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  • The Criminological Mind - Crime, Punishment and Legal Dilemmas

    by Eric Carlton ...
    How is crime to be defined? Can crime be medicalized? Can crime be explained or even excused in terms of biological or environmental conditions? Can punishment ever fit the crime? And should punishment be primarily reformative or retributive? This book is not an attempt at a kind of literary CSI and it is not directly concerned with the popular interest in forensic science. Nor is it a handbook ... Read more

    $1.33 USD

  • War and Ideology

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Security and Society
    Why do nations go to war? Is war an institutionalized outlet for our aggressive instincts? Or is it a cultural invention rather than a biological necessity?Originally published in 1990, Eric Carlton, looking across a number of societies investigates why men and women go to war, and how they are able to commit atrocities against their enemy. He believes that central to these issues is the ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Treason

    Meanings and Motives

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1998, this volume is a historical and comparative study of treason, whose aim is to clarify and categorize the diverse and often mixed – even confused – motives which underlie treason, both at its conspiracy and implemental stages. Its approach is to use case studies ranging from classical society to modern cases of treachery to examine this complex issue. Some of the case ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • The Few and the Many

    A Typology of Elites

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Social scientists are concerned with élites of many kinds - bureaucracies, military oligarchies, political leaders and the like. The study of élites is frequently characterised by a certain suspicion, and the tone of the enquirer’s description and discussion of such groups is often sceptical if not actually hostile. While not simply an attempt to redress the balance, this book is intended to ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Patterns of Belief

    Peoples and Religion

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    The principle purpose of Religious Education has traditionally been to instruct and inform, with discussion and questioning occupying a secondary position. This traditional approach gives overwhelming emphasis to the historical aspects of religion, and not only fails to put into perspective the issues raised by religion today, but also takes no account of the growing movement in schools towards ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Paranormal

    Research and the Quest for Meaning

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2000: A manifestation of mass hysteria, a compensation for physical or emotional deprivation, or an alternative to religion? What is the function of the paranormal in society? This question and its many possible answers are the subject of this scholarly study of our enduring fascination with experiences for which science provides no ready explanations. From the ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Revival: Militarism (2001)

    Rule without Law

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. Militarism connotes more than unadulterated aggression. It encapsulates a way of life and involves the inculcation of military values as an end in itself. This text examines the factors which have been held to account for the rise of militarism in particular social contexts, using case studies and comparative analysis of this perennial phenomenon. ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Ideology and Social Order

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
    Truly interdisciplinary work between Sociology and History is are, because one discipline usually exploits the concerns or data of the other. Eric Carlton, however, has succeeded in bringing together the distinctive orientations of sociology and ancient history into a clearly written discussion of concerns crucial to both disciplines. Based on a comparative analysis or two pre-industrial ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Patterns of Belief

    Religions in Society

    by Eric Carlton ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    The principle purpose of Religious Education has traditionally been to instruct and inform, with discussion and questioning occupying a secondary position. This traditional approach gives overwhelming emphasis to the historical aspects of religion, and not only fails to put into perspective the issues raised by religion today, but also takes no account of the growing movement in schools towards ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Occupation

    The Policies and Practices of Military Conquerors

    by Eric Carlton ...
    In this exploration of the nature of occupation, Eric Carlton concentrates on the complex relationship between military authority and civilian population and explores the methods used by dominant powers ot maintain their authority. Drawing from a wide range of case studies, including examinations of British colonial interests in India and the Nazi ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • Nations

    The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism

    by Azar Gat ...
    What are the origins of nationalism and why is it capable of arousing such intense emotions? In this major study, Azar Gat counters the prevailing fashionable theories according to which nations and nationalism are modern and contrived or 'invented'. He sweeps across history and around the globe to reveal that ethnicity has always been highly political and that nations and national states have ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • War in Human Civilization

    by Azar Gat ...
    Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today - is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape? In this truly global study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions in an attempt ... Read more

    $28.99 USD