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This volume makes a challenging critique of the idea of Cosmopolis - that is, the idea of world or ′global′ government. In recent years this idea has been put forward as a way of averting the threat of war and international disorder, and as a way of avoiding the destruction of the planet.

∗ Comprehensive and original re-examination of democratic thought and the subject of direct democracy - the direct involvement of citizens in politics. ∗ Unlike most previous discussions on the subject, author argues that direct democracy is now feasible for a mass society in light of new developments in communication.

∗ The first comprehensive, critical study of one of the foremost twentieth-century philosophers of science - Paul Feyerabend. ∗ The book will be an excellent introduction to Feyerabend′s work for students in philosophy.

This volume of especially commissioned essays explains what is meant by "civil society", paying particular attention to the relationships between civil society and other social forces such as nationalism and populism.

∗ This book provides a wide-ranging historical account of the development of the Japanese economy, from the 17th century to the present day. ∗ The author presents an alternative theory to the traditional western view of Japan′s economic development, emphasising the role of the state.

In this accessible and engaging work, Kalberg shows how Weber′s work casts a direct light upon issues of pressing importance for comparative-historical research today addressing in a forceful way the whole range of problems and dilemmas confronted by the comparative-historical enterprise.

Rudolf Bultmann is one of the most original and influential theologians of the twentieth century. Drawing on the work of Heidegger among others, Bultmann developed a distinctive form of hermeneutic theology which remains a fundamental reference point in current theological and philosophical debates.

1. This is the first comprehensive introduction to Quine available in any language.2. Quine is th e most important and influential American philosopher of the last 50 years, his ideas are widely taught in philosophy departments and in the social sciences.3. The book is accessible to students with no prior philosophical training.

∗ Associative Democracy outlines a new and exciting theory of democracy. ∗ This volume is a major contribution to democratic thinking and political thought. ∗ Paul Hirst has contributed extensively to debates in political and social theory over more than two decades, this is his most important and original statement.

Can Modernity Survive? displays the full range of Heller′s formidable talents for social and philosophical analysis. The papers collected together here provide an integrated statement of her distinctive position concerning the fate of humankind as we approach the twenty-first century.

aeo An exciting and challenging examination of how womena s minds are defined and treated by the medical establishment. aeo Whereas other books examine the history of mental illness in women, this book looks at the contemporary approaches of modern psychiatry.

∗ This is an original and timely book given the current rise in ethnicised politics. ∗ The book is theoretically innovative - bringing together current developments in sociological theory in relation to ethnic and "race" relations. ∗ The book is highly comparative, including material from US, Continental Europe and the UK.

∗ The first systematic study of the consequences of new media technologies for questions of access and regulation. ∗ Criticises orthodox views of the Left and Right about media and communication policies. ∗ Develops a major new framework for policy makers with regard to the media in the UK and elsewhere.

This book presents the first analysis and critique of the idea of practice as it has developed in the various theoretical traditions of the social sciences and the humanities. The concept of a practice, understood broadly as a tacit possession that is a shareda by and the same for different people, has a fatal difficulty, the author argues.

The form of international regulation which dominated world politics for more than forty years has collapsed, while no alternative has yet emerged. The end of the Cold War has created new opportunities for developing an international order based upon the principles of legality and democracy.

∗ This is a controversial study of the development of the modern cinema which analyses film as a distinctive social and cultural form. ∗ The book rejects current post-structuralist theories of the cinema and also criticises the concept of postmodernity as a means of exploring developments in cinema.

This is an introduction to the study of the family, showing that the study of the family lies at the heart of sociological theory and research. The emphasis throughout is on family relationships as processes which are fluid, complex and open to change.

This innovative new text is derived from a highly successful Open University course of the same title. It takes as a dominant theme the contested issue of ′globalization′ (the apparent intensification of global patterns of inter-dependence) and its implications for the autonomy of the modern nation-state.

Castles of our Conscience presents a new and distinctive analysis of the role of the modern state in the shaping of policies of social control. Staples provides a theoretical framework for understanding the mechanisms of state policy-making and capacity.

This book examines the nature of the self and self-identity in the modern age, and the way in which they have been moulded through the alteration of bodily appearance, exemplified fashions, facelifts and diets. The idea that an individual′s character is revealed through physical appearance is, Finkelstein argues, deeply embedded in Western culture.