The need to control violent and non-violent harm has been central to human existence since
societies first emerged. This book analyses the problem of harm in world politics which …

The German sociologist Norbert Elias developed a wide-ranging sociological analysis of the
interconnections between processes of state formation, institutional dynamics, and …

The idea of civilization recurs frequently in reflections on international politics. However,
International Relations academic writings on civilization have failed to acknowledge the …

The growing competitiveness of modern sport means that children, from very early ages, are
increasingly submitted to intensive training programmes. These programmes are …

How has our understanding of sport been shaped by sociological ideas? How can the study
of sport help sociologists to understand wider society? The sociology of sport is a sub …

Amid rising public concern of knife-enabled crime, this article seeks to review and reframe
the contemporary debates on knife crime which remain tied to concepts of fear, protection …

In this timely book, Marranci critically surveys the available theories on Islamic
fundamentalism and extremism. Rejecting essentialism and cultural reductionism, the book …

This landmark publication brings together some of the most perceptive commentators of the
present moment to explore core ideas and cutting edge developments in the field of Leisure …

This article explores a phase of cultural efflorescence characterised by temple construction,
the cultivation of music, scholarship, the copying and embellishment of manuscripts in the …