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Over the past thirty years, the study of international political economy underwent a remarkable resurgence. Virtually nonexistent before 1970 as a field of study, international political economy is now a popular area of specialization for both undergraduates and graduate students, as well as the source of much innovative and influential scholarship. The revival of international political economy after nearly forty years of dormancy enriched...

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Over the past thirty years, the study of international political economy underwent a remarkable resurgence. Virtually nonexistent before 1970 as a field of study, international political economy is now a popular area of specialization for both undergraduates and graduate students, as well as the source of much innovative and influential scholarship. The revival of international political economy after nearly forty years of dormancy enriched...

Young children, we understand, are born philosophers. They ask exasperated parents such deep questions as ‘Where is my mind?’ or ‘Is Granny living with all the other dead people in the churchyard?’. The spirit for philosophy which is born out of naïveté is soon extinguished, so the taste for philosophical reflection has to be rediscovered. I conjecture that it is an acquired taste, prompted by some strang...

Since this chapter examines a controversy over the label ‘Third World’ it is appropriate to begin with a definition. In order to identify the subject-matter of this book, to convey the diversity of the social and economic conditions found within the Third World, and to provide an outline of the major changes taking place in Third World countries, an indication of the key characteristics of Third World status must be given. For t...

Thomas Henry Richard Rigby (always known as Harry) was born on 13 April 1925, in Coburg, a working-class suburb of Melbourne. His father, after arthritis had ended a career as a golf professional, was forced – in the Great Depression – to take labouring work outside Melbourne, coming home only for the weekends for a substantial part of Harry’s childhood. Harry was a clever and conscientious student, and did well enough a...

movements cannot be characterized as unified actors: by their very nature, they are made up of loose networks, their repertoire of action is varied, and their collective identity is not structured within specific organizational boundaries (della Porta and Diani 2006, chap. 1). This is all the more true for the actor we investigate, which has been described as organizationally fluid, strategically broad, and tolerant of diversity (della Port...

This highly successful introduction to the world of politics has been fully revised and updated to explore the key issues of the twenty-first century. The new edition builds on the reputation for clarity and comprehensive coverage that has made previous editions essential reading for students of politics.

The third edition of Politics: The Basics:

• introduces all the key areas of politics, explaining all the ...

Between 1844 and 1856, the legislature laid down the foundations of a form of business association which was to become the most important and powerful in the economy. This form of association was the registered company, the law relating to which is the concern of this book. The basic idea of using the registered company as a tool or medium for trade and commerce is straightforward. A company is formed or ‘incorporated’ by a prom...

Many, if not most, of the dilemmas that appear at the periphery of criminal law involve the effects of technological progress on social conditions. (For recent examples where the U.S. Supreme Court has addressed technological change, see Maryland v. King, 133 S. Ct. 1958 (2013) (upholding the constitutionality of a statute requiring that DNA samples be taken from all persons arrested for serious crimes), and United States v. Jones, 132 S. C...