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Television Truths considers what we know about TV, whether we love it or hate it, where TV is going, and whether viewers should bother going along for…

Since the end of the Cold War, activists and scholars alike have celebrated the phenomenal growth of transnational social movements across the globe. …

To alter an organization’s culture, change agents must first understand its attitudes, beliefs and assumptions. Marc Schabracq’s innovative new book i…

Guibernau offers a comparative analysis of nationalist movements in nations without states.

The second volume in the Blackwell Brown Lectures in Philosophy, this volume offers an original and provocative take on the nature and methodology of …

Hard Truths is a groundbreaking new work in which noted philosopher Elijah Millgram advances a new approach to truth and its role in our day-to-day re…

Following the collapse of communism and the decline of Marxism, some commentators have claimed that we have reached the 'end of history' and that the …

Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition provides a comprehensive account of the major political ideologies of the past two centuries. Provi…

At a time when so many cracks have emerged within the imagined community of ‘the West', this important new book, by one of the leading social scientis…

Raptor biology has evolved enormously since the publication of the original edition of this book under the title Veterinary Aspects of Captive Birds o…

Neil Gascoigne provides the first comprehensive introduction Richard Rorty’s work. He demonstrates to the general reader and to the student of philoso…

The lifestyle, economic basis and political affiliations of the British upper class are the focus of this exciting new textbook. Combining a review of…

…the best book I’ve seen on this topic —William C. Roberts, MD, Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Cardiology, in a review of the first editio…

In this lively and accessible book, Matt Matravers considers the role of responsibility in politics, morality and the law. In recent years, responsibi…

Politics was once regarded as an activity which could give human societies control over their fate. However, there is now a deep pessimism about the a…

Substantially updated and revised, the third edition of Philosophical Writing is designed to help those with little or no experience in philosophy to …

Globalization is now widely discussed but the debates often remain locked within particular disciplinary discourses. This book brings together for the…

This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the p…

With their remarkable electoral successes, Green parties worldwide seized the political imagination of friends and foes alike. Mainstream politicians …

This book, which studies the links between mathematics and philosophy, highlights a reversal. Initially, the (Greek) philosophers were also mathematic…

Noted biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar exposes the frauds and fallacies of Intelligent Design Theory, and its claim to be ‘good science’. A sc…

This book is a highly original and provocative contribution to democratic theory. Zolo argues that the increasing complexity of modern societies repre…

The terms 'global' and 'civil society' have both become part of the contemporary political lexicon. In this important new book, Mary Kaldor argues tha…

This book is an original discussion of key problems in moral theory. The author argues that the work of recent feminist theorists in this area, partic…

We live in a time of turbulent change when many of the frameworks that have characterized our societies over the last few centuries – such as the inte…

Patellofemoral complaints are a major problem for all those working in sports medicine and orthopaedics. The correct diagnosis at an early stage is es…

Many authors who discuss the idea of globalization see it as continuing pre-established paths of development of modern societies. Post-modernist write…

Most Western health professionals practice in multicultural societies. The influence of culture on illness, health and rehabilitation is therefore ver…

All major western countries today contain groups that differ in their religious beliefs, customary practices or ideas about the right way in which to …

Fleeing the Nazis, Theodor W. Adorno lived in New York City as a refugee from 1938 until 1941. During these years, he was intensively involved in a st…

Lymphoedema is managed most successfully when advice and treatment are provided at an early stage of its development. This book provides all the neces…

Think Good – Feel Good is an exciting and pioneering new practical resource in print and on the internet for undertaking CBT with children and young p…

Discovering Nutrition offers a concise look at the science of nutrition through the lens of today's issues and hot topics. In this compact, accessible…

The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has been widely discussed over recent months – not only in the UK, but in the US, Continental Europe and…

Like its two successful previous editions, Health & Numbers: A Problems-Based Introduction to Biostatistics, Third Edition, is the only fully problems…

To the newly qualified or student nurse, wound management often appears a daunting prospect. Wound care is an introductory guide that addresses this v…

Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) an illness that arises after horrific and life-threatening events? Or is it a label that medicalizes human suf…

Nurses should have the most up-to-date knowledge to provide accurate information and competent nursing care to patients with colorectal cancer. Swan a…

Since his death in 1986, Michel de Certeau's reputation as a thinker has steadily grown both in France and throughout the English-speaking world. His …

Catastrophic events like the bombing of Hiroshima, Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans, and drone strikes periodically achieve renewed poli…

The often complex problems of the trauma patient present many challenges to front line emergency staff. Multiple injuries involving many systems of th…

This resourceful guide presents art therapy techniques for difficult clients where the typical therapist-client interaction can often be distant, dema…

Edited by the Head of Psychology for Her Majesty's Prison Service and the National Probation Service, this book gives an account of the work of psycho…

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recognized genomics as a priority area in public health education. To help public health students and profes…

This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought shows what ancient political texts might mean to citizens of the twenty-first century. A …