A unique critique of the new economic and military imperialism of the United States and its allies in the twenty-first century. Inspired by the anti-globalization and anti-war movements, in which the
This clear and accessible book is the first in-depth history of the role of the football manager in British football, tracing a path from Victorian-era amateurism to the highly paid motivational speci
The study of technical treatises in Indian art has increasingly attracted much interest. This work puts forward a critical re-examination of the key Indian concepts of painting described in the Sanskr
City provides an accessible yet critical introduction to one of the key concepts in human geography. Always at the heart of discussions in social theory, the definition and specification of ‘the city’
Series: Routledge Library EditionsFirst published in 1924, Knowles' first volume on the economic history of the British Empire offered a ground-breaking comparative study. Following her death in 1926,
In a series coordinated by the Political Theory Research Unit at Cardiff U. under the broad working title of Principles in a Plural World, this entry focuses on "thin" universalism. Its definition of
Michael Oakeshott was a leading Political theorist described by The Telegraph in 1990 as "the greatest political philosopher in the Anglo-Saxon tradition since Mill – or even Burke". There h
Series: Adelphi Papers Reissue HardbackDurkheim?s study of socialism, first published in English in 1959, is a document of exceptional intellectual interest and a genuine milestone in the history of s
Series: Adelphi Papers Reissue HardbackFirst published in English in 1938 this book gives an account of Italian history in the years immediately following the first world war, culminating in the trium
Rooted in the Earth, Rooted in the Sky is a detailed study of the medicine of Hildegard of Bingen, a medieval mystic, theologian and composer, who also wrote a practical medical text. Although there h
The presidency of George W. Bush has been widely regarded as having occasioned one of the most dramatic shifts in the history of American foreign policy. The US interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq,
Resistance and social movements in mental health have been important in shaping current practice in both mental health and psychiatry. Contesting Psychiatry, focusing largely on the UK, examines the h
Two powers in East Asia today stand to define the region's economic and commercial future: Japan, which rose in a spectacular industrial burst to become at present the world's second largest economy;
Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, t
In 1904 Sir Halford Mackinder published his seminal paper The Geographical Pivot of History demonstrating the central position of political geography in the study of geography as a whole; a century la
Series: The International Library of Essays on Globalization and LawThorough and incisive, this four-volume set brings together the most important assessments of Hannah Arendt's contributions to polit
Series: Critical Perspectives on Business and ManagementA new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Finance, this is a five-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical re
Series: The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory (Second Series)First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Series: Economic HistoryThis study describes the British government?s policy towards China during the first phases of the undeclared Sino-Japanese war, starting in July 1937 and ending in Septemb
Series: Economic HistoryA new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Asian Studies, this is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical research on gender and Japan
Series: Economic HistoryThis volume is a revealing and careful exposition of the structure and psychology of the Japanese government, from the Emperor down, and the only history of Japanese diplo
Series: Economic HistoryThis book, based on extensive original research, was, when originally published in 1986, the first detailed study of the extent of Japanese participation in British indust
Series: Economic HistoryThe growing importance of Islam in the world coincides with the growing interest by scholars in understanding Islam as a religion and its political and social influences. The g
Series: Economic HistoryA lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of 'tribe', 'segmentary societies' and 'Islam in society'. This wide-ranging collection
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Series: Economic HistoryA journalist on the Japan Chronicle for eleven years this volume examines the history, economy, politics and society of Japan from just before the First World War until 1926.
