LSE BOOKS argues that the development of Western feminism is portrayed through narratives of progress, loss, and return. In doing so, feminists construct a mobile “political grammar” too easily adapted for post-feminist agendas.
The Social Psychology of Communication Eds: Derek Hook, Bradley Franks, Martin Bauer Palgrave Macmillan, 392pp £70 h/b £19.99 p/b This accessible guide provides an overview of key theoretical approaches from a variety of different disciplines (including cognitive, developmental and evolutionary psychology) as well as practical guidance on how to implement communication interventions in differing contexts.
How Well Do Facts Travel?: the dissemination of reliable knowledge Eds: Peter Howlett, Mary S Morgan Cambridge University Press, 488pp £19.99 p/b This book discusses how facts travel, and when and why they sometimes travel well enough to acquire a life of their own. These diverse stories, ranging from architecture to nanotechnology and from romance fiction to climate science, change the way we see the nature of facts.
Governing Through Technology: information artefacts and social practice Jannis Kallinikos Palgrave Macmillan, 176pp £65 h/b This book describes the vital importance which digital information, in all its breeds and formats, acquires in restructuring organisations and other domains of social life in which expert work is carried out.
Legal Architecture: justice, due process and the place of law Linda Mulcahy Routledge, 208pp £75 h/b The author addresses how the environment of the trial can be seen as a physical expression of our relationship with ideals of justice. In contrast to visions of judicial space as neutral, understanding the factors that determine its internal design are crucial to a broader and more nuanced understanding of the trial.
ALUMNI BOOKS Perverse Cities: hidden subsidies, wonky policy and urban sprawl Dr Pamela Blais (PhD Geography 1989), University of British Columbia Press, 278pp £72.50 h/b This book argues that flawed public policies and mis-pricing create hidden, “perverse” subsidies and incentives that promote urban sprawl while discouraging more efficient and sustainable urban forms.
To Break Our Chains: social cohesiveness and modern democracy Jerome Braun (Research Fee student, Industrial Relations 1973), Brill, 398pp $141 h/b The author provides a concrete reference for issues of social theory such as democracy from a crosscultural perspective, alienation in modern society, and the relation between social cohesiveness and political democracy.
The Bank of England: 1950s to 1979 Professor Forrest Capie (MSc Economic History 1969, PhD Economic History 1973), Cambridge University Press, 920pp £95 h/b A history of the Bank of England during a period which arguably saw the peak of its influence and prestige, but during which economic policy was a failure, with sluggish output, banking instability, and rampant inflation characterising the 1970s.
The End of Influence: what happens when other countries have the money Dr Stephen Cohen (PhD Economics 1964) with J Bradford DeLong, Basic Books, 176pp £12.99 h/b This book is a provocative argument about the future of American power now that the US is not the world’s biggest banker.
but in the Muslim world, democratisation is no longer possible without them.
International Trade and Investment Law: multilateral, regional and bilateral governance Rafael Leal-Arcas (PhD European Studies 2002), Edward Elgar Publishing, 345pp £79.95 h/b An examination of international trade and investment law at various levels of governance, including unilateral, bilateral, regional and multilateral arrangements.
Emerging Market Real Estate Investment: investing in China, India, and Brazil David Lynn (MSc Management 1995, PhD Management 2005) with others, John Wiley & Sons, 236pp £42.50 h/b Details an approach to commercial real estate investment in emerging markets and illustrates several strategies and analytical methods crucial to successful investment.
A Still Untitled, Not Quite Autobiography Ron Moody (BSc Sociology 1953), JR Books Ltd, 256pp £18.99 h/b This book describes in frank and fascinating detail the twists and turns of Ron Moody’s career, the people he met, and the performances that led to his memorable role of Fagin in Oliver!
Rethinking the Way We Teach Science: the interplay of content, pedagogy, and the nature of science Louis Rosenblatt (MSc Philosophy 1975), Routledge, 184pp £24.99 p/b Drawing on current research and theory in science education, literacy, and educational psychology, as well as the history and philosophy of science, the author makes a case for transforming the way science is taught.
The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: information technology and political Islam
Eminent Corporations: the rise and fall of the great British brands
Philip Howard (MSc Development Studies 1994), Oxford University Press USA, 304pp $99 h/b
Andrew Simms (MSc Development Studies 1998) with others, Constable 320pp £8.99 p/b
This book demonstrates how, since the mid1990s, information technologies have had a role in political transformation. Democratic revolutions are not caused by new information technologies,
This book spills the beans by telling the real life stories of some of the biggest corporate names, and finds them as dramatic, flawed and revealing as any human biography.
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