The Mythological State and its Empire

By David Grant

We see the modern State as the most rational form of governing yet devised, and one which properly recognises our inherent individual rights. However, as...

Published July 25th 2008 by Routledge.

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Being Against the World

Rebellion and Constitution

By Oscar Guardiola-Rivera

How can we save politics from the politician? How can we save ourselves? This book looks at the example of those who leave the city...

Published July 17th 2008 by Birbeck Law Press.

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The Social and Political Thought of George Orwell

A Reassessment

By Stephen Ingle

Stephen Ingle is Professor at the Politics Department, University of Stirling. His main academic interests are in the relationship between politics and literature and in...

Published June 10th 2008 by Routledge.

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Terror, Insecurity and Liberty

Illiberal Practices of Liberal Regimes after 9/11

Edited by Didier Bigo, Anastassia Tsoukala

This edited volume questions the widespread resort to illiberal security practices by contemporary liberal regimes since 9/11, and argues that counter-terrorism is embedded into the...

Published May 13th 2008 by Routledge.

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Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics

An Introduction

By Todd Landman

Building on the strengths of the second edition, this highly regarded textbook continues to provide the best introduction to the strategies of comparative research in...

Published April 30th 2008 by Routledge.

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The New Social Theory Reader

Edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander, Steven Seidman

This is the first anthology to thematize the dramatic upward and downward shifts that have created the new social theory, and to present this new...

Published April 3rd 2008 by Routledge.

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Citizenship between Past and Future

Edited by Engin F. Isin, Peter Nyers, Bryan S. Turner

Citizenship between Past and Future brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field of citizenship studies to assess, critically and contextually, the...

Published March 26th 2008 by Routledge.

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The Political Theory of John Gray

Edited by John Horton, Glen Newey

John Gray is one of today’s most brilliant, bestselling and controversial political thinkers. This new collection examines him from a variety of stimulating angles.

This...

Published December 4th 2007 by Routledge.

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Cosmopolitanism

By Robert Fine

The idea of cosmopolitanism has informed some of the most important developments in current sociology. It has changed the way in which we think about...

Published November 15th 2007 by Routledge.

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Revolution in the Making of the Modern World

Social Identities, Globalization and Modernity

Edited by John Foran, David Lane, Andreja Zivkovic

This volume questions whether ideas of revolution are still relevant in the postmodern and globalized world of the twenty-first century.

Featuring contributions from some of...

Published November 15th 2007 by Routledge.

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