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Hamas
by Beverley Milton-Edwards and Stephen Farrell
" The subject is timely, the coverage of contemporary developments is thorough and generally fair, and the book as a whole is eminently readable and engaging. In fact, it is a delight to read."
- Alan Dowty, University of Notre Dame
" The book as a whole has the very considerable strength of being developed from remarkably extensive field work. The very wide range of interviews combine to give the reader many insights into Hamas, its origins and development. "
- Professor Paul Rogers, University of Brandford
The Meaning of Cooking
by Jean-Claude Kaufmann
"A family meal is a social construct more comlpicated than the tasks involved would suggest, and its study is back where sexuality was before Freud. In fact, Kaufmann reminds us, historically there have been more taboos concerning food than sex."
- The New York Times
Also by Jean-Claude Kaufmann, from Polity:
Gripes: The Little Quarrels of Couples
The Single Woman and the Fairytale Prince
The Death of French Culture
by Donald Morrison & Antoine Compagnon
"This book offers yet another delicious glimpse into a relationship that never ceases to fascinate, that between the US and France. It has taken an American to crystallize what France doesn’t want to admit: that French culture is no longer an international force to be reckoned with. What is most compelling about it, though, is the accuracy of Morrison’s argument combined with his deep affection for France. There is no rejoicing in his writing. Morrison’s is a true lament. In his appraisal of France’s growing incapacity to maintain its universal cultural pull, Morrison entreats us to think about the meaning of culture and universalism in the 21st century"
- Prospect Magainze
Au Pair
by Zuzana Búriková and Daniel Miller
"A book length study of au pairs is long overdue and requires, as this does, covering all aspects of the au pair experience"
- Bridget Anderson, University of Oxford
Also by Daniel Miller, from Polity:
The Comfort of Things
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