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Researching, writing and producing this book involves a creative collective of people, not just two authors. The customary caveat applies, however: all errors remain the responsibility of the authors. First thanks must go to all of those who reviewed the twenty-two chapters. Yet again, their critical, constructive comments have been an invaluable source of expert knowledge which helps to keep the book at the forefront of contemporary research and theory. We also thank the many lecturers and student readers of the previous edition, people who actually use the book and tell us about their experience and suggest possible improvements. It often seems that the book mediates between cutting-edge research and the teaching and learning process, which is exactly how it should be.

As ever, the Polity staff made the production process relatively painless. Special mention must go to Neil de Cort, Sarah Dobson and Breffni O’Connor, who took the book through production. We are very grateful for the painstaking work of Caroline Richmond, who never tires of pointing out our mistakes and inconsistencies, and always with good humour. As ever, our thanks to Jonathan Skerrett for his sound advice and good judgement on the big decisions. Finally, we thank Pat Sutton for more or less everything.

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