Chris Wilkes

A Biography of the State

By: Chris Wilkes

£64.99

Wilkes follows the development of modern State theory, from Gramsci and Nicos Poulantzas to Stuart Hall and Pierre Bourdieu. He provides the reader with a fresh interpretation of these very important ideas, allowing a clear and precise interpretation of the original texts.

Britain’s Flirtation with the Socialist Imaginary

Nearly Socialism

By: Chris Wilkes

From £41.99

In 1945, Winston Churchill won the war and was promptly thrown out of office. What followed was a revolutionary period in British history. This book traces the origins of this transformation to explain the new society that emerged and the enduring problems Britain still faces.

Reinventing Capitalism in New Zealand

History, Structure, Practice and Social Class

By: Chris Wilkes

From £32.99

White settlers began to arrive in New Zealand in numbers during the 1840s, and sought with their colonial ambitions to reinvent capitalism in a new land. Wilkes traces the shape of this reinvention, and the slow emergence of New Zealand’s particular form of class structure.

Social Jane

The Small, Secret Sociology of Jane Austen

By: Chris Wilkes

£44.99

Christopher Wilkes reveals the sociologist in Jane Austen. Exploring landscape, economics, and fashion, he argues that Austen was a brilliant analyst of the complex social hierarchies of her time.

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