The essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem—the relation between philosophy and politics.

In this accessible book, Roger Griffin, one of the world’s leading authorities on fascism, brings welcome clarity to this controversial ideology.

Dissent and Philosophy in the Middle Ages offers scholars of Dante's Divine Comedy an integral understanding of the political, philosophical, and religious context of the medieval masterwork.

This volume is an essential source for scholars seeking to understand the contemporary significance of the dawning of the modern era.

Nationalism is a dominating force in contemporary politics but political philosophers have been reluctant to discuss ideas of nationalism. In this book David Miller defends the principle of nationality.

These types of stories can support valuable forms of political life but they also pose dangers that must be understood if they are to be confronted.

In selecting key readings for this volume Joseph Raz concerns himself primarily with the moral aspect of political authority, choosing pieces that examine its justification, determine who is subject to it and who is entitled to hold it, and ...

The writings of Harold Garfinkel have had a major impact on the social sciences and linguistics. This book offers a systematic and innovative analysis of his theories and of the ethnomethodological movement which he has inspired.

This new collection of challenging literary studies plays with a foundational definition of Western culture: the word become flesh.