The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. While the British Empire was still dominant the threat from rival empires was growing, the lower-classes were gaining political representation and women's suffrage was gathering momentum. The six novels in this collection include works by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford (Hueffer) and John Buchan. They represent a significant genre of fiction which sought to explore current political issues through imagined futures. Imperialism and feminism interweave these texts. Imperialism and especially the British Empire is a...
The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. While the British Empire was still dominant the threat from rival empires was gr...
Considered a quintessentially 'popular' author, John Buchan was a writer of fiction, journalism, philosophy and Scottish history. By examining his engagement with empire, psychoanalysis and propaganda, the contributors to this volume place Buchan at the centre of the debate between popular culture and the modernist elite.
Considered a quintessentially 'popular' author, John Buchan was a writer of fiction, journalism, philosophy and Scottish history. By examining his eng...
As trade and production have increasingly crossed international boundaries, private bodies and governments alike have sought new ways to regulate labour standards and advance goals of fairness and social justice. Governments are harnessing social and market forces to advance corporate accountability, while private bodies are employing techniques drawn from command and control regulation to shape the behaviour of business. This collection brings together the research and reflections of a diverse international mix of academics, activists and practitioners in the fields of fair trade and...
As trade and production have increasingly crossed international boundaries, private bodies and governments alike have sought new ways to regulate labo...
Considered a quintessentially 'popular' author, John Buchan was a writer of fiction, journalism, philosophy and Scottish history. By examining his engagement with empire, psychoanalysis and propaganda, the contributors to this volume place Buchan at the centre of the debate between popular culture and the modernist elite.
Considered a quintessentially 'popular' author, John Buchan was a writer of fiction, journalism, philosophy and Scottish history. By examining his eng...
The financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the "Great Recession" that it precipitated highlight a number of important questions about the governance of contemporary capitalism. How do shortcomings in existing market governance institutions help to account for trends of rising economic inequality and financial instability? What new forms of market governance would better embody norms of stability, equality and justice? And how do present political conditions both constrain and enable possibilities for reform? This volume brings together an array of leading thinkers to consider these pressing...
The financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the "Great Recession" that it precipitated highlight a number of important questions about the governance of con...
