British Politics: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Tony Wright

The nature of politics in Britain is being questioned as never before, with Brexit throwing both party and national politics into turmoil. Here, To...

In A Very Short Introduction to Politics, Kenneth Minogue begins with a discussion of issues arising from a historical account of politics, and goe...

Africa is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of the African experience, it is striking that...

DescriptionThe issues of medical ethics, from moral quandaries of euthanasia and the morality of killing to political dilemmas like fair healthcare...

2nd edition. Offers a clear introduction to the core ideas of Marx's philosophy and thinking, with a new chapter showing how they can be applied to...

Some would argue that scarcely a day passes without a new assault on our privacy. In the wake of the whistle-blower Edward Snowden's revelations ab...

Liberalism is one of the most central and pervasive political theories and ideologies, yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as mi...

Secularism, the belief that religion should not be part of the affairs of the state or part of public education, is an increasingly hot topic in gl...

Provides an informative, analytical and comprehensive overview of the economic grouping: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Napoleon. Bill Gates. George W. Bush. Osama bin Laden. Leaders and leadership are perennial topics of debate. What is leadership? How does one beco...

Reducere. After decades of conservative dominance, the election of Barack Obama may signal the beginning of a new progressive era. But what exactly is progre...

Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attenti...

Public administration ensures the development and delivery of the essential public services required for sustaining modern civilization. Covering a...

There are many debates about what constitutes a utopia. Are utopias benign or dangerous? Is the idea of utopianism essential to Christianity or her...

Anthony Pereira introduces the country and idea of Brazil, from its depiction in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, to Brazil's colonial past, and the ...

Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist count...

Negotiation is essential for peace and international relations, but also for economically efficient trades and bargains in business, and for proble...

In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating...

Elizabeth Bishop has been described as the 'best-loved' poet in English of the second half of the twentieth century. This book explores the publish...

James Joyce was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. This book explores his novels and short stories, and analyses the lit...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Sarah M. S. (Professor of History, Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University) PearsallIllustr...

This book gives an overview of the main kinds of employment rights and labour laws found in many countries. It evaluates some of the assumptions un...

Famous for her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley was also infamous in her own time for breaking social and literary conventions, and taking a politi...

Pippa Virdee considers the history of Pakistan, created as a new nation state in 1947, placing it in the context of the region's four-thousand-year...

DescriptionA pop-culture presentation of the Integral Approach from visionary genius Ken Wilber, designed as an easy introduction to his work. What...

Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at th...

Arbitration is a legal dispute resolution mechanism, alternative to courts. This book explains what arbitration is, how it works, what parties who ...

In this Very Short Introduction Bernard O'Donoghue explores the many different forms of writing which have been called 'poetry', from the Greeks to...

Drawing on the latest scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, Evans takes the reader on ...

John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. His ideas have had a central influence on many of areas of...