Social and political philosophy Books
Collective Ink Why are Animals Funny? – Everyday Analysis –
Book SynopsisWhy are Animals Funny? comprises 46 articles in which nigh on everything is analysed, from the smartphone to the 2010 general election, from toasties to Margaret Thatcher, from anxiety in children's literature to David Cameron's music tastes...
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Individualism and Inequality: The Future of Work
Book SynopsisIn the neoliberal world, rising individualism has frequently been linked to rising inequality. Drawing on social theory, philosophy, history, institutional research and a wealth of contemporary empirical data, this innovative book analyzes the tangled relationship between individualism and inequality and explores the possibilities of rediscovering individualism's revolutionary potential.Ralph Fevre demonstrates that a belief in individual self-determination powered the development of human rights and inspired social movements from anti-slavery to socialism, feminism and anti-racism. At the same time, every attempt to embed individualism in systems of education and employment has eventually led to increased social inequality. The book discusses influential thinkers, from Adam Smith to Herbert Spencer and John Dewey, as well as the persistence of discrimination despite equality laws, management and the transformation of individualism, individualism in work and mental illness, work insecurity and intensification. This multi-disciplinary book will be essential reading for students and scholars of sociology, economics, philosophy, political science, management science and public policy studies, among other subjects. It will also be of use to policymakers and those who want to know how the culture and politics of the neoliberal world are unfolding.Trade Review'With the publication of Individualism and Inequality, Ralph Fevre establishes himself as one of today's most important figures in social theory and economic and cultural sociology. Building on his past work, his newest book skillfully brings together social theory, history, political philosophy, public policy and normative inquiry to tell a bold, new story about the rise of neoliberalism in the US and in the UK. Fevre produces nuanced genealogies of various forms of individualism and convincingly argues that the rise of neoliberalism is directly connected to the eclipse of sentimental individualism by cognitive individualism. In spite of the formidable social problems, including income inequality, that Fevre's account vividly depicts, he concludes his book with a ray of hope for a social movement that could bring the revitalization of sentimental individualism.' --Mark S. Cladis, Brooke Russell Astor Professor of the Humanities, Brown University'Suitors would be wrong to see this book as just another study of modern-day inequality. It offers far more insight than other books on this topic. Broadly, it is about two related trends: the decline of belief in human qualities and human potential expressed through forms of collective identity and the expansion of rationalisation and scientific knowledge into the domains previously occupied by belief (in education for example). Fevre describes this as the shift from sentimental individualism to cognitive individualism, tracing the origins of the former back to Thomas Paine and Adam Smith and the latter to Herbert Spencer among others. But there is far more to his analysis than this. With the rise of the narratives of globalisation and neoliberalism, Fevre shows how our own sense of self and agency has narrowed from aspirations for social change to anticipation of self-actualisation in the workplace. He describes how employers have embraced neoliberal ideals and increasingly take on responsibility for the welfare and self-development of employees, but then fail to live up to the increased expectations. Drawing on empirical studies, Fevre documents the psychological and other impacts on workers as the neoliberal workplace fails to provide them with the self-determination and self-actualisation it promises. It is concerning to learn how much the 'cognitive individual' defers to institutions and organisations to act on their own behalf rather than taking matters into their own hands. Fevre wisely encourages us to look for opportunities to rekindle moral meaning by reviving belief in human qualities rather than in the discourse of neoliberalism.' --Alex Standish, University College London/Institute of Education, UK'This is a wonderful holdall of an interdisciplinary book. We could call its content history, sociology, political economy, economic geography, economics, and social policy: and it is packed full of fascinating detail.' --Citizens IncomeTable of ContentsContents: 1. Neoliberalism Takes Over 2. Anti-slavery and the Secret of Human Rights 3. Adam Smith and American Individualism 4. Inequality, Welfare and the Cultivation of Character 5. American Ideology: Millennium and Utopia 6. Classes and Evolution 7. Sowing the Seeds of Neoliberalism 8. Education, Individualism and Inequality 9. An Introduction to People Management 10. From ‘Stupid’ to ‘Self-actualizing’ Workers 11. The Neoliberal Settlement 12. The Apotheosis of Individualism at Work 13. The Hidden Injuries of Cognitive Individualism 14. Insecurity, Intensification and Subordination 15. The Future of Work and Politics Index
£105.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Leadership and the Unmasking of Authenticity: The
Book SynopsisLeadership and the Unmasking of Authenticity presents a philosophic treatment of the core concept of authentic leadership theory, with a view toward illuminating how authors in the history of philosophy have understood authenticity as an ideal for humanity. Such an approach requires a broader view of the historical origins of authenticity and the examination of related ideas such as self-knowledge and deception. The chapters of this volume illuminate the conflict between the contemporary understanding of authenticity and traditional philosophy by revisiting the ideas of thinkers who express self-knowledge as a cornerstone of their philosophy. Tracing the origins of our contemporary concern for authenticity to the writings of 18th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this book explores the key thinkers writing in the wake of Rousseau?s emphasis on sincerity, namely Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger, to show that their acceptance of authenticity as an ideal for humanity was ambiguous at best. This volume also covers representative authors in the earlier history of philosophy, such as Plato, Niccolò Machiavelli, Francis Bacon, and John Locke. The result is a keen, in-depth analysis of works of philosophy and political philosophy that broach questions of authenticity, self-knowledge, and deception.This critical contribution to authentic leadership theory and the theory of authenticity will be a key resource for both undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of leadership studies, political science and philosophy.Contributors include: J.C. Byham, B.E. Cusher, E.A. Dolgoy, J. Fortier, N.W. Harter, M.A. Menaldo, H. Pedersen, J.M. WarnerTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Brent Edwin Cusher and Mark A. Menaldo 1. The Lie in the Soul: Authenticity, Hypocrisy, and Self-Deception in Rousseau John M. Warner 2. Authenticity and the Motives for Political Leadership: Reflections from Nietzsche’s Zarathustra Jeremy Fortier 3. Heidegger on Authenticity: The Prospect of Owning One’s Existence Hans Pedersen 4. Different Purposes, Different Lives: Socrates’ Twofold Presentation of His Activity in Plato’s Apology of Socrates Brent Edwin Cusher 5. Leadership and the Virtue of Deception in Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince Mark A. Menaldo 6. The Politics of Dissimulation: Francis Bacon, Self-Knowledge, and the Art of Lies Erin A. Dolgoy 7. Authenticity or Reasonableness? A Lockean View of Leadership Jack C. Byham 8. Teaching Leadership Students to Lie Nathan W. Harter Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Turning Point in Private Law: Ecology,
Book SynopsisCan private law assume an ecological meaning? Can property and contract defend nature? Is tort law an adequate tool for paying environmental damages to future generations? This book explores potential resolutions to these questions, analyzing the evolution of legal thinking in relation to the topics of legal personality, property, contract and tort.In this forward thinking book, Mattei and Quarta suggest a list of basic principles upon which a new, ecological legal system could be based. Taking private law to represent an ally in the defence of our future, they offer a clear characterization of the fundamental legal institutions of common law and civil law, considering the challenges of the Anthropogenic era, technological tools of the Internet era, and the global rise of the commons. Summarizing the fundamental institutions of private law: property rights, legal personality, contract, and tort, the authors reveal the limits of these legal institutions in relation to historical international evolution and their regulation in the contexts of catastrophic ecological issues and technological developments.Engaging and thoughtful, this book will be interesting reading for legal scholars and academics of private law and, in particular, those wishing to understand the role of law when facing technological and ecological challenges.Trade ReviewThe Turning Point in Private Law offers a radical and clear analysis of the most fundamental legal institutions of private law and suggest a way out from the serious threat to the survival of civilization on our planet caused by the dominant extractive policy in the Anthropocene. Bringing together the most advanced insights of legal theory, Mattei and Quarta demonstrate how ecological awareness can transform lawyers understanding of the generative system of law. A stimulating challenge speaking to lawyers as well as to everyone in today's political climate.' --Antonio Gambaro, Accademia dei Lincei, Italy'A political manifesto for the survival of critical legal thought, this brilliant little book responds to the most destructive forms of global capitalism with a counter-hegemonic interpretation of the foundational institutions of private law, in order to produce a new ecological order based on the collective intelligence of the common(s).' --Horatia Muir Watt, Sciences Po Law School, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Property Law 2. Legal personality and sovereignty 3. Contract Law 4. Tort Law Conclusions Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cultural Icons and Cultural Leadership
Book SynopsisAuthors in this illuminating book probe the social and spiritual contexts from which select iconic figures emerge as innovators and cultural leaders and draw material into forms that subsequent generations consider pioneering and emblematic. The book identifies creators such as novelists, poets, performers and dramatists who are leaders in their respective genres, and in culture and society at large, and examines the influence exerted on and by their works. Critics and admirers understand the cultural leaders discussed in this book as significant figures affecting social and political change. The chapters cover a range of genres, time periods and individuals, mixing literary and historical analysis with concerns relevant to leadership studies. The book includes a cross-disciplinary analysis focusing on its subjects' roles as leaders within and beyond their fields. Scholars and students of religion, history and popular culture with wide-ranging interests in the humanities will find this book a unique and fascinating look at cultural leadership.Contributors include: J.L. Airey, Y. Ariel, K.M.S. Bezio, W. Clark Gilpin, T. Fessenden, K. Lofton, E. Marienberg, C. McCracken-Flesher, S. Paulsell, C.N. Pondrom, J. WiesenfarthTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction. Cultural icons and cultural leadership Peter Iver Kaufman PART I. ORIGINS OF CULTURAL INFLUENCE 1. Marlowe’s violent reformation: religion, government and rebellion on the Elizabethan stage Kristin M.S. Bezio 2. Jane Austen bowls a googly: the juvenilia Joseph Wiesenfarth 3. Walter Scott: an unexpected icon Caroline McCracken-Flesher 4. Mary Shelley’s Mathilda: gender and the limits of authorial leadership Jennifer L. Airey 5. Emily Dickinson’s civil war: the poet as an agent of cultural change W. Clark Gilpin PART II. CULTURAL LEADERSHIP IN THE MODERN AGE 6. Family resemblances: religion around Virginia Woolf Stephanie Paulsell 7. Cultural leadership and T.S. Eliot: from cultural icon to cultural leader—or not? Cyrena N. Pondrom 8. Billie Holiday and the discipline of progress Tracy Fessenden 9. A different kind of cultural icon: Allen Ginsberg as a counterleader Yaakov Ariel 10. I don’t want to fake you out: Bob Dylan and the search for belief in history Kathryn Lofton 11. Death, resurrection, sacraments and myths: religion around Sting Evyatar Marienberg Index
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Liverpool University Press D’Argenson, Considérations sur le gouvernement, a
Book SynopsisRené-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d’Argenson (1694-1757), minister of state and author, was one of the boldest critics of the social and political structure of Old Regime France to put pen to paper in the eighteenth century. His Considérations sur le gouvernement ancien et présent de la France advanced a scathing indictment of the existing order alongside a far-reaching reform plan to spread democracy and obviate aristocracy within the monarchy. Manuscripts of the Considérations circulated clandestinely among philosophes and other political writers such as the abbé Saint-Pierre, Voltaire, and Rousseau until its posthumous publication in 1764.This is the first critical edition of d’Argenson’s Considérations, based on four different manuscripts and presented here with a selection of d’Argenson’s other political writings that have never been published. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Andrew Jainchill introduces d’Argenson’s treatise with an essay interpreting his political ideas, showing the important changes he made to the different manuscripts over the decades he worked on the text, and situating within the political and intellectual context d’Argenson’s political project to introduce democracy into absolute monarchy.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviations IntroductionNote on additional texts Note on the text Jusqu’où la démocratie peut être admise dans le gouvernement monarchique [Considérations sur le gouvernement ancien et présent de la France], by René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d’Argenson Essai de l’exercice du tribunal européen par la France pour la pacification universelle. Appliqué au temps courant, by René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d’Argenson Mémoire contre les abus de la taille arbitraire, présenté au cardinal de Fleury, en décembre 1731, by René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d’Argenson Lettre sur le livre de l’Essai politique, by René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d’Argenson Observations sur l’ouvrage politique manuscrit de M., by Saint-Pierre Observations de l’abbé de Saint-Pierre sur le précédent mémoire [Mémoire contre les abus de la taille arbitraire, présenté au cardinal de Fleury, en décembre 1731], by Saint-Pierre Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Leadership, Populism, and Resistance
Book SynopsisRecent populist movements online and around the globe have drawn the attention of news media, social and political analysts, and scholars, all of whom seek to understand the patterns of influence which have produced and are produced by this populist surge. Whether nationalist or revolutionary, ideological or geopolitical, these movements have changed the way we relate to one another as leaders and followers. In its various forms, populism is changing the face and geography of global politics and society. Leadership, Populism and Resistance draws upon the study of history, politics, policy, media, virtue, and heroism to examine the ways in which populism and popular movements have evolved, what we have learned (and failed to learn) from them, how we depict and discuss them through popular media and the press, and, finally, how we can understand virtue and heroism as a consequence or-reaction to-populism and popularity. This volume uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine the causes and impacts of populism and popular movements across time and around the world which would appeal to a wide variety of scholars and practitioners. Its chapters provide potential teaching tools within individual disciplines (history, psychology, media studies, political science, literature, education, leadership studies) which are useful for educators at all levels concerned with social movements, populism and democracy. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume is also accessible to non-academic audiences interested in modern populist and popular socio-political trends. Trade Review'In a time when the Western world scratches its head about the rise of populism and the decline of democracy, journalists and pundits try to make sense out of the events of the day. This unique and engaging scholarly collection takes a different tack. By looking at the past, it escapes the tyranny of the present and offers perspective on where we are now and how we might move beyond populist leaders and restore democracy.' --Joanne B. Ciulla, Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to Leadership, Populism, and Resistance 1 Kristin M.S. Bezio and George R. Goethals THEORY OF POPULISM 1. Populism discourse and “trouble in democracy”: a critical approach 8 Paul Sanders HISTORICAL POPULISM 2. Muslims are the new Jesuits: what we can learn about leadership and modern Islamophobia from Shakespeare’s England 30 Kristin M.S. Bezio 3. Guinartism: on Don Quixote, caudillos, and political imagination in Latin America 46 Ernesto Semán 4. Eric Voegelin on the seemliness of symbols: Shays’s Rebellion 70 Nathan Harter and Cydney Clark 5. Crusading for citizenship: how the mid-twentieth-century quest for African American voting rights emphasized plurality over populism 90 Julian Maxwell Hayter POPULISM AND MEDIA 6 Talking the talk: communication as the essential element of leadership 107 Hayley Gray-Hoehn 7. Attacking the fourth estate: the nature and effects of political leaders’ war with the press 129 Allison M.N. Archer 8. #TheResistance: leadership and the exercise of dissent in the Twitterverse 148 Kimberly Yost TODAY’S POPULISM 9. Donald Trump as the archetypal puer aeternus: the psychology of mature and immature leadership 160 Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals, and Smaragda P. Spyrou 10. Immigration and school leadership in the Trump era: a discussion of compliance, ethic of care, and dissent 176 Thomas J. Shields and Kate M. Cassada 11. Beyond red and blue: what students need to learn if American democracy is to survive and thrive 196 Thad Williamson POPULISM AND VIRTUE 12. Humility: the forgotten leadership virtue 212 Kenneth P. Ruscio Index 222
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Collective Ink What Is Post-Modern Conservatism: Essays On Our
Book SynopsisWhat is post-modern conservatism? How it has come to dominate the political landscape in many developed countries? Edited by Matt McManus, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Tec de Monterrey, What Is Post-Modern Conservatism touches on how technological, economic, and social transformations of the post-modern epoch have brought about a political landscape where the irrational and traditionalist aspects of conservative thought have mutated into the hugely tremendous forms we see today. With contributory essays from Dylan De Jong, Erik Tate, Borna Radnik, David Hollands and Conrad Hamilton.
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Collective Ink Promised Land, The: Universalism and a Coming
Book SynopsisDuring a visit to Jordan Nicholas Hagger stood on Mount Nebo where the prophet Moses stood, and looked down on the Promised Land of Canaan that Moses saw shortly before he died. It seemed as if all the kingdoms of the earth were spread out below him, a new Promised Land: a coming World State called for by Dante and Kant, and more recently by Truman, Einstein, Churchill, Eisenhower, Gandhi, Russell, J.F. Kennedy and Gorbachev - and Hagger himself in World State and World Constitution. Combining travelogue and historical reflection, Nicholas Hagger draws on previous visits to the Biblical Middle East and traces the development of his Universalism in his formative years and then in his “wilderness years”, when like Moses he spent 40 years in the wilderness setting out Universalism in 60 books and arriving at its ten commandments. He reflects on a remarkable life and its pattern and reaches some conclusions on the Providential nature of its direction and on the European civilisation. Weaving together his wanderings in Arabia and Egypt, his past travels and his writings, he presents a coming democratic, partly federal World State with sufficient authority to abolish war, enforce disarmament, combat famine, disease and poverty and solve the world’s financial, environmental and virological problems, and in a closing vision a coming Promised Land that like Moses he will not live to see. This is a stunning work with a prophetic vision of the future.
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Liverpool University Press Historical culture and political reform in the
Book SynopsisFor centuries the society and politics of Old Regime Europe relied on the strong connection between past, present, and future and on a belief in the unstoppable continuity of time. What happened during the eighteenth century when the Age of Revolutions claimed to cancel the previous social order and announced the dawn of a new era? This book explores how antiquarianism provided new political bodies with allegedly time-hallowed traditions and so served as a source of legitimacy for reshaping European politics. The love for antiquities forged a common language of political communication within a burgeoning public sphere. To understand why this happened, Marco Cavarzere focuses on the cultural debates taking place in the Italian states from 1748 until 1796. During this period, governments tried to establish regional “national cultures” through erudite scholarship, with the intent of creating new administrative and political centralization within individual Italian states. Meanwhile, other sectors of local societies used the tools of antiquarianism in order to offer a counter-narrative on these political reforms. Ultimately, this book proposes a localized way of reading antiquarian texts. Far from presenting timeless knowledge, erudition in fact gave voice to specific tensions which were linked to restricted political arenas and regional public opinion.Trade Review‘Wide-ranging and insightful… this book has achieved the not so small feat of offering an original interpretation of the culture of antiquarianism across the Italian peninsula. Rich in both insights and material, it has the enviable merits of helping to set an agenda for new work on the politics of scholarship in the age of Enlightenment, as well as introducing Italy’s eighteenth century to a broader public, which it will enthrall with its grand overview of historical culture from the medium of the book to that of the stage.’ Barbara Naddeo, Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsList of figuresIntroductionConceptsContentsI. BackgroundChapter 1: A country under constructionPushing Italy (and the world) asideNations and patrieLanguages of ItalyChapter 2: The importance of being eruditeThe Muratorian momentAntiquarianism and political identitiesErudition and societyChapter 3: Institutional settingsPublic policies of communicationAristocratic circlesCommunication short circuitsII. Difficult transitionsChapter 4: Naturalizing sovereignty: law and history“The national king”Conflicting kingsNational lawsA century without RomeChapter 5: The land of Italian nations: space and historyGeography and politicsChorographic debatesAntiquarian cartographiesRitual geographiesChapter 6: Historical representation: collective memory and historyHard times for state historiographyNew media: heroic genealogiesNational history on stageConclusion: an unfinished transitionBibliographyIndex
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Rational Choice Sociology: Essays on Theory,
Book SynopsisWhereas rational choice theory has enjoyed considerable success in economics and political science, due to its emphasis on individual behavior sociologists have long doubted its capacity to account for non-market social outcomes. Whereas they have conceded that rational choice theory may be an appropriate tool to understand strictly economic phenomena - that is, the kinds of social interactions that occur in the gesellschaft- many sociologists have contended that the theory is wholly unsuitable for the analysis of the kinds of social interactions in the gemeinschaft - such as those occurring in families, in social groups of all kinds, and in society at large. In a variety of non-technical chapters, Rational Choice Sociology shows that a sociological version of rational choice theory indeed can make valuable contributions to the analysis of a wide variety of non-market outcomes, including those concerning social norms, family dynamics, crime, rebellion, state formation and social order. 'Michael Hechter is one of the major proponents of rational actor theory in the social sciences. The book is a useful collection of some of the major articles that cover important issues that are of general interest - in particular collective action and social order. The book shows the wide range of application of the theory and, hopefully, will contribute to further increase its recognition as an important tool to explain social phenomena.' - Karl-Dieter Opp, University of Leipzig, Germany and University of Washington, US 'An early pioneer of sociological rational choice, Michael Hechter has made seminal contributions to rational choice theory over a career spanning nearly 50 years. This book brings those contributions together in a single volume. Although the chapters address a range of substantive topics--fertility decisions, the value of children, collective action, the genesis of mutiny, and state formation--at its core is a deep concern with a fundamental question for social science: How is social order, solidarity, and control possible in human societies? This book provides a compelling answer from a rational choice perspective.' - Ross L. Matsueda, University of Washington, USTrade Review'Throughout his long career, Michael Hechter has been one of the discipline's most creative and exacting theorists. This volume pulls together some of his most important publications, showing an extraordinary range of contributions to a variety of substantive problems--from the foundations of social order, to the formation of group solidarity, civil war, rebellion, state structures, and the foundations of class versus identity politics.' --Andrew G. Walder, Stanford University, US'This is one of the finest collections of papers in sociological theory. Michael Hechter's work on sociological rational choice theory captivates with its creative application to a multitude of different topics among them the key questions of solidarity, social change, and social order. Hechter shows that sociological rational choice theory is much more than a utility maximization device. By adding ''value'' to rational choice he elegantly comes to innovative and often surprising explanations of social phenomena. Dealing with the work of this most eminent theorist is a must for any scholar interested in sociological theory and its applications.' --Andreas Diekmann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland and University of Leipzig, Germany'Michael Hechter has pioneered the application of rational choice theory to sociology. The range of his contributions--and the extent to which he has refined the theory--is well represented in this collection of seminal essays on key sociological topics, such as demography, nationalism, historical sociology, collective action, state formation and social norms. If the discipline has now acquired firm analytical foundations, it is to a great extent thanks to Hechter's scholarship. No student of sociology can afford to ignore such an extraordinary body of work.' --Federico Varese, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Michael Hechter PART I THEORY 1 Michael Hechter and Satoshi Kanazawa (1997), ‘Sociological Rational Choice Theory’, Annual Review of Sociology , 23 , 191–214 2 2 Debra Friedman, Michael Hechter and Satoshi Kanazawa (1994), ‘A Theory of the Value of Children’, Demography , 31 (3), August, 375–401 26 3 Debra Friedman, Michael Hechter and Derek Kreager (2008), ‘A Theory of the Value of Grandchildren’, Rationality and Society , 20 (1), February, 31–63 53 PART II COLLECTIVE ACTION 4 Michael Hechter (1978), ‘Group Formation and the Cultural Division of Labor’, American Journal of Sociology , 84 (2), September, 293–318 87 5 David Siroky and Michael Hechter (2016), ‘Ethnicity, Class, and Civil War: The Role of Hierarchy, Segmentation, and Cross-cutting Cleavages’, Civil Wars , 18 (1), January, 1–17 113 6 Michael Hechter (2004), ‘From Class to Culture’, American Journal of Sociology , 110 (2), September, 400–445 130 7 Michael Hechter, Steven Pfaff and Patrick Underwood (2016), ‘Grievances and the Genesis of Rebellion: Mutiny in the Royal Navy, 1740 to 1820’, American Sociological Review , 81 (1), February, 165–89 176 8 Steven Pfaff, Michael Hechter and Katie E. Corcoran (2016), ‘The Problem of Solidarity in Insurgent Collective Action: The Nore Mutiny of 1797’, Social Science History , 40 (2), Summer, 247–70 201 PART III SOCIAL ORDER 9 Michael Hechter and William Brustein (1980), ‘Regional Modes of Production and Patterns of State Formation in Western Europe’, American Journal of Sociology , 85 (5), March, 1061–94 226 10 Michael Hechter and Satoshi Kanazawa (1993), ‘Group Solidarity and Social Order in Japan’, Journal of Theoretical Politics , 5 (4), October, 455–93 260 11 Sun-Ki Chai and Michael Hechter (1998), ‘A Theory of the State and of Social Order’, Homo Oeconomicus , XV (1), 1–26 299 12 Michael Hechter (2018), ‘Norms in the Evolution of Social Order’, Social Research: An International Quarterly , 85 (1), Spring, 23–51 325 Index
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Liverpool University Press Genealogy and Social Status in the Enlightenment
Book SynopsisGenealogy and Social Status in the Enlightenment is at the crossroads of the history of science and the social history of cultural practices, and suggests the need for a new approach on the significance of genealogies in the Age of Enlightenment. While their importance has been fully recognised and extensively studied in early modern Britain and in the Victorian period, the long eighteenth century has been too often presented as a black hole regarding genealogy. Enlightened values and urban sociability have been presented as inimical to the praise of ancestry and birth. In contrast, however, various studies on the continental or in the American colonies, have shed light on the many uses of genealogies, even beyond the landed elite. Whether it be in the publishing industry, in the urban corporations, in the scientific discourses, genealogy was used, not only as a resilient social practice, but also as a form of reasoning, a language and a tool to include newcomers, organise scientific and historical knowledge or to express various emotions. This volume aims to reconsider the flexibility of genealogical practices and their perpetual reconfiguration to meet renewed expectations in the period. Far from slowly vanishing under the blows of rationalism that would have delegitimized an ancient world based on various forms of hereditary determinism, the different contributions to this collective work demonstrate that genealogy is a pervasive tool to make sense of a fast-changing society.
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Liverpool University Press Persia and the Enlightenment
Book SynopsisSince the 5th century BCE Persia has played a significant part in representing the “Other” against which European identity has been constructed. What makes the case of Persia unique in this process of identity formation is the ambivalent attitude that Europe has shown in its imaginary about Persia. Persia is arguably the nation of “the Orient” most referred to in Early Modern European writings, frequently mentioned in various discourses of the Enlightenment including theology, literature, and political theory. What was the appeal of Persia to such a diverse intellectual population in Enlightenment Europe? How did intellectuals engage with the ‘facts’ about Persia? In what ways did utilizing Persia contribute to the development of modern European identities? In this volume, an international group of scholars with diverse academic backgrounds has tackled these and other questions related to the Enlightenment’s engagement with Persia. In doing so, Persia and the Enlightenment questions reductionist assessments of Modern Europe’s encounter with the Middle East, where a complex engagement is simplified to a confrontation between liberalism and Islam, or an exaggerated Orientalism. By carefully studying Persia in the Enlightenment narratives, this volume throws new light on the complexity of intercultural encounters and their impact on the shaping of collective identities.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Justice and Democracy: A Progressive Agenda for
Book SynopsisThis visionary book seeks to uncover the main barriers to achieving greater social justice in existing twenty-first century capitalism. Developing a comprehensive consequentialist theory of justice applied to today’s global situation, Mike Berry adopts the thesis that, in order to move towards a more just world, the weaknesses of liberal democracy must be overcome through reconstructing robust, resilient social democracies.Arguing for the necessary interrelation of justice and democracy, the book presents a detailed analysis of the development of and threats to western democracy in the current phase of global capitalism. Chapters offer a progressive case for a reconstructed social democracy, rather than piecemeal reform of existing liberal democratic regimes. Berry examines how the oligarchic trajectory of capitalism must be stymied through radical institutional change and continual monitoring. The book concludes that this is a continuing political project, calling for new modes of mobilisation and the ecological emergence of new values and world views.Introducing the critical role of uncertainty and the relevance of real time to the question of progress defined as increasing justice, this book will be critical reading for scholars and students of political philosophy, political economy and public policy. It will also be beneficial for progressive policy makers and advisers questioning existing policy platforms and settings.Trade Review‘Mike Berry’s latest book gives us a basis for considering what a more disruptive and forward looking political economic project could be. Political economists have not always been all that clear in spelling out their politics. By this, I mean much more than a failure to spell out the ‘mechanics’ of how they think their critique of the status quo can be turned into an effective political program (which proved a fateful lacuna in Marx’s case). One aspect of the dissensus Berry is giving voice to engages fundamental ideas about justice and the good society. Whether you agree with Berry or not, he offers a basis on which we can start to think about what we want governments, markets and the community to do, and why.’ -- Rob Watts, Journal of Australian Political Economy‘Justice and Democracy is a well-written and engaging book. Being true to his rejection of a clear division of intellectual labour between a political philosopher and social scientist, Berry juxtaposes nicely philosophical thinking on justice with rich historical and political economy narratives of various current issues ranging from surveillance capitalism and the rise of populism to climate change and global pandemic.’> -- Sine Bag?atur, Housing, Theory and Society‘This work is accessible to newcomers and will keep old hands enthralled.’ -- Anitra Nelson, Progress in Political Economy‘A thorough reappraisal of the strained relationship between justice and democracy has never been more important than in our current global context of the Great Unsettling. Mike Berry not only offers a penetrating historical analysis of this relationship, but also provides a thoughtful roadmap to social justice based on the necessary restructuring of global capitalism. Rejecting both neoliberal market globalism and the populist retreat to economic nationalism, this book calls instead for a reglobalization of the enduring social democratic principles of equality, solidarity, and anti-authoritarianism. A must-read!’ -- Manfred B. Steger, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, US and Western Sydney University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: anti-entropy – the idea of progress PART I THE IMPERATIVES OF JUSTICE 1. Why justice matters 2. The pursuit of the ideal 3. Working towards justice PART II THE FRAGILITY OF DEMOCRACY 4. Why democracy matters 5. The threats to democracy 6. Shoring up democracy Epilogue: looking forward References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Law’s Reality: A Philosophy of Law
Book SynopsisAllan Beever lays the foundation for a timely philosophical and empirical study of the nature of law with a detailed examination of the structure of evolving law through declaratory speech acts. This engaging book demonstrates both how law itself is achieved and also its ability to generate rights, duties, obligations, permissions and powers.Structured into three distinct parts - the philosophy of law and jurisprudence, the structure of the social word and the ontology of law, and the reconstruction of the philosophy of law - the author provides insight into law as a human institution and reveals that central debates are often based on misunderstandings of interpretation and intentionality. Inspired by the philosophy of John Searle alongside other well-respected legal theorists, the author also analyses both sides of the mainstream jurisprudential divide in its current state, in particular the theory of legal positivism.Examining all aspects of law and answering the important question of ‘What is Law?’, this book will be an invaluable resource for academics and advanced students in law schools and philosophy departments.Trade Review‘Professor Allan Beaver writes this book with lucidity, meticulousness and what is perhaps a rarer virtue in jurisprudential writings, a great sense of humour.... readers of this book will undoubtedly find that each part contains helpful elucidations, forceful arguments and original insights.’ -- Ziyu Liu, The Cambridge Law Journal‘This book is a sustained and penetrating application of the linguistic and social philosophy of John Searle to legal theory. Convincingly affirming the insufficiently explored interest of Searle’s work in this regard, questions, including the question What is Law?, are posed at a fundamental level, and highly interestingly answered. One initially will hesitate about a work of this ambition, but Beever’s previous critique of the foundations of obligations and of legal reason has allowed him to entertain, and in considerable measure satisfy, such ambition. This could be a path-breaking book.’ -- David Campbell, Lancaster University Law School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE 1. Jurisprudence 2. Philosophy PART II THE STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIAL WORLD AND THE ONTOLOGY OF LAW 3. Intentionality 4. Language 5. Background 6. Interpretation 7. Institutions 8. Law PART III RECONSTRUCTING THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW 9. Directions 10. Rules 11. Normativity 12. Procedure 13. Principles 14. Authority 15. Dualism 16. Morality 17. Understanding 18. Justification 19. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Liverpool University Press Un philosophe des Lumières entre Naples et Paris:
Book SynopsisCélèbre pour ses travaux d’économie politique ainsi que pour son activité diplomatique, Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) incarne un type singulier de ‘philosophe’, s’attribuant et reniant cette appellation en fonction des contextes. Bien que refusant de construire un système ordonné d’idées, Galiani produit un savoir philosophique qui accompagne et enrichit ses projets politiques. Située au carrefour de l’histoire, de la littérature et de la philosophie, cette monographie étudie ainsi le parcours de Galiani en mesurant la finalité sociale et politique de sa production philosophico-littéraire, et en saisissant son identité de ‘philosophe’ entre Naples et Paris. Quelles influences ces deux milieux socioculturels ont-ils eu sur sa pensée et sur sa carrière? Cette interrogation constitue le cœur d’une analyse souhaitant reconsidérer conjointement les contextes napolitain et parisien, où les termes de ‘philosophe՚ et de ‘filosofo՚ se chargent de significations, de pratiques et d’emplois différenciés. A l’aune des discours, des pratiques et des représentations que cet auteur construit tout au long de sa vie, ce livre inscrit Galiani dans la dimension concrète du travail philosophique, en étudiant sa manière de vivre en philosophe, là où les batailles philosophiques, les succès éditoriaux et la gloire cohabitent sans antagonisme avec des inquiétudes d’ordre matériel, des craintes concernant sa réputation ou encore des échecs. --- Famous for his works on political economy as well as for his diplomatic activity, Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787) embodies a singular type of 'philosopher', attributing and denying himself this designation according to the context. Although he refused to construct an ordered system of ideas, Galiani produced a philosophical knowledge that accompanied and enriched his political projects. Situated at the crossroads of history, literature and philosophy, this monograph studies Galiani's career by measuring the social and political purpose of his philosophical-literary production, and by establishing his identity as a 'philosopher' between Naples and Paris. What influences did these two socio-cultural milieus have on his thought and his career? This question constitutes the core of an analysis that aims to simultaneously reconsider the Neapolitan and Parisian contexts, where the terms ‘philosophe՚ and ‘filosofo՚ take on different meanings, practices and uses. In the light of the discourses, practices and representations that this author constructed throughout his life, this book places Galiani in the real dimension of philosophical work, studying his way of life as a philosopher, where philosophical battles, editorial successes and fame coexist without conflict with material worries, fears about his reputation or even failures.
£87.18
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Artifactual Nature of Law
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book develops and elaborates on the artifact theory of law, covering a wide range of related theoretical and practical topics. Offering a range of perspectives that flesh out the artifact theory of law, it also introduces criticisms of previous formulations of the theory and inquires into its potential payoffs.Featuring international contributions from both noted and up-and-coming scholars in law and philosophy, the book is divided into two parts. The first part further explores and evaluates the concept of law as an artifact and analyses the background and theoretical basis of the theory. The second part comprises three sections on legal ontology, semantics and legal normativity, specifically in relation to law’s artifactual nature.Providing cutting-edge insights at the intersection of law and philosophy, this book will appeal to scholars and students in philosophy of law, empirical legal studies, social ontology and the philosophy of society. Trade Review'The Artifactual Nature of Law is a great collection of chapters that deal with the nature of law and legal systems. The idea of law as an artifact sheds new light on the ontology, semantics and normativity of law. Additionally, the book explores fascinating topics such as the functions of law and the nature of institutional beliefs and intentions.' -- Giovanni Tuzet, Bocconi University, Italy‘The Artifactual Nature of Law presents a truly impressive collection of perspectives, drawn from cutting edge work across several areas of philosophy, to arrive at a rich set of reflections on central questions in legal theory. It offers the most advanced look at law’s artifactual nature to date.’ -- Michael Giudice, York University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to The Artifactual Nature Of Law viii 1 Legal systems as abstract artifacts 1 Luka Burazin 2 Intentions in artifactual understandings of law 16 Kenneth M. Ehrenberg 3 Defects and failures in legal artifacts 37 Jonathan Crowe 4 In search of the functions of the legal system: classificatory and analytical stages 47 Mario Krešić 5 The ethical dimension of institutional beliefs 66 Adam Dyrda 6 Both directions at once? A Thomistic response to the artifactual theory of law 89 Petar Popović 7 External recognition and what grounds legal facts 111 Zuzanna Krzykalska 8 Law and its artifacts 128 Miguel Garcia-Godinez 9 Legal officials and artifact theory of law 147 Paweł Banaś 10 On the reference of artifactual kind terms in legal discourse 162 Lucila Fernández Alle 11 The law of fiction or the fiction of law? A study of what abstract artifact theory can reveal about mixed inferences 179 Izabela Skoczeń 12 Facts, artifacts, and law-given reasons 199 Noam Gur Index
£99.00
Liverpool University Press France in Flux: Space, Territory and Contemporary
Book SynopsisThe look and feel of metropolitan France has been a notable preoccupation of French literary and visual culture since the 1980s. Numerous writers, filmmakers and photographers have been drawn to articulate France’s contrasting spatial qualities, from infrastructural installations such as roads, rail lines and ports, to peri-urban residential developments and isolated rural enclaves. In doing so, they explore how the country’s acute sense of national identity has been both asserted and challenged in topographic terms. This wide-ranging collection of essays explores how the contemporary concern with space in France has taken shape across a range of media, from recent cinema, documentary filmmaking and photographic projects through to television drama and contemporary fiction, and examines what it reveals about the state of the nation in a post-colonial and post-industrial age. The impact of global flows of capital, trade and migration can be mapped through attention to the specificities of place and topography. Investigation of liminal locations, from seaboard cities and abandoned industrial sites to refugee camps and peasant smallholdings, interrogates the assertion of a national territory (and, by extension, a national identity) through the figure of the hexagon, and highlights the fluidities, instabilities and lines of flight which render it increasingly unsettled.Trade Review'An invaluable contribution to French cultural studies [...] France in Flux provides an enlightening multi-faceted vision of issues affecting our understanding of contemporary French space and identity.' Carrie Tarr, Kingston University'With the increasing pace of globalization and the rising specter of climate change, this timely volume addresses a viewpoint that, in my opinion, will greatly benefit courses on contemporary France, literature, or cinema. [...] By examining how the French react to the rapid social, demographic, and changes via photography, film, literature, readers can better understand this France in flux.'Kory Olson, H-France'One realizes that opening our eyes to the importance of these apparently trivial, depressing, or monotonous spaces is precisely the point of this creatively-focused and thoughtfully-organized collection of essays. [...] I found in this apparently impoverished terrain a greatly enriched view of contemporary France. [...] The book as a whole delivers, richly, on the same vision. [...] This book is an essential read for anyone with a foundation in French studies. It will also be valuable to geographers, historians of photography and film, and scholars of literature and environment.'Suzanne Black, Studies in 20th & 21st Century LiteratureTable of ContentsIntroductionAri J. Blatt and Edward WelchChapter 1: Angels of History: Looking Back at Spatial Planning in the Mission photographique de la DATAREdward Welch, University of AberdeenChapter 2: Disuse and Affect: Post-Industrial Landscapes of France’s Labour LostDerek Schilling, Johns Hopkins UniversityChapter 3: Depth of Field: Farmland and Farm Life in Contemporary French DocumentaryAlison J. Murray Levine, University of VirginiaChapter 4: Sylvain George’s Minor Mode, or Cinema at the Margins of its Fragile CommunityAnna-Louise Milne, University of London Institute in ParisChapter 5: Girlhood Luminosities and Topographical Politics: 17 Filles (Delphine and Muriel Coulin, 2011) and Bande de filles (Céline Sciamma, 2014)Fiona Handyside, University of ExeterChapter 6: Les Revenants, Tignes, and the Return of Postwar ModernizationCatherine E. Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brian R. Jacobson, University of TorontoChapter 7: French Edgeland Poetics: Topography and Ecology in Jean Rolin’s Les ÉvénementsJoshua Armstrong, University of Wisconsin - MadisonChapter 8: Picturing a Nation of Local Places in the Observatoire photographique du paysage and France(s) territoire liquideAri J. Blatt, University of Virginia
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Teaching Political Sociology
Book SynopsisDrawing on the diverse experience of a team of internationally recognised specialists, Teaching Political Sociology provides educators with a concise and accessible guide to the main topic areas likely to form part of term, semester or year-long courses in political sociology.The book focuses on the key pedagogic challenges posed to teachers of political sociology, from general issues of value-freedom and engagement with students’ political commitments to more specific issues which arise in relation to sensitive areas such as political violence and extremist ideologies of the far right. Chapters introduce readers to the state of the art in a wide range of topics, including race and postcoloniality, postcommunism, legal sociology, human rights and the sociology of war and peace. Highlighting the challenges and opportunities presented by these topics for political sociology teaching and curricula, the book provides an invaluable starting point for educators.Diverse in scope and approach, and offering an evaluation of appropriate literature at various levels, this book will prove an essential resource for teachers of political sociology and related fields such as international relations.Trade Review‘Political sociology is one of the liveliest parts of the discipline, with great student interest. But entry is daunting. The range of problems is vast and the number of cognate topics is large. Outhwaite and Ray have assembled a thoughtful and accessible guide to teaching the main topics, with a stellar cast of contributors.’ -- Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Teaching Political Sociology 1 Larry Ray and William Outhwaite 2 Teaching political sociology 9 Charles Turner 3 Theories of the political 17 Peter Wagner 4 Teaching about contemporary Europe 32 William Outhwaite 5 Teaching about the far right in (political) sociology 48 Aaron Winter 6 Teaching about political violence 73 Larry Ray 7 Teaching the political sociology of war and peace 90 John D. Brewer 8 The challenges that race and coloniality present to the teaching of sociology: gender, class and migration 106 Ipek Demir 9 Teaching about postcommunism 125 Veronika Stoyanova 10 Teaching the political sociology of law 149 Chris Thornhill 11 The challenges of teaching human rights 172 Francesca Romana Ammaturo and Jennifer Melvin Index 189
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Elgar Companion to Antonio Gramsci
Book SynopsisAffirming Antonio Gramsci’s continuing influence, this adroitly cultivated Companion offers a comprehensive overview of Gramsci’s contributions to the interdisciplinary fields of critical social science, social and political thought, economics and emancipatory politics. Within the tradition of historical materialism, it explores the continuing impact of Gramscian perspectives in the present day.Featuring contributions from eminent scholars, the Companion engages with Gramsci’s thought in the broader context of his life, outlining his innovative theoretical and historical analyses of capitalist modernity. Key themes within Gramscian theory are examined such as historical bloc, passive revolution, integral state, and civil society, which elaborate upon the core concept of hegemony. Chapters map out the development of historical materialism and rigorously analyse contemporary issues of urgency including climate breakdown, the rise of far-right populism, and increasing geopolitical tension.Offering a state-of-the-art review of Gramscian theory, this Companion will prove beneficial to academics, researchers and students from across the social sciences and humanities, and will be essential reading for those interested in political economy and political theory, sociology, philosophy, radical and feminist economics, environmental studies, gender studies, and post-colonial and cultural studies.Trade Review‘The Elgar Companion to Antonio Gramsci provides a rigorous examination and utilization of Gramsci’s contributions to social and political thought. William Carroll has brought together internationally recognized scholars to explore Gramsci’s ideas and to demonstrate their contemporary relevance in debates ranging from hegemony, passive revolution, revolutionary strategy, populism, and education to the organic crises of neoliberalism and climate change – all written in the tradition of historical materialism and emancipatory politics.' -- Marcus E. Green, Secretary of the International Gramsci Society‘Considering the relevance of Antonio Gramsci across the social sciences and humanities, this volume has been long overdue. The various contributions place Gramsci’s work within his own time, develop his key concepts and explore their applicability to contemporary developments. This Companion is an essential touchstone for everyone interested in the continuing importance of this key Marxist thinker.’ -- Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham, UK‘With an impressive range of leading scholars, The Elgar Companion to Antonio Gramsci is an enormous contribution to the relevance of Gramscian ideas to contemporary times. The volume is a rich and comprehensive engagement with Gramsci’s social and political thought and emancipatory politics. Placing Gramsci’s historical materialism as an organising pivot, the volume takes the reader on a journey from the political and social milieu in which Gramsci’s ideas came to fruition to his major concepts and, by applying his ideas and modes of analyses to understanding (and changing!) our current times, contemporary Gramscian scholarship. The Elgar Companion to Antonio Gramsci is a real tour de force!’ -- Michelle Williams, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: recovering a Gramsci for our times 1 William K. Carroll PART I GRAMSCI IN CONTEXT 2 Gramsci: life and times of a revolutionary 31 Nathan Sperber and George Hoare 3 Gramsci, Marx, Hegel 48 Robert P. Jackson 4 ‘The Revolution against “Capital”’: Constancy, change and collective will in Gramsci’s concepts 66 Derek Boothman 5 Historico-political dynamics in the Prison Notebooks: passive revolution, relations of force, organic crisis 83 Francesca Antonini 6 Hegemony as a protean concept 99 Elizabeth Humphrys PART II THE PHILOSOPHY OF PRAXIS: A NEW POLITICAL VOCABULARY 7 The historical bloc as a strategic node in Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks 118 Panagiotis Sotiris 8 State, capital and civil society 136 Marco Fonseca 9 Intellectuals, ideology, and the ethico-political 152 Jean-Pierre Reed and Carlos L. Garrido 10 Where Trotsky’s horizons stop, Gramsci’s begin: the passive revolutionary road to capitalist modernity 171 Adam David Morton 11 War of maneuver and war of position: Gramsci and the dialectic of revolution 189 Daniel Egan 12 Welding the present to the future ... thinking with Gramsci about prefiguration 204 Dorothea Elena Schoppek 13 The Modern Prince and revolutionary strategy 219 Alexandros Chrysis PART III GRAMSCI FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SECTION A: PHILOSOPHICAL AND POLITICAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES 14 Gramsci, post-Marxism and critical realism 240 Jonathan Joseph 15 Hegemonic projects and cultural political economy 261 Bob Jessop 16 Fordism, post-Fordism and the imperial mode of living 279 Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen SECTION B: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL REPRODUCTION 17 Hegemony, gender and social reproduction 299 Anna Sturman 18 Cultural studies: the Gramscian current 315 Marco Briziarelli and Didarul Islam 19 Antonio Gramsci and education 334 Peter Mayo 20 Hegemony without hegemony: Gramsci, Guha and post-Western Marxism 350 Sourayan Mookerjea SECTION C: HEGEMONIC STRUGGLE 21 Social movements and hegemonic struggle 370 Laurence Cox 22 Hegemonic struggle and right-wing populism 388 Owen Worth 23 Gramsci and hegemonic struggle in a globalized world 406 Thomas Muhr SECTION D: GLOBAL ORGANIC CRISIS 24 Transnational neoliberalism in organic crisis 428 Henk Overbeek 25 Beyond ecocidal capitalism: climate crisis and climate justice 448 Kevin Surprise Index
£180.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ethical Leadership: A Primer: Second Edition
Book SynopsisThe world cries out for ethical leaders. We expect the best, but we are often left profoundly disappointed. While leadership programs may feature ethics as part of their curriculum, the approach is often either simplistic or overly esoteric. This second edition addresses this scarcity of resources for training ethical leaders, providing a primer of several ethical frameworks accompanied by extended examples to help inform decision-making. It also addresses several leadership models that claim an ethical component. The new edition also includes new chapters on the ethics of care and toxic leadership, and new case studies for all chapters. By providing a consistent case analysis based on the Five Components of Leadership Model, readers benefit from a comprehensive approach to understanding ethical leadership.By using the Five Components of Leadership Model as a consistent point of reference, McManus, Ward, and Perry offer readers a variety of insights on ethical leadership. Conclusions include the importance of drawing from multiple ethical and leadership perspectives, moving away from exclusively leader-centric approaches to ethical leadership, the importance of asking questions to maximize self-awareness, and considering multiple points of view whenever addressing an ethical conundrum. To connect ‘ethical thinking’ and ‘ethical doing,’ the text uses classroom-friendly framing questions, timelines, visual models, summary tables, case studies, discussion questions, and recommended resources for additional study. After reading the book, students will benefit from a foundational understanding of theories and models of both ethics and leadership, as well as a concrete view of what these theories and models look like in practice. Professors will benefit by having all of these resources in one text, viewed through the lens of the Five Components of Leadership Model.Striving to be both comprehensive and approachable, this book is an excellent resource for upper-level students studying leadership, especially those who are new to philosophy or ethics. It is inclusive enough to serve as a primary text or as a supplement for a well-rounded ethics or leadership course.Table of ContentsContents Forewords xx Gama Perruci Ronald E. Riggio SECTION I 1 Introduction to Ethical Leadership: A Primer 2 Robert M. McManus, Stanley J. Ward and Alexandra K. Perry 2 Kantianism 12 J. Michael Cervantez 3 Utilitarianism 30 Alexandra K. Perry 4 Virtue ethics 48 Sabrina B. Little and Molly Reed-Waters 5 Ethical egoism 71 Jon Rogers and Robert M. McManus 6 Care ethics 84 Karen Tanguay and Alexandra K. Perry 7 Universal ethics 102 Stephanie E. Raible and Alexandra K. Perry 8 Cultural relativism 124 Stephanie Varnon-Hughes, Stanley J. Ward and Alexandra K. Perry 9 Divine command theory 142 James N. Thomas 10 Social contract theory 161 Lavina Sequeira and Stanley J. Ward 11 Justice as fairness 180 Alexandra K. Perry and Emily Schuck 12 The common good 201 Robert M. McManus SECTION II 13 Authentic leadership 223 Phyllis H. Sarkaria 14 Servant leadership 247 Maribeth Saleem-Tanner 15 Followership 270 Stanley J. Ward 16 Transformational leadership 293 Benjamin Dean 17 Adaptive leadership 322 Stephen C. Trainor 18 Toxic leadership 351 Stanley J. Ward and Robert M. McManus 19 Conclusion 373 Robert M. McManus, Stanley J. Ward and Alexandra K. Perry Index 385
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Strategy of Maoism in the West: Rage and the
Book SynopsisInvestigating 20th century Chinese ideology through the two main elements of passionate belief and cultivation of rage, this timely book examines how Maoist thinking has influenced Western politics. Tracing the origins of Maoist ideas in Western politics, David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith expertly apply the principles of strategic theory to provide an understanding of how Mao’s ideas made their way from China into Western societies where they exert a profound and little understood impact on contemporary political conduct. The book offers critical insights into key theoretical discourses and their practical applications, including: Maoism, Orientalism and post-colonial discourse theory, Maoism and the mind, and Maoism and the politics of passion. Forward-thinking in its approach, it addresses the important question of where Maoism will end, analysing the trajectory that Maoism is likely to take and what the cumulative impact of it upon Western societies may be. This invigorating read will be a fascinating resource for scholars of political theory and history wishing to gain an insight into the impact of Maoist ideas in the West. It will also provide students of international politics and international studies with a much greater understanding of China’s revolutionary thinking in world politics.‘This insightful volume exposes the influence of Maoism on left wing intellectuals in the West. Jones and Smith reveal how not just Mao’s thought but the anti-democratic and often inhumane practices that came to be associated with China’s Cultural Revolution are today being rehabilitated in woke form. This superb book is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand what lies behind today's dominant political trends.’– Joanna Williams, Founder and Director of Cieo, UKTrade Review‘The Strategy of Maoism in the West is a provocative, probing work that maps the ongoing ideological influence of Mao’s revolutionary message beyond post-World War II Asia. The authors, well-respected strategists whose study of insurgency and terrorism has been noteworthy for their fresh and innovative thinking, have produced another work of unique erudition and perspicacity.’ -- Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, US‘This insightful volume exposes the influence of Maoism on left wing intellectuals in the West. Jones and Smith reveal how not just Mao’s thought but the anti-democratic and often inhumane practices that came to be associated with China's Cultural Revolution are today being rehabilitated in woke form. This superb book is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand what lies behind today's dominant political trends.’ -- Joanna Williams, Founder and Director of Cieo, UK‘An excellent expose of the neo-Maoist roots of rage in the West today that has sustained a nihilistic campaign against Western society and state, and which endangers the very democratic liberalism that we value but have taken for granted. A must-read for everyone concerned with what our future holds.’ -- Andrew Tan, Macquarie University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to The Strategy of Maoism in the West 1. Maoism and modern western political thought: a genealogy 2. China’s greatest export: Maoism, orientalism and post-colonial discourse theory 3. Maoism and the mind: the struggle for control over the interior realm 4. The strategy of rage: Maoism and the politics of passion 5. Creating the land of hatred: the strategic utility of Maoist inspired social discord 6. Signposts towards the Maoist end of history Conclusion: 西方文化大革命 (Xīfāng wénhuà dàgémìng) – the West’s Cultural Revolution Index
£88.00
Collective Ink Impossible to Believe
Book SynopsisOne no longer believes. One chooses their brand.
£10.97
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Philosophy and Public Administration: An
Book SynopsisPhilosophy and Public Administration provides a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the philosophical foundations of the study and practice of public administration. An agile introduction to the main philosophical streams, from classical metaphysics to phenomenology, this thoroughly updated second edition develops new insights, such as the social ontology of public administration. This second edition is an accessible guide in using practices, models, paradigms, ideal-types and utopias for improving public administration. Edoardo Ongaro explores connections between basic ontological stances and public governance, shedding light on the nature of public administration by revisiting fundamental philosophical issues. The quest for justification and legitimacy of public governance is examined, and 'Common Good', 'Social Contract' and 'Personalism' arguments vetted. Ongaro introduces a new chapter that guides readers in developing research on the link between philosophical foundations and public administration and teaching philosophy for public administration in university programmes. This is the only book to provide a comprehensive examination of how philosophical thought matters for understanding public administration. It is a must-read for academics and practitioners alike reflecting on, or practising the management of, public services and the updated sections will advance discussions and debate among public administration scholars.Trade Review‘Overall with such directions for future PA work, this book as an exceptionally intelligent and unusually readable feat is bound to become a classic entry point for readers new to the topics of whether and how philosophy has illuminated the intellectual space of PA. Readers should expect not to just read and understand it but to be “in” it too.’> -- Yi Yang, Global Policy and Governance'The second edition of Ongaro's Philosophy and Public Administration is welcome news. This bold and timely study has filled a major gap in the current literature on public governance, public administration and public management, and continues to command the attention it deserves. Ongaro offers a thoughtful exploration of the main figures and movements in the history of philosophy, providing a systematic introduction to the ontological and political philosophical foundations of public governance. It is highly recommended reading for anyone with an interest in the philosophical grounding of public administration.' --Maria Rosa Antognazza, King's College London, UKAcclaim for the first edition:‘This book makes a unique and significant contribution to the philosophical, ontological and epistemological foundations of public administration by delving more broadly and deeply into the connections between philosophy and public administration and management. This helps us better understand the complexities of public administration from a broad array of perspectives, including bureaucracy, democracy, management and governance. This book should be required reading in programs of public administration, management and policy.’ -- Norma M. Riccucci, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US‘To give a substantial answer to the key PA-questions of what we can know, what we should do, and what we may hope for, this book gives an indispensable and substantial contribution of a solid bridge between philosophy and PA. Since this bridge did not exist yet, Ongaro had to write this book. Scholars and students alike will hugely benefit of it.’ -- Geert Bouckaert, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium‘Edoardo Ongaro’s book enters the stage at an auspicious moment for bringing the field of Public Administration back to its philosophical root. Public Administration today needs to assert itself philosophically for its own and society’s sake, but how to do so without an introductory textbook? – which we now have. As Philosophy and Public Administration takes stock of this topic in a comprehensive, even-handed, and sophisticated way, it is a must-read for scholars and students alike.’ -- Wolfgang Drechsler, Tallinn University of Technology, EstoniaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Geert Bouckaert Acknowledgements 1 Introduction and rationale 2 Key streams in philosophical inquiry: a selection and succinct overview for the field of public administration – Part I 3 Key streams in philosophical inquiry: a selection and succinct overview for the field of public administration – Part II 4 Ontological perspectives and Public public administration doctrines and themes revisited from a philosophical perspective 5 Political philosophy and public governance: the quest for justification in ‘common good’ and in ‘social contract’ arguments and their significance for the debate on the organisation of the public sector 6 Epistemological perspectives and the study of public administration 7 Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas More: on virtues, realism and utopian thinking in public administration 8 Utopias, ideal-types, paradigms, models and ‘good practices: Repertoire of conceptual tools for public administration? 9 Elements (fragments) for the philosophical foundation of a theory of public administration 10 The search for consistencyResearching and teaching philosophy for public administration Postscript to the second edition: philosophy in and of Public Administration Today, global-Western and non-Western by Wolfgang DrechslerPostscript: philosophy in and of Public Administration Today by Wolfgang Drechsler References Index
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Turning Point in Private Law: Ecology,
Book SynopsisCan private law assume an ecological meaning? Can property and contract defend nature? Is tort law an adequate tool for paying environmental damages to future generations? This book explores potential resolutions to these questions, analyzing the evolution of legal thinking in relation to the topics of legal personality, property, contract and tort.In this forward thinking book, Mattei and Quarta suggest a list of basic principles upon which a new, ecological legal system could be based. Taking private law to represent an ally in the defence of our future, they offer a clear characterization of the fundamental legal institutions of common law and civil law, considering the challenges of the Anthropogenic era, technological tools of the Internet era, and the global rise of the commons. Summarizing the fundamental institutions of private law: property rights, legal personality, contract, and tort, the authors reveal the limits of these legal institutions in relation to historical international evolution and their regulation in the contexts of catastrophic ecological issues and technological developments.Engaging and thoughtful, this book will be interesting reading for legal scholars and academics of private law and, in particular, those wishing to understand the role of law when facing technological and ecological challenges.Trade ReviewThe Turning Point in Private Law offers a radical and clear analysis of the most fundamental legal institutions of private law and suggest a way out from the serious threat to the survival of civilization on our planet caused by the dominant extractive policy in the Anthropocene. Bringing together the most advanced insights of legal theory, Mattei and Quarta demonstrate how ecological awareness can transform lawyers understanding of the generative system of law. A stimulating challenge speaking to lawyers as well as to everyone in today's political climate.' --Antonio Gambaro, Accademia dei Lincei, Italy'A political manifesto for the survival of critical legal thought, this brilliant little book responds to the most destructive forms of global capitalism with a counter-hegemonic interpretation of the foundational institutions of private law, in order to produce a new ecological order based on the collective intelligence of the common(s).' --Horatia Muir Watt, Sciences Po Law School, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Property Law 2. Legal personality and sovereignty 3. Contract Law 4. Tort Law Conclusions Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction
Book SynopsisHow can we create and sustain an America that never was, but should be? How can we build a truly multiracial democracy in which everyone is valued and possesses the needed political, economic and social capital so that democracy becomes a meaningful way of life, for all citizens? By critically probing these questions, the editors of Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy seize the opportunity to bridge the gap between our democratic aspirations and our current reality. In a moment of democratic disappointment and anxiety, politicians, policy officials, scholars and citizens desire an effective response. This book assembles new voices and novel perspectives that offer a compelling vision for democracy and the prospects and possibilities afforded by community wealth building, an emerging policy paradigm focused on community-based, creative solutions to systemic problems. The contributors explore how, by cultivating the capacities of citizens, American democracy can be revived - indeed, created - as a veritable practice of everyday life. Scholars of democracy in political science, history, sociology, public policy, economics, African-American studies and related topics as well as policy practitioners, journalists and students will appreciate the cutting-edge work by leading scholars and the contributions from impactful practitioners from the White House to City Halls, in this discussion of the challenges facing contemporary American democracy and the prospects for reform and change.Table of ContentsContents: PART I COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING AND THE PROMISE OF DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION 1 Introduction: can we make American democracy work? 3 Melody C. Barnes, Corey D.B. Walker and Thad M. Williamson 2 Becoming the American community we should be—but have never been 11 Melody C. Barnes and Thad M. Williamson PART II RACIAL JUSTICE AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 3 Repairing American democracy? 39 Lawrie Balfour 4 Paidea , politics, and the people: deep democracy and the new urban commons 58 Corey D.B. Walker PART III POLITICAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING 5 Capitalism and the future of democracy 78 Isabel Sawhill 6 Community wealth building: lessons from Italy 102 Margaret Kohn 7 A place to call home? Property, freedom, and the commonwealth 117 Richard Dagger PART IV THE POLITICS OF DEMOCRATIC REFORM 8 Achieving accountability—or not—in contemporary times 132 Kenneth P. Ruscio 9 Ranking ballots and policy juries: institutional reforms in America 147 Jason S. Maloy 10 Gendered (and racialized) partisan polarization 161 Nicholas J.G. Winter 11 “Many new barriers”: democracy and resistance to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 181 Julian Maxwell Hayter PART V TOWARD A PRACTICAL POLITICS OF COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING 12 Targeted universalism in urban communities: racial discourse and policy rhetoric as harmony 198 Ravi K. Perry 13 Identifying structural racism as a barrier to community wealth building 220 Risha R. Berry 14 The university as anchor institution in community wealth building: snapshots from two Virginia universities 244 Barbara Brown Wilson and Meghan Z. Gough 15 Conclusion: the promise of 21st-century democratic renewal 259 Corey D.B. Walker and Thad M. Williamson Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Governmentality
Book SynopsisThe Handbook on Governmentality discusses the development of an interdisciplinary field of research, focusing on Michel Foucault’s post-foundationalist concept of governmentality and the ways it has been used to write genealogies of modern states, the governance of societal problems and the governance of the self.Bringing together an international group of contributors, the Handbook examines major developments in debates on governmentality, as well as encouraging further research in areas such as climate change, decolonial politics, logistics, and populism. Chapters explore how governmentality reshapes policy analysis as political practice, the relationship between Foucault’s ideas of government and postcolonial experiences, and how governmentality can illuminate discourse on the green economy and biopolitics. Analysing how contemporary socio-political issues including feminist politics, migration, and racialized medicine are interwoven with the concept of governmentality, this Handbook sheds light on the modern-day uses of Foucault’s work.Providing a comprehensive overview of research on governmentality, this Handbook will be essential reading for students and scholars of development studies, geopolitics, political economy, organizational studies, political geography, postcolonial theory, and public policy. It will also be a key resource for policy makers in the field looking for a deeper theoretical understanding of the topic.Trade Review‘Nearly forty years after his death, governmentality remains Michel Foucault’s most elusive and productive theoretical concept; especially in generating interdisciplinary empirical scholarship. Now with its revelatory introductory chapter and powerhouse collection of leading contemporary scholars, Walters and Tazzioli's Handbook on Governmentality has demystified the topic and opened governmentality to a new generation of critical researchers across the social sciences and humanities.’ -- Jonathan Simon, University of California, Berkeley, US‘Governmentality has become a ubiquitous term in social and political theory. Stemming from Foucault, the concept has been stretched and even squeezed over the last years. This impressive Handbook lays the basis for a new season in governmentality studies, exploring new geographical and conceptual frontiers. An amazing achievement!’ -- Sandro Mezzadra, University of Bologna, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on governmentality 1 William Walters and Martina Tazzioli PART I GOVERNMENTALITY: GENESIS, ENCOUNTER, TRANSFORMATION 1 Foucault, governmentality, and the techniques of the self 22 Daniele Lorenzini 2 The yoke of law and the lustre of glory: Foucault and Dumézil on sovereignty 38 Stuart Elden 3 Governmentalizing ‘policy studies’ 54 Carol Bacchi 4 Governmentality and international relations: critiques, challenges, genealogies 72 Hans-Martin Jaeger 5 Towards a postcolonial theory of crisis, neoliberal government, and biopolitics from below 94 Ranabir Samaddar PART II TALKING GOVERNMENTALITY 6 Governmentality: a conversation with Wendy Brown, Partha Chatterjee and Nikolas Rose 113 Wendy Brown, Partha Chatterjee, Nikolas Rose, Martina Tazzioli and William Walters 7 Governmentality and beyond: an interview with Colin Gordon 136 Colin Gordon, Martina Tazzioli and William Walters 8 Governmentality in translation: an interview with Graham Burchell 156 Graham Burchell, Martina Tazzioli and William Walters PART III GOVERNMENT AND ITS PROBLEMS 9 The neoliberal welfare state 174 Ian Alexander Lovering, Sahil Jai Dutta and Samuel Knafo 10 Governmentality and security: governing life-in-motion 187 Jef Huysmans 11 Secrecy beyond the state: governmentality, security and truth effects 208 Susanne Krasmann 12 Governmentality and the subject of rights 221 Ben Golder 13 Algorithmic governmentality: questions of method 235 Claudia Aradau 14 Logistical power 251 Brett Neilson 15 Governmentality and political ecology 266 Emanuele Leonardi and Luigi Pellizzoni PART IV GOVERNMENTALITY ACROSS NATIONS AND OTHER POLITICAL FORMATIONS 16 Diminishing life: racialized medicine, neoliberalism, and precarity in the United States 287 Jonathan Xavier Inda 17 French humanitarianism: governmentality and its limits 304 Miriam Ticktin 18 EUrope’s border ensemble and the disorder of migrant multiplicities 320 Maurice Stierl 19 Hukou and suzhi as technologies of governing citizenship and migration in China 335 Chenchen Zhang PART V GOVERNMENTALITY AND CONTESTATION 20 Feminist politics and neoliberal governmentality: from co-option to counter-conduct 353 Srila Roy 21 The practice of parrhēsia and the transformation of managerial governmentality 369 Richard Weiskopf 22 Countering governmentality: enacting diverging territorialities by former enslaved people in Cauca, Colombia (1849–1886) 389 Cristina Rojas 23 Insurgent politics: refugees, sans-papiers and deportees under asylum and migration laws 405 Clara Lecadet Index
£170.00
Liverpool University Press Understanding the Roots of Voluntary Action:
Book SynopsisThe current debate on the growing role of the voluntary and community or third sector in delivering public and social policy is impoverished by its lack of understanding of the historical events which have shaped the sector and its relationship with the state. This widely anticipated book draws on a range of empirical studies of aspects of the history of voluntary action to illuminate and inform this debate. Chapter contributions range across two centuries and a variety of fields of activity, geographical areas and organisational forms. Four key themes are addressed: The 'moving frontier' between the state and voluntary action; the distribution of roles and functions between them; and the nature of their inter-relationship; The 'springs' of voluntary action -- what makes people get involved in voluntary organisations or support them financially; Organisational challenges for voluntary agencies, including growth, cleaving to their missions and values, and survival; Issues of continuity and change: how and to what extent has the nature of voluntary action and its role in society remained essentially the same despite the changing context? This book is essential reading for all practitioners involved in charities and voluntary and non-profit organisations, for those who work at the interface between government and the third sector and for those who are involved in making and implementing public and social policy.
£30.00
Liverpool University Press Nihilist Order: The Intellectual Roots of
Book SynopsisThe explosive combination of nihilist leanings together with a craving for totalitarianism was an ideal of philosophers, cultural critics, political theorists, engineers, architects and aesthetes long before it materialised in flesh and blood, not only in technology, but also in fascism, Nazism, bolshevism and radical European political movements. "The Nihilist Order", originally published in three hardcover volumes and now published in a consolidated paperback edition with an encompassing new Introduction, inspired excellent review endorsements, both amongst the academic and public spheres -- and has been heralded as a great achievement in European intellectual and cultural history.Trade ReviewA provocative and illuminating thesis on Totalitarianism. -- Isaiah BerlinA turning point in the research of European modernity. -- Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungOhana has convincingly shown that a complex cultural, ideological and psychological syndrome, linking nihilism to totalitarianism, represented a significant factor in the gathering storm which marked the early twentieth century. -- Saul Friedlander, author of "The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 19391945"A major contribution to the understanding of the condition humain. -- Yehoshua Arieli, author of Individualism and Nationalism in American Ideology
£40.00
Collective Ink Wiser Politics, A – Psyche, Polis, Cosmos
Book SynopsisWe live in a time of disenchantment with the political formula of conservative, liberal, labour, communist, and need a reframed view of the issues we now face - the dangerous way humans are living on the earth; the disparity between richest and poorest; the loss of species, the globalisation of religious and social systems and the inherent conflicts inherent. This book explores how a radically revised view of the nature of the person can be linked more intelligently to the social system, and how both require an awareness that we live in a mysterious and awesome universe. To begin to do this, we need to examine more closely the stories and myths we are living out now, and which are arguably self-fulfilling prophecies.
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Bristol University Press Clear Blue Water?: The Conservative Party and the
Book SynopsisHas the modern Conservative Party developed a distinctive approach to the post-war welfare state? In exploring this question, this accessible book takes an authoritative look at Conservative Party policy and practice in the modern era. The book takes as its main starting point the progressive One Nation Conservative (1950-64) perspective, which endeavoured to embrace those features of the welfare state deemed compatible with the party’s underlying 'philosophy'. Attention then shifts to the neo-liberal Conservatives (1974-97), who sought to reverse the forward march of the welfare state on the grounds of its 'harmful’ economic and social effects. Finally, David Cameron’s (2005-present day) 'progressive’ neo-liberal Conservative welfare state strategy is put under the spotlight. The book’s time-defined content and broad historical thread make it a valuable resource for academics and students in social policy and politics as well as social history.Trade Review"Page has written an important book which combines the history of British Conservative ideas on the welfare state with critical policy analysis. An invaluable source for scholars and students alike." Matt Beech, University of Hull"Fluently written and with credible arguments embracing historical, political and ideological perspectives." Political Studies Review"A thorough and detailed survey that will be of considerable benefit to anyone trying to understand the background to the present government's social policy agenda." Citizen's Income"Page helps foster a deeper understanding of the issues at stake and succeeds in dispelling some widely-held myths about Conservative policy in this area." Cercles Reviews"A comprehensive, informative and accessible account of the Conservative Party’s relationship with the welfare state in the period from Churchill to Cameron." Hugh Bochel, University of Lincoln"An excellent book tracing the underlying political ideology and strategy of contemporary Conservatism towards the welfare state and placing it in a broader historical context. I recommend this book to academics, students and policymakers alike." Kevin Hickson, University of Liverpool"[Page} has produced a valuable synthesis that should be on the shelf (or the library shelf) of anyone interested in the Tories, in social policy, and in post-war political history" Twentieth Century British HistoryTable of ContentsConservativism, the 'modern' Conservative Party and the welfare state From war to peace: the Conservatives adn the welfare state in the 1940s Towards a One Nation Conservative welfare state? The Conservatives and the welfare state, 1950-64 The Heath 'interregnum': modern technocratic Conservativism and the welfare state, 1965-74 The Conservative (counter-) revolution: neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 1974-97 Progressive neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 2005 - 2015 Epilogue: The Conservative Party and the welfare state: clear blue water?
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Evolutionary Theory and Legal Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis unique book presents various ways in which evolutionary theory can contribute to the analysis of key legal-philosophical problems.Wojciech Zaluski explores three central questions; the ontological question - what is the nature of law?; the teleological-axiological question - what are the main values to be realized by law?; the normativity question, which has two aspects; normative: what explains the fact that legal norms provide reasons for action?, and motivational: what explains the fact that humans can be motivated by legal norms? It is argued that evolutionary theory suggests non-trivial answers to these questions, and that these answers can become the building blocks of a new - evolutionary - paradigm in legal philosophy. Being the first study entirely devoted to the analysis of fundamental legal-philosophical problems from the standpoint of evolutionary theory, this book is a must-read for graduate and postgraduate students, practitioners and philosophers in the field of legal philosophy.Trade Review'Zaluski has written an intelligent book on the relevancy of evolution theory for the understanding of the law. As any substantive contribution to jurisprudence, its contents are not uncontroversial, especially where he argues that evolution theory has something to say about human nature. However, Zaluski shows the evolutionary perspective on the law to be a refreshing and illuminating one.' -- Jaap Hage, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands'Nobody interested in philosophy and in legal philosophy should miss this book. As a philosophical treatise it is of the highest standard, abundant with unexpected and valuable insights. And it leads the reader to the frontiers of new developments, especially how economics, game theory and evolutionary theory affect our understanding of the law. It masterly combines scientific acumen with a sense for humanity.' -- Hans-Bernd Schafer, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Evolutionary View of Human Nature 2. The Ontological Question 3. The Teleological-Axiological Question 4. The Normativity Question Epilogue: The Evolutionary Current in Legal Philosophy Against a Background of Traditional Currents References Index
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Reaktion Books The Shape of Things: a Philosophy of Design
Book SynopsisThis title includes an introduction by Martin Pawley. This book presents for the first time in English an array of essays on design by the seminal media critic and philosopher Vilem Flusser. It puts forward the view that our future depends on design. In a series of insightful essays on such ordinary 'things' as wheels, carpets, pots, umbrellas and tents, Flusser emphasizes the interrelationships between art and science, theology and technology, and archaeology and architecture. Just as formal creativity has produced both weapons of destruction and great works of art, Flusser believed that the shape of things (and the designs behind them) represents both a threat and an opportunity for designers of the future.Trade ReviewThere is nothing difficult or obscure about these essays. They are as sharp and lucid as precious stones because they proceed not by argument but poetically, by metaphor, story telling and myth. Architects' Journal 'Books of the Year'Table of ContentsIntroduction by Martin Pawley About the Word Design Form and Material War and the State of Things About Forms and Formulae The Designer's Way of Seeing The Factory The Lever Strikes Back Shelters, Screens and Tents Design: Obstacle for/to the Removal of Obstacles Why Do Typewriters Go 'Click'? The Ethics of Industrial Design? Design as Theology Wittgenstein's Architecture Bare Walls With As Many Holes As a Swiss Cheese The Non-Thing The Non-Thing Carpets Pots Shamans and Dancers with Masks The Submarine Wheels Biographical Note
£16.95
Wits University Press Thinking freedom in Africa: Toward a theory of
Book SynopsisThis is a book of theory written from Africa. Its concern is the development of concepts for an understanding of emancipatory politics in Africa in particular, and in the Third World in general. ‘Politics’ here means consciousness, ideology, practice, choices and thought. The two core concepts which the book develops are the idea of ‘excess’ and that of ‘political sequence’. These are both made necessary by the underlying commitment to the axiom that ‘people think’ – that people are capable of thinking rationally beyond their interests as de?ned by their social location within a matrix of social relations regulated by the state. Drawing on the work of Alain Badiou and Sylvain Lazarus, the category of the sequence is used to provide an alternative to historicism in which ‘politics’ exists only as historical sequences which are discontinuous.These concepts are deployed variously in the history of anti-colonial and national liberation struggles and in contemporary experiences on the African continent. The book asserts that Africans, rather than having simply been the victims of modern history, have contributed to the universal history of humanity and continue to do so in original and inventive ways which provide important pointers for thinking human emancipation worldwide in the 21st century.Table of ContentsForeword by Ernest Wamba-dia-Wamba; Preface; Acknowledgements; General Introduction: Politics is thought, thought is real, people think; Part One Understanding Subjective Political Sequences; From African History to African Historical Sequences; Theoretical Introduction: understanding historical political sequences; Chapter 1 From Saint Domingue to Haiti and the Politics of Equality: The Human Freedom Mode of Politics and its Afterlives 1791 - 1796, 1804 - 1960; Chapter 2 Are Those-who-do-not-count Capable of Reason? On the limits of historical thought; Chapter 3 The National Liberation Struggle Mode of Politics in Africa 1945 - 1975; Chapter 4 South Africa and the People's Power Mode of Politics 1984 - 1986; Chapter 5 From Emancipatory Nationalism to National Chauvinism in South Africa: 1973 - 2013; Chapter 6 Rethinking Militancy and Popular Politics; Conclusion to Part One: Understanding Fidelity to the South African Emancipatory Event: the Treatment Action Campaign and Abahlali baseMjondolo; Part Two Opening up the Thought of Politics in Africa Today - Exceeding the Limits of Sociology beyond Representation Theoretical Introduction: social representation, modes of rule and political prescriptions; Chapter 7 Marxism and the Politics of Representation: the 'agrarian question' and the limits of political economy; Chapter 8 Thinking beyond Representation, Acting beyond Representation: understanding worker subjectivities in South Africa toda; Chapter 9 Renaming the State in Africa today; Chapter 10 State Domains of Politics and Systemic Violence in Africa today; Chapter 11 Rethinking the Domain of Civil Society and its Politics; Chapter 12 Rethinking the Domain of Traditional Society and its Politics; Conclusion to Part Two: Toward a Politics of Solidarity; General Conclusion: Constituting the Domain of Freedom: thinking politics at a distance from the state; Bibliography; Index.
£33.25
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press A report on Ubuntu
Book SynopsisTwenty years after the end of apartheid rule, the claim that democratic South Africa is founded on the `spirit of law’ (nomos) of our shared humanity is questionable, to say the least.Some would argue that all talk of Ubuntu (or African humanism) should be dismissed as a passing fad of an exhausted nationalism. But a different response to the present is possible, one that proceeds from a temporary suspension (epoché) of the nationalist matrix and all the dead-end questions that have resulted from it, in order to reposition Ubuntu in the more cosmopolitan terms of a critical humanism that must always remain irreducible to the politics of the day. This is a project that has to return to, in order to retrace, the founding claim that a politics premised on our shared humanity is, after all, perhaps possible.Trade Review"Fasten your seatbelts: an ultra-forceful, ultra-provocative and ultra-erudite mind is at work in this book - the journey is complicated and upstream, with a number of brilliant insights along the way." - Albie Sachs, former Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa; "This is a necessary, important and unprecedented philosophical intervention into a debate that, for all the political posturing, has shown itself unable to think the politics of Ubuntu. Praeg's text redresses that lack by interrogating, it would seem, every element, every possible contingency, every possible variegation, of the term. He is relentless in pursuit of rescuing Ubuntu from inanity and political nonsense and, moreover, instilling in it an intellectual integrity." - Grant Farred, professor of Africana Studies, Cornell University, US.
£999.99
St Augustine's Press Objective Idealism Ethics Politics
Book SynopsisVittorio Hosle, touted as 'the' German philosopher of the coming generation, exhibits his wide range of scholarship in this, his first book published in America. "Although treating quite different subjects, these essays are linked together by a common philosophical project - the revitalization of the tradition of objective idealism. The conviction that we can have synthetic a priori knowledge, and that this knowledge discovers something that is independant of our mind, is of particular importance for practical philosophy ...The position here defended in systematic terms is also seen in the context of a philosophical history of philosophy, namely as a possible synthesis of realism and subjective idealism, enlightenment and counter-enlightenment, and as the supposition of revewing the humanities tradition." - from the Preface. Not content with merely 'telling' us how to find a way back to objective idealism, Hosle 'exhibits' his philosophy in a wide-ranging series of essays on topics ranging form the reatness and limits of Kant's practical philosophy to the moral ends and means of world population policy, from moral reflection and the decay of institutions in the Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment to a reflection on philosophical foundations of a future humanism in our world of overinformation.Table of Contentspreface, notes
£24.00
St Augustine's Press Philosophical Theory Of The State Related Essays
Book SynopsisThis new edition reintroduces on the central texts of late nineteenth-century political thought. In addition to the fourth and final edition of the Philosophical Theory of the State, the editors have added a comprehensive selection of Bosanquet's most important essays on political theory and social policy. Also added is a detailed new introduction, a guide to further reading, and an index. Together they make clear the social and political background and implications of Bosanquet's political philosophy and allow a more complete understanding of British idealism.
£999.99
Liverpool University Press Greek Tyranny
Book SynopsisThe tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. Greek Tyranny examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. The development of tyrannical government is examined in theory and in practice, embracing lesser-known rulers such as the tagoi of Thessaly and the Hecatomnids of Halicarnassus, as well as canonical figures like the Pisistratid rulers of Athens and the Dionysii at Syracuse. The book considers the different forms which sole rulership took – the violent usurper, the appointed magistrate, the general and the Hellenistic king – and the responses which tyranny evoked, both from the citizens of the polis and from intellectuals such as Plato and Aristotle. Lewis replaces the longstanding theory of an ‘age of tyranny’ in Greece with powerful new arguments, suggesting tyranny was a positive choice for many Greek states.Trade ReviewIn this short book, written in a lively and accessible style, Sian Lewis presents ancient Greek tyranny as a phenomenon much more varied and interesting than negative Aristotelian (and modern) notions of tyranny imply. * Polis, Vol. 27, No. 2, *What is novel and very valuable about this study is its broad chronological and geographical perspective on tyranny. By examining fourth and third century tyrannies, and by including Magna Graecia and the Asia Minor in her analysis, Lewis destabilizes our vision of Greek tyranny. * Polis, Vol. 27, No. 2 *Table of Contents Acknowledgements Glossary Map of the Greek world Abbreviations Introduction 1. Archaic tyrants 2. The end of tyranny? 3. Tyranny remade? 4. Philosophers and tyrants 5. Tyrants and kings Conclusion Notes Further reading Index
£22.30
Liverpool University Press Greek Tyranny
Book SynopsisThe tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. Greek Tyranny examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. The development of tyrannical government is examined in theory and in practice, embracing lesser-known rulers such as the tagoi of Thessaly and the Hecatomnids of Halicarnassus, as well as canonical figures like the Pisistratid rulers of Athens and the Dionysii at Syracuse. The book considers the different forms which sole rulership took – the violent usurper, the appointed magistrate, the general and the Hellenistic king – and the responses which tyranny evoked, both from the citizens of the polis and from intellectuals such as Plato and Aristotle. Lewis replaces the longstanding theory of an ‘age of tyranny’ in Greece with powerful new arguments, suggesting tyranny was a positive choice for many Greek states.Trade ReviewIn this short book, written in a lively and accessible style, Sian Lewis presents ancient Greek tyranny as a phenomenon much more varied and interesting than negative Aristotelian (and modern) notions of tyranny imply. * Polis, Vol. 27, No. 2 *What is novel and very valuable about this study is its broad chronological and geographical perspective on tyranny. By examining fourth and third century tyrannies, and by including Magna Graecia and the Asia Minor in her analysis, Lewis destabilizes our vision of Greek tyranny. * Polis, Vol. 27, No. 2 *Table of Contents Acknowledgements Glossary Map of the Greek world Abbreviations Introduction 1. Archaic tyrants 2. The end of tyranny? 3. Tyranny remade? 4. Philosophers and tyrants 5. Tyrants and kings Conclusion Notes Further reading Index
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Watkins Media Limited Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits
Book SynopsisHow did antisemitism get so strange?Life-long anti-racists accused of antisemitism, life-long Jew haters absolving themselves by declaring their love of Israel. Today, antisemitism and philosemitism seem selective, as if Jews offered themselves up as a kind of buffet, in which non-Jews get to choose the good ones they like and the bad ones they reject.In this passionate yet closely-argued polemic from a writer with an intimate knowledge of the antisemitism controversy, Kahn-Harris argues that the emergence of a selective anti-racism demonstrates how far we are from understanding what living in diverse societies really means.Strange Hate calls for us to abandon selective anti-racism and rethink how we view not just Jews and antisemitism, but the challenge of living with diversity.Trade Review"I can’t be alone in feeling immense gratitude for this provocative, judicious and ultimately generous book. I wish everyone currently trapped inside an echo chamber would come offline and read it. Strange Hate reveals how we're all too often selective anti-racists, loving some members of a group only to hate the rest in the name of politics rather than prejudice. But Kahn-Harris not only identifies the persistent problems and blind spots to have bedevilled anti-racism, he dares to imagine practical solutions to them as well. Could there be a more timely intervention? Even if you don’t agree with every move he makes, you’ll surely want to applaud him for writing it." - Dr Devorah Baum, author of Feeling Jewish (A Book For Just About Anyone)“Kahn-Harris performs the essential task of providing an entire glossary of terms of reference for the latest evolution of the most ancient hatred. This is a concise and elegantly written guide to antisemitism in the 21st century which excels in being both humorous and deadly serious at the same time. Essential to understanding how Western society must confront racism in the age of Trump and Corbyn.” - Anshel Pfeffer, author of Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu“I try and read everything Keith Kahn-Harris writes on British Jews and this intelligent book, on how anti-racists have lost their way, and how they can find their way back, is no exception.” - Ben Judah, author This Is London"Few issues have been more vexing for today's left than the question of antisemitism. Jews have many different definitions and approaches to the issue, and non-Jews pick and chose which Jews to follow on it. Unlike other books, Strange Hate offers no clearcut definition of antisemitism, but instead shows how this question unsettles the Left's own notions of liberation, oppression, hatred, and tolerance." - Dr Spencer Sunshine, Associate Fellow at Political Research Associates
£10.99
Watkins Media Limited Dispatches from the Vanguard: The Global
Book SynopsisScheduled for release at the top of the 2020 US Presidential election, Dispatches from the Vanguard channels the global soul’s hunger for freedom from authoritarian control. Partnering with dozens of Pulitzer Prize Winners, New York Times Best Sellers, poet laureates, TED speakers, and influencers within the Global International African Arts Movement, including Ishmael Reed, Tyehimba Jess, Rich Fresh, Nikki Giovanni, Nnedi Okorafor, Chester Higgins, Tori Reid and Jaki Shelton Green, Dispatches offers a poignant, high-frequency rebuke of Donald J. Trump (actual man, strawman and metaphor for white privilege and capitalist despotism) and his ruthless amoral presidency. As we approach a key moment in the recent history of American politics, Dispatches from the Vanguard is a timely intervention, showing us how we can challenge the impact and influence of politics when it is solely a means of authoritarian control.Trade Review"Dispatches from the Vanguard is James Baldwin’s dream manifested through art and culture, through porch talks, poetry and visual debates. This carnival of a book is a dynamic treasure trove of Black passion, style, intellectual prowess, wit, grace and soul. Behold this beautiful bouquet of Blackness." "What a refreshing thought it is to be reminded of the mental strength, courage, and audacity it takes to be 'Black' again with a capital B. Howell gave me an invigorating read and a reminder of how to write for the right to fight.""Patrick A. Howell undertakes the role of griot — storyteller — in this insightful and hard-hitting collection of interviews. Thought-provoking and inspiring, Dispatches from the Vanguard is a worthy addition to anyone’s library.""Dispatches from the Vanguard is exceptional. It takes our current moment and draws an oral history from architects of the culture. From the Black Arts Movement and, before that, the Harlem Renaissance to the Global International African Arts Movement."“Patrick A. Howell deploys the interview as scalpel and bridge, laying out the nuances of our hassled yet still beautiful Black while detailing, through the responses of these artists and intellectuals, resilience for this generation and the next. Here, Africa and its diasporas achieve completion.”"This is a book for those who, in the words of Audre Lorde, are 'deliberate and afraid of nothing.'""A fascinating compendium of contemporary African diasporic thought, from figures you know, figures you think you know, figures you ought to know.""Dispatches from the Vanguard is a timely compilation of cultural luminaries. Howell’s honoring of lived experiences coupled with vocal wisdom bridge past to future and illuminate the necessary interplay between education, field artistry, global consciousness, and social justice."
£14.99
Watkins Media Limited After the Fact?: The Truth About Fake News
Book SynopsisWhy are journalists and politicians trusted to tell the truth as little as estate agents? How can democracy function when everybody just believes whatever they want? Will we ever return to "normal"? Written in an engaging and accessible style for a broad audience, After the Fact? examines how neoliberal and centrist ideologies, unaccountable technology corporations, corporate and governmental mendacity, and complacent, shoddy journalism have combined to produce the political crisis we find ourselves in, and what the challenges will be if we are to survive it. Using a wide array of issues and examples - from identity politics to conspiracy theories to corruption scandals - this book is an entertaining appraisal of our changing relationship to political truth, taking issue with standard discourses around "fake news" and "post-truth".Trade Review"Gilroy-Ware goes deep to explain widespread propagation of and popular susceptibility to all kinds of dangerous nonsense today. This is an essential contribution to understanding our current conjuncture.""Gilroy-Ware evaluates why expanded access to information has instead led to a glut of disinformation and mistrust just when we need consensus on matters of grave import.""Expansive, interesting and, for a book that engages with some pretty complex ideas, surprisingly accessible. If you wanted to understand how capitalism operates today, particularly at an ideological level, it would be a good place to start."
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Collective Ink Malign Velocities
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Parmenides Publishing Interpreting Plato's Dialogues
Book SynopsisInterpreting Plato’s Dialogues introduces readers to some key problems in understanding Plato’s writings, and explores in-depth and critically the various ways of approaching Plato. The problem of how to interpret Plato’s dialogues dates back to Plato’s Academy, and Plato’s interpreters ought not to forego this important discussion. For how one approaches texts will inevitably influence how one interprets their contents. This is especially true of Plato’s writings, as they are, with few exceptions, dialogues. For the sake of historical accuracy, then, it is crucial that the most plausible interpretation of Plato’s works is articulated and well defended. And this is precisely what this book provides: an articulation and critical evaluation of the various ways to approach Plato’s dialogues, along with the articulation and defense of a plausible new way to interpret Plato.This new way of approaching Plato neither sees Plato’s words as doctrines according to which the dialogues are to be interpreted, nor does it reduce Plato’s dialogues to dramatic literature. Rather, it seeks to interpret the aim of Plato’s writings as being influenced primarily by Plato’s respect for his teacher, Socrates, and the manner in which Socrates engaged others in philosophical discourse. It places the focus of philosophical investigation of Plato’s dialogues on the content of the dialogues themselves, and on the Socratic way of doing philosophy.This book contains a comprehensive bibliography of philosophical sources on the interpretation of Plato’s corpus of writings, as well as some important works in the field of classical studies and philology. Interpreting Plato’s Dialogues provides both an analytical, scholarly, and thorough treatment of what is perhaps the most long-standing problem in Plato studies. The book serves quite well as a companion text to Plato’s dialogues and is of special interest to philosophers, classicists, and philologists.Trade ReviewEveryone reading or teaching Plato should doubtless read this book, both for what it does and for what it does not do. One important thing the book does not do is place scholarly interpretation of Plato in the social context of academic philosophy and philosophical training in the U.S. and Britain"". - The Review of Metaphysics
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Parmenides Publishing A Stranger's Knowledge: Statesmanship, Philosophy
Book SynopsisThe Statesman is a difficult and puzzling Platonic dialogue. In A Stranger's Knowledge Marquez argues that Plato abandons here the classic idea, prominent in the Republic, that the philosopher, qua philosopher, is qualified to rule. Instead, the dialogue presents the statesman as different from the philosopher, the possessor of a specialist expertise that cannot be reduced to philosophy. The expertise is of how to make a city resilient against internal and external conflict in light of the imperfect sociality of human beings and the poverty of their reason. This expertise, however, cannot be produced on demand: one cannot train statesmen like one might train carpenters. Worse, it cannot be made acceptable to the citizens, or operate in ways that are not deeply destructive to the city’s stability. Even as the political community requires his knowledge for its preservation, the genuine statesman must remain a stranger to the city.Marquez shows how this impasse is the key to understanding the ambiguous reevaluation of the rule of law that is the most striking feature of the political philosophy of the Statesman. The law appears here as a mere approximation of the expertise of the inevitably absent statesman, dim images and static snapshots of the clear and dynamic expertise required to steer the ship of state across the storms of the political world. Yet such laws, even when they are not created by genuine statesmen, can often provide the city with a limited form of cognitive capital that enables it to preserve itself in the long run, so long as citizens, and especially leaders, retain a “philosophical” attitude towards them. It is only when rulers know that they do not know better than the laws what is just or good (and yet want to know what is just and good) that the city can be preserved. The dialogue is thus, in a sense, the vindication of the philosopher-king in the absence of genuine political knowledge.Trade ReviewThe book contains an illuminating discussion of the Eleatic Stranger ’s initial divisions and his treatment of the statesman as a shepherd of human beings. Márquez persuasively argues that the bizarre details and conclusions of this discussion are in fact crucial for understanding important aspects of states- manship that are only fully developed later in the dialogue"". - The Review of Politics
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Zone Books Reason and Resonance: A History of Modern
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Zone Books Reason and Resonance: A History of Modern
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Zone Books Rated Agency: Investee Politics in a Speculative
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