Books by Mark Purcell

"Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this ... book presents a ... survey of British and Irish country house libraries"--Amazon.com.

Offers a synoptic introduction to urban democracy in the era of political neoliberalism and economic globalization. This book assesses 'substantive democracy'. It looks at case studies where this has occurred and at others that show how neoliberalism can be resisted in the name of substantive democracy.