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COLLECTIONS
UK August 2026 US July 2026
496 Pages • 27 b/w figures
HB 9798216438151 £85 00 / $125 00
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Bloomsbury Academic
Change and Continuity in the 2024 Elections
Jamie L Carson, Brad T Gomez & Jennifer L Merolla, University of California, Riverside, USA
Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of victory in 2024, and how do they differ from Republican and Democratic coalitions of the past? Does the Republican victory signal a long-term decline for Democrats’ chances in presidential elections?
Change and Continuity in the 2024 Elections attempts to answer those questions by analyzing and explaining the voting behavior in the most recent election, as well as setting the results in the context of larger historical trends and patterns in elections studies This top-notch author team meticulously explains the latest National Election Studies data and discusses its importance and impact Readers will critically analyze a variety of variables such as the presidential and congressional elections, voter turnout, and the social forces, party loyalties, and prominent issues that affect voting behavior Readers will walk away with a better understanding of this groundbreaking election and what those results mean for the future of American politics
COLLECTIONS
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
224 Pages
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The Great Perceptual Divide
Identity and Democracy in the U S and Britain
Mitchell P Smith
Examines the role of identity in fostering deep perceptual divides in both American and British politics, ultimately addressing the question: how do we make sense of the divisive political landscape we find ourselves in?
An identity-based gulf in perception has emerged in recent years in both the U K and the U S Elements of identity involving a sense of one’s place in society, of who belongs and who does not, of the role of government, and of the meaning of “freedom” all shape what individuals are willing and unwilling to believe As these elements of identity have become more tightly bundled together, identity-based divisions have deepened, yielding the Great Perceptual Divide In the U S , this divide has tended to fold neatly into the gulf between the two main political parties, while in Britain Brexit has shaped the fault line between “Leavers” and “Remainers,” competing identities that have endured beyond exiting the European Union
By focusing on the role of identity as a source of the political divide, this book analyzes specific dynamics such as the systematic undermining of authoritative institutions and information sources, the demand for misinformation, a perversion of political accountability, and the displacement of substantive policy debate by culture wars The book concludes with actionable paths forward in an effort to lead society back to good-willed partisanship
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
288 Pages
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Bloomsbury Academic
Strategic Direction from the President A Century of US Foreign Policy, 1915-2015
John M Godwin
Investigates the strategy and intent of the American president in pursuit of national security, using a case study approach spanning the last century
Strategic Direction from the President takes inspiration from the following sentence in Henry Kissinger ’s Diplomacy: “In the American system of government, in which the president is the only nationally elected official, coherence in foreign policy emerges if at all from presidential pronouncements ” The conditional phrase if at at all suggests coherence doesn’t happen by itself, doesn’t happen very often, and doesn’t last very long Why not?
To answer this question, John M Godwin uses a case study approach spanning 1915-2015 The first case study begins in 1915 when Woodrow Wilson justifies his decision to remain neutral in the first world war The last case study ends in 2015 when Barack Obama endorses the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Through an exploration of verbal and written communication, including documents, executive orders, memorandums, and other materials, this book examines how presidents determine and pursue their foreign policy priorities
COLLECTIONS
UK July 2026 US July 2026
304 Pages • 7 tables
PB 9798216394082 £22 99 / $39 95
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Bloomsbury Academic
A Liberal World
Restored?
Grand Strategy Analysis and the Biden Administration
Jacob Shively
President Joe Biden sought to restore the United States’ postwar liberal order in his first two years as president Biden advocated democratic partnerships, ended the war in Afghanistan, actively supported Ukraine against Russian invasion, pushed techno-nationalist policies, rearranged the Indo-Pacific alliance network, and ratcheted up “great power competition” toward China
Despite this ambition, Biden’s presidency is framed by two separate Trump administrations and is often read as a failed interval in the Trump era Given this, could contemporaries faithfully evaluate Biden’s condensed grand strategy? Can future observers do the same?
A Liberal World Restored?: Grand Strategy Analysis and the Biden Administration presents an innovative approach to identify and assess grand strategy over short time spans by distilling major grand strategy concepts into five ideal types Despite failures, Joe Biden oversaw a grand strategy that often aligned with expectations set by these criteria Such results are nuanced Biden followed grand strategy ideal types related particularly to US power and standing, but his performance on criteria like process and content was mixed
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Voting, Elections, and the Political Process
UK August 2026 • US August 2026
336 Pages • 40 tables 18 figures
PB 9798216391708 • £22 99 / $39 95
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Bloomsbury Academic
COLLECTIONS
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
384 Pages
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Bloomsbury Academic
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The 2024 Presidential Election in the South
Déjà vu All Over Again
Edited by Branwell DuBose Kapeluck & Mark Owens
The 2024 Presidential in the South: Déjà vu All Over Again features prominent Southern politics scholars who detail the historic 2024 election Exploring the issues that drove Southern voters in recent elections From the nominations process in early 2024, and concluding with a chapter focusing on where the region may be headed politically in the next decade A chapter providing a retrospective on southern presidential elections, particularly during the Trump years, from 2016 through 2024 Additionally, each state chapter includes analysis on notable congressional races and important patterns in the region Since the South continues to evolve politically and demographically, The 2024 Presidential in the South will be an essential resource for academics, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of changes and continuities in contemporary Southern politics
Fighting for the American Dream
From Blue-Collar Kid to Maverick Economist, The Battle to Defend Working Families
Charles J Whalen
Explores the decades-long erosion of the American Dream from the author ’s perspective: a working-class kid who became a celebrated economist dedicated to advancing the interests of struggling workers, while also caught in the same currents of job insecurity and downward mobility as the people he aimed to defend
Worker insecurity, increasing inequality, and downward mobility in our current era contrast sharply with expanding prosperity and opportunity in the first three decades after World War II What happened? And what can we do to revitalize the American Dream, reduce worker precarity, and foster broadly shared prosperity?
In this historical account of a protracted and expanding national crisis, intertwined with a personal story about growing up in a work-obsessed family and pursuing a career devoted to addressing that crisis, Charles J Whalen grapples with the social forces that sever the link between hard work and employment success He exposes the obstacles that mar the path of many people seeking job opportunities and traces the fading of the American Dream, ultimately encouraging readers to take a fresh look at the current economic situation and championing a more constructive set of public policies to shape the future
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UK July 2026 • US July 2026
278 Pages
HB 9781350290815
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Bloomsbury Academic
The Obama Administration Perceptions and Encounters Beyond America
Edited by Rachel Pistol, University of Exeter, UK & Dawn-Marie Gibson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Choice 2025 Outstanding Academic Title
This collection offers a detailed assessment of the ways in which President Barack Obama was received by audiences beyond America’s borders and assesses what effect this had on his foreign policy initiatives The book approaches international perceptions of President Obama through case study examinations of his most significant state visits, offering original insights into Obama’s reception in Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa
Chapters on Europe explore the complex relationship that Obama shared with both British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Northern Ireland’s fragile executive The papal visit is also examined as well as Obama’s image in Russia, which explores the varied ways in which state-controlled media attempted to portray Obama as an enemy of Russia Chapters on the Middle East address the various shifts that occurred in America’s relationship with Iran under Obama, Israeli hostilities towards Obama, and Turkey’s more assertive foreign policy Other contributions include analysis of Obama’s visits to Ghana and Kenya, providing important insights into US-Africa relations under his administration and Obama’s historic visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan Together, these essays provide a detailed and comprehensive assessment of Obama’s state visits, with much needed insight into how the perceptions of Obama, formed by these visits, affected the US’ diplomatic and foreign policy initiatives under his administration
Contemporary Debates
UK March 2026 • US March 2026
208 Pages
HB 9781440876998 • £55 00 / $75 00
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Bloomsbury Academic
America's National Debt
Examining the Facts
Thomas Arndt, The College of New Jersey, USA
This vital resource is devoted to providing nonpartisan, objective analysis of the national debt, including leading drivers of the debt, the budgetary process, and claims and counter-claims about national debt benefits and drawbacks
This indispensable resource provides readers with a clear and unbiased understanding of the national debt and its relationship to the US economic system The book addresses the foundations and major elements of America's budgetary process, details how government taxing and spending priorities impact the nation's debt, explains the difference between deficits and debt, and summarizes dominant conservative and liberal economic perspectives on the national debt and related fiscal issues
Utilizing authoritative resources and accessible, lay-friendly terminology, this book punctures popular myths and misconceptions about America's national debt It also shines a light on the numerous economic, social, and political drivers of our national conversation about the debt and the ways in which the national debt is likely to influence the lives of future generations of Americans At a time when American political discourse often descends into fact-free zones of wishful thinking and deceptive claims, this book provides information for readers to truly understand the national debt
UK September 2026
304 Pages
HB 9780815750000
US September 2026
£20 00 / $30 00
ePDF 9780815750017
ePub 9780815750024
Bloomsbury Academic
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Conflict and Security in the Developing World
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
256 Pages • 11 figures 16 tables
PB 9798216394099 • £22 99 / $39 95
HB 9781666970586 • £85 00 / $120 00
ePDF 9798216257639 • £76 50 / $108 00
ePub 9781978769823 • £76 50 / $108 00
Bloomsbury Academic
COLLECTIONS
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
168 Pages
PB 9781666974263 • £28 99 / $39 95
HB 9781666977004 £90 00 / $120 00
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ePub 9781978765382 • £81 00 / $108 00
Bloomsbury Academic
This Africa Idea A Memoir of Discovery, Diplomacy, and Opportunity
Witney W Schneidman
In this riveting memoir, one of the country’s leading Africanists shares his story of five decades of work across the African continent at senior levels of government, business, and law.
In 1971, months out of high school, Witney Schneidman found himself at a secondary school in Mbarara, Uganda listening on the radio as Idi Amin announced his takeover the country He soon understood that Africa was a continent of sweeping change colonialism was ending, independence was on the march, and liberation movements were fighting tall odds to end white rule in Southern Africa and he made the decision to dedicate his life to fostering strong ties between the United States and African nations
Schneidman details the many risks and setbacks that stood between him and his dream of shaping U S policy toward Africa and contributing to progress on the continent He recalls the isolation of being the only American studying at a university in Tanzania at the height of the Cold War, travel across 30 African countries, and policy successes that formed the cornerstone of U S -Africa relations His inspiring story is a clarion call about the importance of engaging with the continent shaping the future of the world
Lebanon's Year of Crisis (2019-2020)
Unity in Adversity
Isaac E Andakian
Rising sectarian tensions, deepening poverty, and growing unemployment have been intertwined and compounded with the COVID-19 pandemic and corruption, to create a conducive environment for instability in Lebanon Drawing on a surveybased research design, Isaac E Andakian tests hopes and fears, social dominance orientation, and levels of social cohesion among various sectarian groups to gauge their responses to crises Lebanon's Year of Crisis (2019-2020): Unity in Adversity explores how shared experiences of four great shocks the 2019 financial crisis, the October 2019 uprising, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Beirut Port Explosion of August 4, 2020 shape respondents' sectarian, political, and demographic identities Andakian looks to the future to assess whether conflict, or even the resumption of civil war, stemming from Hezbollah's constant threats to use its military capabilities domestically, can be anticipated
Prison Narratives in the Arab World
Writing as Resistance in Egypt and Syria
Diana Obeid
The book examines how imprisoned Arab authors challenge regimes that seek to reduce them to “docile bodies” or worse subject them to haywana, the process of animalization that strips prisoners of their humanity Through clandestine writing, fragmented memory, and testimonial prose, these writers reclaim agency, redefine political subjectivity, and subvert hegemonic narratives
Prison Narratives in the Arab World: Writing as Resistance in Egypt and Syria looks at the prison as more than a site of incarceration but a battlefield of meaning, memory, and identity This study explores the political, cultural, and literary force of Arab prison writing, arguing that prose written from or about prison under authoritarian regimes constitutes a powerful form of resistance against state-sponsored silencing and dehumanization
COLLECTIONS 8TH EDITION
UK April 2026 US April 2026
376 Pages • 64 b/w illustrations; 27 tables
HB 9798881800314 £95 00 / $125 00
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Bloomsbury Academic
COLLECTIONS
In Common
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
184 Pages
HB 9781350413856 • £65 00 / $90 00
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Bloomsbury Academic
COLLECTIONS
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
208 Pages
HB 9798765136898 • £90 00 / $120 00
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Bloomsbury Academic
Citizen Politics and Democracy
Public
Opinion and Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Societies
Russell J Dalton & Timothy Hellwig
Since its first edition in 1988, Citizen Politics has provided a concise examination of citizens’ political behavior and politicians’ responses in advanced industrial democracies It communicates findings from state-of-the-art research on parties, public opinion, and voters in a way that is at once accessible and comprehensive
The text will focus on opinion, voter choice, and political representation by comparing recent elections in the UK, France, Germany, and the United States This four-nation comparison strikes the right balance between depth and breadth and does so in the space of 300 pages This new edition will focus more on the contemporary challenges facing democracies and their citizens The attack at the U S Capitol on January 6, 2021, brought to the fore how much democratic stability requires the consent of the governed and respect for established rules and norms by citizens and elites This and other events have pushed researchers to revisit foundational questions about the role of the citizen in a democracy One innovation is that the new edition will focus more on how citizens’ participation, values, opinions, and assessments contribute to how democracy does (or does not) work Thus, we will rebrand the eighth edition as Citizen Politics and Democracy, to emphasize both continuity and change in mass politics
Financial Psychedelia and the Commons
Andrea Fumagalli, University of Pavia, Italy
This book pays homage to a rock band that has most influenced alternative culture, the Grateful Dead It critically discussing the evolution of the libertarian spirit in the USA, which was born and developed in the 1960s and merged in the last three decades into a libertarian ideology, based on individual freedom, antistatalism and the primacy of the spirit of the self-made man Examining how this transition was functional, on the one hand, to high-tech digital innovation and, on the other, to the spirit of new platform capitalism Andrea Fumagalli suggests that the process of capturing the libertarian spirit for capitalist purposes, which represents one of the clearest examples of "life subsumption", the acknowledgment that the life of individuals at the very moment that it triggers processes of social cooperation is a potential source of subversive behaviour, and how this can turn into a powerful tool for today's capitalist valorisation
Unshackled
How Economic Growth Can Defeat the World's Dictators
Dalibor Rohac, American Enterprise Institute, USA
In an era of increasingly adversarial geopolitical tensions, how can the United States restore its economic standing on the world stage?
The United States and its liberal democratic allies have experienced a steady decline in global economic influence since the end of the Cold War With the rise of China and other developing economies and against the backdrop of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, the United States has found itself less able to leverage trade relationships and forge broad coalitions to combat autocratic adversaries Fiscal pressures have constrained military deterrence initiatives and development assistance budgets, diminishing US hard and soft power alike
This book outlines a strategy to reverse these trends, arguing for a renewed commitment to ambitious economic dynamism and deeper economic integration with like-minded countries By tackling a range of international trade policies and domestic barriers to healthy economic growth, the United States can restore the competitive advantage it needs to counter the world's emerging authoritarian powers
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UK September 2026 US September 2026
264 Pages
HB 9781350405295
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Bloomsbury Academic
Legitimating Austerity
The Politics of Crisis in Southern Europe
Tiago Moreira Ramalho, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
This book reexamines the politics of austerity during the euro crisis, challenging conventional narratives of austerity as either an inevitable economic remedy or an external imposition Focusing on Greece, Portugal, and Spain, it demonstrates that austerity was a political project shaped and contested across domestic, international, and transnational levels Drawing on extensive empirical material, the book explores how austerity policies were legitimated in southern Europe and how they evolved throughout the crisis It analyses the construction of crisis narratives, and the critical role of national actors in rooting the crisis in domestic failure It examines the implementation of austerity policies, revealing how they were justified but also malleable and contingent upon political work And it shows how austerity was opposed by an increasingly transnational social movement The book offers critical insights into the politics of crisis management and the contested legacy of austerity in contemporary debates on how to govern the European economy
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UK August 2026
• US August 2026
336 Pages
HB 9798216373643
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Bloomsbury Academic
Unreliable
How Industry and Government Corrupt Medical Knowledge
Brandon Novick, Center for Economic and Policy Research, USA
Details how the research backing the increasing number of medical products that Americans rely upon has been impacted by widespread industry influence and public policy failure
Industry controls the agenda and conduct for the vast majority of medical research in the U S , biasing the information available to doctors, patients, and policymakers so that they disproportionately reflect the interests of pharmaceutical and medical device companies While it is important for a stable society that the general public trusts the institutions which guard their health, it is vital that such institutions are worthy of trust Thus, this book examines the current state of medical knowledge to determine the question facing Americans: should we trust our medical and public health institutions?
Unreliable exposes how pharmaceutical and medical device companies have impacted the American healthcare system, making doctors and patients alike rely on untrustworthy information This influence involves opaqueness and poor practices in clinical trials, financial ties to key medical institutions, and the regulatory capture of the FDA This book provides concrete, specific policy solutions to empower Americans to trust public health and medical institutions
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Economic Report of the President
UK August 2026 • US June 2026
464 Pages
PB 9798216441311 • £59 99 / $79 95
Bloomsbury Academic
Economic Report of the President, January 2026
Together with the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers
Executive Office of the President
The Economic Report of the President provides valuable information about the present state of the U S economy and its future course The Economic Report is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers and transmitted to Congress no later than 10 days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government It includes:
Current and foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income and federal budget outlays; Employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force; Annual numeric goals; A program for carrying out program objectives
For more than 70 years, the Economic Report has provided a nearly contemporaneous record of how administrations have interpreted economic developments, the motivation for policy actions, and the results of those interventions Included in the Economic Report of the President is the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers Each year, the Council of Economic Advisers submits this report on its activities during the previous calendar year in accordance with the requirements of the Congress as set forth in section 10(d) of the Employment Act of 1946 as amended by the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
COLLECTIONS
UK
336 Pages • 2 bw maps
PB 9798216369523 £28 99 / $39 95
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Bloomsbury Academic
Geopolitical Conflict in the Wolf World
Great Power Competition and the Illiberal Revolt against the Liberal Order
Marc Saxer
As conflicts erupt around the globe, Europe must reorganize itself to maintain peace and stability to survive in the multipolar “wolf world ”
The return of great power rivalry and geoeconomic competition has unsettled the global balance of power The hegemon itself has declared the liberal world order obsolete In the United States, the once-dominant mix of neoconservative foreign, neoliberal economic, and left-identitarian cultural policies has lost its grip Focusing on three primary theatres of geopolitical conflict in Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East, Geopolitical Conflict in the Wolf World outlines the strategic challenges Europe faces as the global balance of power moves away from a U S -dominated order
What order can stabilize this wolf world? Drawing on two decades of experience as a political analyst in Asia, advising governments and industry, author Marc Saxer reveals the histories and philosophies shaping rival concepts of order, providing a roadmap for the negotiations ahead Providing a critical evaluation of the decline of liberal order, the book examines how Europe can foster peace and stability amid the erosion of the normative framework for peacebuilding and the paralysis of multilateral conflict-resolution institutions Saxer proposes how Europe can contribute to a new, rules-based international order, navigating the complexities of an asymmetrically multipolar world, and explores alternative concepts of global order, from historical empires to modern geopolitical frameworks
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UK September 2026 • US September 2026
160 Pages
PB 9798216467083
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
COLLECTIONS
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
280 Pages
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The United Nations in the Balance Challenges to Effective Crisis Response
Jassim Buallay
Going beyond unimaginative calls for UN Security Council reform and demands for defunding and “detoothing” the UN entirely, veteran diplomat, Jassim Buallay, offers a practical road map for the modernization of the UN System and improvement of its crisis response
Since its inception the United Nations System has undertaken both the routine work of global affairs, including legal, political, economic, social, cultural, and judicial work, and the exceptional work of crisis management, including responding to territorial disputes, civil conflicts, famine, natural disasters, global health pandemics, and much more Increasingly, the crisis response capacity of the United Nations System has been exposed as woefully inadequate, hindered by structural redundancies, bureaucratic inefficiencies, budgetary profligacies, and lack of adequate accountability mechanisms
Drawing upon the extensive knowledge and personal experience of the author working with the United Nations, both from within as an international civil servant and later as a diplomatic representative of his country to the System, Jassim Buallay delves into how UN institutions are organized, mandated, funded, staffed, and managed Through extensive examination of the history and processes of the United Nations, Buallay explores a middle path for UN reform which emphasizes efficiency and accountability and calls upon all member states to renew their commitment to the UN as the best hope for world peace and sustainable social and economic development
Brazilian Foreign Policy After Bolsonaro How and Why Antidemocratic Politics Matter
Edited by Carlos R S Milani & Rubens de Siqueira Duarte
The world is witnessing the rise of numerous ultraconservative and authoritarian leaders, governments, and movements that have challenged democratic institutions The use of social media and disinformation tools including the spread of fake news and, more recently, the use of artificial intelligence has become a common feature across national contexts From the national to the transnational level, ideas and practices circulate with the shared objective of undermining democratic principles, norms, experiences, and multilateral organizations
How should we understand the impact of this wave of antidemocratic and ultraconservative politics within multilateral arenas, particularly within the United Nations? And what are the distinctive features of the Bolsonaro administration (2019–2022) within this broader context?
Drawing on research produced through a broad collective effort coordinated by LABMUNDO, this volume offers critical perspectives on the use of terms such as “populist leaders,” “populist governments,” and “populist foreign policy” to describe this phenomenon Addressing the issue from theoretical and conceptual standpoints, the studies gathered here explore the Brazilian context of bolsonarism and examine how ultraconservative and antidemocratic leaderships and movements have exerted negative influences on Brazil’s foreign policy agenda
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Kurdish Societies, Politics, and International Relations
UK April 2026 • US April 2026
344 Pages
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Bloomsbury Academic
COLLECTIONS
UK April 2026 • US April 2026
320 Pages
PB 9781350506787
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Bloomsbury Academic
COLLECTIONS
UK May 2026 • US May 2026
224 Pages
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Shâmaran
The Neolithic Eternal Mother, Love and the Kurds
Dilsa Deniz
Shâmaran: The Neolithic Eternal Mother, Love and the Kurds covers one of the earliest ancient figures of Mother Earth, Shâmaran, of the Zagros Mountains, which is at the crossroads of Iran, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia, and has historically been a melting pot of diverse groups, contributing to the formation of the Kurdish nation This unique convergence has played a pivotal role in shaping the rich history, culture, language, and the very essence of their homeland, Kurdistan Shâmaran is the significant religiocultural symbol, serving as a poignant embodiment of this heritage The book meticulously documents, deconstructs and interprets Shâmaran's myth and her Neolithic image, recognizing their profound significance as manifestations of the Mother Earth Goddess The study details the philosophy and symbolism of her faith, deciphers the content in the region within the existing pre-Islamic Kurdish religions namely Alevism, Yarsanism, and Êzidism and Kurdish culture as a whole
Authoritarian and Illiberal Influence
Russia's and Turkey's Threats to Democracy in Wider Europe
Sonja Katharina Schiffers, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Georgia
Exploring how Russia and Turkey have shaped the contestation of democracy across South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia over the past two decades, Sonja Katharina Schiffers examines the pivotal role of gatekeeper elites in Georgia and Bosnia, how their choices enable or resist authoritarian and illiberal external influence, and assesses the counterpressure exerted by the EU and US
Drawing on nearly one hundred exclusive interviews, this book offers a detailed account of Russian and Turkish external influence and its consequences for democracy in Bosnia and Georgia since the early 2000s Combining rigorous analysis with practical insights, this book delivers compelling policy recommendations for those committed to defending liberal democracies
The Political Thought of Fidel Castro
Renzo Llorente
Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was, without question, a major figure in international politics during the second half of the twentieth century and early years of the twenty-first Undisputed leader of the Cuban Revolution, influential statesman within the international Communist movement, inspiration for generations of Latin American revolutionaries and tribune for developing countries, Castro played a key role in many historic political events from the late 1950s to the early 2000s, from the Cuban Revolution itself to the peace process in Colombia Yet, while much has been written about Fidel Castro’s role in these and countless other events, Castro’s political thought as expressed in articles, essays, books, interviews and well over a thousand speeches has received relatively little attention
This book provides thorough, reliable accounts of Castro’s distinctive views on a variety of topics, including revolution and counterrevolution; socialism and communism; anti-imperialism; human rights; the collapse of socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; the viability of Cuban socialism in a post-Soviet world; and the major challenges (e g , the environmental crisis) facing humanity today It also situate Castro’s ideas within the context of, on the one hand, the Marxist theoretical tradition and, on the other, Latin American revolutionary thought in general, and Cuban revolutionary thought In doing so it explore both the affinities and dissimilarities between Castro’s views on certain fundamental questions and the views represented by such figures as Marx, Lenin, José Martí, and Ernesto Che Guevara
UK August 2026 US July 2026
464 Pages
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The Neoliberal Era
Alfonso Zurita Borbón
Provides a thorough chronological review and analysis of neoliberal thought, from the 1920s through to the modern day
With an in-depth look at the two main economic philosophies of our time, ordoliberalism and neoliberalism, Alfonso Zurita helps readers understand how economic crises, along with the political changes that followed, have emerged across the world over the last century Following a detailed chronological account of these two economic theories, the book moves into analyzing how the ordoliberal and neoliberal economic movements have shaped today's economic thinking, including their role in shaping global markets and regulatory structures Covering everything from the academic revolution in early 20thcentury Europe to the current rise of cryptocurrency and decentralization's effect on governments worldwide, this book is a vital resource for anyone interested in the study of political economy
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
360 Pages
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Academic
Chutes
& Ladders
The Hidden Curriculum That Makes or Breaks Academic Careers
Edited by Kerry F Crawford & Leah Windsor
Why do some people seem to effortlessly succeed in college, graduate school, or as faculty and why do many others struggle? The answer to this can be found in a phenomenon called the “hidden curriculum,” the unwritten set of rules of the game in academia that can determine who finds and climbs the ladders, and who falls through the chutes Familiarity with the “hidden curriculum” and how to navigate it is part of the academic safety net that increases resilience, persistence to matriculation, and success in academia and afterward at all levels If academia is a game, the hidden curriculum” is the secret map showing where the pitfalls are and how to avoid them It shows where the opportunities are and how to leverage them to advance to the next level
Academic Chutes & Ladders: The Hidden Curriculum that Makes or Breaks Academic Careers is both an action plan and a rallying cry; it exposes the academic chutes and ladders, and outlines the systemic changes needed to best serve all scholars and to support institutional missions in a way that makes academic success whether defined as matriculation and degree attainment, tenure and promotion, or other career achievement milestones more accessible for everyone
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UK September 2026 • US September 2026
232 Pages 9 bw illus
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The Affective Forces of Ethnic Politics But Look What They Did to Us!
Adis Maksic
A powerful exploration of how emotions like rage, grief, and pride drive ethnic conflict and shape political life.
The Affective Forces of Ethnic Politics: But Look What They Did to Us! offers a bold intervention into the study of ethnic conflict, challenging the idea that fear, interests, or elite manipulation are the primary drivers of violence Instead, it reveals how humiliation, grief, pride, and spite, or the affective forces of ethnic politics, sustain long-term antagonism and block the path to reconciliation
Through emotionally charged case studies from Bosnia, Kosovo, Gaza, and Nagorno-Karabakh, the book shows how wounded identity, symbolic resistance, and accusatory discourse fuel post-conflict polarization Rather than irrational outbursts, these emotions are deeply structured forces that shape how communities interpret the past, experience the present, and imagine the future Against approaches that treatemotion as the opposite of reason, the book reframes it as a vital infrastructure of political life that must be understood to address the endurance of ethnic conflict
Written in a clear, conceptually rich style, the book explains complex emotional dynamics without relying on jargon It offers a powerful new lens for understanding identity conflict, and why reckoning with its emotional foundations is essential for any lasting resolution
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Politics, Literature, & Film
UK August 2026
• US August 2026
248 Pages
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COLLECTIONS
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
152 Pages
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Contemporary Debates
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
224 Pages
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Promoting Postcolonial Australia
New Readings of Miles Franklin and Joseph Furphy
John Uhr
Promoting Postcolonial Australia: New Readings of Miles Franklin and Joseph Furphy uses Australian literary practice as a case study in the emergence of modern democratic literary culture John Uhr merges traditional political theory and contemporary literary theory in this political reinterpretation of novels by two classic Australian writers: the feminist Miles Franklin and civic republican Joseph Furphy Examines three of Franklin’s novels: My Brilliant Career, Some Everyday Folk and Dawn, and All that Swagger Surveys two of Furphy’s novels: Rigby’s Romance and The Buln-Buln and the Brolga, which were both written under Furphy’s pseudonym Tom Collins Despite their reputations as Australian nationalists, Uhr argues that Franklin and Furphy should be seen as pioneering examples of postcolonial literary theory as later devised by the late literary critic Edward Said, Said’s framework is surprisingly relevant to writers like Franklin and Furphy who blend pre-modern or Stoic philosophy and post-liberal or communitarian perspectives in their critical portraits of the limits of conventional liberalism for emerging democracies
Ungrievable Lives
Racism, Risk and Responsibility in Neoliberal Societies
Tanisha Spratt, King's College London, UK
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the resurgence of Black Lives Matter (BLM) following the death of George Floyd, brought into stark clarity what scholars and activists have long argued – that when it comes to matters of sickness, health, life and death, some lives matter more than others
In this original and much-needed exploration of attitudes towards (un)grievable lives, Spratt extends Judith Butler ’s theory of grievability to examine contemporary debates about blame, risk, death and dying in the context of racial disparities in health and mortality Drawing on contemporary examples – from immigration policy and prison reform to medical ethics, health behaviours, and the denial of citizenship – Spratt reveals how neoliberal systems and attitudes produce hierarchies of human value In doing so, she argues that racist, sexist and classist ideas about risk and vulnerability shape whose lives are protected and whose deaths are mourned, rendering some losses publicly grievable while others pass with little recognition
Voter Suppression and Disenfranchisement
Examining the Facts
James A Beckman, University of Central Florida, USA
Since the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-twentieth century, US election law has been characterized by an oftbipartisan consensus that 1) the expansion of voting rights was a positive indicator of a healthy democratic republic and government, and 2) elections at the national, state, and local levels were well-protected from voter fraud and other electoral mischief
Both of those long-held beliefs, though, are topics of heated national debate today Many Americans have been misled about the facts by sustained campaigns of media misinformation and political partisanship This book addresses that confusing state of affairs by detailing and explaining the objective facts and relevant laws concerning voter suppression, voter fraud, and disenfranchisement in America, past and present
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UK July 2026 US July 2026
240 Pages
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UK July 2026 • US July 2026
256 Pages • 2 b/w tables
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COLLECTIONS
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
200 Pages
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Iron Dome
A History of Israel's Military Strategy
Jean-Loup Samaan
IRON DOME tells the remarkable story of how a single military system, designed to protect against rockets, reshaped Israel’s politics and strategy Conceived against the resistance from many, and developed at extraordinary speed, Iron Dome eventually became one of the most iconic symbols of modern warfare
Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with Israeli and American decision-makers, Jean-Loup Samaan traces the rise of Iron Dome against the backdrop of Israel’s wars with Hamas and Hezbollah The new system enabled Israel’s governments to assuage the fears of its population amid the flow of rockets targeting its cities
However, the book shows that the story of Iron Dome is more than a tale of technological prowess: it reveals key insights into the evolving conflict between Israel and the Palestinians since the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, the struggle within the Israeli Defense Forces to adapt its strategy, and the way missile defense is shaping the future of IsraelUS military cooperation It also offers a compelling study of the core tensions of modern warfare, from the dilemma between offense and defense to the uneasy marriage of strategy and technology
Why Leaders and Nations Choose War
Emotions and Decision Making
Gadi Heimann
Why Leaders and Nations Choose War: Emotions and Decision Making analyses the decisive role that emotions play in one of the most consequential arenas of human life war Challenging the assumption that leaders act purely on rational calculation, this demonstrates how fear, wishful thinking, and regret have repeatedly shaped fateful decisions in modern history Drawing on psychological theory, international relations, and historical case studies, Gadi Heimann explains how emotions can both enhance and distort judgment, tipping the scales between peace and conflict
Through vivid accounts of twentieth-century wars, Why Leaders and Nations Choose War reveals how fear drove Germany into World War I and Israel into preemptive strikes throughout its history; how wishful thinking fueled Germany’s submarine offensive and Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor; and how regret shaped U S isolationism and later the Cold War By weaving together theory and narrative, the book provides a new lens for understanding the complex interplay between emotion and statecraft
The CRISPR Revolution in Science, Religion, and Ethics
Edited by Arvin M Gouw, University of Cambridge, UK & Ted Peters, Graduate Theological Union, USA
This collection of original essays by scientists, theologians, religious studies scholars, and ethicists offers an authoritative, illuminating, and thought-provoking overview of the CRISPR controversy
Genetic science at times ignites explosions of public controversy In the early 1990s, the Human Genome Project, along with Jurassic Park, frightened the world with genetic determinism The cloning controversy of 1997 and the stem cell controversy of 1998 prompted bitter moral stand-offs The fuse has just been lit for the next explosion: the CRISPR controversy The CRISPR Revolution in Science, Religion, and Ethics channels the energy of that explosion into constructive reflection on the implications of this revolutionary science for religion, ethics, and public policy
Chapters accessibly explain the science behind gene editing and draw out its implications for social impact This volume reviews the history of genomics from 1990 to date, with special attention to cloning and stem cell research Contributors address the significance of gene technology for understanding human nature within specific religious traditions Most importantly, they analyze selected ethical issues: therapy versus enhancement, germ line modification, designer children, patenting, and the long-term effects of gene drive proposals
