Malaysia's long serving Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, is a controversial political figure. High rates of economic growth and a striking reduction in poverty have been the hallmarks of a vibrant Tiger economy. This success has now been placed in jeopardy by the recent economic crisis, and Mahathir ... more »

It is widely believed that the European Union suffers from a democratic deficit. This then raises a fundamental question: can democracy ever be applied to decision-making bodies beyond the nation-state? How we conceive of democracy itself is essential to how we understand its deficit, and this book, ... more »

This classic study of Santayana was the first book to appear in the Arguments of the Philosophers series. Growing interest in the work of this important American philosopher has prompted this new edition of the book complete with a new preface by the author reassessing his own ideas about Santayana and ... more »

The Road Movie Book is the first comprehensive study of an enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre. The contributors explore how the road movie has confronted and represented issues of nationhood, sexuality, gender, class and race. more »

Product Info This comparative text serves both as an introduction to contemporary police studies and an intervention into current debates concerning police reform and practice. more »

This work offers an introduction to the central debates in sexuality research. Among the issues examined are the social and cultural dimensions of sex, human sexuality and sex research. more » more »

A collection of internationally recognised scholars address the postmodern shake-up of theory, culture and politics, which has led to a new encounter between the humanities and the discourses of rel... more » more »

In this work Tim Ingold offers a persuasive approach to understanding how human beings perceive their surroundings. He argues that what we are used to calling cultural variation consists, in the first place, of variations in skill. Neither innate nor acquired, skills are grown, incorporated into the ... more »

... . But what does this mean, both theoretically and practically, terms of a `new'' agenda? The focus of this book is upon four main issues: * economic development * security * the environment * human rights These are of course not in themselves new issues, but during the period of the Cold War they were ... more »

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First published in 1986, this book is an authoritative collection of the major sources for Roman Britain. It incorporates extracts from the main literary sources, and a substantial collection of inscriptions, coins, and artefacts. more »

The first of its kind and the first in Spons International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport book series, this text provides a particularly vivid insight into the many and varied issues surrounding sport and Physical Education in China. Written by a number of expert scholars from around ... more »