Associate Professor: 50 books
by Peter Lamb, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Staffordshire University
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Socialism has been an influential force for social change for almost two centuries. Its philosophy and ideology have inspired millions while simultaneously arousing fear and revulsion in its enemies. Having emerged after the French Revolution in the effort to build upon and develop the egalitarian...
Relational Poverty Politics
Forms, Struggles, and Possibilities
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
This collection examines the power and transformative potential of movements that fight against poverty and inequality. Broadly, poverty politics are struggles to define who is poor, what it means to be poor, what actions might be taken, and who should act. These movements shape the sociocultural...
by Associate Professor Jay Lampert
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Combining two a central topics in philosophy in the 20th Century, this book considers the ethics and impact of decision-making alongside the philosophy of time.
When we make simple decisions, like the decision to wake up at 8 a.m. tomorrow, we make use of a linear model of the future. But when...
Georg Lukács’s Philosophy of Praxis
From Neo-Kantianism to Marxism
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
Georg Lukács' early Marxist philosophy of the 1920s laid the foundations of Critical Theory. However the evaluation of Lukács' philosophical contribution has been largely determined by one-sided readings of eminent theorists like Adorno, Habermas, Honneth or even Lukács himself. This book offers...
by Fiona Robertson-Snape, Peter Lamb, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
The Historical Dictionary of International Relations is a general guide to the theory and practice of the relations between states, and between states and other actors on the world stage. It introduces readers to the real world operations of international relations, and is thus concerned with the...
God as Sacrificial Love
A Systematic Exploration of a Controversial Notion
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
In dialogue with a range of post-enlightenment critiques of Christian theologies regarding sacrificial love, Asle Eikrem presents an unconventional systematic approach to this multi-layered and complex theological topic. From Hegel to prominent 20th century theologians, from feminist theologies to...
In the Public's Interest
Evictions, Citizenship, and Inequality in Contemporary Delhi
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
This book studies the recent legacy of basti “evictions” in Delhi—mass clearings of some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods—as a way to understand how the urban poor are disenfranchised in the name of “public interest” and, in the case of Delhi, by the very courts meant to empower and...
Spaces of Capital/Spaces of Resistance
Mexico and the Global Political Economy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Based on original fieldwork in Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico, this book offers a bridge between geography and historical sociology. Chris Hesketh examines the production of space within the global political economy. Drawing on multiple disciplines, Hesketh’s discussion of state formation in Mexico...
The Long War
CENTCOM, Grand Strategy, and Global Security
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Nowhere has the U.S. military established more bases, lost more troops, or spent more money in the last thirty years than in the Middle East and Central Asia. These regions fall under the purview of United States Central Command (CENTCOM); not coincidentally, they include the most energy-rich places...
Enhancing a High-Performing School Culture and Climate
New Insights for Improving Schools
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
The purpose of our book is to share with our readers some insights we have acquired over the years in our administrative experience implementing change and reforms. Two areas that are critical for any reform to succeed are the way communications and conflicts are handled. We have included a chapter...
Global City Futures
Desire and Development in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Global City Futures offers a queer analysis of urban and national development in Singapore, the Southeast Asian city-state commonly cast as a leading “global city.” Much discourse on Singapore focuses on its extraordinary socioeconomic development and on the fact that many city and national governors...
Engaging with Educational Change
Voices of Practitioner Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Including narratives of practice across diverse Australian settings, Engaging with Educational Change fills a gap in the current educational change literature. Building on the experience of the authors and their colleagues, this book illustrates the power of practitioner inquiry to facilitate positive,...
Biblical Bethsaida
A Study of the First Century CE in the Galilee
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
In his illuminating, well-researched book examining the site of Et-Tell, also known as Bethsaida, Carl E. Savage explores archaeological evidence to offer readers a portrait of the religious beliefs and practices of the community living near the north shore of the Sea of Galilee during the first century...
Digital Transformations in Turkey
Current Perspectives in Communication Studies
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Digital Transformations in Turkey analyzes the genesis, dynamics, and operations of different communication contexts in relation to digital transformations in Turkey. The contributors tackle such topics as the impact of social networking channels like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter and the changing...