During the nuclear heyday of the post-war years advocates of atomic power promised cheap electricity and a prosperous future. From the present, however, this promise seems tarnished by accidents, leaks and a lack of public confidence. Mobilising Modernity traces this journey from confidence in technology to the anxieties of the Risk Society questioning a number of conventional wisdoms en route.Paying close attention to social, political and policy aspects throughout, this b...

Social Movements: The Key Concepts provides an insightful, contemporary introduction to some of the frequently encountered terms and groups that are central to the study of collective action and social and political activism. Following an A-Z format, the entries defined and discussed are drawn from the following areas:the ‘old’ social movements of the nineteenth centurythe ‘new’ social movements of the 1960s and 1970sthe rise of contemporary ‘netw...

Two decades after its launch by the UN Brundtland Commission, the paradigm of sustainability seems to have reached its limits. Whilst the concept figures more prominently in public debate and policy making than ever before, the ecological footprint of advanced liberal consumer societies continues to grow, and the forceful economic development of countries such as China and India reinforces concerns that the world is moving further away from, rather than closer towards the ideal of sustaina...

"Five engrossing, resonant stories" set in Edinburgh, written for this collection by Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, Sara Sheridan, and more ( The Herald).Edinburgh is steeped in literary history. It's the birthplace of a beloved cast of fictional characters from Sherlock Holmes to Harry Potter, and the home of the Writer's Museum, where quotes from writers of the past pave the steps leading up to the entrance. The Scottish capital is a...

Fusing two key concerns of contemporary sociology: globalization and its discontents, and the 'complexity turn' in social theory, authors Chesters and Welsh utilize complexity theory to analyze the shifting constellation of social movement networks that constitute opposition to neo-liberal globalization. They explore how seemingly chaotic and highly differentiated social actors interacting globally through computer mediated communications, face-to-face gatherings and protests constitute a ...

'Five engrossing, resonant stories here, with no weak links' ― The HeraldThe world's first UNESCO city of literature, Edinburgh is steeped in literary history. It is the birthplace of a beloved cast of fictional characters from Sherlock Holmes to Harry Potter. It is the home of the Writer's Museum, where quotes from writers of the past pave the steps leading up to it. A city whose beauty is matched only by the intrigue of its past, and where Robert Louis S...

Sociological Theory and the Environment is a comprehensive survey and assessment of sociological theories of the relations between societies and their 'natural' biophysical environment. This book touches on and addresses virtually all of the major perspectives, focal points, and debates in environmental sociology today-classical and twentieth century social theories, macro-micro linkage issues, globalization and development, reflexive modernization, ecological modernization vs. 'limits' vi...

"A perfectly heartbreaking tale of royalty, lies, and friendship" details a young woman's coming of age on the 1920 royal tour of Edward, Prince of Wales (Kristin Harmel, New York Times –bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names ).Australia, 1920: For seventeen-year-old Maddie Bright, an offer to join the staff on a royal tour through the British Commonwealth is the invitatio...

New York City, 1907. A financial panic has just struck New York City, but well-born psychiatrist Genevieve Summerford and her unlikely beau, Tammany captain Simon Shaw, are ensconced in their own little cocoon, celebrating the sale of Simon's colt at auction. Their blissful solitude is abruptly shattered by news that a dear friend of Genevieve's family, Edgar Matheson, has died from a fall down his townhouse stairs. Edgar's wife, May, insists that the death was a murder, f...

When detective-in-training Sigurdís interrupts her studies in the US to return to Iceland, after discovering that the investigation into her abusive father's death has been dropped, she's plunged into a completely new case when a controversial TV personality is murdered during the Reykjavík Marathon.'[A] hugely satisfying novel' The Sunday Times'A new voice in Icelandic crime fiction … plays with the reader's expectations with cool...

A funeral on a remote country estate descends into chaos and murder when the deceased proves unexpectedly alive in this latest Mr. Quayle mystery.England, 1926. Following the death of the Viscount Featherstone, his closest friends and most hated family descend upon his isolated mansion for the funeral and—more importantly—for the will-reading. Among the guests are Featherstone's first and second wives with their assorted brood of ne'er-do-well children, along with ...

Homeless on Auckland's streets, Max Grimes fights to survive when someone starts killing the city's forgotten. Pulled into a dark past, he must stop the killer – or be next. The gripping second instalment in a breathtaking series, from New Zealand's queen of crime.`Brutal, raw and utterly realistic´ Trevor Wood`Pacy, twisty, relentlessly unpredictable journey through the dark side of New Zealand's biggest city, where a man battling his own ...