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POLITIcS AND INTErNATIONAL STuDIES
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POLITIcS AND INTErNATIONAL STuDIES
Daoism and Anarchism
critiques of State Autonomy in
Ancient and Modern china
John A. Rapp
• Examines
anarchist themes
in ancient and
modern chinese
dissident political
thought
• Appendices
include the
first complete
translation of a ninth-century Buddhist
anarchist tract, the wunengzi
• written by a leading expert, the
volume fills a gap in existing
scholarship
This volume in the contemporary
Anarchist Studies series focuses on antistatist
critiques in ancient and modern
china and demonstrates that china does
not have an unchallenged authoritarian
political culture.
JOHN A. rAPP is Professor of Political Science at
Beloit college, uSA.
uK October 2012 uS August 2012
224 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441132239 - £60.00 / $110.00
PB 9781441178800 - £18.99 / $32.95
contemporary Anarchist Studies
continuum
Citizens Without
Frontiers
Engin F. Isin
• An alternative
approach to
global and activist
citizenship
written by a
leader in the field
• Offers a
theoretical and
empirical account
of citizenship beyond the nation state
• International case studies help develop
a new image of citizenship based on
what people do
Isin offers a new way of thinking about
citizenship by interpreting citizen acts
that cross borders and by moving away
from the sovereignty principle.
ENgIN F. ISIN holds a chair in citizenship and
is Professor of Politics at the Faculty of Social
Sciences, The Open university, Milton Keynes,
uK.
uK November 2012 uS September 2012
224 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441116055 - £60.00 / $110.00
PB 9781441185839 - £18.99 / $32.95
continuum
The Economy as
Cultural System
concept Metaphors of capitalism
Edited by Todd
Dufresne and
Clara Sacchetti
• Explores
contemporary
capitalism
from multiple
perspectives
• Discusses the
economy as a
cultural system, theory, and driving
force in the west
• Scholars show the importance of theory
in understanding capitalism today
Scholars examine some of the
fundamentals of what makes ‘the
economy’ work by exploring the
metaphors of and resistances to
capitalism today.
TODD DuFrESNE is Professor of Philosophy,
founding Director of The Advanced Institute
for globalization & culture (aig+c), Lakehead
university, canada.
cLArA SAccHETTI is an Adjunct Professor for
Philosophy, Lakehead university, canada.
uK January 2013 uS November 2012
208 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441170378 £55.00 / $100.00
PB 9781441140036 £17.99 / $29.95
continuum
The Legacy of Marxism
contemporary challenges,
conflicts, and Developments
Edited by
Matthew
Johnson
• Explores the
relevance,
difficulties, and
consequences
of analyzing key
topics through the
lens of Marxism
• Essays look at key debates including the
politics of development, imperialism,
and post-Marxism
This collection engages with significant
areas of debates, from the political
thought of Nussbaum and Žižek to the
politics of development, liberalism,
justice, the role of revolution,
imperialism, and economic and
technological determinism.
MATTHEw JOHNSON has taught at the university
of Queensland and the university of Iceland.
uK August 2012 uS June 2012
208 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441143020 - £55.00 / $100.00
PB 9781441103499 - £17.99 / $29.95
continuum
Politics and the
Emotions
The Affective Turn in contemporary
Political Studies
Edited by
Paul Hoggett and
Simon Thompson
• This anthology
is compiled
by prominent
authors in the
field
• Shows the
importance of
emotions and of affective analysis in
politics and political science
• Each chapter features a case study
to demonstrate the application of
concepts to practical issues
Organized around five key themes,
this accessible introduction offers a
thorough survey of the affective turn in
contemporary political science.
PAuL HOggETT is Professor of Politics in the
Department of Politics at the university of the
west of England in Bristol, uK.
SIMON THOMPSON is reader in Political Theory
in the Department of Politics at the university
of the west of England in Bristol, uK.
uK May 2012 uS March 2012
248 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441173812 - £55.00 / $100.00
PB 9781441119261 - £17.99 / $29.95
continuum
The Federalist Papers
A reader’s guide
Kyle Scott
• will help readers understand The
Federalist Papers, a key text in
American political thought
• Provides a systematic and organized
treatment of the key issues in The
Federalist Papers
• A needed reference for students
that will elucidate the more difficult
passages in the Papers
Designed to supplement the reading of
The Federalist Papers, the guide will help
elucidate not only their contents, but
also their importance and contemporary
relevance.
KyLE ScOTT is a Lecturer in the Department of
Political Science at the university of Houston,
uSA.
uK February 2013 uS December 2012
192 Pages 138 x 216 mm 5.5 x 8.5 inches
HB 9781441185860 - £45.00 / $80.00
PB 9781441199867 - £14.99 / $24.95
reader’s guides
continuum