Series: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural StudiesExamining the political economy of punishment, this book debates the view that the evolution of punitive systems should be connected to the tr
Series: Routledge Library of Media and Cultural StudiesTomorrow's Criminals argues convincingly that more research and interventions should be aimed at child delinquents aged 12 and under. It addresse
Series: Subcultures and Subversions: 1750-1850Providing a comprehensive analysis of drug misuse, dependence and the ways in which different parts of the world have responded to these problems, this vo
Series: Major Themes in EducationExamining the historical, economic and political context for the current prohibition of particular drugs, this study investigates the problem of drug control and provi
Series: Routledge Library of Modern JapanThis collection examines ideas of responsibility and their impact upon the family and upon the way family law is conceived and enforced. It explores the concep
Series: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural StudiesBringing together leading academics in their respective fields, this edited collection examines the European Union's impact on media and publi
Exploring the role of values in scientific inquiry, Hugh Lacey examines the nature and meaning of values, and looks at challenges to the view, posed by postmodernists, feminists, radical ecologists, T
Why Love Matters explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, particularly to the development of our social and emotional brain systems, and presents the startling d
How and why countries become democracies remain intriguing questions. This innovative volume provides a theoretically informed comparative investigation of the links between revolutions, totalitariani
A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject, this is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists, and their psychology, in an historical context.Focusing on a variety
This new Handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and debates on terrorism and counter-terrorism, as well as providing a benchmark for future work.The attacks
Series: Subcultures and Subversions: 1750-1850This handbook presents foundational techniques used to investigate granular systems, examples of their use in contemporary research, and extensions to gra
In this wide-ranging and often controversial book, Robert Drews examines the question of the origins of man's relations with the horse. He questions the belief that on the Eurasian steppes men were ri
This edited volume examines the relationship between the nation and the transnation, focusing on transnational communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Setting the book within a theoretical framework,
In Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia, Rodan rejects the notion that the 1997-98 Asian economic crisis was further evidence that ultimately capitalism can only develop within libera
Series: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural StudiesPRIVIREAL is a European commission funded project examining the implementation of directive 95/46/EC on data protection in relation to medical
Series: Critical Concepts in the Social SciencesThe title 'Instead' reveals the book's preoccupation with the subjunctive, with the choices that we make and that are made for us, and with the possibil
Series: Critical Concepts in Historical StudiesThis insightful collection draws on contributors from the UK, the USA, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada and New Zealand, who share a commitment to eval
This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolution in the seventeenth century, and going on to the Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese and Iranian Revolution
Series: Critical Concepts in SociologyConceived as a response to the economic na?vety and implicit metropolitan bias of many 1950s and 60s studies of ?the sociology of development? , this volume, firs
This new collection of writings on Alfred Hitchcock considers Hitchcock both in his time and as a continuing influence on filmmakers, films and film theory. The contributions, who include leading scho
This four volume set is dedicated to the work of Emile Durkheim, one of the most important and prolific sociologists in the field, who is commonly cited as a founding father of modern social science.
This edited volume provides a cross-section of the cutting-edge ways in which archaeologists are developing new approaches to their work with communities and other stakeholder groups who have special
Drawing on the Pilot National Asian American Political Survey, political scientists Lien (U. of Utah), M. Margaret Conway (U. of Florida) and Janelle Wong (U. of Southern California) explore the conto
From an acclaimed author in the field, this is a compelling study of the origins and history of the disease commonly seen as afflicting young unmarried girls.Understanding of the condition turned pube
In addressing the political and theoretical debates between critical and post-Marxist theorists, this book discusses the politics of communication and rationality, subjectivity, sovereignty, ethics an
Managing Transitions examines the history and roles of China's minor parties and groups (MPG's) in the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) united front between the 1930's and 1990's using Antonio Gramsci'
Series: Critical Concepts in Historical StudiesProviding a rational framework for legislation, the original essays published in this collection expose and develop a range of new insights into the rela
Jayasuriya looks at the changing global and domestic political economies shaping the new regionalism in Asia, and examines the relationship between regional domestic, political and economic structures
Taking a comparative approach, Alan T. Wood traces the evolution of democracy from its origins in prehistoric times and describes democratic growth in thirteen Asian countries from Japan in East Asia
Children and young people who are visibly different face significant social and psychological challenges at school. Educating Children with Facial Disfigurement demystifies a difficult and delicate su
In late-1990s Britain, the salwaar-kameez or 'Punjabi suit' emerged as a high-fashion garment. Popular both on the catwalk and on the street, it made front-page news when worn by Diana, Princess of Wa
Series: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural StudiesDrawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, policy studies, coaching, physical education and physiology, this co
Series: Critical Concepts in Political ScienceThe editors of this four-volume collection, two leading scholars from the University of Oxford?s Department of Education and the University?s Interne
Series: Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle AgesA new title from Routledge, this is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge and foundational research.
Series: Critical Concepts in LinguisticsThe Routledge Handbook of Global Public Policy and Administration is a comprehensive leading-edge guide for students, scholars and practitioners of public polic
Series: Critical Concepts in Political ScienceThe Routledge Handbook of Immigration and Refugee Studies offers a unique overview of international migration and asylum issues in the 21st century. Provi
This book is a cutting edge study examining the attitudes to both nature and the built environment of the designer, the client and the society in which an intervention (be it architecture, landscape d
Despite enormous differences between Asia and Eastern Europe, there are striking similarities between the peaceful, spontaneous, urban-based and cross-class democratic uprisings against unyielding dic
