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Tackling perhaps the most contentious and socially urgent political movement of the last century, Scott R. Sehon lays bare the arguments for and against socialism, investigating their logical scaffolding and revealing exactly what is assumed in the charged and often vital discussions on labour conditions and human well-being. Socialism presents an analytical introduction to the movement and investigates the reasons why a democratic socialist direction is the preferrable path forward.

'The Virtue of Loyalty' presents ten new academic essays on the topic of loyalty considered as a virtue, written by scholars from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, law, religious studies, empirical psychology, and child development. Many of the essays are concerned with the issue of whether loyalty is a virtue, and under what conditions. Others confront questions pertaining to the psychological traits and commitments that accompany or enable loyalty.

This text studies various cultural aspects of the Gulf migrants in Kerala since the 1980s. It offers a detailed analysis by drawing from discussions in film studies, visual culture, and literary studies, while combining thematic and formal analyses of texts to address questions on collectivities and citizenship in globalization.

In this wide-ranging study, Erica Sheen explores the various ways in which Shakespeare, or the idea of Shakespeare, was entangled in literary, cultural, political and diplomatic, legal, and economic attempts to articulate the tensions and opportunities of the early Cold War period.

'Waste Paper in Early Modern England' argues that rhetorical commonplaces referring to waste paper are indicative of everyday, material experience - of an author's, reader's, housewife's, or city-dweller's immersion in an environment brimming with repurposed scraps and sheets.

'The Identity of Governments in International Law' provides a comprehensive account of the international legal regulation of governmental status. This includes the concept of the government, the rules on recognition of and criteria for governmental status, and matters concerning the identity of governments in international organisations.

This text offers a sustained analysis of the fundamental rights of humans and nonhuman animals. It pioneers a new approach that focuses on species membership rather than individual capacities to challenge an orthodox view in scholarship on the rights of animals.

Distinguished scholars and practitioners commemorate and expand upon the work of international judge, arbitrator, and professor, David D. Caron (1952-2018). 'By Peaceful Means' is an insightful examination of how international dispute resolution seeks to avert disaster and mitigate discord, and how it might continue to do so in our uncertain future.

'Character, Circumstances, and Criminal Careers' explores and explains the causes and drivers of criminal involvement from adolescence into young adulthood. The book presents an original theory and a uniquely detailed study to explore the relationship between individual and environmental factors across a critical developmental period.