POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS NEW BOOKS JULY TO DECEMBER 2013
Human textbook Rights open and Democracy
Times of Crisis
The Precarious Triumph of Ideals
Michel Serres
Todd Landman The 20th century has been described as the bloodiest in human history, but it was also the century in which people around the world embraced ideas of democracy and human rights as never before, constructing social, political and legal institutions seeking to contain human behaviour. Todd Landman offers an optimistic, yet cautionary tale of these developments, drawing on the literature from politics, international relations and international law. He celebrates the global turn from tyranny and violence towards democracy and rights, but also warns of the precariousness of these achievements in the face of democratic setbacks and the undermining of rights commitments by many countries during the so-called ‘War on Terror’. TODD LANDMAN is Professor of Government and Executive Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Essex, UK. UK September 2013 / US November 2013 192 Pages • 234 x 156mm • 9.2 x 6.1 inches PB 9781849663458 • £16.99 / $27.95 HB 9781849663465 • £60.00 / $110.00
American Debates on Sexual Equality
What the Financial Crisis Revealed and How to Reinvent our Lives and Future Serres, one of the first to bring nature into the political, writes, "To destroy, kill, exploit is worthless. In the long run, it means destroying ourselves." This book is one of hope as it calls for a new world and extols the importance of science for our future and political institutions. Here, Serres demonstrates an optimistic outlook in a clear and luminous language that offers new paths for reflection and, ultimately, a better life for Earth and its inhabitants. MICHEL SERRES is Professor of History of Science at Stanford University, USA, and a member of the Académie Française. UK January 2014 / US November 2013 96 Pages • 138 x 216mm • 5.5 x 8.5 inches HB 9781441101808 • £12.99 / $19.95 World English
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Sanford Kessler & Traciel V. Reid If Americans generally support sexual equality in principle, they still disagree sharply over it in practice. For example, should military women engage in combat? This book addresses key equality issues, including equality under the law, the military, violence, employment, education, marriage, and reproductive choice, in a debate format comprised of a broad range of arguments and critical rejoinders. Featuring a wide selection of readings from various sources and ideological positions, and with introductions to these at the beginning of each chapter, the book is perfect for promoting classroom discussion and analysis. SANFORD KESSLER is Associate Professor of Political Science at North Carolina State University, USA, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University, USA. TRACIEL V. REID is Associate Professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University, USA. UK June 2013 / US April 2013 320 Pages • Other PB 9781441188649 • £26.99 / $39.95 HB 9781441154033 • £86.00 / $130.00 World English
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional Bookseller Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year 2013 IPG Independent Publisher and Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year 2013
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