of specialist courses in Greek, Stoic and early Christian political thought will gain much from this scholarly and erudite book by an acknowledged expert in the field" David Boucher, Cardiff University English Historical Review Vol 117, June 2002Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Medieval Political Ideas and Medieval Society. Medieval Sources. The Historical Context of Early Medieval Political Thought. Carolingian Christian Kingship and Feudal Society. Translatio Imperii. Theocratic Kingship. The Origins of Papal Authority and the Gelasian Doctrine. Two Swords Theory. The Twelfth-century 'Renaissance': Canon Lawyers and their Heirs. The Twelfth-century 'Renaissance' and Civil Lawyers. Civilians and Canonists. Individual and Collective Liberties. Sovereignty and Corporations. Natural Law, Rights and the Lawyers Concern for Individual Autonomy. Origins of Property Rights. Medieval Education: Practical Moral Philosophy of Ethics, Economics and Politics. The Contribution of Arabic and Jewish Thinking to the Twelfth-century 'REnaissance'. Aristotle in the Universities. Ethics and Politics in the Liberal Arts Course. The Purpose of Aristotelian Rhetorical Persuasion. The Thirteenth 'Aristotelian' Century. The Later Thirteenth-century Understanding of Rhetoric's Service to a Prince: Giles of Rome. Aristotelian Rhetoric. Returning to Giles of Rome's Rhetorical De regimine principum. Rhetoric outside the University and Aristotle within the University. Aristotle's Ethics for Medieval University Students. Lawyers Versus the Arts Faculty Philosophers. The New Mendicant Orders: Franciscans and Dominicans and Political Theory. 2. St Thomas Aquinas. Philosophy of Man. Reality and Metaphysics. Naming, Natures and Actual Existents. Natures and Definitions. Substantial Form and Corporeal Individuation. Being and Essence. Cause and Effect. Grace Added to and Perfecting, Not Destroying, Nature. Sense Origin of Knowing. Reason and Will. The Will's Relation to Justice as Universal Principal and as Historically Contingent Conclusion. Eudaomonia/beatitudo: Imoorality and the Completion of Desire. Rationality and the Freedom of the Will. The Will and the Doctrine of Original Sin. Natural Theology. State and Church: The Consequences of Natural Theology. Free Will and Responsibility. Aquinas on Law and Ploitics. Natural Law and Politics. Natural Law beyond Cicero. Natural Human Community. The Consequences of the Fall. Individual Rights and the States's Law. The Contrast with Augustine. The Mixed Constitution. Private Property Rights. 3. John of Paris. Biographical Details. The Franciscan Position. The Dominican Position. The Origin of Government. The Thomistic Underpinning of dominium in rebus, Lordship and Ownership of Things. The Justification of Private Ownership. Limitations on Government. The Origin of the Priesthood. The Relation of the Church to its Property. Deposition Theory. 4. Marsilius of Padua. Biographical Details. A Reading Discourse 1. Some Observations from Discourse 2. Conclusions. 5. William of Ockham. Biographical Details. Ockham's Positions on Church and State. Ockham's Epistemology. Ockham's Dualism Concerning Secular and Spiritual Government: Continuing the Narrative. Comparisions with Marsilius. The Exceptional Exercise of Coercive Authority. Natural Rights. Corporattion Theory. Ockham's 'Absolutism'. How did Ockham Come to Hold These Views?. Right Reason. Scriptural Hermeneutics. Ockham's Ethics. Conclusion. The Late Medieval Fortunes of Corporation Theories in the Church's 'Concilar Theory.'. 6. The Italien Renaissance and Machiavelli's Political Theory. The Italien City-States Compared with Other European Cities. The Unconventional AIms of this VChapter. Communal Discourses and Citizenship. Community, Civitas, Ranked Citizenship and Local Patriotisms. The Involvement of Citizens in Late Thirteenth-century Communal Government. The Communal Ideal and the Menace of Factions. The Evolution of the Florentine Governing Class. Who Wanted to Play an Active Role in Fifteenth-century Florentine Government?. Humanism and Humanist Conceptions of Florentine Republicanism. Fifteenth-century Florentine Ideology. Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli's Political Morality. Founding and Maintaining the 'Stato'. The Fixity of Man's Nature. Character Formation. The 'Fit' Between Character and the Times. Fortune. The Impetuous Prince Who Must Learn How Not to Have Fixed Dispositions. Learn to Imitate Foxes and Lions. Machiavelli's 'Popular' Government: His Views of the Popolo. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume continues the story of European political theorising by focusing on medieval and Renaissance thinkers. It includes extensive discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early-modern political institutions and debates. The author strikes a balance between trying to understand the philosophical cogency of medieval and Renaissance arguments on the one hand, elucidating why historically-suited medieval and Renaissance thinkers thought the ways they did about politics; and why we often think otherwise.Trade Review"This is a very well-informed, thoughtful and scholarly account that is destined to be read closely (and with great profit) by specialists in the field as well as by the students for whom it is primarily intended." Francis Oakley, Edward Dorr Professor of the History of Ideas and President Emeritus of Williams College "Professor Coleman demonstrates an admirable grasp of the detail and subtlety of the philosophical arguments, and their relation to social and historial circumstances, including trends in wider spheres of thought [...] I found the chapter on Plato particularly illuminating and students will find much of ambiguity in The Republic clarified by Coleman's discussion.[...] Students of specialist courses in Greek, Stoic and early Christian political thought will gain much from this scholarly and erudite book by an acknowledged expert in the field" David Boucher, Cardiff University English Historical Review Vol 117, June 2002Table of ContentsPreface viii Introduction 1 1 Medieval Political Ideas and Medieval Society 5 Medieval Sources 9 The Historical Context of Early Medieval Political Thought 11 Carolingian Christian Kingship and Feudal Society 13 Translatio Imperii 18 Theocratic Kingship 19 The Origins of Papal Authority and the Gelasian Doctrine 22 Two Swords Theory 28 The Twelfth-century ‘Renaissance’: Canon Lawyers and their Heirs 29 The Twelfth-century ‘Renaissance’ and the Civil Lawyers 33 Civilians and Canonists 37 Individual and Collective Liberties 38 Sovereignty and Corporations 42 Natural Law, Rights and the Lawyers’ Concern for Individual Autonomy 46 Origins of Property Rights 49 Medieval Education: Practical Moral Philosophy of Ethics, Economics and Politics 50 The Contribution of Arabic and Jewish Thinking to the Twelfth-century ‘Renaissance’ 54 Aristotle in the Universities 56 Ethics and Politics in the Liberal Arts Course 57 The Purpose of Aristotelian Rhetorical Persuasion 59 The Thirteenth ‘Aristotelian’ Century 61 The Later Thirteenth-century Understanding of Rhetoric’s Service to a Prince: Giles of Rome 64 Aristotelian Rhetoric 65 Returning to Giles of Rome’s Rhetorical De regimine principum 69 Rhetoric outside the University and Aristotle within the University 71 Aristotle’s Ethics for Medieval University Students 73 Lawyers versus the Arts Faculty Philosophers 76 The New Mendicant Orders: Franciscans and Dominicans and Political Theory 77 2 St Thomas Aquinas 81 Philosophy of Man 84 Reality and Metaphysics 84 Naming, Natures and Actual Existents 86 Natures and Definitions 87 Substantial Form and Corporeal Individuation 88 Being and Essence 90 Cause and Effect 91 Grace Added to and Perfecting, Not Destroying, Nature 92 Sense Origin of Knowing 92 Reason and Will 95 The Will’s Relation to Justice as Universal Principle and as Historically Contingent Conclusion 97 Eudaimonia/beatitudo: Immortality and the Completion of Desire 98 Rationality and the Freedom of the Will 99 The Will and the Doctrine of Original Sin 100 Natural Theology 101 State and Church: The Consequences of Natural Theology 102 Free Will and Responsibility 104 Aquinas on Law and Politics 104 Natural Law beyond Cicero 105 Natural Human Community 106 The Consequences of the Fall 109 Individual Rights and the State’s Law 110 The Contrast with Augustine 112 The Mixed Constitution 113 Private Property Rights 115 3 John of Paris 118 Biographical Details 120 The Franciscan Position 122 The Dominican Position 123 The Origin of Government 124 The Thomistic Underpinning of dominium in rebus, Lordship and Ownership of Things 126 The Justification of Private Ownership 127 Limitations on Government 130 The Origin of the Priesthood 130 The Relation of the Church to its Property 132 Deposition Theory 133 4 Marsilius of Padua 134 Biographical Details 138 A Reading of Discourse 1 139 Some Observations from Discourse 2 158 Conclusion 166 5 William of Ockham 169 Biographical Details 170 Ockham’s Positions on Church and State 171 Ockham’s Epistemology 172 Ockham’s Dualism Concerning Secular and Spiritual Government: Continuing the Narrative 175 Comparisons with Marsilius 177 The Exceptional Exercise of Coercive Authority 178 Natural Rights 179 Corporation Theory 179 Ockham’s ‘Absolutism’ 181 How did Ockham Come to Hold These Views? 181 Right Reason 185 Scriptural Hermeneutics 188 Ockham’s Ethics 189 Conclusion 191 The Late Medieval Fortunes of Corporation Theories in the Church’s ‘Conciliar Theory’ 193 6 The Italian Renaissance and Machiavelli’s Political Theory 199 The Italian City-states Compared with Other European Cities 199 The Unconventional Aims of this Chapter 203 Communal Discourses and Citizenship 207 Urban Commerce 212 The Venetian Way 213 Perceived Benefits of Citizen Status 215 Community, Civitas, Ranked Citizenship and Local Patriotisms 216 The Involvement of Citizens in Late Thirteenth-century Communal Government 219 The Communal Ideal and the Menace of Factions 220 The Evolution of the Florentine Governing Class 222 Who Wanted to Play an Active Role in Fifteenth-century Florentine Government? 228 Humanism and Humanist Conceptions of Florentine Republicanism 230 Fifteenth-century Florentine Ideology 238 Niccolò Machiavelli 241 Machiavelli’s Political Morality 247 Founding and Maintaining the ‘Stato’ 251 The Fixity of Man’s Nature 252 Character Formation 254 The ‘Fit’ Between Character and the Times 256 Fortune 257 The Impetuous Prince Who Must Learn How Not to Have Fixed Dispositions 260 Learn to Imitate Foxes and Lions 262 Machiavelli’s ‘Popular’ Government: His Views of the Popolo 266 Conclusion 272 Bibliography 277 Index 291

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication. A timely examination of the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication. Original in scope, covering political rumours, political cartoons and capital cities, in addition to more familiar topics. Sets contemporary analysis of Downing Street press secretaries, media barons and press conferences in fuller historical context than usual. Draws on public records, private papers and interviews by the author dating back to the 1960s. Trade Review"This is a fascinating, authoritative and eminently readable history of the changing relationship between prime ministers and the media. As one of the country’s leading historians of politics and the press, Colin Seymour-Ure offers some highly original insights in a book which should be required reading for anyone with an interest in politics or political communication." Steven Barnett, University of Westminster "Nevertheless, the book is clearly written enough to make it a good eaching tool and it contains enough insights (and historical nuggets) to satisfy an academic audience too." Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Maps. List of Tables. Preface. Introduction: Prime Minister, Communication, Power, Control. 1. Public Communication and the Prime Minister’s Tasks. 2. Public Communication as a Prime Ministerial Resource. 3. Public Communication: Turning Authority into Power. 4. The Capital City as News Environment. 5. Harlots Revisited: Media Barons, Politics and Prime Ministers. 6. The Rise of the Downing Street Press Secretary. 7. The Downing Street Press Secretary: Getting into a Spin?. 8. Prime Ministers and Press Conferences. 9. Grapevine Politics: Political Rumours. 10. Drawing Blood? Prime Ministers and Political Cartoons. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Soviet Era gives a succinct, refreshing overview of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 to its disintegration in 1991. After a prologue recounting the attempted coup d''etat of August 1991 and the events which followed, it looks at the development and the decline of the Soviet Union, with the perspective of hindsight provided by the opening up of public analysis and discussion during Gorbachev''s period of glasnost and perestroika. Thus the years from 1917 to 1985 are discussed primarily in the light of their significance for glasnost, perestroika and the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are three chapters covering the time of revolution and civil war, Stalin''s rule, and the problems and achievements of the post-Stalin period. An extended survey of the Gorbachev years follows, with two chapters on political developments, and one each on the Communist Party and the new phenomenon of political activity arising from the grass-roots. A thiTrade Review"This is a lively book that is far more readable and interesting than the vast majority of the existing literature on European integration." The Slavonic ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Prologue: A Revolution in the Soviet Union. Part I: The Growth and Decay of the Soviet Union:. 1. The Bolshevik Revolution Triumphs. 2. Stalinism - the Regime Bloodily Consolidated. 3. Stalin's Successors - Change and Stagnation. 4. The Surge of Reform. Part II: From Party Power to Presidential Government:. 5. Soviet Government Transformed. 6. The Decline and Fall of the CPSU. 7. Political Action from the People. Part III: Economic and International Cataclysm:. 8. Economic Disaster. 9. From Superpower to Supplicant. 10. Military Confusion. Part IV: Fifteen New Republics:. 11. The Nationalities Reject the Union. 12. Russia and Belarus Accept the Inevitable. 13. Ukraine and Moldova Break Free. 14. The Baltic Republics Regain Independence. 15. Central Asia - Independence Thrust Upon Them. 16. The Caucasus Fights. Epilogue - The Future. Appendices. Further Reading. References.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a succinct overview of the development of the civil service since the Second World War. Adopting a broad, historical approach, it assesses the changes in organization, structure and management of the Whitehall machine, alongside the continuities in the policy and practice of public administration.Trade Review"The Institute claims that each book in the series is written by an expert in the field who has the task of putting the topic's central themes into clear focus. This volume by Kevin Theakston, Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Leeds, certainly fulfils that mission, and it can be recommended both as a student text and as an overview for the general reader. Each chapter helpfully covers a theme rather than a particular time period. The book is based on a wide variety of largely documentary sources and is well-referenced. It adopts a neutral, descriptive tone, but is not afraid of drawing conclusions, nor of challenging accepted wisdom. Insiders will find it displays a genuine understanding of the way the civil service works and what motivates it. Outsiders will find it revealing without being dramatic. It recognises the importance of people, and of changing generations, as well as of institutions." Pamela Meadows, Policy StudiesTable of Contents1. Ministers and the Mandarins. 2. The Topmost Mandarins. 3. Business as Usual: The Civil Service in the 1940s and 1950s. 4. Reforming the Machine: Whitehall in the 1960s and 1970s. 5. The Civil Service at the Crossroads: Thatcher, Major and Whitehall since 1979. 6. Whitehall Accountability and Control. 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisTraces the debate on representative democracy in Britain from its origins to the present. Chapters cover such topics as the constitution (written and unwritten); the balance of powers between different groups in society; and the social contract and the nature of freedom under the law.Trade Review"An intelligent collection that brings disparate figures and ideas into fruitful dialogue." New Statesman & Society "This is not an average anthology. At its best, which is much of the time, it is a sustained and marshalled analysis, a wide-ranging dialectical thesis with witnesses for both the prosecution and defence, a historical examination of the continuing, unresolved - and intensely topical - debate about democracy and the nature of the British state." The Guardian "This collection of essays has something to enrage, inform, and sometimes startle everyone in Britain interested in how we got to here. More fleshed out than a dictionary, it is nevertheless full of succinct definitions." The ObserverTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Does the British Constitution Exist?. 2. Crown and Parliament, Government and People. 3. Representation of Groups. 4. Agreeing to be Governed. 5. Parties and Elections. 6. Democracy and Freedom. 7. Nations and Empire. 8. Democracy and the Economy. 9. A Democratic Culture?

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Book SynopsisPower. Interest. Freedom. Responsibility. Connolly explores and confronts sets of interrelated concepts such as these - concepts whose meanings are persistently subject to debate in the context of political discourse. He illuminates the role played in political life and political enquiry by such conceptual contests. And in staking out his own position in these contests, he seeks both to politicize broad areas of social life and to weave norms of responsibility more thoroughly into politics.Trade Review"Considered as a general introduction to contemporary political theory, social philosophy and the broader questions in political science, it can hardly be equalled. It is admirably lucid and concise in expression, and scholarly, original and profound in argument." J. N. Gray, Jesus College, Oxford Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Introduction. Part I: Essentially Contested Concepts in Politics:. Essentially Contested Concepts. An Example: 'Politics.'. 'Descriptive' and 'Normative' Concepts. The Role of Ordinary Language. Part II: Interests in Politics:. The Import of Contests Over 'Interests'. Interests as Policy Preference. Utilitarian Interests. Interests as Need Fulfillment. Real Interests. Appraisals of Real Interests. Interest-Regarding Explanations. Part III: Power and Responsibility:. Forms of Power. Power and Responsibility. Toward a Paradigm of 'Having Power Over'.

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Book SynopsisBritish Politics since 1945 offers a comprehensive overview of postwar British politics ideal for introductory students and general readers alike. The book balances a narrative of the major events and personalities of the postwar political scene with a critical assessment of the recurrent issues and concerns of political debate.Trade Review"Readable and well organised, it is equally suitable for a college course or a popular readership." History: Reviews of New BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Achievements to Atrophy under Attlee (1945-51). 2. Peace and Prosperity (1951-1960). 3. 1960-70 Decade of Doubt; Decade of Reform. 4. Careering towards Crisis (1970-1979). 5. Renaissance of the Right (1979-1990). 6. The Pursuit of Post-Thatcherism (1990-1994). 7. Perspectives on British Politics since 1945. 8. Concluding Considerations. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisOffers an account of the modernity debate and an analysis of its implications for political theory. This book identifies two broad senses of modernity: modernity as mood and modernity as socio-cultural form.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Introduction: Political Philosophy Agonistes. Part I: The Modernity Debate:. 1. Two Senses of Modernity. 2. Defenders of the Faith, Disturbers of the Peace. Part II: Living With/In Modernities. 3. An Ethico-Political Imperative. 4. Towards a Political Theory?. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisMargaret Thatcher''s departure from office and the arrival of her successor, John Major, have had a profound impact on the way Britain is governed - and in this new edition of Consensus Politics, the authors examines the legacy of Thatcherite conviction politics and assesses the state of consensus in Britain''s government today. This chronicle of the rise and fall of the post-war consensus in five key policy areas - the mixed economy, full employment, trade unions, welfare and foreign policy - remains a superb introduction to one of the major debates of recent political history.Table of Contents1. Consensus. 2. Mixed Economy. 3. Full Employment. 4. The Role of the Trade Unions. 5. Welfare State. 6. Foreign and Defence Policy. 7. Assessment. Afterword: From Thatcher to Major.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical overview of the changing Labour Party in postwar Britain. Adopting a thematic approach within a structured, chronological framework, the book revolves around one central question: what has the Party been about and what specific objectives has it striven to realize? The author examines the so-called transformation from Old Labour to New Labour, and not only identifies the key stages in its evolution, bur highlights, too, the major determinants of the change.Trade Review"This is an unpretentious, straightforward book intended as a student text and it fits the bill very well. Eric Shaw writes clearly and in this book he distils his detailed knowledge of the Labour Party and the issues and questions that arise in its post-war history into a readable and clearly organised account. It should certainly be on all relevant reading lists." David Denver, EPOP NewsletterTable of ContentsPreface. 1. The Early Years 1900-1945. 2. The Triumph of Labour 1945-51. 3. The Rise of Keynesian Social Democracy. 4. Keynesian Social Democracy in Power 1964-1970. 5. Keynesian Social Democracy in Retreat 1970-74. 6. The Unravelling of Keynesian Social Democracy 1974-1979. 7. Time of Troubles 1979-1987. 8. The Abandonment of Keynesian Social Democracy 1987-95. Conclusion: Labour Old and New. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis volume of specially commissioned articles is devoted to a consideration of how the subject of human rights impacts on contemporary politics and on the discipline of political science.Table of ContentsIntroduction:. Human Rights in the Study of Politics D. Beetham (Leeds University). Human Rights and Political Theory:. 1. Human Rights in Political Theory: S Mendus (York University). 2. Are There Collective Human Rights?: M Freeman (Essex University). 3. What Future for Economic and Social Rights?: D. Beetham (Leeds University). Human Rights in a Global Context:. 4. State Sovereignty and Human Rights: Towards a Global Constitutional Project: A Rosas (Abo Akademi University). 5. Stock Taking on Human Rights: The World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna 1993: K Boyle (Essex University). 6. The Role and Limits of Human Rights NGOs at the United Nations: R Brett (Quaker United Nations Office). 7. Human Rights and US Foreign Policy: Two Levels, Two Worlds: D P Forsythe (Nebraska-Lincoln University). Regional Perspectives on Human Rights. 8. Human Rights and the New Europe: Experience and Experiment: H Storey (Leeds University). 9. Relativism and Universalism in Human Rights; The Case of the Islamic Middle East: F Halliday (London School of Economics & Political Science). 10. Human Rights in the Processes of Transition and Consolidation of Democracy in Latin America: F Panizza (Institute of Latin American Studies, London University). 11. Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa: S Kaballo (Sudan Human Rights Organisation). 12. Regime Security and Human Rights in Southeast Asia: K Christie (Natal University).

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides a register of Felix Guattari's more political side, documenting his interventions in particular political conflicts in contemporary Europe. It should appeal to those working in and between politics, philosophy, semiotics, psychoanalysis, sociology and cultural studies.Trade Review"This fine collection redirects our attention to Félix Guattari’s astonishing achievement. It will be a key document for those who want to grasp the compelling but mobile alliance of psychiatry, philosophy and politics with which Guattari continuously revolutionalized critical theory and clinical practice for over twenty-five years. To read it is to be haunted by one of the most challenging and yet sympathetic sensibilities of our time." – Mark Wigley, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The Vicissitudes of Therapy. 2. From Schizo Bypasses to Postmodern Impasses. 3. A Discursive Interlude. 4. Polysemiosis. 5. Queer/Subjectivities. 6. Red and Green Micropolitical Ecologies. A Select Bibliography of Works by Guattari. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo A complement to existing literature, bringing together variety previously untranslated material. aeo Broad disciplinary appeal. aeo Covers a broader canvas than any existing book. aeo Charting both Guattaris writing with Deleuze as well as his own solo career.Trade Review"This fine collection redirects our attention to Félix Guattari’s astonishing achievement. It will be a key document for those who want to grasp the compelling but mobile alliance of psychiatry, philosophy and politics with which Guattari continuously revolutionalized critical theory and clinical practice for over twenty-five years. To read it is to be haunted by one of the most challenging and yet sympathetic sensibilities of our time." – Mark Wigley, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The Vicissitudes of Therapy. 2. From Schizo Bypasses to Postmodern Impasses. 3. A Discursive Interlude. 4. Polysemiosis. 5. Queer/Subjectivities. 6. Red and Green Micropolitical Ecologies. A Select Bibliography of Works by Guattari. Index.

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Book SynopsisPurposefully written for those coming to politics for the first time, this textbook provides an exploration and analysis of the most important political issues affecting the developing world.Trade Review“Haynes has written a concise and lucid introduction to the developing world. At the same time, the work is rich in analysis and in empirical examples drawn from a wide variety of developing countries and the political and economic developments occurring within them. Politics in the Developing World is a welcome and an important addition to the growing literature on political and economic development.” Professor Mehran Kamrava, California State University, NorthridgeTable of ContentsList of tables. Introduction. State and Society. Democracy. Economic Growth and Development. Religion, Ethnicity and Identity. Human Rights. Women and Power. The Politics of the Natural Environment. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisaeoTakes a distinctive approach, focusing on the theoretical issues underpinning politics and the mass media. aeo Provides up--to--date coverage of the latest multi--media developments and new technologies. aeo Each chapter is supported by opening and concluding summaries as well as suggestions for further reading.Table of ContentsList of Tables. Aknowledgements. 1. The Traditional Paradigms: Political Theories of the Mass Media. 2. The Development of the British Press. 3. The Contemporary British Press. 4. The British Public Service Broadcasting System. 5. Whither Public Service Broadcasting System. 6. Whither Public Service Broadcasting?. 8. Democracy and the Information Superhighways. 9. Conclusion. Select Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe advent of new technology and the importation of ''professional communicators'' has transformed the nature of British election campaigning. In this book, Dennis Kavanagh explores this so-called process of ''Americanization'', characterized by the increasing importance of the media in elections and the rise of advertising agencies, pollsters, public relations advisers and speechwriters. He examines how the ''professional communicators'' function within British politics, and assesses the reaction of the politicians themselves to the changing environment of election campaigns.Trade Review"In 1978, with Thatcher's agreement, a contract for media promotion of the Conservative Party's election campaign was awarded to the advertising agency, Saatchi and Saatchi. The contract with this agency was to be renewed over the ensuing years; in 1992, the Saatchi election budget was around u5 million and the account was still being paid off 24 months later by a Conservative Party heavily in debt. Over the past decades, methods of conducting election campaigns have greatly changed. Politicians increasingly rely on the skills of 'professional communicators' - advertisers, pollsters, public relations advisers - to help them fight media-orientated campaigns. There has been a sharp decline in door-to-door canvassing, while public meetings, which used to be widely attended, have been largely abandoned. Membership and activity in political parties is now at a post-war low, while voters have become spectators rather than participants in debate. In this illuminating study, the author examines how and why the changes in electioneering methods have come about. It raises many important but unresolved questions." Labour Research "This is a book that Mr Major and Mr Blair should make sure is thumbed through by their present day publicists and media advisers." Parliamentary BriefTable of ContentsList pf Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. New Campaign Communications. 2. Context. 3. Political Communications: Conservatives. 4. Political Communications: Labour. 5. Public Opinion Polls. 6. Private Opinion Polls. 7. Uses and Limits of Political Marketing. 8. Mass Media: Press. 9. Mass Media: Television. 10. Americanization. 11. Conclusion. List of Interviewees. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisAddresses the question of gender and feminism in western political theory and practise. This book provides you with both theoretical and historical underpinnings of women's exclusion from politics, and the feminist response to this exclusion. It offers a history of feminism seen from the perspective of its own evolution.Trade Review"Barbara Arneil's book, Politics and Feminism, either in whole or in part, will be enjoyed at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in courses on feminist theory, political theory, and women and politics." Resources for Feminist ResearchTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Politics and Feminism: An Introduction. 1. Demarcating the Boundaries. 2. Public vs Private: The Feminist Critique. 3. Culture vs Nature: The Feminist Critique. 4. Politics and Feminism: Deconstructing the Theoretical Frameworks. 5. First and Second Wave Feminism: Challenging the Dualities. 6. Third Wave Feminism(s): The View at, of and from the Border(s). Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis study looks at the question of difference in feminist theory, from liberal, radical, lesbian and socialist theories to black and post-colonial feminisms. It relates feminist approaches to difference and diversity to the tendency within postmodernism to celebrate them without due attention.Trade Review"This is a book I would recommend to anyone wanting to understand recent developments in feminist theory. It offers excellent lucid accounts of theoretical debates, locates these effectively within a political context and offers a constructively critical, rather then hostile or celebratory, engagement with a politics of difference." New Formations "This is an extremely useful book for Women's Studies and Gender courses at whatever level". MLRTable of ContentsList of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. The Question of Difference. 2. Challenging Patriarchy, Decentring Heterosexuality: Radical and Revolutionary Feminisms. 3. Lesbian Difference, Feminism and Queer Theory. 4. Psychoanalysis and Difference. 5. The Production and Subversion of Gender: Postmodern Approaches. 6. Class. 7. Race, Racism and the Problem of Whiteness. 8. Beyond Eurocentrism: Feminism and the Politics of Difference in a Global Frame. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this fully revised and updated edition of British General Elections since 1945 David Butler chronicles the demeanour and result of each post-war election. He also draws on the most recent research to examine how much the way in which elections have been stages and fought has altered, with press conferences, advertising, opinion polls and media events transforming the electoral process. In considering these issues alongside other aspects - the law, the constituencies, the electoral system itself, voter behaviour - Dr Butler provides an invaluable guide to the continuities and change which have characterized British general elections for two generations.Table of Contents1. Continuity and Change. 2. Thirteen General Elections. 3. The Legal Framework. 4. Constituencies, Seats and Votes. 5. Franchise, Turnout and Voting Behaviour. 6. The Timing of Elections and the Party Battle. 7. Changing MPs. 8. The Cost of Elections. 9. The National Campaign. 10. The Media. 11. Advertising and Polls. 12. Local Electioneering. 13. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis sequel to Encounters with Nationalism explores the links in the past and in the present between anthropology and politics. It argues for rational, critical, and functionalist perspectives on the forms of social organization and the various political aspirations associated with them.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. The Politics of Anthropology. 2. Origins of Society. 3. Culture, Constraint and Community. 4. Freud's Social Contract. 5. Past and Present. 6. James Frazer and Cambridge. 7. Pluralism and the Neolithic. 8. The Highway to Growth. 9. A Marxist Might-have-been. 10. War and Violence. 11. Tribe and State in the Middle East. 12. Maghreb as Mirror for Man. 13. Lawrence of Moravia. 14. Anthropology and Europe. 15. The Coming Fin de Millenaire. 16. The Uniqueness of Truth. Acknowledgments. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo An up--to--date critical overview of communism in the period since World War II. aeo Offers the first comparative assessment of world communism since the disintegration of the USSR. aeo Examines the tension between communism as a set of ideas and communism as a form of economic and social organization.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Movement's Turning Point. 2. Cold War and Colonial Revolution. 3. Destalinisation. 4.'Peaceful Co-Existence' and Schism. 5. Orthodox Communism 1963-1970. 6. Indian Summer 1970-1981. 7. The Amazed Evangelist. Biographical Notes. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Maps.

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Book SynopsisThis study examines the political and ideological development of the leading revolutionary movement of the century, from the establishment following World War II of a communist bloc in place of a single isolated state, to the final unexpected collapse of its Soviet component.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Movement's Turning Point. 2. Cold War and Colonial Revolution. 3. Destalinisation. 4.'Peaceful Co-Existence' and Schism. 5. Orthodox Communism 1963-1970. 6. Indian Summer 1970-1981. 7. The Amazed Evangelist. Biographical Notes. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Maps.

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Book Synopsisaeo A truly international dialogue on the future of humankind. aeo An exceptionally distinguished group of contributors.Trade Review"The ten authors of this fascinating book, who include Dahrendorf, Hobsbawm, Giddens and Galtung, provide a range of visions of how our current social problems may work themselves out in the next century. Between them, they provide feats of disciplined imagination that never fail to stimulate and energise the mind, inspiring or horrifying us towards new actions for social development. No-one could come away from reading this book still believing that 'The future has been cancelled, owing to lack of interest'." John Toye, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex "For anyone concerned to understand the directions the world is heading in on the threshold of the 21st century this will prove a stimulating and worthwhile read." Mark Salter, New RoutesTable of Contents1. Economic Opportunity, Civil Society and Political Liberty: Ralf Dahrendorf (University of Oxford). 2. Palace Fundamentalism and Liberal Democracy: Oil, Arms and Irrationality during the Cold War: Fatima Mernissi (Institut Universitaire de la Recherche Scientifique, Morroco). 3. The Future of the State: Eric Hobsbawn (Birkbeck College,University of London). 4. The National Question in Africa: Internal Imperatives: Wole Soyinka. 5. Positive Aspects of Community and the Dangers of Fragmentation: Amitai Etzioni (George Washington University). 6. The Perils of Utopia: Communism, Perestroika and the Russian Intelligentsia: Tatyana Tolstaya (Skidmore College). 7. The Debate on Economic and Social Security in the Late Eighteenth Century: Lessons of a Road Not Taken: Emma Rothschild (King's College, Cambridge University). 8. Traditional Co-operatives in Modern Japan: Rethinking Alternatives to Cosmopolitanism and Nativism: Tetsuo Najita (University of Chicago). 9. Affluence, Poverty and the Idea of a Post-Scarcity Society: Anthony Giddens (King's College, Cambridge University). 10. On the Social Costs of Modernization: Social Disintegration, Atomie/Anomie and Social Development: Johan Galtung (University of Hawaii).

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Book SynopsisThis introduction will serve as a ''first stop'' for those interested in Japan, its role in the Pacific Asian region and, in turn, that region''s role in the evolving global system. In this volume, P. W. Preston critically analyses the political economy, social institutions and culture of Pacific Asia. The analysis focuses on Japan , it''s relations with the inner periphery of Southeast Asia, and its developing linkages with the reforming socialist countries of China and Indo-China The critical perspective, awareness of cultural and ethnic trends and a sophisticated grasp of social patterns makes this volume an essential introduction to the region.Trade Review"The breadth of political, social, and historical content in this book promises its relevance to many readers." S. Turner, University of Otago "This broad historical sweep displays the merits of the author's approach to best advantage, and will be of value to students requiring a rapid overview of the origins of contemporary Pacific Asia underpinned by key sources which are subject to careful precis." Richard Wiltshire, Progress in Human GeographyTable of ContentsContents. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: The Theme of the Shift to the Modern World: . 1. Classical Social Theory. Part II: The Phases of the Shift to the Modern World in Pacific Asia:. 2. Analyzing the Process of the Shift to the Modern World in Pacific Asia. 3. From Ancient Empires to Nineteenth-century Industrial-capitalism. 4. The Shist to the Modern World: Reactions, Resistance and Empire. 5. After the Pacific War: Decolonization, Nation-building and the Cold War. 6. The Emergence of Pacific Asia. Part III: Changing Relationships in Contemporary Pacific Asia:. 7. The Region and the Global System. 8. Changing Patterns of Relations between Japan, the USA and China. 9. Contemporary Pacific Asia in the 1990's. Part IV: Debates, Disputes and Lessons in Respect of the Development Experience of Pacific Asia:. 10. The Particularity of the Historical Development Experience of Pacific Asia. 11. The Pacific Asian Model I: Political-economic and Social-institutional Processes. 12.The Pacific Asian ModelII: Cultural and Political-cultural Processes. Part V: Pacific Asia in the New Global System:. 13. Pacific Asia in the Twenty-first Century Global System. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers a survey of British politics in the postwar era. This book examines the development of postwar politics and the ways in which it has been interpreted by historians, political scientists and politicians alike. It argues that after 1970 the consensus looked fragile, and shows how it gave away to a new style of politics in Britain.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. The Origins of Consensus, 1940-51. 2. The Foundation of Consensus, 1945-51. 3. The Consensus Confirmed, 1951-70. 4. The Consensus Challenged, 1970-79. 5. The Consensus Overthrown, 1979-87. 6. Towards the New Consensus, 1987-96. 7. Conclusion. Bibliography and References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo Provides a clear summary of recent research into British political parties in the key policy areas. aeo It is user--friendly with each chapter divided into four clear sections so readers can easily digest and compare the chaptersa findings. aeo Takes full account of the last general election and the party conference season of 1997.Trade Review"A most valuable collection of essays with useful chronologies and bibliographies." H. Steck, SUNY College at CortlandTable of ContentsList of Tables. Preface and Acknowledgements. Party Activity and the Making of Party Policy: An Overview: Richard Kelly. 1. Economic and Industrial Policy: Steven Fielding and Jonathan Tonge. 2. Europe and Foreign Affairs: Fergus Carr. 3. Health, Education and Social Security: Brian Lund. 4. Law, Order and Civil Liberties: Steven Foster. 5. Racial Equality: Shamit Saggar. 6. Sex Equality: Ian Forbes. 7. Northern Ireland: Michael Cunningham. 8. Local Government and Devolution: Howard Elcock. 9. Parliament and the Civil Service: Robert Pyper. 10. Environmental Policy: Robert Garner. Conclusion. Guide to Further Reading. Appendices. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo Single authored dictionary providing comprehensive and coherent definitions. aeo Written by a senior political scientist who has teaching experience. aeo In addition to key terms, the dictionary includes biographies of the most important writers in the discipline.Trade Review" This scholarly work defines 1,000 words and phrases in political science. The entries are lengthy for a dictionary, averaging half a page. An interesting feature id the subject index, which indentifies all pages where particular terms are used." K. F. Muther, California State University, Sacramento "This handy reference book provides a clear and lively introduction to terminology that is common to several social science classes at the Secondary Level ... The layout is very effective and allows easy access to the short definitions." Saskatchewan EducationTable of ContentsPreface. Dictionary Entries A-Z. Biographical Sketches: A Related Political Science Who's Who. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Explores the difference that space and spatiality makes to an understanding of power. * Moves forward the incorporation of ideas of space into social theory. * Presents a new understanding of the exercise, uses and manifestations of cultural, economic and political power in the second half of the twentieth century.Trade Review“Allen moves the debate on power into the everyday effects of human social action. In so doing he not only enriches the debate in numerous ways but also shows how theoretical discussion of power can no longer avoid addressing power’s inherent spatiality.” John Agnew, Department of Geography, UCLA “John Allen provides new maps of the spatiality of power. The wonderful thing is not just that some familiar accounts are revitalised, but also that new forms of understanding power are born.” Professor Nigel Thrift John Allen offers us a refreshing and provocative account of power in social theory, attending in particular to one of its missing dimensions, that of space ... this is an attractive book, welcome in particular for its attention to the complexities and multiple modalities of power." American Journal of Sociology "Lost Geographies of Powers is a subtle and well argued book. It deserves a wider readership than its title suggests and should be read by social scientists in general, not just geographers." AreaTable of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Introduction: Lost Geographies. Part I: Spatial Vocabularies of Power. Chapter 2: Power in Things: Weber's Footnotes from the Centre. Chapter 3: Power through mobilization: From Mann's Networked Productions to Castells' Networked Fictions. Chapter 4: Power as an Immanent Affair: Foucault and Deleuze's Topographical Detail. Part II: Lost Geographies. Chapter 5: Power in its Various Guises (and Disguises). Chapter 6: Proximity and Reach: Were There Powers at a Distance before Latour? Chapter 7: Placing Power, or the Mischief Done by Thinking Domination is Everywhere. Chapter 8: Conclusion: Misplaced Power. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Explores the difference that space and spatiality makes to an understanding of power. * Moves forward the incorporation of ideas of space into social theory. * Presents a new understanding of the exercise, uses and manifestations of cultural, economic and political power in the second half of the twentieth century.Trade Review“Allen moves the debate on power into the everyday effects of human social action. In so doing he not only enriches the debate in numerous ways but also shows how theoretical discussion of power can no longer avoid addressing power’s inherent spatiality.” John Agnew, Department of Geography, UCLA “John Allen provides new maps of the spatiality of power. The wonderful thing is not just that some familiar accounts are revitalised, but also that new forms of understanding power are born.” Professor Nigel Thrift John Allen offers us a refreshing and provocative account of power in social theory, attending in particular to one of its missing dimensions, that of space ... this is an attractive book, welcome in particular for its attention to the complexities and multiple modalities of power." American Journal of Sociology "Lost Geographies of Powers is a subtle and well argued book. It deserves a wider readership than its title suggests and should be read by social scientists in general, not just geographers." AreaTable of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Introduction: Lost Geographies. Part I: Spatial Vocabularies of Power. Chapter 2: Power in Things: Weber's Footnotes from the Centre. Chapter 3: Power through mobilization: From Mann's Networked Productions to Castells' Networked Fictions. Chapter 4: Power as an Immanent Affair: Foucault and Deleuze's Topographical Detail. Part II: Lost Geographies. Chapter 5: Power in its Various Guises (and Disguises). Chapter 6: Proximity and Reach: Were There Powers at a Distance before Latour? Chapter 7: Placing Power, or the Mischief Done by Thinking Domination is Everywhere. Chapter 8: Conclusion: Misplaced Power. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisSpin doctor, soundbite, press secretary, digital, global village, cool Britannia. Politics today is saturated with the jargon and buzzwords of the mass media. How important are they for the way we are governed? How can the ever-expanding impact of the media be controlled? In this up-to-the-minute book, a group of Britain''s best-known journalists and media analysts tackle one of the most testing issues facing the nation in the next century. Each essay focuses on the central role of newspapers, broadcasting and information technology in our political life. Peter Riddell shows how the demands of the press and broadcasting have drained Parliament of much of its democratic purpose. Tony Wright gives a fascinating insider''s account of the politician-journalist nexus. Andrew Graham points to the monopolistic pressures of the new technology. Colin Seymour-Ure discusses the effects of the end of the party-political allegiances of newspapers. Philip Schlesinger considers the impact oTable of ContentsIntroduction: Jean Seaton. 1. Members and Millbank: The Media and Parliament: Peter Riddle. 2. Inside the Whale: The Media from Parliament: Tony Wright MP. 3. Broadcasting Policy and the Digital Revolution: Andrew Graham. 4. Themes and Threnodies in Contemporary Satire: Martin Rowson. 5. Are the Broadsheets Becoming Unhinged?: Colin Seymour-Ure. 6. Scottish Devolution and the Media: Phillip Schlesinger. 7. Dumbing Down or Reaching Out: Is It Tabloidisation wot done It?: Steve Barnett. 8. Monarchy and the Message: Ben Pimlott. 9. Judging the Media: Political Impartiality and Broadcasting: Eric Barendt. 10. A Fresh Look at Freedom of Speech: Jean Seaton.

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Book SynopsisThis much-anticipated work is a rich and insightful collection of essays that restores women and minorities to the arena of political theory and debate. Philosophers such as Mary Astell and Mary Wollstonecraft argue alongside traditional theorists, including Rousseau and Locke, in a unique historical dialogue. Arranged by several key themes, each covered by both men and women theorists, the book amounts to a rediscovery of women''s political philosophy in arguments over both traditional and feminist concepts. Also provided are substantial biographical details about the writers, and secondary source material for the student and researcher.Trade Review"This carefully crafted sourcebook makes available almost forgotten work in political philosophy by women and men authors from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries. Set in its historical and intellectual context with substantial introductions, the material reveals an exciting body of critical literature that contests modern liberal theory and demonstrates the need to rethink the canon of Western political theory." Alison Jaggar, University of Colorado "Kristin Waters' anthology is an egalitarian and inclusive conversation between political theorists of different races, times, and genders. Her thorough introductions to each of the participants and her insightful interpretive suggestions turn Women and Men Political Theorists into a unique text and an excellent addition to political theory." Bat-Ami Bar On, Binghamton University (SUNY)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Introduction 1 Part I sources of Political Authority Introduction 5 1 The Second Treatise of Government 20 John Locke 2 A Serious Proposal to the Ladies/Some Reflections upon Marriage/An Impartial Enquiry into the Causes of Rebellion and Civil War/The Christian Religion 39 Mary Astell Part II Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment Introduction 63 3 Discourse on the Origin of Inequality 73 Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4 A Vindication of the Rights of Women 94 Mary Wollstonecraft Part III Conservation or Revolution as the Path to Democratic Change Introduction 125 5 Reflections on the Revolution in France 131 Edmund Burke 6 A vindication of the Rights of Men 147 Mary Wollstonecraft Part IV Federalism and Anti-Federalism Introduction 171 7 The Federalist 178 James Madison 8 Observations on the New Constitution 192 Mercy Otis Warren Part V Thoughts on Minority Rights and Liberty – From Servitude to Privilege Introduction 205 9 Writings and Addresses 214 Maria W. Stewart 10 On Liberty 233 John Stuart Mill Part VI Abolitionism, Socialism, and Feminism Introduction 245 11 Writings and Addresses 261 Frederick Douglass 12 The Communist Manifesto 283 Karl Marx 13 Woman, Church and State 298 Matilda Joslyn Gage Part VII From Utilitarianism to Womanist Theory Introduction 317 14 Utilitarianism 328 John Stuart Mill 15 A Voice from the South. By a Black Woman of the South 339 Anna Julia Cooper Bibliography 357 Index 363

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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology brings together thirty-eight original essays covering the wide inter-disciplinary field of political sociology. Represents the most comprehensive overview available in the field of political sociology Covers traditional questions as well as emerging topics including recent debates on gender, citizenship, and political identity Includes detailed editorial introduction, abstracts, further reading lists, and a consolidated bibliography. Trade Review"Putting together a reader or companion in the field of political sociology is notoriously difficult. Kate Nash and Alan Scott have done a splendid job in producing a collection that is comprehensive, coherent, and up-to-date. The quality of the contributions is outstanding." --Krishan Kumar, University of Virginia "An enormously comprehensive and pluralistic overview of contemporary debates in the field of political sociology. Though nobody will agree with all the contributors, everybody in the field will learn a lot from this stimulating volume." --Hans Joas, Freie Universität, Berlin "The parameters of politics are open and contested as never before. Nash and Scott's collection effectively captures the way contemporary social forces have disrupted older political assumptions. It fulfils the vital task of intellectual preparation for shaping new political agendas in a globalized and fragmented world." --Martin Albrow, University of Surrey Roehampton "The book's strong points would appear to be its catholic outlook in the best sense of the term, and its international, mainly British and European cast of established authors ..." (Canadian Journal of Sociology Online)Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction (Kate Nash and Alan Scott). Part I: Approaches to Power and The Political. 1. Marxist Approaches to Power (Bob Jessop, University of Lancaster). 2. Pluralism and Elitism (Richard Bellamy, University of Reading). 3. Rational Choice Approaches to Analyzing Power (Keith Dowding, London School of Economics). 4. Power, Government, Politics (Barry Hindess, Australian National University). 5. Society, Morality and Law: Jurgen Habermas (Max Pensky, SUNY Binghampton). 6. A Political Sociology for Complex Societies (Niklas Luhmann, Stefan Lange and Uwe Schimank, Fernuniversität, Hagen, Germany). 7. "Postmodern" Political Sociology (David Owen, University of Southampton). 8. Studying Power (John Scott, University of Essex). Part II: The State and Governance. Formation and Form. 9. Theories of State Formation (Gianfranco Poggi, European University Institute, Florence). 10. Political Legitimacy (David Beetham, University of Leeds). 11. Gender and the State (Robert W. Connell, University of Sydney). Political Processes. 12. Administration, Civil Service and Bureaucracy (Antonino Palumbo, University of Palermo). 13. Policy Networks (Peter John, University of London). 14. Parties and Interest Intermediation (Herbert Kitschelt, Duke University). 15. Social Movements and Political Process (David Meyer, University of California-Irvine). 16. The Media and Politics (John B. Thompson, University of Cambridge). Violence and the State. 17. The Political Sociology of War (Alan Scott, University of Innsbruck, Austria). 18. Revolution (Michael Drake, University of East Anglia). 19. Terror Against the State (Donatella della Porta, University of Florence). Part III: The Political and The Social. State and Civil Society. 20. Civil Society and the Public Sphere (Larry Ray, University of Kent). 21. Trust and Social Capital (Arnaldo Bagnasco, University of Turin, Italy). 22. The State and the Market (Colin Crouch, European University Institute, Florence). 23. Markets Against States: Neo-Liberalism (Fran Tonkiss, University of London). The Politics of Collective Identity and Action. 24. Beyond New Social Movements: Social Conflicts and Institutions (Pierre Hamel and Louis Maheu, University of Montreal). 25. The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity (Aletta Norval, University of Essex). 26. Imagined Communities Alan Finlayson (University of Wales, Swansea). 27. Political Rituals (Sigrid Baringhorst, University of Technology at Sydney). 28. The Politics of Popular Culture (John Street, University of East Anglia). 29. Body Politic (Roberta Sassatelli, University of East Anglia). Citizenship. 30. Citizenship and Gender (Ruth Lister, Loughborough University). 31. Post-National Citizenship: Reconfiguring the Familiar Terrain (Yasemin Soysal, University of Essex). 32. Government and Citizenship (Giovanna Procacci, University of Milan). Part IV: Political Transformations. Democratization. 33. Transformation, Transition, Consolidation: Democratization in Latin America (Joe Foweraker, University of Essex). 34. Feminism and Democracy (Judith Squires, University of Bristol). Postmodernization, Fragmentation, Globalization. 35. Postmodernization of Politics (Jan Pakulski, University of Tasmania). 36. Nationalism and Fragmentation Since 1989 (John Schwarzmantel, University of Leeds). 37. A New Phase of the State Story in Europe (Patrick Le Gales, CEVIPOF (Sciences Po Paris)). 38. The "Singapore Model": Democracy, Communication, and Globalization (Danilo Zolo, University of Florence). Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization and Identity are an explosive combination, demonstrated by recent outbursts of communalist violence in many parts of the world. Their varying articulations highlight the paradox that accelerating global flows of goods, persons and images go together with determined efforts towards closure, emphasis on cultural difference and fixing of identities. This collection explores this paradox of ''flow'' and ''closure'' through a series of detailed case studies in comparative perspective.Trade Review"This mixture of the empirical and the theoretical as well as the emphasis on globalization as an ambivalent situation of flow and closure are the main strengths of this volume and as such it serves as a useful introduction to the topic, not least to those are put off by the overly theoretical approaches usually associated with the subject matter." John Walliss, Bookends "The immense merit of this volume to readers who are not steeped in the debates about globalization is that it makes the subject relevant to concerns widely shared in the world today. It is also easily comprehensible, with its, on the whole, enlightening case-studies." Patrick Chabal, International Affairs " With a rich confluence of diverse empirical material with social theory, the writers in this volume have made a strong and timely anthology for those interested in globalization or identity studies" Matthew Kurtz, University of Alaska AnchorageTable of ContentsIntroduction. (Birgit Meyer and Peter Geshiere). Nationalism and Transnationalism. Cirassian Encounters: The Self as Other and the Production of the Homeland in the North Caucasus. (Seteney Shami). Transnationalism in the Era of Nation-States: China, 1900-1945. (Prasenjit Duara). The French Colonial Policy of Assimilation and the Civility of the Originaires of the Four Communes (Senegal): A Nineteenth Century Globalization Project. (Mamadou Diouf). Enforcing the Human Rights of Citizens and Non-Citizens in the Era of Maastricht: Some Reflections on the Importance of States. (Jacqueline Bhabha). Commodities and Fantasies. Small Product, Big Issues: Value Contestations and Cultural Identities in Cross-Border Commodity Networks. Commodities and the Power of Prayer: Pentecostalist Attitudes Towards Consumption in Contemporary Ghana. (Birgit Meyer). Domesticating Diamonds and Dollars: Identity, Expenditure and Sharing in Southwestern Zaire (1984-1997). (Filip De Boeck). Globalization and the Power of Indeterminate Meaning: Witchcraft and Spirit Cults in Africa and East Asia. (Peter Geschiere). Theoretical Reflections. Time and the Global: Against the Homogeneous, Empty Communities in Contemporary Social Theory. John D. Kelly. Globalization and Virtuality: Analytical Problems Posed by the Contemporary Transformation of African Societies. (Wim van Binsbergen). Dead Certainty: Ethnic Violence in the Era of Globalization. (Arjun Appadurai). Epilogue: On Some Reports from a Free Space. (Ulf Hannerz). Notes on Contributors. Index

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Book Synopsis* Brings together contributions from leading Asian, North American and European scholars. * Presents varied perspectives on globalization, regionalism and nationalism particularly from the viewpoint of Asia. * Offers new insights into Asian perspectives on international affairs. .Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Foreward: Hideo Sato (University of Tsukuba). Presidential addresses from the 1998 conference of the Japan Association of International Relations and the International Studies Association. Introduction: Yoshinobu Yamamoto. 1. Globalization, Regionalism and Nationalism: Asia in Search of its Role in the 21st Century: Takehiko Kamo (deceased - former President of JAIR). 2. Avoiding Choices, Pursuing Opportunities: Asia in International Affairs, 1996 and 1998: Davis B. Bobrow (University of Pittsburgh, former President of ISA). 3. Collective Identity and Epochal Change in the International System: Rodney Bruce Hall (University of Pennsylvania). 4. Challenges of the Responses to Globalization:the Case of South East Asia: Prasert Chittiwatanapong. 5. Transnational Flows of People and International Exchange: Phenomena and Activities: Kenichiro Hirano (Waseda University). 6. Regionalism in East Asia and the Asia- Pacific: Ryuhei Hatsuse. 7. Japan and Micro-regionalism: Constructing the Japan Sea Rim Zone: Glenn D. Hook. 8. International Relations Theory and Chinese Foreign Policy: Tatsumi Okabe. 9. China and Japan in Search of their Roles in the 21st Century: Regionalism and Globalism: Shigeaki Uno (Seikei University). 10. Three Faces of Japan: Nationalist, Regionalist, Globalist Futures: Tsuneo Akaha (Monterey Institute of International Policy Studies). 11. The Impact of Changes in the International System on Domestic Politics: The Case of Japan in the 1990s: Shigeko N. Fukai (Okayama University). 12. Japan's Approach to Gender and Development: Plurality in Development Cooperation Policy and Practices: Satoko Kurata (Center for International Cooperation, Tokyo).

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