Simon Clarke

Develops an interpretation of Marx's work as the basis of a critique of both orthodox Marxism and of both modern economics and sociology. The core of this book is an analysis of Marx's theory of alienated labour as the basis of Marx's critique of liberal social theory. This leads to both an original interpretation of Marx's work and to the liberal foundations of the subjects of economics and sociology. This critique is developed through an account of revolution, and of the parallel revolution in sociology carried through by Max Weber. The conclusion relates the critique to the subsequent developments in both Marxism and sociology.

From Adam Smith to Max Weber

Marx, Marginalism and Modern Sociology

First published in 1988, this book has acquired new relevance in the wake of the global financial crisis. This important book focuses on the fundamental theoretical and political issue of the relationship between money and the state raised by the crisis of Keynesianism and the rise of monetarism. Simon Clarke starts with the classical political economists' analysis of the state based on their view of money as the only acceptable form of capitalist regulation. He then draws on Marx’s critique of the classical theory of money to develop an analysis of the tendency to the overaccumulation of capital, which underlies the permanence of class struggle and monetary disturbances. He then analyses the liberal form of the capitalist state, which determines the manner in which crises appear politically and ideologically at the level of the state, and whose contradictory form defines the nature and limits of state intervention. This argument is developed through an historical analysis of the rise of the modern state, leading to an original account of the crisis of Keynesianism and the rise of monetarism. The conclusion outlines the implications of the analysis, highlighting the limits of monetarism, the crisis of social democracy and the future of socialism. 
The book makes a major original contribution to contemporary academic and political debate. 

Keynesianism, Monetarism & the Crisis of the State

The theory of crisis has always played a central role within Marxism, and yet has been one of its weakest elements. Simon Clarke's important new book provides the first systematic account of Marx's own writings on crisis, examining the theory within the context of Marx's critique of political economy and of the dynamics of capitalism. The book concentrates on the scientific interpretation and evaluation of the theory of crisis, and will be of interest to mainstream economists, as well as to sociologists, political scientists and students of Marx and Marxism.

Marx's Theory of Crisis

Print is an exciting and dynamic design area, with new analogue and digital technologies opening up a wealth of creative possibilities for designers in textile and non-textile media. Witty, hyperreal and luxurious print designs are being used by fashion designers and in interiors, while fine artists are harnessing the latest technology in their work to stunning effect. This showcase of contemporary print designs from around the world is divided into three key areas: fashion, interiors and art. In fashion, the book features innovative print designs in haute couture, prêt-a-porter and accessories from companies such as Prada, Issey Miyake and Vivienne Westwood. The interiors section shows surfaces and interior products such as wallpaper, upholstered furniture, fabric hangings and floor coverings, and features a wide range of designers from Marimekko in Finland to Anna Glover in the UK. Fine-art prints and experimental work from international artists and designers such as Cristian Zuzunaga and Liberty Art Fabrics are represented in the final part.

Print: Fashion, Interiors, Art

This book offers students and those wishing to enter a career in textile design a basic grounding in its three main disciplinesprinted, woven, and mixed media. Using a wealth of imagery and case studies from designers and studios at work today, the book looks at the basic principles of design and production, and gives practical advice on creating a collection. Education and employment are also discussed, giving an insight into the industry and helpful adviceon finding a job.

Portfolio Series

Textile Design

Mark Powell

'In Company: Intermediate' is a business English course for professional adults. It systematically develops key language skills through motivating activities that reflect the real world of modern business. The student's book contains 20 self-contained units organised into four main categories: talking points, networking, desk work and meetings. Each unit is based around a particular skill or sub-skill and extra grammar and vocabulary work is available in the section 'Grammar and Lexis links' at the end of the book.

In company. Intermediate : [Student's book]

Sociological explanations of racism tend to concentrate on the structures and dynamics of modern life that facilitate discrimination and hierarchies of inequality. In doing so, they often fail to address why racial hatred arises (as opposed to how it arises) as well as to explain why it can be so visceral and explosive in character. Bringing together sociological perspectives with psychoanalytic concepts and tools, this text offers a clear, accessible and thought-provoking synthesis of varieties of theory, with the aim of clarifying the complex character of racism, discrimination and social exclusion in the contemporary world.

Social Theory, Psychoanalysis and Racism

Lakshman Delgoda Karalliedde

Ursula Gotel nee Collignon

Janaka Karalliedde

Adverse Drug Interactions: A Handbook for Prescribers assists clinicians by providing key information on potential adverse effects that can result from prescribing two or more drugs for simultaneous use. Interactions that are likely to give rise to life-threatening conditions, and which must therefore be completely avoided, are clearly highlighted.

A Handbook for Prescribers, Second Edition

Adverse Drug Interactions

The 1990s promise to be a period of rapid political change, as old political boundaries dissolve and new political forces emerge. These changes throw into question our understanding of capitalism and socialism, of the character of the nation state, and of the relationship between the economy and the state. However, these changes are only the culmination of developments which have been unfolding over the past two decades. This book includes a comprehensive introductory survey, which sets the contributions collected here within the context of the wider debate.

The State Debate

Michael Burawoy

Peter Fairbrother

Pavel Krotov

Questioning the common belief that Russia is in transition to capitalism, this book looks behind the political and ideological debates to focus on the development of the real lives of the workers. It includes an analysis of the role of trade unions in the former Soviet system.

Workers and the Transition to Capitalism in Russia

What about the Workers?

Conflict and Change in the Russian Industrial Enterprise focuses on the new kinds of conflict that arise in the transition to a market economy.

Conflict and Change in the Russian Industrial Enterprise

Clarke (sociology, U. of Warwick, England) draws on data from statistical surveys and case studies collected within the framework of a large-scale collaborative research program by development agencies on the restructuring of labor and employment in Russia. He reviews the historical context and tackles theoretical issues before providing a detailed analysis of the development of the labor market through the interaction of strategies by employers and employees. Two more volumes are expected to emerge from the study, on the segmentation of the Russian labor market and on household survival strategies, presumably during those long months or years when workers are not being paid.

The Formation of a Labour Market in Russia

Vadim Borisov

This major new book surveys the development of the new workers' movement in Russia under perestroika to understand how it connected with the workers at shop floor level and the national and local political authorities to whom it addressed its demands, and whose development it sought to influence. Drawing on a unique programme of collaborative research on Russian industrial relations from 1987 to 1995, the authors use a series of case studies to explain the gulf between the thousands of tiny independent groups, often based in a single enterprise or even a single shop, and regional and national organizations without a grassroots base. Extensive interviews with participants, tape and video recordings, as well as substantial documentary material are used in case studies of the 1989 miners' strike in Kuzbass, the Kuzbass regional council of workers' committees, the independent miners' union in Kuzbass, Sotsprof in Moscow and the Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions. An extensive introduction puts these studies into context.

The Workers' Movement in Russia

Tom O'Donoghue

Jelena Raković

This book explores the perspectives of primary school leaders in Serbia as they attempt to navigate its changing political, social and economic situation. As a post-socialist and post-conflict country, Serbia has moved from a state-ruled and planned economy to market-oriented consumerism and competitiveness. In the midst of a rapidly changing and evolving country, school leaders have found themselves on the front lines of a system where infrastructure and support have not been implemented consistently. The clash between the complexities of Serbia’s history and attempts to align education policies to those of the European Union has created unique challenges for primary school leaders: they are expected to be both objects and agents of change in a context where their own political position and relationships with students, parents and the teaching profession at large have been irrevocably altered. By illuminating the perspectives of the leaders themselves, this book emphasises the importance of these actors on the front line of Serbian education: its findings can equally be applied to other post-Communist and post-conflict contexts.

Perspectives Across Two Worlds

Leaders and Leadership in Serbian Primary Schools

Marx, Marginalism and Modern Sociology. From Adam Smith to Max Weber. (Reprint.)

Althusser and the Politics of Culture

One-dimensional Marxism

A Critique of Lévi-Strauss and the Structuralist Movement

The Foundations of Structuralism

'. . . makes a significant contribution.' - Tom Bottomore, University of Sussex, UK

Keynesianism, Monetarism, and the Crisis of the State

This book offers an overview of the rapidly expanding field of Psycho-Social research. Drawing on aspects of discourse psychology, continental philosophy and anthropological and neuro-scientific understandings of the emotions, psycho-social studies has emerged as an embryonic new paradigm in the human sciences. Psycho-social studies uses psychoanalytic concepts and principles to illuminate core issues within the social sciences. The present volume contributes to the development of the new research methodologies in a number of ways. It is written largely from the point of view of practitioners who are also researchers. Although contributors draw largely upon object-relations traditions in psychoanalysis, other influences are also present, particularly from continental philosophy and the sociology of the emotions. It develops an approach to epistemology - how we know what we know, which is strongly informed by a living approach to psychoanalysis, not just as a theory but as a way of being in the world - that is as a stance.

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