Polity Press

Violence and Civilization: An Introduction to the Work of Norbert Elias

By Jonathan Fletcher (University of Brussels)

Africa's Moment

By Jean-Michel Severino, Olivier Ray

The State in Africa: The Politics of the Belly

By Jean-Francois Bayart

Sex and Pleasure in Western Culture

By Gail Hawkes (University of New England, Armidale, Australia)

Religion in the Contemporary World

By Dr. Alan Aldridge

Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century

By Rod Thornton (King's College, London)

Practical Health Promotion

By John Hubley, June Copeman, James Woodall

Science of Science and Reflexivity

By Pierre Bourdieu (College de France)

Foucault, Marxism and History: Mode of Production Versus Mode of Information

By Mark Poster

Words of the World: The Global Language System

By Abram De Swaan (University of Amsterdam)

Bonfire of Illusions: The Twin Crises of the Liberal World

By Alex Callinicos (King s College, London)

Political Philosophy: A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians

By Adam Swift

Curing Their Ills: Colonial Power and African Illness

By Megan Vaughan

Introduction to British Politics

By John Dearlove, Peter Saunders (Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne)

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

By Gosta Esping-Andersen (European University Institute, Florence)

Political Scandal: Power and Visability in the Media Age

By John B. Thompson (University of Cambridge)

The Third Way and its Critics

By Anthony Giddens (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Timewatch: The Social Analysis of Time

By Barbara Adam

Engendering Democracy

By Anne Phillips

New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era

By Mary Kaldor

Fundamentalism

By Steve Bruce

The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy

By PETER BURKE

Citizenship and National Identity

By David l. Miller

In Other Words: Essays Towards a Reflexive Sociology

By Pierre Bourdieu (College de France)

Cultures in Conflict: Encounters Between European and Non-European Cultures, 1492-1800

By Urs Bitterli, R. Robertson

The Nation-State and Violence

By Anthony Giddens (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Children of Social Worlds

By Martin Richards, Paul Light

What is a Social Movement?

By Hank Johnston (San Diego State University)

Democracy and Human Rights

By David Beetham (University of Leeds)

Disorganized Capitalism

By Claus Offe