Islamism: A History of Political Islam from the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Rise of Isis
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An incisive analysis of Islamist movements in the Middle East A political, social, and cultural...

Mapping Precariousness, Labour Insecurity and Uncertain Livelihoods: Subjectivities and Resistance
Arianna Bove, Emiliana Armano and Annalisa Murgia
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The condition of precariousness not only provides insights into a segment of the world of work or of...

Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity: Aesthetics, Representation, Circulation
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At the core of Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity: Aesthetics, Representation, Circulation...
Our Children and Other Animals: The Cultural Construction of Human-Animal Relations in Childhood
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Focusing on the socialization of the human use of other animals as resources in contemporary Western...

Social Theory, Sport, Leisure
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Ken Roberts' Social Theory, Sport and Leisure offers a clear, compact primer in social theory for...

Spirit and Salvation: A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World: Volume 4
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This fourth volume in Veli-Matti Karkkainen's ambitious five volume systematic theology develops a...

Sport and Alcohol: An Ethical Perspective
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There is a clear sense in which sport has played, and continues to play an important role in the...

The Blue Box: Kristevan/Lacanian Readings of Contemporary Cinema
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This title looks at films that map the spectator's private fantasy onto the one being played out on...

The Maze of Ingenuity: Ideas and Idealism in the Development of Technology
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From cathedrals to star wars, Arnold Pacey looks at the interaction of technologies and society over...

The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class
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Described by Noam Chomsky as 'a very important book', Guy Standing's The Precariat has achieved cult...