As US-Russian relations scrape the depths of cold-war antagonism, the promise of partnership that beguiled American administrations during the first post-Soviet decades …
Mikhail Khodorkovsky is one of the most astute observers of today s Russia. Imprisoned for a decade in Russia s prisons on politically motivated charges, he knows all too well the …
This book presents the first comprehensive and critical account of Jeffrey Alexander s cultural sociology. Alexander has proposed a strong program in cultural sociology that …
In nine short days, Taliban forces destroyed two decades of American armed statebuilding in Afghanistan. This was no isolated failure. Over the last century, almost every attempt …
Class is not only amongst the oldest and most controversial of all concepts in social science, but also a topic which has fascinated, amused, incensed and galvanized the general …
As a heatwave hits Paris, the author's entire existence is disrupted and disoriented by the effects of climate change. All his normal reference points are destroyed. To escape the …
Activist, journalist, and visionary Claudia Jones was one of the most important advocates of emancipation in the twentieth century. Arguing for a socialist future and the total …
Over the last four decades, new modes of communication have redefined people s engagement with media: media audiences are now also makers, influencers, followers, gamers, trolls, …
Zygmunt Bauman was one of the great social thinkers of our time: inventor of the idea of liquid modernity, he transformed our way of thinking about the social conditions shaping …
In recent years, the once familiar landscape of British politics has fundamentally changed. The Conservative Party in particular has undergone a profound transformation. …
