Social science

The Official History of North Sea Oil and Gas

by Alex Kemp

Written by the leading expert in UK petroleum economics, this study provides a new, unique, in-depth analysis of the development of British policies towards the North Sea oil and gas industry from the early...

Race and US Foreign Policy

by Mark Ledwidge

African-Americans' analysis of, and interest in, foreign affairs represents a rich and dynamic legacy, and this work provides a cutting edge insight into this neglected aspect of US foreign affairs.

In addition...

Restorative Justice

by Gerry Johnstone

Restorative justice is one of the most talked about developments in the field of crime and justice. Its advocates and practitioners argue that state punishment, society's customary response to crime, neither...

The Politics of Speed

by Simon Glezos

Everyone agrees that the world is accelerating. With advances in communication, transportation and information processing technologies, it is clear that the pace of events in global politics is speeding up at...

The Graphic Communication Handbook

by Simon Downs

The Graphic Communication Handbook is a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the theories and practices of the graphics industry. It traces the history and development of graphic design, explores issues...

ASEAN and the Institutionalization of East Asia

by Ralf Emmers

This book examines the evolving multilateral security arrangements in East Asia, with a focus on the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It explores the function and relevance of ASEAN...

In The Space Of A Song

by Richard Dyer

Songs take up space and time in films. Richard Dyer's In the Space of a Song takes off from this perception, arguing that the way songs take up space indicates a great deal about the songs themselves, the nature...

Debates in Criminal Justice

by Tom Ellis & Stephen P. Savage

This innovative new book recognises that, while criminal justice studies is a core component of all criminology/criminal justice undergraduate degrees, it can be a confusing, overwhelming and a relatively dry...

Fantasy

by Jacqueline Furby & Claire Hines

Fantasy addresses a previously neglected area within film studies. The book looks at the key aesthetics, themes, debates and issues at work within this popular genre and examines films and franchises that illustrate...

Chinese Migrants in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe

by Felix B. Chang & Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang

Much of the former Soviet bloc has become a destination for new Chinese migrants. Throughout Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Chinese migrants are engaged in entrepreneurial activities, primarily as...

Nationalism and Globalisation

by Daphne Halikiopoulou & Sofia Vasilopoulou

Nationalism and globalisation are two central phenomena of the modern world, that have both shaped and been shaped by each other, yet few connections have been made systematically between the two.

This book...

Globalization, Migration, and the Future of Europe

by Leila Simona Talani

Showcasing an original, interdisciplinary approach, this text examines the effect of migration on the domestic politics of individual states and how they are eroding the distinctions between the domestic and...

China's Thought Management

by Anne-Marie Brady

China's Thought Management argues that by re-emphasizing and modernizing propaganda and thought work since 1989, the CCP has managed to overcome a succession of local and national level crises - the Tiananmen...

The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China

by Dan Smyer Yu

Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural...

Housing Disadvantaged People?

by Jane Ball

Social housing appears to offer a solution for the housing of poor and disadvantaged people. The French "right to housing" offers poor and disadvantaged citizens priority in social housing allocation, and even...

After the Holocaust

by David Cesarani & Eric J. Sundquist

For the last decade scholars have been questioning the idea that the Holocaust was not talked about in any way until well into the 1970s. After the Holocaust: Challenging the Myth of Silence is the first collection...

Cities for People, Not for Profit

by Neil Brenner, Peter Marcuse & Margit Mayer

The worldwide financial crisis has sent shock-waves of accelerated economic restructuring, regulatory reorganization and sociopolitical conflict through cities around the world. It has also given new impetus...

The Politics of the New Germany

by Simon Green, Dan Hough & Alister Miskimmon

The Politics of the New Germany continues to provide the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date textbook on contemporary German Politics. The text takes a new approach to understanding politics in...

Development, Modernism and Modernity in Africa

by Augustine Agwuele

This anthology examines the "unfinished project of modernity" with respect to the unrealized potential for economic, social, and political development in Africa. It also shows how, facing the consequences of...

Empire, Nationalism and the Postcolonial World

by Michael Collins

By presenting a new interpretation of Rabindranath Tagore's English language writings, this book places the work of India's greatest Nobel Prize winner and cultural icon in the context of imperial history and...