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Book SynopsisWill China be the epicentre of the collapse of Capitalism?Trade Review'Written with a breadth that goes beyond most economic analyses, encompassing the interconnected economic and ecological crises of our time. An important, timely, and bound to be influential work' -- John Bellamy Foster, Profesor of Sociology, University of Oregon, editor of Monthly Review, and coauthor (with Robert W. McChesney) of The Endless Crisis: How Monopoly-Finance Capital Produces Stagnation and Upheaval from the USA to China'Thought-provoking... accessible... Highly recommended' -- CHOICE'Clear and concise ... Minqi Li explains the importance of Chinese economic dynamics to contemporary global capitalist stability and why the growing class and ecological contradictions undermining Chinese capitalism likely means we are heading into a new period of sustained global crisis. The need for system change has never been clearer' -- Martin Hart-Landsberg, Professor of Economics at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon'Powerful' -- CounterfireTable of Contents1. China and the Twenty-First-Century Crisis 2. China: Classes and Class Struggle 3. Economic Crisis: Cyclical and Structural 4. The Capitalist World System: The Limit to Spatial Fix 5. The Next Economic Crisis 6. Climate Change, Peak Oil and the Global Crisis 7. The Unsustainability of Chinese Capitalism 8. The Transition Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe very word 'statisticsa is enough to induce panic or cynicism in most peoplea s hearts. The necessity of studying statistics is often regarded by students as a test of endurance rather than an educational opportunity. Working With Statistics is aimed to show such an audience that studying statistics can be both involving and even pleasurable.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. 1. An Argument for Statistics. 2. Some Methodological Considerations. 3. The Vocabulary of Social Research. 4. Ordering the Data:. Frequency Distribution and Visual Representation. 5. Summarising the Data:. Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion. 6. Taking a Sample: Inductive Statistics. 7. Working with Two Variables. 8. Working with Three Variables. 9. Concluding Remarks. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive treatment of the issues involved in the relation between gender and stratification, making it an invaluable text for women's studies.Trade Review"The authors show convincingly how gender can be analysed as an independent basis of social power and differential advantage."Colin Crouch, Times Higher Education Supplement

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Book SynopsisCitizenship rights have become vital to our sense of personal identity and social membership in modern society. In this book Maurice Roche argues that today we have to shift from the conventional post--war politics of social rights to a new politics of social obligations and personal responsibility.Trade Review'Maurice Roche's timely book Rethinking Citizenship offers a comprehensive overview of the concept of citizenship in social policy. A detailed, informative and highly recommended book.' Journal of Sociology & Social WelfareTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: The Dominant Paradigm and its Limits:. 1. Social Citizenship and the Dominant Paradigm: the British case. 2. Alternative Version of Social Citizenship. 3. The Limits of Social Citizenship:. Poverty and the Underclass in the USA. Part II: The Neoconservative Challenge:. Social Duties and Cultural Change:. 4. Neoconservatism, Citizenship and Welfare. 5. Reforming Social Citizenship I:. Neoconservatism and Family Policy in the USA. 6. Reforming Social Citizenship II:. Neoconservatism and Work Policy in the USA. Part III: The Challenge of Modernity:. Social Rights and Political Economic Change:. 7. Reinventing Social Citizenship I:. Post-Industrialism, and New Social Rights. 8. Reinventing Social Citizenship II:. Post-Nationalism, and New Social Rights in Europe. 9. Rethinking Social Citizenship: Rights, Duties and Capitalism. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisWith material on changing occupational structures and business enterprises of the future, together with questions, case study and project material at the end of each chapter, Sociology for Business will be the most comprehensive and well organized book available on the sociology of business.Trade Review`... undoubted value as a contribution to the teaching and learning of sociology on business and management courses.' Reviewing Sociology Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Business and Society. 2. The Social Nature of Work. 3. Sociological Insights into Organizations. 4. Industrial Relations: A Comparison of View-points. 5. The Motivation of Work. 6. Prejudice at Work: Sexism and Racism. 8. The Changing Occupational Structure. Conclusions. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the organization of domestic life in the context of recent economic change. Lydia Morris argues that relationships within the household can only be understood with reference to the social and economic environment in which it is located.Trade Review'Impressive and original.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'Judicous, intelligent book' Culture and Society 'An invaluable bridge between the labour market and family studies; it will be essential as an undergraduate text and source for practitioners.' Sociology 'Lydia Morris has produced an extremely useful guide to the proliferating body of research within social science which takes the household as its unit of analysis... an admirable book, interesting and thought-provoking. Well-written, clear and concise, it is to be recommended to anyone working in the areas it covers' Reviewing SociologyTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Male Unemployment. 3. The Variable Experience of Male Unemployment. 4. Employment for Women. 5. The Division of Domestic Labour. 6. Household Finance. 7. Women's Unemployment. 8. Young People and the Household. 9. The Household in Social Context. 10. Conclusion. References.

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Book Synopsisaeo Brings together all the material about parents and education (including adult education) previously found only in disparate places. aeo Adds a distinctive perspective highlighting gender issues, which have had their origins in changes in family life and their effects on education. aeo Important contribution to a key debate.Trade Review'Parents now play a more central part in educational policy through their role as parent governors in schools. But despite this, policy, or indeed assumptions about the ways in which schools should operate, are not based on a realistic view of the lives of mothers and fathers or on the ways in which family life has changed in recent years. Miriam David argues convincingly that we cannot sensibly discuss schooling without taking account of what goes on in the home. This book breaks new ground in its analysis of the relationship of home and school and is essential reading for anyone concerned with children, education or parenthood.' Martin Richards, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge 'This is a timely and thorough review of changes in party political positions, policy approaches and the preoccupations of social science research regarding education that enables us to appreciate the magnitude of the 1980s changes, particularly in respect of the shifting meaning of the partnership between home and school.' Jane Lewis, The London School of Economics and Political Science 'A timely and interesting book.' Political Studies 'David provides a good summary of family change in recent decades together with a balanced and comprehensive account of educational policy.' Social PolicyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Introduction: Parents, Education Reforms and Social Research. 2. The Family Policy Context: The War over the Family and Family Life Changes: 1944-1992. 3. The Education Policy Context: The Idea of a `Meritocracy' from 1944-1976. 4. The Education Policy Context: The Idea of a `Parentocracy' from 1976-1992. 5. Parents and Education: The Social Democractic Reformer-Researcher Partnersip over Equal Opportunities. 6. A Parental `Voice' in Education as Community, or Consumer, Involvement?. 7. Parental or Family Choice of School, or of Education. 8. Parental Involvement for School Effectiveness or Home Improvement?. 9. Mothers in Education, or Mum's the Word?. 10. Debating the Effects of Family Changes and Circumstances on Children's Education. 11. Conclusions: Family Changes, Social Research and Education Reforms. Bibliography. Index. Index of Authors.

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Book SynopsisThis second edition includes case studies and GCSE and 'Aa level questions, it will prove useful to all beginning students, including college students.Trade Review'Easy to read and refreshingly free from jargon.' Nursing Times '... one of the most exciting, stimulating introductory texts I have read. Imaginatively written, attractively presented, it requires the student to 'do' sociology and to make sense of the social world.' N.U.T. EducationTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Family. 2. Infant Care. 3. Education. 4. Adolescence. 5. Divorce. 6. Old People. 7. Medicine. 8. Urban Sociology. 9. Deviance. 10. Religion. 11. Political Sociology. 12. Women's Rights. 13. Racial Discrimination. 14. The Mass Media. 15. The Sociology of Work: I and II. 16. Social Theory and Methods. 17. Conversations with Skeptics and Others.

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Book SynopsisThis book takes the study of development and social change out of the confines of the Modernization Theory - Dependency Theory debate. The author examines social change against a background of the rise of the West and the global spread of its institutions. Spybey analyzes the development of the nation-state system in the modern world, emphasizing its Western origins. He also traces out the emergence of colonialism, the capitalist world-economy and Western dominance over other parts of the world. The author goes on to examine these developments after the Second World War, against the background of the Cold War and the end of European colonialism, the reaffirmed of the existence of nation-state system by new global institutions, global military order and capitalist world economy. The First, Second and Third Worlds are placed in their social, political and economic contexts and traced through to the post-Bretton Woods period of oil crises, global recession and new international divisioTrade Review'This is a brave attempt at a new kind of textbook on the sociology of development.' Political StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I. Concepts of Social Change. 1. Opposing Influences in Sociology:. Historical Materialism and Structural-Functionalism. 2. Development and its Denial:. Modernization Theory versus Dependency Theory. 3. Social Interaction and the Reproduction of Institutions through Time and Space: The Theory of Structuration and the Concept of Inter-Societal Systems. Part II. The Rise of Western Civilization. 4. The Development of European Institutions as Western Culture. 5. Western Societies as a State System:. The Development of the Nation-State. 6. Colonial Episodes:. The Implanting of Western Institutions around the World. Part III. The Definition of Three 'Worlds' after the Second World War. 7. Post-War Reconstruction and New Global Organizations:. The Confirmation of an Inter-Societal System. 8. The Formation of the Soviet Union and the Second World:. State Socialism as an Alternative Pathway of Development. 9. The Identification of the Third World and the Recognition of Dependency. Part IV. The World Towards the End of the Twentieth Century. 10. Contemporary Western Development:. Liberal Democratic Capitalism through Crises but Re-Affirmed. 11. Development in the East:. Japan and the Newly Industrializing Countries of East Asia. 12. The Resurgence of Islamism:. An Alternative to Western Capitalism or State Socialism?. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA social and philosophical analysis of the nature of modernity which explores its vulnerability in terms of the challenges to the political, economic and moral institutions in the late 20th century. The papers presented in this volume aim to provide a statement of the author's position.Table of ContentsHermaneutics of social sciences; can everyday life be endangered?; death of the subject; do we live in a world of emotional impoverishment?; what is, and what is not, practical reason; the concept of the political; freedom and happiness in Kant's political philosophy; rights, modernity and democracy; Moses, Hsuan-Tsung and history.

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Book SynopsisThis new book draws on anthropology, feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender and of how we become sexed beings. Written not just for professional scholars and for students but for anyone with a serious interest in how gender and sexuality are conceptualised, experienced and imagined.Trade Review"An excellent and compelling book that, among the many aspects worth discussing, invites the forging of new alliances between anthropology and psychoanalysis in their common concerns for culture, representation and the nature of symbols." LSE Review of Books "A very well written book on an important topic by one of the most gifted anthropologists of her generation ... that is bound to become a classic text in the emergent cross-road between psychoanalysis, anthropology and feminist studies." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute "Provides a stimulating challenge to social theorists of subjectivity to apply its arguments to other sets of ethnographic data, and to take up and extend the debate that Moore initiates in this innovative book." British Journal of Sociology "This book is invaluable – there is nothing else like it. Well-organized and beautifully written, it is also clear as a bell, which is no mean feat when dealing with these complex and abstruse issues." Emily Martin, New York University "This is a major intellectual achievement by one of the pioneers of feminist anthropology. Henrietta Moore sets a new agenda for transnational gender and sexuality research while debating some of the cutting-edge theoretical issues in feminist psychoanalysis and post-structuralism. She urges us to acknowledge the complex and dynamic relationship between bodies and the variant cultural meanings attached to femininity and masculinity, but also to consider the enduring hold of the social imaginary upon the constitution of the subject. A major contribution to the political economy of sexuality in the global era." Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht University "Henrietta Moore seeks to build a theory of gendered subjectivity by articulating the insights of psychoanalysis, anthropology and feminism. The extended readings of psychoanalytic theory through anthropological and feminist eyes are clear and illuminating. This is a rich and thought-provoking book." Sherry B. Ortner, University of California-Los AngelesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii 1 Body, Mind and World 1 2 A Genealogy of the Anthropological Subject 23 3 Culture, Power and Desire 43 4 Objects and Relations with (M)others 63 5 The Problem of the Phallus 95 6 Being and Having 115 7 Kinship and Sexuality 137 8 Mothers and Men 165 9 Social Transformations 193 Notes 212 References 235 Index 259

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Book Synopsisaeo This is the first new interpretation to be made of the role of the intellectual for many years. aeo It has a strongly comparative approach. aeo The author is well known for his work on social movements. aeo This is the first new interpretation to be made of the role of the intellectual for many years.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. 1. What is an Intellectual. 2. The Making of a Tradition. 3. Intellectual Generations. 4. Contexts. 5. Constructing the Intellectual. 6. Reconstructions. 7. Tradition, Role and Context. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides a very much needed introduction to sociology for all those working or studying in nursing and health care related professions. It has been specially designed to be of use to those whose primary responsibilities concern the prevention, cure and management of illness.Trade Review'This is an excellent introduction to the subject for students, and a welcome manual for tutors. Martin Joseph has succeeded in producing a good guide through the subject without bombarding the reader with unnecessary jargon.' David Skidmore, Manchester Metropolitan University 'A very readable book in which sociology is made relevant to nursing and health care in a interesting and lively manner.' Robert Bocock, The Open UniversityTable of Contents1. An Introduction to Sociology. 2. The Professions in Medicine. 3. The Hospital as an Organization: Beliefs and Realities. 4. Relationships in the Health Service. 5. Inequalities of Health. 6. What Makes Us Ill?. 7. The National Health Service: A Sociological View. 8. Women, Health and Nursing. 9. Methods of Research in Sociology for Nurses. Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the debates around modernity and postmodernity from the viewpoint of feminist theory. The author assesses classical social theory, theories of the Enlightenment and the more recent modernity/postmodernity debates arguing that at each stage, social theory has failed to give enough attention to questions of gender.Trade Review'A timely and interesting contribution ... this book provides an excellent summary of environmental concerns for social scientists ... this book can be warmly recommended.' Sociology 'For students of Women's Studies requiring a graduate level introductory survey of modernism from a sociological point of view, this book could serve as a kind of scenic flight high above the terrain.' Women's Philosophy Review 'It will be a useful text for upper level sociology students who have some familiarity with the fields and debates under discussion. It will also encourage the bridging of two continuing gaps: that between sociology and feminist theory ... the format is clear and signposted well enough for readers to find a way through this dialogue between (some) feminist and sociological theories.' Australian and New Zealand Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Gender and Modernity: Classical Issues, Contemporary Debates. 2. Rethinking the Gendered Division of Labour. 3. Social Reproduction and Socialist Feminist Theory. 4. Gendered Identities. 5. Gender Politics: Regulation and Resistance. 6. Feminist Theory as Critical Theory. Notes. References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo This is an original and timely book given the current rise in ethnicised politics. aeo The book is theoretically innovative -- bringing together current developments in sociological theory in relation to ethnic and "race" relations. aeo The book is highly comparative, including material from US, Continental Europe and the UK.Trade Review"[The] strength of this collection is that it does not deliver a reassuring unanimity of opinion." Millennium "[This book] bring[s] together some of the most original and influential writers on racism and changing ethnicities in the context of recent transformations in Europe, the US and other parts of the globe." Sociology "This excellent book is a collection of nine uniformly perceptive essays, and deserves a warm welcome." Political Studies "This book has much to offer. In particular, its attention to the centrality of racism in the construction of western identities and the unpacking of the myths that are integral to the formation of the 'western front' provide a refreshing analysis of contemporary racisms." Patterns of PrejudiceTable of ContentsThe Contributors. Modern Racisms, Racialized Identities: Ali Rattansi and Sallie Westwood. Part I: Racism and "Postmodernity". . 1. 'Western' Racisms, Ethnicities and Identitities in a 'Postmodern' Frame: Ali Rattansi. 2. Exploring Other Zones of the Postmodern: Problems of Ethnocentrism and Difference across the North-South Divide: David Slater. Part II: The Western Front. . 3. Unpacking the West: How European is Europe? Jan Nederveen Pieterse. 4. Egypt in America: Black Athena, Racism and Colonial Discourse: Robert Young. Part III: Racisms and Modernity in Europe. . 5. Racism in Europe: Unity and Diversity: Michel Wieviorka. 6. Explaining Racism in Contemporary Europe: Robert Miles. 7. Universalism and Difference: The Crisis of Anti-Racism in the UK and France: Cathie Lloyd. Part IV: Racialised Identities, Local and Global. . 8. Racism, Mental Illness and the Politics of Identity: Sallie Westwood. 9. Racial Formation and Hegemony: Global and Local Developments: Howard Winant. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis major introductory textbook examines the political and economic dimensions of twentieth--century industrialised societies.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Democracy in Modern Societies: Paul Lewis. 2. The State in Advanced Capitalist Societies: Anthony McGrew. 3. Political Culture and Social Movements: Alan Scott. 4. Citizenship and the Welfare State: Denise Riley. 5. Fordism and Modern Industry: John Allan. 6. The Divisions of Labour and Occupational Change: Peter Braham. 7. Work Design and Corporate Strategies: Graeme Salaman. 8. Power, Conflict and Control at Work: Diane Watson. Acknowledgements. Index.

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Book SynopsisConsiders the social and cultural aspects of 20th-century modern industrial social formations, focusing on Britain and Europe, and with some reference to North America and Australasia.Table of ContentsPart 1 Social dimensions: family and household, Helen Crowley - readings from Harriet Bradley, R. Pahl, Sylvia Walby and Nancy Chodorow; lifestyles and consumption, Robert Bocock - readings from J. Baudrillard, D. Miller, M. Featherstone and R. Williams; health, the self and social interaction, David Boswell - readings from C. Baron, H.V. Haynes and R.D. King, and P. Sedgewick; the body and sexuality, Jeffrey Weeks - readings from C. Vance, J. Weeks, F. Mort, L. Davidoff, S. Webb, V. Amos and P. Parmar, and K. Plummer; conclusion to part 1. Part 2 Cultural dimensions: religion, values and ideology, Kenneth Thompson - readings from J.A. Beckford; popular culture and the mass media, Celia Lury - readings from R. Williams and W. Benjamin; education and knowledge, Geoffrey Whitty - readings from S. Bowles and H. Gintis, R. Moore, R. Dale, S. Ball, and P. Willis; the city and the metropolis, James Donald - readings from G. Simmel and M. Berman; conclusion to part 2; summary and conclusion.

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Book Synopsis* A sophisticated account of the work of key German thinkers, including Benjamin and Simmel, and their writings about the city. * Will have a wide--ranging approach, appealing to students and scholars of social theory but also urban studies and architecture. * Features 15 illustrations.Trade Review"This book by David Frisby has his characteristic hallmarks: it is meticulously well researched and it makes unexpected and exciting connections between bodies of thought not commonly linked together. Indeed the playing off of social theory and architectural theory is one of its distinctive contributions. His various asides, for instance his interest in detective stories, or on expressionism, are always provocative and interesting. A book to be celebrated." Mike Savage, University of Manchester ‘A wonderfully incisive dissection of new configurations of "cities" in the contemporary world' John Urry, Lancaster University "The collection as a whole offers empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated contextual readings of major sociologists' reflections on urban life....In Frisby's hands, spatial dynamics become an indispensable component of sociological theory." Environment and Planning "the collection as a whole offers empirically rich and theoriectically sophisticated contextual readings of major sociologists' reflections on urban life. In Frisby's hands, spatial dynamics become an indipensable component of sociological theory". Thomas Lekan, Department of History, University of South Carolina.Table of ContentsIllustrations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1: The City Observed: The Flâneur in Social Theory. Chapter 2 : The City Detected: Representations and Realities of Detection. Chapter 3: The City Interpreted: Georg Simmel's Metropolis. Chapter 4: The City Compared: Vienna is not Berlin. Chapter 5: The City Designed: Otto Wagner and Vienna. Chapter 6: The City Dissolved: Social Theory, the Metropolis and Expressionism. Chapter 7: The City Rationalized: Martin Wagner's New Berlin. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisKnowing Women explores some of the most exciting and new developments in feminist theory, engaging the reader as an active participant in critical debates concerning the status of women as both objects and subjects of knowledge.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Discrimination, Subordination and Difference: Feminist Perspectives. 2. Biology, Society and the Female Body. 3. Sexuality. 4. Gender and Mothering. 5. Language and Difference. 6. Subjectivity and Identity. 7. Experience and the Politics of Identity. 8. The Aims and Achievements of Feminist Theory. References. Source list of articles. Acknowledgements. Index.

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Book SynopsisInventing Women explores important and controversial debates about the gendering of science and technology and their relationship to women. This book discusses how such gendering occurs, the scientific basis for claims of sex difference, the medicalization of women''s bodies and the political issues raised by reproductive technology. The book also examines women as producers of science and technology, both as professional scientists and as unskilled workers. It concludes by looking at women as consumers of technology and science - domestic technology and computers - and at their relationship with Nature. Inventing Women raises the question of whether feminism can produce not only a critique of science and technology, but a new feminist science and technology, and the systems and artefacts that go with it. This volume includes contributions which represent some of the best feminist scholarship in their fields. It can be used as a textbook and it will appeal to aTable of ContentsIntroduction: Gill Kirkup and Laurie Smith Keller. The nature of science and technology. Our bodies, our minds, our selves. Producing science and technology. Consuming science and technology. References. Souce list of articles. Short biographies of the contributors. Acknowledgements. Index

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Book SynopsisDefining Women is a major in--depth analysis of the social, economic and political position of women in contemporary societies. It explores the ways in which social institutions, practices and discourse define women and their position in present--day societies.Table of ContentsPreface. Part I: Defining Women:. Introduction: Women as 'Other'. 1. Defining Public and Private Issues. Part II: Diversity and Difference:. Introduction: Recognizing Difference. 2. Personal Experience, Families and Households. 3. Class, Race and Gender. Part III: On Work:. 4.Defining Work. 5. Gender and Wage Labour. Part IV:Women and Politics. 6. Women and Citizenship. 7. Women's Struggles: Unity and Diversity. References. Source List of Articles. Acknowledgements. Index.

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Book Synopsis* A provocative and challenging book which argues for a defiant innovation of thought* Puts forward a compelling argument: that everyday life should be regarded as a privileged object of investigation* The author is one of the leading sociologists of fin de siecle culture and society. .Trade Review"Maffesoli's feel for the local places him in the vanguard of postmodern sociology. Maffesoli's scholarship, his insight into contemporary subjectivity and his understanding of relativism make this book an important intervention in the field of contemporary cultural analysis." Roy Boyne, School of Human Studies, University of Teesside "Maffesoli develops his arguments with the same elegance and sensitivity to style to which he draws attention in social life itself. There can be no doubt that Maffesoli is one of the leading sociological analysts of the fin de siècle." William Outhwaite, School of European Studies, University of SussexTable of ContentsPerspectives. Introduction. 1. The Fascination of Positivism. 2. The Experience of Relativism. 3. The Ideological Function. 4. Towards a Sociological 'Formism'. 5. The Analogical Method. 6. Physical and Social 'Correspondence'. 7. Ever Renewed Life. 8. The Epistemology of Everyday Life. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume identifies the main changes in the British state since 1945 and evaluates their consequences. It provides students and practitioners with an understanding of the changing public sector and the relationship between these changes and the wider conduct of politics.Trade Review"Combining case studies, general historical and institutional analysis and a sustained theoretical commentary, this book provides an excellent analysis of the postwar British state. It is an original and accessible study demonstrating how one really can "bring the state back in" to postwar economic, social and political analysis. This book should find a ready place on the reading lists of all those concerned with the development of the British state and postwar British politics." Bob Jessop, University of Lancaster "A useful introduction ... The author combines a coherent conceptual overview with a careful exposition of such key issues as managerialsim, professionalism, and the rise of the 'new public management'. The book is to be recommended to an undergraduate audience." Political StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. Introduction. 1. State Management and the Post-war Settlement. 2. State Management and Economic Policy from the 1940s to the 1970s. 3. Managing the British Welfare State. 4. Professional Interests and the British Welfare State. 5. The Emergence of 'New Managerialist' approaches towards the Civil Service in the Transition to Thatcherism. 6. The New Technologies of State Management. 7. Two Case Studies of the Changing British State: Youth Training and the Instruments of Urban Intervention. 8. The British State: Interpretations and Prospects. Bibliography. General Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume identifies the main changes in the British state since 1945 and evaluates their consequences. It provides students and practitioners with an understanding of the changing public sector and the relationship between these changes and the wider conduct of politics.Trade Review"Combining case studies, general historical and institutional analysis and a sustained theoretical commentary, this book provides an excellent analysis of the postwar British state. It is an original and accessible study demonstrating how one really can "bring the state back in" to postwar economic, social and political analysis. This book should find a ready place on the reading lists of all those concerned with the development of the British state and postwar British politics." Bob Jessop, University of Lancaster "A useful introduction ... The author combines a coherent conceptual overview with a careful exposition of such key issues as managerialsim, professionalism, and the rise of the 'new public management'. The book is to be recommended to an undergraduate audience." Political StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. Introduction. 1. State Management and the Post-war Settlement. 2. State Management and Economic Policy from the 1940s to the 1970s. 3. Managing the British Welfare State. 4. Professional Interests and the British Welfare State. 5. The Emergence of 'New Managerialist' approaches towards the Civil Service in the Transition to Thatcherism. 6. The New Technologies of State Management. 7. Two Case Studies of the Changing British State: Youth Training and the Instruments of Urban Intervention. 8. The British State: Interpretations and Prospects. Bibliography. General Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisA provocative and fresh approach to the study of management. Covers a whole array of management orthodoxies and demonstrates, through contemporary sociological theory, how many of the old approaches are in need of reconstruction. Written in a lively and highly accessible style.Trade Review"This is a wonderfully refreshing and stimulating book - and there aren't many books about management that can be described in these terms!" Graeme Salaman, Open University "The thoughtful reader will learn a great deal." Work, Employment and SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Into the Heart of Darkness: A Short Theoretical Journey. 2. The Black Ships: The Historical Development of British Management. 3. Mimetic Pyrophobes: What are Managers, What do Managers do, and Why do they do What they do?. 4. From Silent Monitors: The Long and Relatively Unhappy Life of Managing Appraisals. 5. Reengineering Utopia: Managing Radical Change. 6. The Alchemy of Leadership. 7. The Culture of Management and the Management of Culture. 8. Managing Gender Inequality through Technology. 9. Fatalism, Freewill and Control: An Index of Possibilities. 10. Reflections. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo An excellent introduction to a rapidly growing field -- Lesbian Studies. aeo Provides a clear and engaging account of the contradictory meanings of lesbian sexuality in Western culture. aeo It is both a valuable and original contribution to current debates concerned with lesbian studies.Trade Review'Lesbian Configurations is at once a light-casting journey through some of the densest thickets in contemporary literary and psychoanalytic theory and a work of generous, energizing scholarship. These are bravura, resolute readings: intelligent, alert, often droll, and rich in insights about the paradoxical place of the lesbian in the modern imagination.' Terry Castle, Stanford University 'renée hoogland's Lesbian Configurations is an engaging and lucid analysis of contemporary lesbian theories. Its intriguing readings of The Color Purple and The Bell Jar lead the way to a sophisticated and enlightening lesbian critical practice. Her astute analyses of contemporary film and other popular cultural texts demonstrate clever and useful strategies for lesbian reading.' Judith Roof, Indiana University 'The growing visibility of lesbian sexuality in mainstream western culture has been accompanied by a rapidly developing lesbian academic interest in tracing the cultural configurations of same-sex female desire, a project that situates lesbian scholarship and theoretical critique on the cutting edge of contemporary cultural theory. [This book is] a welcome addition to this dynamic, growing body of work.' Cultural StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Defining Differences: The Lavender Menace and The Color Purple. . 2. Basic Instinct: The Lesbian Spectre as Castrating Agent. 3. Impossible Subject Among Multiple Crossovers: Roman Polanski's Bitter Moon. 4. Sex/Textual Conflicts in The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath's Doubling Negatives. 5. Queer Undercurrents: Disruptive Desire in Elizabeth Bowen's Friends and Relations. . 6. Fatal Attractions: Feminist Theory and the Lesbian Lure. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo An excellent introduction to a rapidly growing field -- Lesbian Studies. aeo Provides a clear and engaging account of the contradictory meanings of lesbian sexuality in Western culture. aeo It is both a valuable and original contribution to current debates concerned with lesbian studies.Trade Review'Lesbian Configurations is at once a light-casting journey through some of the densest thickets in contemporary literary and psychoanalytic theory and a work of generous, energizing scholarship. These are bravura, resolute readings: intelligent, alert, often droll, and rich in insights about the paradoxical place of the lesbian in the modern imagination.' Terry Castle, Stanford University 'renée hoogland's Lesbian Configurations is an engaging and lucid analysis of contemporary lesbian theories. Its intriguing readings of The Color Purple and The Bell Jar lead the way to a sophisticated and enlightening lesbian critical practice. Her astute analyses of contemporary film and other popular cultural texts demonstrate clever and useful strategies for lesbian reading.' Judith Roof, Indiana University 'The growing visibility of lesbian sexuality in mainstream western culture has been accompanied by a rapidly developing lesbian academic interest in tracing the cultural configurations of same-sex female desire, a project that situates lesbian scholarship and theoretical critique on the cutting edge of contemporary cultural theory. [This book is] a welcome addition to this dynamic, growing body of work.' Cultural StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Defining Differences: The Lavender Menace and The Color Purple. . 2. Basic Instinct: The Lesbian Spectre as Castrating Agent. 3. Impossible Subject Among Multiple Crossovers: Roman Polanski's Bitter Moon. 4. Sex/Textual Conflicts in The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath's Doubling Negatives. 5. Queer Undercurrents: Disruptive Desire in Elizabeth Bowen's Friends and Relations. . 6. Fatal Attractions: Feminist Theory and the Lesbian Lure. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis much--needed book is a concise and accessible account of the contribution of feminist thinking to the study of crime.Trade Review"This is both a significant and intelligent contribution to the transformation of criminology by one of the most challenging feminist theorists working in the field." Carol C. Smart, University of Leeds "This thought-provoking book challenges the dominant criminological tradition from a feminist perspective. But it is more than a polemical argument about what is omitted and silenced in that tradition. It is both an intellectual history of criminology, told in an accessible way and a book of feminist jurisprudence that will be of interest to students and scholars working in that area. The book offers a new way of seeing, a new paradigm for feminist criminology, addressed to criminologists in general, inviting them to break out of the prison of their own masculine standpoints and conventional scholarship." Katherine O'Donovan, University of London "The book provides an excellent synthesis of ideas relating to the relationship between feminism and criminology ... essential ... for its detailed exploration of the intellectual relationship between feminism and criminology ... Extremely important in stimulating critical thinking about current directions and reflections in feminism and criminology." International LawTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part 1: A Feminist History of Criminology. . 1. The Scientific Origins of Criminology. 2. The Criminologist as Partisan. 3. Examining our Frames of Reference: Realism to Derrida. Part 2: Effecting Change. 4. Reinterpreting the Sexes (through the Crime of Rape). 5. Relocating the Sexes (through Crime Fiction). 6. An Ethical Relation. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisFeminists have long differed in their view of prostitution. While some regard it as a classic form of exploitation and degradation, others offer a more sympathetic interpretation of women''s involvement in the sex industry. In this important new book, Maggie O''Neill seeks to explore the theoretical debates on prostitution and the relevance of these to the everyday lived experiences of women working on the streets. Based upon her own ethnographic research - defined as ethno-mimesis - the author seeks to undermine and demystify stereotypical images of prostitutes. She explores the narratives offered by prostitutes themselves, as well as other forms of their representation in film, art and photography, and shows how these various mediums may be used to shed light on the socio-economic processes and structures which lead women into prostitution. These personal accounts produce what O''Neill refers to as ''a politics of feeling'', which, she argues, may be used to transform attituTrade Review‘Prostitution and Feminism is a great examples of feminist research, developing new theoretical concepts and methodological approaches for a feminism that can entwine critical conceptual explorations with an ethnographic approach that brings life to the broader analysis. A wide-ranging, readable and authoritative book.’ – Vikki Bell, Goldsmiths College, University of London ‘By working across traditional disciplinary divides, O’Neill provides a stimulating and fresh approach to feminist work in the area of prostitution, at the same time making timely demands on the reader to think more deeply about the nature and purpose of feminist theory and research.’ – Jenny Ryan, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Socio-cultural Contexts-Renewed Methodologies for Social Research. Part I Feminist Knowledge and Social Research: Understanding Prostitution. 1 Feminism(s) and Prostitution. 2 Feminist Knowledge and Social Research: Ethno-mimesis as Perfomative Praxis. Part II Interpretive Ethnographies: Life History Work. 3 Women's Voices, Women's Lives. 4 Adolescent Prostitution: Runaways, Homelessness and Living in Local Authority Care. III Feminist Postmodernisms and Ethnographies of Difference: between Modernity and Postmodernity. 5 Imagining Women: Prostitution, the Aestheticization of the Whore and the Social Organization of Desire. 6 The City, Masculinity and the Social Organization of Desire: Pimps and Punters. 7 Conclusion: Towards a Politics of Feeling. Notes. References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo A comprehensive and up--to--date collection from possibly the worlds most prestigious social theory publisher. aeo Contains readings from the leading figures in the field. aeo Designed as an introductory text for students. aeo Contains an introduction and explanatory materials for each main section of the book.Trade Review'A useful ... teaching resource ... these short extracts immerse the readers into some of the important contemporary issues ... a welcome addition to the introductory literature, especially since it surveys such a wide range of influential work across the spectrum of contemporary social theory.' John Newton Hewitt, the University of Melbourne Table of ContentsPart I: Some Schools of Social Theory: Marx and Weber to Gadamer and Ricoeur. 1. Capitalism and Socialism: Weber's Dialogue with Marx (Wolfgang J. Mommsen). 2. Georg Simmel: Modernity as an Eternal Present (David Frisby). 3. The Social and Political Thought of Antonio Gramsci (Richard Bellamy). 4. The World in a Text: Levi Strauss's Tristes Tropiques (Clifford Geertz). 5. Althusser and the Problem of Determinations (Michelle Barrett). 6. Gadamer and Ricoeur on Hermeneutics (Susan Hekman). Part II: Solidarity, Interaction and Social Practice. 7. What is Ethnomethodology? (Harold Garfinkel). 8. Erving Goffman on Ritual and Solidarity in Social Life (Randall Collins). 9. Elements of the Theory of Structuration (Anthony Giddens). 10. Institutional Reflexivity and Modernity (Anthony Giddens). 11. Structures, Habitus and Practices (Pierre Bourdieu). 12. Social Space and Symbolic Power (Pierre Bourdieu). 13. Rational Choice Theory (John Elster). Part III: Critical Theory of Modernity. 14. Ideology and Modern Culture (John Thompson). 15. The Tasks of a Critical Theory (Jürgen Habermas). 16. The Normative Content of Modernity (Jürgen Habermas). 17. Habermas and Lyotard (Richard Rorty). 18. Foucault and Marxism (Mark Poster). Part IV: Feminism, Gender and Subjectivity. 19. Foucault, Feminism and the Body (Lois McNay). 20. The Case of Habermas and Gender (Nancy Fraser). 21. Feminism and Modernism (Janet Wolff). 22. Post-post-modernism? Theorising Gender (Sylvia Walby). 23. Feminism and Psychoanalytic Theory (Nancy Chodorow). 24. Death of the Subject? (Agnes Heller). Part V: Modernity, Democracy, Social Movements. 25. The End of Organized Capitalism (Scott Lash and John Urry). 26. World Systems Analysis (Immanuel Wallerstein). 27. Surveillance and Modernity (Christopher Dandeker). 28. The Future of Democracy (Noberto Bobbio). 29. What Should Democracy Mean Today? (David Held). 30. Democracy: From City States to a Cosmopolitan Order? (David Held). 31. Class, Environmental and Social Movements (Boris Frankel). 32. Ecological Communication (Niklas Luhmann). 33. The Green Political Programme (Robert Goodin). 34. The Naturalistic Fallacy of the Ecological Movement (Ulrich Beck). Part VI: Modernity and Postmodernity. 35. Modernity and Ambivalence (Zygmunt Bauman). 36. The Consumer Society (Jean Baudrillard). 37. The Post-Modern: A Transparent Society? (Gianno Vattimo). 38. Against Postmodernism (Alex Callinicos). 39. Modernity and the Holocaust (Zygmunt Bauman)

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Book SynopsisThis major new textbook in social theory takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme.Trade Review'Nigel Dodd is to be congratulated for a most intelligent, mature, organized, balanced, and sane account of the major trends in European social theory over the last century and a half. I know of no sounder secondary source on the theories of modernity and postmodernity. He brings clarity and order to a range of literature that is too often murky and unordered, and for that several generations of scholars and students will be grateful.' --Neil J. Smelser, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford '[An] excellent guide to the state of the art in contemporary social theory...provide[s] excellent critical accounts of the evolution and contemporary relevance of modern social theory.' (Sociological Research Online) 'Dodd's work is thus both a survey of social theory...and an effort to find a new way forward. The book is consciously positioned as a college course text, meaning that unlike truckloads of others on the subject, it is both readable and explicable for those without an MA in the History of Consciousness.' (Canadian Journal of Political Science)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Modern and Postmodern Social Theory. Part I: Classical Social Theory. 1. Modernity and Society: Marx and Durkheim. 2. Modernity and Reason: Simmel and Weber. Part II: Modern Social Theory. 3. A Critique of Reason: Horkheimer, Adorno and Marcuse. 4. Reason and Power: Foucault. 5. The Potential of Reason: Habermas. Part III: Postmodern Social Theory. 6. Reality in Retreat: Lyotard and Baudrillard. 7. Society under Suspicion: Bauman and Rorty. 8. Modernity Renewed: Giddens and Beck. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo An accessible introduction to social theory, both classical and contemporary. aeo Focuses on the concept of modernity, which is used as a lens to examine a wide range of theoretical literature.Trade Review'Nigel Dodd is to be congratulated for a most intelligent, mature, organized, balanced, and sane account of the major trends in European social theory over the last century and a half. I know of no sounder secondary source on the theories of modernity and postmodernity. He brings clarity and order to a range of literature that is too often murky and unordered, and for that several generations of scholars and students will be grateful.' --Neil J. Smelser, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford '[An] excellent guide to the state of the art in contemporary social theory...provide[s] excellent critical accounts of the evolution and contemporary relevance of modern social theory.' (Sociological Research Online) 'Dodd's work is thus both a survey of social theory...and an effort to find a new way forward. The book is consciously positioned as a college course text, meaning that unlike truckloads of others on the subject, it is both readable and explicable for those without an MA in the History of Consciousness.' (Canadian Journal of Political Science)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Modern and Postmodern Social Theory. Part I: Classical Social Theory. 1. Modernity and Society: Marx and Durkheim. 2. Modernity and Reason: Simmel and Weber. Part II: Modern Social Theory. 3. A Critique of Reason: Horkheimer, Adorno and Marcuse. 4. Reason and Power: Foucault. 5. The Potential of Reason: Habermas. Part III: Postmodern Social Theory. 6. Reality in Retreat: Lyotard and Baudrillard. 7. Society under Suspicion: Bauman and Rorty. 8. Modernity Renewed: Giddens and Beck. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisDoes it make sense to speak of a European society, above and beyond its component states and regions? In this major new book William Outhwaite argues that it does. He goes beyond the study of individual states and specific regions of Europe to examine the changing contours of the continent as a whole, at a time when Europe is beginning to look and act more like a single entity. In what we have come to call Europe there developed distinctive forms of political, economic, and more broadly social organisation many of course building on elements drawn from more advanced civilisations elsewhere in the world. During the centuries of European dominance these forms were often exported to other world regions, where the export versions often surpassed the original ones. In the present century many features of European life remain distinctive: the European welfare or social model, a substantially secularised culture, and particular forms of democratic politics and of the relations betTrade Review"How refreshing to encounter a book which not only seeks to understand the social transformations of Europe but also attends to matters of the European economy and the European state. This is a sociology book which ‘ticks all the right boxes' for students of political science, and, at the same time, advances a particularly sociological approach to the study of Europe ... It should become essential reading, not only for sociology students and those following European Studies courses, but also for a range of scholars from disciplines that have hitherto viewed 'European society' as alien territory." British Journal of Sociology "By drawing on a wide range of empirical and theoretical studies, Outhwaite has written a readable and accessible book on contemporary European society." Sociology "An insightful study of the emerging shape of Europe. Outhwaite skillfully demonstrates the significance of a European as opposed to a national level of analysis. A lot of ground is covered in this excellent short book." Gerard Delanty, University of SussexTable of ContentsList of Maps, Figures and Tables vi Acknowledgements vii 1 European Culture and Society 1 2 Europe: East, West, North, South 23 3 The European Economy 44 4 The European Polity 72 5 Social Divisions and Social Identities 99 6 Conclusion: Europe in its Place 133 Notes 142 Bibliography 158 Index 193

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Book Synopsisaeo An accessible sociological exploration of the problems affecting the majority of people living in modern societies, including the successful members of society. aeo Uses interviews with a diversity of successful people which provide highly articulate, vivid and memorable accounts of their lives.Trade Review'Outstanding ... the most clarifying work of sociology I've ever read ... essential.' Pat Kane, New Statesman and Society 'Stimulating analysis ... the great merit of Pahl's book is that his critique of post-modernist assumptions about the self and anxiety points up this misleading conflation of the soical and the psychological, and makes him aware of the misuses of 'tradition' and over-socialised conceptions of the individual.' Work, Employment and Society 'A characteristically bold and provocative text ... extremely interesting.' Time and Society 'One of the most stimulating and relevant works I have read for a long time.' SociologyTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction: Mortality, the Individual and Society. 2. Success in Shame Cultures and Guilt Cultures. 3. Managing Without Success 1960-1990. 4. Styles of Success in Business. 5. The Neurosis of Success. 6. Success-Led or Anxiety-Driven?. 7. Working for Self Identity. 8. From Hoccleve's Complaint to the Anxious Class. 9. Seeking Balance. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a wide-ranging historical account of the development of the Japanese economy, from the 17th century to the present day. The author presents an alternative theory to the traditional western view of Japan's economic development, emphasising the role of the state.Trade Review'... A thoughtful overview of the evolution of the Japanese economy ... she writes in a way which will be both helpful and interesting for students.' International Affairs 'I was pleasantly surprised with Sheridan's book. ... She has been able to weave a consistent, complex tale about Japanese development with the state at the centre'. The Journal of Asian Studies 'Governing the Japanese Economy, offers a provocative and timely assessment of the role of government in Japan over the past few hundred years and provides a blueprint for future policy. ... Sheridan provides excellent tables and accessible and detailed footnotes...' Japanese Studies Bulletin 'Wide-ranging examination of Japanese economic development. Offering an 'alternative' historical overview, she presents Japanese economic performance as the culmination of 120 years of conscious government proprietorship.... There is a wide public consciousness of corruption, abuse of market power, and growing income inequalities. This book gives us the tools with which to forecast how Japanese government agencies are likely to respond to the social crisis.' B J McFarlane, University of NewcastleTable of ContentsList of Tables. List of Figures and Charts. List of Material Appearing in the Appendix. Introduction: The Past and Potential Role of Government in Japanese Economic Life. 1. Feudalism and Modernisation, 1800-1880. 2. Deciding the Principles of Japanese Capitalism, 1881-1900. 3. Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth, 1901-1936. 4. Social Policy in Economic Policy, 1901-1936. 5. Economic Conduct of the Pacific War, 1937-1945. 6. Reconstruction, 1946-1955. 7. High-Speed Economic Growth, 1956-1972. 8. A Decelerated Economy, 1973-1990. 9. Explanations: The Nature and Government of Japanese Capitalism, 1868-1990. 10. Neglected Producers. Appendix: Statistical Tables. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo An engaging and accessible study of the relation between religion and postmodernity. aeo Examines key issues such as the rise of consumerism and the influence of communication and information technologies as a way of understanding the transformations of religion throughout the worl.Trade Review'This is an excellent book. I can't believe that anyone would want to teach about contemporary religion or about postmodernity without recommending this book and using it as a springboard for their own discussions.' Alan Bryman, Professor of Social Research, Loughborough University 'Readers familiar with David Lyon's previous work will find in Jesus in Disneyland the same combination of theoretical awareness, perceptive comment and accessibility that makes his writing so valuable to all those interested in the nature of religion in the modern world. The book elucidates the subtle shift in the world of religion from obligation to consumption - a state of affairs that we need to know more about.' Grace Davie, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Exeter 'The writing is clear and filled with a number of engaging illustrations ... there is a great deal that I very much enjoyed within this book.' LJK, Regent's Reviews 'This interesting book explores the implications of postmodernity on religion. At the same time it questions the centrality of the secularization thesis in sociology of religion as well as calling for reflexivity as a more central aspect of sociological endeavour.' British Journal of Sociology 'The book is engaging and well-written - that academic rarity, a "good read".' Theology Today 'This is a beautifully written, imaginative and stimulating account of the place of religion in postmodernity ... a work laden with richness, a freshness of insight and a sense of immediacy.' Journal of Contemporary Religion "Jesus in Disneyland:Religion in Postmodern Times is a highly distinctive and fresh commentary on contemporary religion and late modernity by David Lyon, a writer able to embrace the postmodern cultural turn with gusto and panache." European Journal of Social Theory "This work provides the most insightful understanding of the contemporary context for this field of study" Daryl Healea, Religious Studies Review"This book will provide a fruitful way of grasping some of the fortunes of religion in this postmodern era." StimulusTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Meeting Jesus in Disneyland. 2. Faith's Fate. 3. Postmodern Premonitions. 4. Signs of the Times. 5. Shopping for a Self. 6. A Global Spirit. 7. Telescoped Time. 8. Faith's Future. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo The first introductory textbook on development and international relations. aeo Covers the most significant issues facing the Third World in the current global political economy. aeo Highly accessible book with many student features, such as introductions, summaries and tables.Trade Review"Development and International Relations fills a need for a concise, up-to-date volume which interrogates the theory and practice of post-war development from the perspective of international relations. By subjecting development to scrutiny within the context of changes in the global system, Anna Dickson challenges not only the preoccupations of the discipline of international relations with the major powers but also advances a synthesis of post-war development efforts. There is no other major topic in international relations which has been so comprehensively ignored by mainstream international relations. Dickson is to be congratulated on her attempt to bring development from the periphery to the centre of the discipline. In linking development to the mainstream concerns of international relations this book will be a useful resource for teachers and students of development studies and world politics." Dr Marc Williams, University of Sussex Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Part I: Development Revisited:. 1. Development and International Relations: Theory and History. 2. A Question of Terminology. 3. Theories of Development. Part II: The Global Economy and Development: . 4. The East Asian NIEs. 5. The Environment and Development. 6. The Social Dimension: Poverty, Population and Hunger. 7. International Commodity Trade and Development. Part III: The Third World in the Emerging World Order: . 8. The Post-Cold War World and the South. 9. Development in a Global Context. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo Very accessible and wide--ranging introduction to feminist perspectives on geography. aeo Clearly written with careful attention paid to defining key concepts and theories in the field.Trade Review"McDowell provides a sensitive and sophisticated reading of the feminist literature through a geographer's lens. Accessible, comprehensive, and contemporary, Gender, Identity and Place never loses sight of the feminist political project. A landmark book in feminist geography!" Susan Hanson, Head of Graduate School of Geography, Clark University "a text that usefully and thematically summarises an extant body of knowledge. Any tertiary student, new researcher or reluctant colleague wanting to understand the contribution of feminist geography to the discipline will find easy access to that story in the highly readable narrative that Linda McDowell has composed. Gender, Identity and Place has a strength that is often lacking in multiply authored or thematically focused texts. The cohesion of the argument is not simply evident in the introduction and conclusion but is threaded through each of the substantive sections theoretically, empirically and stylistically." Robyn Peace, University of Waikato, Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender StudiesTable of ContentsList of Plates. List of Figures and Tables. 1. Introduction: Place and Gender. 2. In and Out of Place: Bodies and Embodiment. 3. Home, Place and Identity. 4. Community, City and Locality. 5. Work/Workplaces. 6. In Public: the Street and Spaces of Pleasure. 7. Gendering the Nation-State. 8. Displacements. 9. Postscript: Reflections on the Dilemmas of Feminist Research. References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo Offers a lively introduction to world population growth and the debates which surround it. aeo Original and provocative argument -- Furedi argues thatt he changing character of the population agenda is itself a problem worthy of investigation. aeo It challenges the basic assumptions of mainstream demographers and population professionals.Trade Review"The book's main strength is the identification and careful consideration of the range of perspectives that have emerged on population growth - and control - in the postwar period ... There is much to be commended in Furedi's 'unpacking' of the population and development issue." International Affairs Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Numbers Game. 2. Does Population Growth Matter?. 3. Population and North-South Relations. 4. Forging the Connection between Population and Development. 5. Development and Population Growth. 6. Influencing Fertility: Modernization without Development. 7. Targeting Women. 8. Environmentalism to the Rescue. 9. Conclusions: Population and Development Discourse - the Parting of the Ways. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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