This book has been a long time in the writing and I am therefore particularly
indebted to Rachael Gear of Open University Press for her patience,
and especially grateful to David Clark for his encouragement, support, and
critical comments. I am also indebted to those who know me as friend or
colleague who have so frequently been drawn into discussion of the issues
touched on in this book, but particular thanks go to Lars Sandman and
Steve Edwards for their constructive criticism, to Tom Shakespeare for his
lively debate of the issues, and to Anne Lepine who has her own unique
perspective on these issues. I would also like to thank Kluwer Academic
Press and Humana Press for permission to use sections of some previously
published material and figures. Finally, it goes almost without saying, that
the faults and weaknesses of the arguments and analysis I claim entirely for
myself.