This book aims to provide a stimulating overview of the settlement history of Ireland from prehistory to modern times. The contributors analyze issues such as settlement change and distribution within the environment. more »

A survey and analysis of major old industrial regions - the Ruhr, South Wales, the Great Lakes and Ontario - in terms of their economic regeneration and their re-emergence as centres of thriving industrial activity of the new kind. more »

This book studies specific regional issues and problems, exploring recent related political developments in Japan, and how these might impact on future foreign policy priorities and objectives. The expert body of contributors consider issues such as: the nexus between domestic politics and foreign policy ... more »

This study gives a comprehensive account of the principal doctrines of the Stoics, Epicureans and various sceptical traditions from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to about 200 A.D. The discussion is arranged by topics rather than schools in order to bring out the underlying issues and make ... more »

Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art. more »

For most of the twentieth century, modernity has been characterised by the formalisation of social relations as face to face interactions are replaced by impersonal bureaucracy and finance. As we enter the new millennium, however, it becomes increasingly clear that it is only by stepping outside these ... more »

Tucker Carlson is a member of one of Washington's rarest of species: he's a genuinely likable conservative. Noted by New York magazine as the pundit most likely to succeed in these Bushian years, Carlson's profile is unmatched. In this new book, he applies his deft and amusing hand to the goings-on in ... more »

As a result of the revolutions in Eastern Europe and the collapse of Communism, the idea of Civil Society has been revived and is now at the centre of political discussion. It is generally agreed that building genuine civil societies is the only true means of furthering the cause of democracy and human ... more »

The theoretical arguments and ethnographic perspectives of this book place it at the cutting edge of contemporary anthropological scholarship on identity with respect to the study of ethnicity, nationalism, localism and gender. more »

This text seeks to move beyond the limitations of critical pedagogy in modern education, drawing on perspectives such as poststructuralism, postmodernism, cultural studies and feminism - all subjects which seek to challenge radical orthodoxies - and see more »

With the courage, honesty, and compassion that have made her one of America's most provocative authorities on modern culture, bell hooks takes on the interior lives of men and answers their most intimate questions about love. Everyone needs to love and be loved -- even men. In this groundbreaking book ... more »

An account of how a very few powerful individuals come to wield a lot of control in international communications. The politics, eccentricities and industrial alliances of the moguls including Maxwell and Murdoch are examined in detail. more »