This study looks at aspects of the rapidly-changing Israeli culture through some of the texts written before and after the establishment of the state of Israel. It considers the concept of idealogical narrative that runs through the subtexts, revealing a shared worldview.

This introduction presents those interested in Mikhail Bakhtin with a compact, readable, and sophisticated exposition of his work, using the most up-to-date sources and relying on the new, scholarly editions of Bakhtin's texts. It is a key resource for students and teachers of literary theory and any courses on Bakhtin.

How have the fall of the USSR and the long dominance of Putin reshaped Russian politics and culture?

A rigorous examination of 'dispersal', which forms the basis of the government's asylum policy

Cosmopolitan Dystopia evaluates cosmopolitan liberalism and shows In their effort to avoid the terrible fate of twentieth century utopias, cosmopolitan liberals have nonetheless created a new global dystopia of permanent war and authoritarian power embodied in 'sovereignty as responsibility'. -- .

A concise, accessible overview of the main issues in contemporary African politics.

A sharp analysis of the widening cracks in Israel's traditional pillars of support.

Updated and expanded edition of best-selling introduction to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Julietta Singh challenges the drive toward the mastery over self and others by showing how the forms of self-mastery advocated by anticolonial thinkers like Fanon and Gandhi unintentionally reproduced colonial logic, thereby leading her to argue for a more productive human subjectivity that is not centered on concepts of mastery.

Does business just exist to maximise shareholder profit? The belief it does has had disastrous consequences for our economies, environment, politics, and societies, argues Colin Mayer. In an urgent call for reform, he sets out an agenda to remake the corporation into a powerful force for promoting economic and social wellbeing in its fullest sense.

By reckoning with the big challenges we face together, drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, Kamala Harris offers in The Truths We Hold a master class in problem solving, crisis management, and leadership in challenging times.

In The Chinese Conundrum, Vince Cable provides an answer to these and many other topical questions of global politics and economy, examining the long history of relationships between China and the West, as well as the change in attitudes on both sides of the divide.

From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East's disintegration

An incisive analysis of Islamist movements in the Middle East

The timely and gripping story of Russia since the collapse of Communism, by The Economist's Moscow bureau chief.

Antisemitism is supposed to have disappeared long ago, but despite our abhorrence of racism and oppression in all its forms, this ancient prejudice continues to thrive. Blending personal anecdotes, contemporary examples and historical insights, Everyday Hate takes you on a journey through this contentious and often confusing subject.

Explores the Kremlin's use of Russian history and media to cement a particular patriotic history into everyday Russian life, using the past to justify its policies, legitimize its rule, and redefine what it means to be 'good' Russian.