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The Fire Below: How the Caucasus Shaped Russia author and Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Robert Bruce Ware, discusses his book on the Caucasus Region, available today. How would you describe The Fire Below in one sentence?... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Bloomsbury Politics
Amongst all the Twitter and media hype surrounding Margaret Thatcher's death and the multitude of reactions to it, we bring you the thoughts of two qualified academics. Dr Richard Carr is a political historian and Dr Bradley W. Hart is... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Bloomsbury Politics
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Bloomsbury Academic's intrepid Politics & International Relations team will be exhibiting at the International Studies Association Annual Convention taking place in San Francisco, April 3-6. Please stop by booth #136 to peruse our outstanding seleciton of IR titles and to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at Bloomsbury Politics
It's day four of Celebrity Culture Week on the Politics Blog. We've heard lots about Ellis Cashmore and Beyond Black. Now for an author whose book Celebrity, in 2001, launched the field of sociological celebrity studies: Chris Rojek. With Fame... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2013 at Bloomsbury Politics
Welcome to the third day of celebrating Black History month on the Bloomsbury Politics blog. As a follow-up to yesterdays reviews of his book Beyond Black, today we feature an interview with author Ellis Cashmore, wherein he discusses celebrity culture,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2013 at Bloomsbury Politics
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We introduced Ellis Cashmore's provocative and groundbreaking book Beyond Black: Celebrity and Race in Obama's America yesterday, and today we consider its particular relevance to African American History Month, or Black History Month. And we come to a perhaps surprising... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2013 at Bloomsbury Politics
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We’re very excited to present… a whole week of Celebrity Culture themed posts on our blog! Today we introduce our two big books: Beyond Black: Celebrity and Race in Obama's America by Ellis Cashmore and Fame Attack: The Inflation of... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Bloomsbury Politics
As you can see, Continuum has fully rebranded to Bloomsbury. Along with perusing our brand new Politics and International Relations catalog below, please check out our fancy new web site as well! http://www.bloomsbury.com/academic/academic-subjects/politics/ Open publication - Free publishing - More... Continue reading
Posted Nov 26, 2012 at Bloomsbury Politics
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If you watched the debate last night, you may recall Mitt Romney refering to China as a "currency manipulator." Even President Obama claimed that China was flooding the U.S. with cheap tires, so he touted the tariffs he placed on... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at Bloomsbury Politics
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We are delighted to announce that Continuum is now publishing ebooks simultaneously with print editions throu gh Amazon Kindle and other retail partners. About 900 titles have started to become available as Kindle edition and, as of today, there are... Continue reading
Posted May 18, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
Plagiarism in Dissertation Costs German Defense Minister His Job One of the country’s most popular politicians, the minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, 39, had faced mounting criticism from academics and his own conservative party. Resigning was the “most painful step of... Continue reading
Reblogged Mar 2, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
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The body language of those meeting politicians on the stump in the border town of Dundalk tells much about the state of Irish politics in the run-up to the general election on 25 February. Read the full article at www.independent.co.uk... Continue reading
Reblogged Feb 17, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
US Civil-Military Relations After 9/11 by Mackubin Owens was cited by Tom Ricks in his blog post on the Foreign Policy website today (Feb. 14). You can read the post at ricks.foreignpolicy.com Continue reading
Reblogged Feb 14, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
The MA Program in Aesthetics and Politics in the School of Critical Studies at California Institute of the Arts seeks applicants for a one-semester appointment as a Visiting Faculty during either the Fall 2011 or the Spring 2012 semester. The... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
In January 2011, the specialist group ‘Conservatives and Conservatism’ of the UK Political Studies Association awarded its prize for best publication on Conservative and Conservatism to David Seawright for his book, The British Conservative Party and One Nation Politics. Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
In the first few days of this year, Pakistan's coalition government was thrust into crisis after losing a coalition partner, and then a top politician--Punjab Governor Salman Taseer--was assassinated. A leading expert on the country, Stephen P. Cohen, says these... Continue reading
Reblogged Jan 12, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
Continuum is pleased to announce that Recast All Under Heaven by Xiaoyuan Liu has received an "honorable mention" in this year's scholarship award competition of the Chinese Historians in the United States. The award committee wrote: "Professor Liu Xiaoyuan’s book,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 3, 2011 at Bloomsbury Politics
Many new titles in politics were published by Continuum over the year 2010, including: Permanent Alliance? NATO and the Transatlantic Bargain from Truman to Obama by Stanley R. Sloan Groundless Existence: The Political Ontology of Carl Schmitt by Michael Marder... Continue reading
Posted Dec 30, 2010 at Bloomsbury Politics
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Global Activism Reader is a unique collection of essays edited by Luc Reydams on the various causes, actors, and strategies in transnational social mobilization and counter-mobilization. Reydams rocks! In the Global Activism Reader, this intellectual impresario orchestrates a unique ensemble... Continue reading
Posted Dec 29, 2010 at Bloomsbury Politics
The Next Generation by John Celock examines why and how people under 35 run for office in the U.S. To write this in-depth examination of political campaigning and life, journalist John Celock interviewed over ninety young leaders across America serving... Continue reading
Posted Dec 27, 2010 at Bloomsbury Politics
Foreign Policy has published its second annual list of the top 100 global thinkers. Leading at #1 are Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. For a complete list, visit FP website at www.foreignpolicy.com Continue reading
Reblogged Dec 20, 2010 at Bloomsbury Politics