Tony Judt applies the ominous Oliver Goldsmith soundbite that provides this book's title to a Western world afflicted by economic crisis, gross inequalities, insecurity and fear. One of his messages...
If you look past its idiosyncratic style, Chris Howls believes this book's underlying message adds up
Made in America is a thoughtful assessment of the patterns of American life over the course of the past several centuries. Claude S. Fischer, a sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley,...
The militarisation of entertainment, or what Roger Stahl astutely labels "militainment", is a new social formation for our catastrophic times. In a year when The Hurt Locker won both cinema awards...
Has Europe vanquished its monsters or have they just changed shape? wonders Robert Eaglestone
Andrew Gamble finds hope in a persuasive analysis of how nations once in conflict can become allies
The contemplation of the horrid or sordid or disgusting, by an artist, is the necessary and negative aspect of the impulse toward the pursuit of beauty." Thus T.S. Eliot insists on the symbiosis...
Saltaire's founder, the reticent Sir Titus Salt (1803-76), in one of his rare utterances, is supposed to have observed that "drink and lust" were at the bottom of it all. His few sagacities were...
? = Review forthcomingBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES- One Company, Diverse WorkplacesBy Marta Kahancova, visiting assistant professor in the department of political science, Central European...
Microbanking pioneer and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is one step closer to realising his vision for a social bank to serve the citizens of Glasgow. The economist met with John Swinney, Scottish...
Research shows that children of lower-income families are nearly twice as likely to be overweight as those from higher-income homes. The London Metropolitan University study compares the weight,...
A Centre for Organisational Ethics has opened as part of a reorganisation of a business school's research centres. The centre at Hull University Business School will investigate topics such as...
The world's largest virtual exploration is being led by archaeologists at Stonehenge. The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, led by the University of Birmingham, will use the latest geophysical-...
The inaugural cohort of UK chemistry students sitting Eurobachelor degrees will graduate from Nottingham Trent University this summer. It became the first UK university to be permitted to award the...
A return to creative writing is needed in England's primary schools, according to a teaching handbook produced by two academics. Robyn Cox and Julie Maclusky, lecturers at the University of Worcester...