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The Ashgate Research Companion to Non-state Actors Bob Reinalda

This title recognises three types of non-state actor: non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organisations and transnational corporations and illustrates the role they play alongside nation-states in matters of international regulation.

Ashgate Publishing Group, February 2011

This Cambridge History provides the first comprehensive survey of political thought in Europe, North America and Asia in the nineteenth century. Written by a distinguished team of international scholars, this is the latest in a sequence firmly established as the principal reference source for the history of political thought.

Cambridge University Press, June 2011

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The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Political Thought Edited by Gareth Stedman Jones and Gregory Claeys coming soon

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Conflict, Complexity and Mathematical Social Science Edited by Gordon Burt

Government Secrecy Edited by Susan L. Maret

Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change Edited by Patrick G. Coy

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Butterworths Insurance Law Handbook 12th ed.

Andrew Barton

Provides a foundational mathematical approach to the modelling of social conflict. The book illustrates how theory and evidence can be mathematically deepened and how investigations grounded in social choice theory can provide the evidence needed to inform social practice.

Emerald Group Publishing, August 2010 HB 9781849509725

£67.95 Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development.

Vol. 15

This volume examines Government Secrecy in a variety of contexts, including comparative examination of government control of information, new definitions, categories, censorship, ethics, and secrecy’s relationship with freedom of information and transparency.

Emerald Group Publishing, January 2011

Contains three sections of data-driven articles that address topics central to scholarship on social movements and conflict resolution. Including papers on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and papers on tactical and strategic issues associated with gender-based and gay and lesbian social movements, organizations, and their campaigns and activities.

Emerald Group Publishing, January 2011

Provides lawyers and those involved in the insurance industry with an invaluable compilation of relevant statutes, statutory instruments, expanded FSA Handbook materials and European legislation applicable to this important area of law.

HB 9780857243898 £87.95 Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Vol. 19

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£72.95 Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Vol. 31

LexisNexis, April 2011 PB 9781405755825

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Pointing the Finger Islam and Muslims in the British Media Julian Petley and Robin Richardson

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In this important book, several leading media commentators examine the phenomenon of ‘Islamophobia’ and ask how to tackle it. With press fuelled myths about Islam in Britain, this is a captivating insight into how Muslims are depicted in the UK.

Oneworld Publications, April 2011 HB 9781851688135

£60.00 PB 9781851688128

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Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Chemical Inventions World Protection and Exploitation

Unique topic-by-topic approach allows for a truly comparative analysis of the law in these sectors across 12 key jurisdictions.

Oxford University Press, March 2011 HB 9780199289011

£295.00

Edited by Duncan Bucknell

Reports of Overseas Private Investment Corporation Determinations

Illustrates the transactional solutions used to reduce political risk and resolve investment disputes, making it an important reference point for practitioners and academics.

Oxford University Press, April 2011

Fully updated and expanded edition of the leading reference work in international law, written by over 800 scholars and practitioners drawn from all over the world. Each article has been rigorously peer reviewed by the members of the advisory board with relevant specialist expertise.

Oxford University Press, November 2011

A definitive guide to all aspects of political life, from political theory and methodology to political sociology, comparative politics, public policies, and international relations, and includes entries by leading international scholars from around the world.

Sage Publications, November 2011

Featuring new, specially commissioned papers by a range of international and leading experts, the Handbook contains reflections on the theoretical aspects and contemporary debates in international criminal law.

Taylor & Francis, November 2010

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£425.00

Edited by Mark Kantor, Michael D. Nolan and Karl P. Sauvant

The Max-Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law 2nd ed.

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International Encyclopedia of Political Science 8 Vol. Set Edited by Leonardo Morlino and Dirk Berg-Schlosser

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Routledge Handbook of International Criminal Law Edited by William A. Schabas and Nadia Bernaz

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Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics Edited by Alisa Gaunder

An advanced level reference guide which surveys the current state of Japanese politics, featuring both traditional topics and cutting edge research.

Taylor & Francis, February 2011 HB 9780415551373

£115.00

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Decentering International Relations Between the Mainstream and the Margins Meghana Nayak and Eric Selbin

Diasporas Concepts, Intersections, Identities Edited by Kim Knott and Sean McLoughlin

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Selbin and Mayak have written a remarkable and provocative reenvisioning of a globally important subject. International Relations (IR), a politicised field that is deeply centered in the North/West and privileges certain perspectives, pedagogies and practices.

This collection considers critical concepts such as migration, ethnicity, post-colonialism and cosmopolitanism.

It examines key agendas including political economy, security, race and gender and features original case studies of contemporary as well as classical diasporas.

Zed Books, August 2010 PB 9781848132399

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Zed Books, October 2010 PB 9781842779484

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This collection brings together the best research examining the causes, modes, patterns and consequences of international migration.

Edited by Norman Schofield, Dino Falaschetti and Andrew Rutten

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This four volume collection focuses on democratic leadership in the political sphere. Key themes of the collection include amongst others: theories of leadership, Machiavelli and political leadership, Weber’s view of political leadership, leadership character and ethics of leadership.

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