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An analysis of terrorism and its implications for international law and politics. Cassese focuses on, and reconstructs, the Achille Lauro affair and uses this as an episode to illuminate the behaviour of modern states in response to the phenomenon of terrorism.

∗ This is a new textbook in comparative politics and government, presenting all the basic ideas in the field as well as examining them by means of a comprehensive set of data drawn from 130 countries. ∗ The book outlines a new theory about the conditions for state stability and state performance.

∗ This is the first full-length treatment of green politics offering a philosophical approach while maintaining political orientation. ∗ Unlike many current affairs commentaries, Goodin provides a thorough theoretical basis for our understanding of green parties and movements.

∗ This book is a basic but very lively introduction to moral philosophy and ethics. It does not assume any prior knowledge of philosophy. ∗ Clear and accessible, the book focuses on practical and topical questions whilst avoiding technical jargon.

∗ An accessible yet challenging introduction to the state and state theory. ∗ An original book, it turns on the distinction between the state and government, and derives such a distinction from a particular reading of political anthropology.

This new text offers an introduction to the complex area of Middle East politics, Bromley formulates a new way of analysing politics in the Middle East and develops a perspective which has major implications for rethinking Third World politics more generally.

Zygmunt Baumana s new book is a brilliant exploration, from a sociological point of view, of the a tabooa subject in modern societies: death and dying. The book develops a new theory of the ways in which human mortality is reacted to, and dealt with, in social institutions and culture.

The Politics of Media Policy provides a critical perspective on the dynamics of media policy in the US and UK and offers a comprehensive guide to some of the major points of debate in the media today. While many policymakers boast of the openness and pluralism of their media systems, this book exposes the commitment to market principles that saturates the media policy environment and distorts the development and application of democratic media...

Is it is justifiable to make any basic moral distinction between ′insiders and outsiders′? Do we have substantive duties of ′justice′ to all human beings or merely Humanitarian duties of aid and assistance? These are two of the most crucial questions confronting world politics and the field of international ethics today.

For most of us, "Apocalypse" suggests the cataclysmic end of the world. Yet in Greek 'apocalypse' means 'revelation', and the real subject of the "Book of Revelation" is how the sacred arises in history at a moment of crisis and destiny. The author explores the significance of apocalyptic movements and the role they have played.

Medieval English Drama provides a fresh introduction to the dramatic and festive practices of England in the late Middle Ages. The book places particular emphasis on the importance of the performance contexts of these events, bringing to life a period before permanent theatre buildings when performances took place in a wide variety of locations and had to fight to attract and maintain the attention of an audience. Showing the interplay between...

The modern world is faced with a terrifying new 'disease', that of 'obesity'. As people get fatter, we have come to see excess weight as unhealthy, morally repugnant and socially damaging. Fat it seems has long been a national problem and each age, culture and tradition have all defined a point beyond which excess weight is unacceptable, ugly or corrupting. This fascinating new book by Sander Gilman looks at the interweaving of fact and ficti...

This accessible, introductory text explains the importance of studying ′everyday life′ in the social sciences. Susie Scott examines such varied topics as leisure, eating and drinking, the idea of home, and time and schedules in order to show how societies are created and reproduced by the apparently mundane ′micro′ level practices of everyday life.

* Why do people use drugs? * What happens when people are intoxicated? * Are we being medicated into normality? Drugs and intoxication have been facts of human life for millennia. Across the world, many people use illicit drugs, smoke, and drink alcohol. Yet very little has been written about their experiences.

In this highly original work, Kevin Doogan looks at contemporary social change through the lens of the labour market, revealing that the transformation of work and the rise in job insecurity are not unavoidable effects of 'new capitalism', they are manufactured, a result of government policy and the greater exposure of the economy to market forces.

aeo This is an important work of continental philosophy. Vattimo is widely recognized as the leading philosopher in Italy today, and his work has become very influential in the modernity--postmodernity debate. aeo Vattimo develops his own distinctive philosphical position, drawing on the work of Nietzsche and Heidegger.

The concept of ideology - traditionally one of Marxism′s most persuasive ideas - has recently been subjected to devastating criticism. Michele Barrett shows that Marx′s own writings offer a confusing array of possible approaches to ′ideology′, which the classical Marxist tradition consolidated as ′mystification that serves class interests′.

∗ The first comprehensive study of the relationship between the Pragmatist tradition and political theory. ∗ Offers a detailed and original reading of four major thinkers: John Dewey, Richard Rorty, Jrgen Habermas and Hilary Putnam. ∗ In recent years pragmatism has become a very trendy and popular area of study.

The task of political theory is to show human beings how they have good reason to act in the historical situation in which they find themselves. The central theme of Interpreting Political Responsibility is the increasingly ineffectual contribution of modern academic study of political theory to carrying out this task.

As a result of the writings of Foucault, surveillance has come to be seen as a phenomenon of major importance in modern societies. But there are few, if any, studies which relate the concept of surveillance to that of bureaucracy, thus connecting Foucault to Max Weber. Dandeker's text breaks new ground in re-examining the framework of Weber's analysis of bureaucracy in the light of problems of surveillance. The author also provides a critique ...