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Recent Reviews

While we are primarily an academic publisher, many of our books are also of interest to a general readership. This is reflected in the outstanding reviews our books receive in the general media as a well as in specialist journals.


After the Car

After The Car
by Kingsley Dennis and John Urry

"A very inspiring book that we would recommend to all people interested in the future of transportation systems – especially those convinced by the importance of carfree perspectives in building it."
Carbusters
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Islamic Philosophy

Islamic Philosophy, 2nd Edition
by Oliver Leaman

A thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the major movements,

thinkers and concepts within the Islamic philosophical tradition

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A Social History of the Media
, 3rd Edition
by Asa Briggs and Peter Burke

A new and extensively updated edition of this bestselling media history book. Read more


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Popular Culture in Ancient Rome
by Jerry Toner

This vivid account of the cultural forms of Ancient Rome focuses on the daily life of the Roman common people. Read more


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Civil Society

Civil Society, 2nd Edition
by Michael Edwards

Since its publication in 2004, Civil Society has become a standard work of reference for all those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action in the contemporary world. Read more


The Comfort of Things

 

Living on Borrowed Time
by Zygmunt Baumanr

A reflection of the global financial crisis, written by a prominent social thinker whose writings on liquid modernity pioneered a new way of seeing our 21st-century world. Read more


 

Death and Dying in AmericaDeath and Dying in America

by Andrea Fontana and Jennifer Reid Keene

An engaging new book on death and dying in America that shows how social inequalities and consumption patterns affect the way we end our livess. Read more


Death and Dying in AmericaBaudrillard Now

Edited by Ryan Bishop

In this important new volume, leading Baudrillard scholars re-assess the legacy of one of the most influential cultural theorists of our time. Read more

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