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11. Bertrand Russell's Dialogue with His Contemporaries (Routledge Revivals)

    By Elizabeth Eames

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    First published in 1989, this book considers Bertrand Russell’s philosophy through his correspondence with others. Indeed, his exchanges with his elders in philosophy, with his contemporaries, and with one of his most outstanding pupils are brought to life in this judicious exposition: meticulously...

    Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
12. Religion and Democracy

    A Worldwide Comparison

    By Carsten Anckar

    Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics

    This important new study empirically assesses the relationship between religion and democracy, looking at the global, regional and individual country picture. Using a wide range of quantitative data, Anckar tests the validity of Huntington’s claim that democracy and religion are tightly connected,...

    Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
13. Labour-Intensive Industrialization in Global History

    Edited by Gareth Austin, Kaoru Sugihara

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

    The prevailing view of industrialization has focussed on technology, capital, entrepreneurship and the institutions that enabled them to be deployed. Labour was often equated with other factors of production, and assigned a relatively passive role. Yet it was labour absorption and the improvement...

    Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
14. Domesticity and Consumer Culture in Iran

    Interior Revolutions of the Modern Era

    By Pamela Karimi

    Series: Iranian Studies

    Examining Iran’s recent history through the double lens of domesticity and consumer culture, Domesticity and Consumer Culture in Iran demonstrates that a significant component of the modernization process in Iran advanced beyond political and public spheres. On the cusp of Iran’s entry into...

    Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
15. The Transformation of England (Routledge Revivals)

    Essays in the economic and social history of England in the eighteenth century

    By Peter Mathias

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    First published in 1979, The Transformation of England discusses the creation in late eighteenth century England of the industrial system and thereby the present world. Professor Mathias poses questions about the nature of industrialization, social change and historical explanation, issues that are...

    Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
16. A Century of Protests

    Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900

    By Arupjyoti Saikia

    Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge India
17. Head and Heart

    Valour and Self-Sacrifice in the Art of India

    By Mary Storm

    An extensive study of self-sacrificial images in Indian art, this book examines concepts such as head-offering, human sacrifice, blood, suicide, valour, self-immolation, and self-giving in the context of religion and politics to explore why these images were produced and how they became paradigms...

    Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge India
18. Women's Studies: The Basics

    By Bonnie G. Smith

    Series: The Basics

    Women’s Studies: The Basics is an accessible introduction into the ever expanding and increasingly relevant field of studies focused on women. Tracing the history of the discipline from its origins, this text sets out the main agendas of women’s studies and feminism, exploring the global...

    Published January 29th 2013 by Routledge
19. Plato (Routledge Revivals)

    Plato: The Written and Unwritten Doctrines

    By John Niemeyer Findlay

    Published January 29th 2013 by Routledge
20. The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China

    Communists and Champions

    By Fan Hong, Lu Zhouxiang

    Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives

    The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communist and Champions is the first book in English which examines in chronological order key issues in sport in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 2012 in the context of Chinese history, politics and society. It explores the complexity...

    Published January 29th 2013 by Routledge