Auteur: Anthony Barnett

On April 2 1982 Argentine forces seized the British-dependent Falkland Islands. Within 48 hours a British task force was sailing for the South Atlantic. One in five Britons opposed this war; but Arge …

Debating Globalization is a short, accessible introduction to the debate about globalization written by many of the most prominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in association with open D …

Debating Globalization is a short, accessible introduction to the debate about globalization written by many of the most prominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in association with open D …

In 2016 two surprising explosions of popular contempt for the existing order drove Britain into Brexit and paved the way for Trump’s presidency of the United States. On both sides of the Atlantic, pr …

Discussing learning technologies in relation to young children often provokes a wide range of passionate responses, from sceptics to enthusiasts. This text explores the issues in a holistic, pedagogi …

Around 250 million people currently suffer from diabetes globally and this number is expected to reach 370 million people within the next 20 years. Fortunately in recent years our understanding of th …

Around 250 million people currently suffer from diabetes globally and this number is expected to reach 370 million people within the next 20 years. Fortunately in recent years our understanding of th …

In the past few decades a revolution in our approach to treating type 2 diabetes has occurred following the recognition that the condition is caused by multiple defects. A range of new treatments are …

In the past few decades a revolution in our approach to treating type 2 diabetes has occurred following the recognition that the condition is caused by multiple defects. A range of new treatments are …

Before New Labour came to power and when even the prospect of reform of Britain’s House of Lords was regarded with scepticism, Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty developed the idea of selecting part of …

Before New Labour came to power and when even the prospect of reform of Britain’s House of Lords was regarded with scepticism, Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty developed the idea of selecting part of …

This is the most important, wide-ranging and critical debate so far published on the monarchy.It is not concerned with the trivia and tragedy of the Windsor’s personal lives. Instead, a glittering ra …

It has become increasingly apparent that in Britain the relationship between town and country is breaking down and that both are in crisis: policies concerning urbanisation, industry, housing and tra …

    ’Each screen director has a different path getting to the point when ‘Action!’ and ‘Cut!!’ are everyday occurrences, but the books on Directing and Acting tend to look and read the …

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In this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the ‘slow foundering’ of the United Kingdom on the rocks of imperial decline, constitutional anachronism and the gathering f …

[Lt Col Edward D (Moke) Murray]… an outstanding officer in the Indian Army and became a Gurkha commander in Malaya. In 1939 he fired the crucial shot that dispersed a strike that threatened the Raj …