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Political Science
Darko Suvin• Eric Smith (eds.) Parables of Freedom and Narrative Logics
Positions and Presuppositions in Science Fiction and Utopianism
This major two-volume collection presents Darko Suvin’s critical meditations on science fiction and utopia from the late 1960s through the early years of the new millennium. Saleem Abu Jaber
The Political Thought of Hasan al-Turabi
This book identifies Hasan al-Turabi as a leading Sudanese Islamic political thinker and activist of recent times. Although his political goal was to unite the Islamic world, he also strove to improve relations with the non-Muslim world, and worked to raise the status of the poor and women. Jim Curtis
Stalin’s Soviet Monastery
A New Interpretation of Russian Politics
In Stalin’s Soviet Monastery Russian scholar Jim Curtis integrates innovative work in linguistics, anthropology and media theory to develop a holistic analysis of Russian society that includes a theoretically based rationale for ignoring ideology in favor of cultural dynamics. Roz Goldie
A Dangerous Pursuit
The anti-sectarian work of Counteract
This is the untold story of Counteract, the trade union sponsored anti-sectarian unit tackling violent sectarianism in the workplace in the Northern Ireland conflict. Caroline Guibet Lafaye Conflit au Pays basque
regards de militants illégaux
Le livre cherche à comprendre pourquoi la lutte armée persiste dans la pays Basque après la chute du franquisme en Hegoalde et naît dans les années 1970 en Iparralde.
Oxford, 2021. XLII, 666 pp., 6 fig. b/w, 4 tables. Ralahine Utopian Studies. Vol. 23
pb. ISBN 978-1-80079-047-6 CHF 123.– / €D 105.95 / €A 108.70 / € 98.80 / £ 80.– / US-$ 120.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-80079-048-3 CHF 62.– / €D 52.95 / €A 54.40 / € 49.40 / £ 40.– / US-$ 60.95 New York, 2021. VIII, 158 pp.
hb. ISBN 978-1-4331-7121-5 CHF 93.– / €D 78.95 / €A 78.80 / € 75.– / £ 60.– / US-$ 89.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-4331-7122-2 CHF 93.– / €D 78.95 / €A 78.80 / € 75.– / £ 60.– / US-$ 89.95 New York, 2020. XVIII, 250 pp., 8 b/w ill.
pb. ISBN 978-1-4331-9004-9 CHF 59.– / €D 50.95 / €A 52.20 / € 47.50 / £ 38.– / US-$ 56.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-4331-7099-7 CHF 59.– / €D 50.95 / €A 52.20 / € 47.50 / £ 38.– / US-$ 56.95 Oxford, 2021. XIV, 254 pp., 16 fig. b/w, 1 tables. Reimagining Ireland. Vol. 102
pb. ISBN 978-1-80079-187-9 CHF 39.– / €D 33.95 / €A 34.– / € 30.90 / £ 25.– / US-$ 37.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-80079-188-6 CHF 39.– / €D 33.95 / €A 34.– / € 30.90 / £ 25.– / US-$ 37.95 Oxford, 2021. X, 334 p., 35 tabl. Explosive Politics. Vol. 100000
br. ISBN 978-1-80079-463-4 CHF 33.– / €D 27.95 / €A 28.60 / € 26.– / £ 21.– / US-$ 31.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-78997-801-8 CHF 31.– / €D 25.95 / €A 27.50 / € 25.– / £ 21.– / US-$ 30.95
Chris Menton
Behind American Prison Policy and Population Growth
An Inside Account
The author, who was a participant at all correctional security levels and social science scholar, examines the historic upturn in long-term detention. Matt Qvortrup Winners and Losers
Which Countries are Successful and Why?
The aim of this short book is to understand which countries do well on key indicators and why. Where in the world is the best place to live and why? Sally Watson Warrior Talk
A study of war, peace and politics
The language of war is a potent dynamic and key inhibitor of sustainable peace. A case study of the Northern Ireland peace process has been used as a background for research into Sinn Féin political discourses in the period 1969-2019. Joy R. Bostic• Itumeleng D. Mothoagae• Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs (eds.) Black Religious Landscaping in Africa and the United States
The volume explores the ways in which Black people in Africa and in the Diaspora have identified obstacles and barriers to Black freedoms and have constructed counter-landscapes in response to these obstacles. Jean-Rémi Carbonneau• Fabian Jacobs• Ines Keller (eds.) Dimensions of Cultural Security for National and Linguistic Minorities
Researchers from different social sciences examine the notion of cultural security and its meaning for different national and linguistic minorities. Cultural security is comprised of various dimensions, including institutional and territorial arrangements, state stability, and different patterns of citizen belonging and participation.
New York, 2020. XX, 226 pp., 16 color ill.
pb. ISBN 978-1-4331-8839-8 CHF 47.– / €D 40.95 / €A 41.20 / € 37.50 / £ 30.– / US-$ 44.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-4331-7999-0 CHF 47.– / €D 40.95 / €A 41.20 / € 37.50 / £ 30.– / US-$ 44.95 Oxford, 2021. XIV, 140 pp., 41 b/w ill., 1 table.
hb. ISBN 978-1-80079-405-4 CHF 31.– / €D 26.95 / €A 27.20 / € 24.70 / £ 20.– / US-$ 30.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-80079-406-1 CHF 31.– / €D 26.95 / €A 27.20 / € 24.70 / £ 20.– / US-$ 30.95 Oxford, 2021. XX, 248 pp.
pb. ISBN 978-1-78997-750-9 CHF 39.– / €D 33.95 / €A 34.– / € 30.90 / £ 25.– / US-$ 37.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-78997-766-0 CHF 39.– / €D 33.95 / €A 34.– / € 30.90 / £ 25.– / US-$ 37.95 New York, 2021. VIII, 206 pp., 1 b/w ill.
hb. ISBN 978-1-4331-7258-8 CHF 103.– / €D 87.95 / €A 91.70 / € 83.30 / £ 67.– / US-$ 99.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-4331-7255-7 CHF 103.– / €D 87.95 / €A 91.70 / € 83.30 / £ 67.– / US-$ 99.95 Bruxelles, 2021. 512 pp., 9 fig. b/w, 6 tables. Diversitas. Vol. 27
pb. ISBN 978-2-8076-1727-8 CHF 93.– / €D 79.95 / €A 82.20 / € 74.80 / £ 61.– / US-$ 90.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-2-8076-1728-5 CHF 93.– / €D 79.95 / €A 82.30 / € 74.80 / £ 61.– / US-$ 90.95
Arben Hajrullahu• Anton Vukpalaj (eds.) Forging Kosovo: Between Dependence, Independence, and Interdependence
In this book are presented and analysed local scholarly perspectives on contemporary political, legal and societal developments in Kosovo and how path-dependent historical legacies set in motion prior to and during the war for independence, coupled with dependence on and interdependence with external actors shaped society and institutions. Banafsheh Keynoush (eds.) Iran’s Interregional Dynamics in the Near East
This book provides a comprehensive guide to broaden our understanding about Iran and its regional neighbors. By analyzing how Iran’s neighbors view their ties with the country, this volume reveals why Iran is less successful in expanding its regional influence than what is commonly assumed. Barbara Jankowski• Anne Muxel• Mathias Thura (éds) La Sociologie Militaire
Héritages et nouvelles perspectives
Actualise et renouvelle les approchescomme les outils de connaissance du monde militaire. Il revient sur les enjeuxclassiques du champ d’eìtude de la sociologiemilitaireafind’entretenirl’heì ritageintellectuel et scientifiqueconstitueì jusqu’ici. Tomasz Bichta• Anna Szwed-Walczak (eds.) Political Music
Legitimization and Contestation
The book aims to indicate the legitimizing and contestatory function of music, which – being universally present in the public space – plays a vital role in political and social relations. Primarily, it can consolidate the status quo, but also, more interestingly, it can become a tool of changing the system. Derek Michael Robbins
Towards a new humanity
The Uriage manifesto, 1945
Este libro es parte de un proyecto de refundación conceptual del pensamiento en América latina. El propósito del presente volumen es establecer una paridad intelectual entre filosofía y pensamiento, partiendo de la base que la filosofía sólo puede europea y que el pensamiento necesariamente es periférico.
Bern, 2021. 332 pp., 3 fig. col., 2 fig. b/w, 13 tables. Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and Eastern Europe. Vol. 23
pb. ISBN 978-3-0343-4221-6 CHF 60.– / €D 51.95 / €A 53.40 / € 48.60 / £ 40.– / US-$ 58.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-3-0343-4238-4 CHF 60.– / €D 51.95 / €A 53.50 / € 48.60 / £ 40.– / US-$ 58.95 New York, 2021. XIV, 158 pp.
hb. ISBN 978-1-4331-7178-9 CHF 98.– / €D 83.95 / €A 83.10 / € 79.20 / £ 64.– / US-$ 94.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-4331-7179-6 CHF 98.– / €D 83.95 / €A 83.10 / € 79.20 / £ 64.– / US-$ 94.95 Oxford, 2021. VIII, 468 p., 4 ill. n/b, 12 tabl. Explosive Politics. Vol. 3
br. ISBN 978-1-78997-872-8 CHF 33.– / €D 27.95 / €A 28.60 / € 26.– / £ 21.– / US-$ 31.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-78997-873-5 CHF 33.– / €D 27.95 / €A 28.60 / € 26.– / £ 21.– / US-$ 31.95 Berlin, 2021. 228 pp., 4 tables. Interdisciplinary Studies in Performance. Historical Narratives. Theater. Public Life. Vol. 26
hb. ISBN 978-3-631-84036-8 CHF 47.– / €D 39.95 / €A 41.10 / € 37.40 / £ 31.– / US-$ 45.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-3-631-85566-9 CHF 47.– / €D 39.95 / €A 41.10 / € 37.40 / £ 31.– / US-$ 45.95 Oxford, 2021. XVIII, 326 pp., 2 tables.
pb. ISBN 978-1-78997-482-9 CHF 62.– / €D 52.95 / €A 54.40 / € 49.40 / £ 40.– / US-$ 60.95
eBook (SUL) ISBN 978-1-78997-483-6 CHF 62.– / €D 52.95 / €A 54.40 / € 49.40 / £ 40.– / US-$ 60.95
