Political Philosophy Books

New and Published Books

1. Socialism and Religion

   Roads to Common Wealth

   By Vincent Geoghegan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   In the past decade philosophers and political theorists have increasingly pondered the role of religion in a modern secular society, and of the possible value of religion as a resource for contemporary thinking. The global resurgence of a new religious politics – graphically symbolised by 9/11 -...

   Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Democracy and Terrorism

   Friend or Foe?

   By Leonard Weinberg

   Series: Political Violence

   This book examines the relationships between democratic government and political terrorism. Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States and many of its allies have declared a ‘war on terrorism’. This struggle has been inspired in part by the belief is that by promoting democracy they will also bring...

   Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. 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
4. History Textbooks and the Wars in Asia

   Divided Memories

   Edited by Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   Over the past fifteen years Northeast Asia has witnessed growing intraregional exchanges and interactions, especially in the realms of culture and economy. Still, the region cannot escape from the burden of history. This book examines the formation of historical memory in four Northeast Asian...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
5. Science at the Cross Roads (Routledge Revivals)

   Papers from The Second International Congress of the History of Science and Technology 1931

   Edited by N. Bukharin et al.

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   The papers given by the Soviet Delegation to the Second International Congress of the History of Science and Technology in London in 1931, headed by N. I. Bukharin, exerted a profound influence on Western historiography of science. Perhaps the most influential contribution was that of Hessen, who...

   Published January 23rd 2013 by Routledge
6. Arab Revolutions and World Transformations

   Edited by Anna Agathangelou, Nevzat Soguk

   Series: Rethinking Globalizations

   Stories about institutions and regimes that have failed us are echoing worldwide. This book critically engages the multiple uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) following the self-immolation of Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi in December 2010. It brings together authors who...

   Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. New Agendas in Statebuilding

   Hybridity, Contingency and History

   Edited by Robert Egnell, Peter Haldén

   Series: Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding

   This volume connects the study of statebuilding to broader aspects of social theory and the historical study of the state, bringing forth new questions and starting-points, both academically and practically, for the field. Building states has become a highly prioritized issue in international...

   Published January 16th 2013 by Routledge
8. Nationalism and Economic Development in Modern Eurasia

   By Carl Mosk

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

   This book advances a new theory of why nationalism emerged in the modern world. In particular it explains why nationalism and economic development are closely linked, and why warfare plays a crucial role in the spread of the nation-state system. It is based on qualitative and quantitative evidence...

   Published January 13th 2013 by Routledge
9. Coloured Revolutions and Authoritarian Reactions

   Edited by Evgeny Finkel, Yitzhak M. Brudny

   Between 2000 and 2005, colour revolutions swept away authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes in Serbia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine. Yet, after these initial successes, attempts to replicate the strategies failed to produce regime change elsewhere in the region. The book argues that...

   Published January 7th 2013 by Routledge
10. Genre, Gender and the Effects of Neoliberalism

    The New Millennium Hollywood Rom Com

    By Betty Kaklamanidou

    Series: Popular Culture and World Politics

    The romantic comedy has long been regarded as an inferior film genre by critics and scholars alike, accused of maintaining a strict narrative formula which is considered superficial and highly predictable. However, the genre has resisted the negative scholarly and critical comments and for the last...

    Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge