A psychological study of the effects of colonialism on both the colonizer and those colonised.

The EU views itself as an important actor on the world stage, a perspective supported by the role it plays in global politics. This collection presents a true reflection of the EU as an international actor by exploring how it is viewed externally and the impact that events like the Eurozone debt crisis have had on external perceptions of the EU.

A collection of essays on the nature of the individual self and its relationship to society, which asks such questions as: can we understand human behaviour without considering social and cultural attachments held by individuals and should the state promote an idea of the good?

Presents a broad conceptual framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation.

A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the ever-increasing diversity of the healthcare workforce today.

Comparative Politics provides an exciting and authoritative introduction to one of the most important fields of political science. International experts explore the methods and theories of comparative politics as well as the structures and institutions, actors, processes, and policies at the heart of political systems around the world.

The second edition of this popular textbook combines coverage of public policies in different countries with the conceptual and methodological frameworks for analysing them. This is a core text for introductory modules on undergraduate and postgraduate public policy, public management and public administration programmes.

Explores the ways in which the idea of citizenship can be a unifying concept in understanding contemporary social change. It outlines traditional linkages between citizenship and public participation, national identity and social welfare, and shows its relevance for a range of contemporary issues.

The inside story of a treasured profession, in the footsteps of Confessions of a GP and Kitchen Confidential

Focuses on the beliefs which surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which have a renewed relevance and poignancy. This book shows how modern society is organized with the brutal, narrow few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the many.

The ideas and principles of conservatism explored and explained by the world's leading thinker on the subject.

From the creators of the chart-topping podcast Origin Story, a series of short books telling the stories of popular - but often misunderstood - political terms

Introducing the major theories, issues and concepts in contemporary political theory, this text is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the field.

The search for durable peace in lands torn by ethno-national conflict is among the most urgent issues shaping our global future. Looking at contemporary peace processes in Israel-Palestine, Kashmir, Bosnia, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka, Bose addresses questions of how peace can be made, and kept, between warring groups with seemingly incompatible claims.

The first book--length study of Cornel West, one of Americaa s foremost public intellectuals. Outlines the main themes of his thought and discusses all of his major works, which span philosophy, politics, theology and Afrocan America Studies.

What does the CO-VID 19 tell us about the climate breakdown, and what should we do about it?

A provocative and revelatory journey into what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they have it, based on over 500 interviews with those who - for a while at least - have had the upper hand.

Counterpower is the power to remove the power of the 'haves', and no major campaign has been successful without it.

Philosopher, artist and award-winning film-maker Raoul Martinez's radical, revolutionary and highly provocative rethink of freedom

Exploring creative practices in various settings, the book calls attention to the spread of modernist discourses of creativity, from the colonial era to the current obsession with 'innovation' in neo-liberal capitalist cultural politics.

The author was forced into exile by Assad's regime. When the uprising in Syria turned to bloodshed, she was determined to take action and secretly returned several times. From the first peaceful protests for democracy to the arrival of ISIS, this is her powerful and courageous testament to what she found inside the borders of her homeland.

What explains the rise of authoritarian populism in Europe and the US, including Trump and Brexit? The book argues that a backlash against cultural change by older generations triggered these disruptive forces.

First published in 1869, Culture and Anarchy debates questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold asks what good culture can do and how it can best be disseminated. This edition reproduces the first book version and enables readers to appreciate its historical context and its continued importance.

Brand new collection of the essential essays from one of the founders of cultural studies, Raymond Williams.