Dominique, the world's first human clone, was created by Travis for selfish reasons. Then it turned out she had a mind of her own. Her remarkable and courageous journey to surpass being just a wealthy man's object makes this a saga of courage, suspense and perseverance. Along the way she has to learn about life, love, loss, and danger. Then, to her astonishment, she learns that the choices she makes will have a profound effect not only on her and her circle of acquaintances, but on all humanity. Dominique's journey is interlaced with intrigue and adventure, as she learns the meaning of being human. But in the end, it is the hard to learn human values that give her the courage to carry on.
My main interest has been in the comparative study of the development of societies. I first carried out a comparative study of the changing relationships between employers, unions, and the state in Britain and Sweden, from the nineteenth century onwards. I then became particularly interested in the distinctive features of Japanese society and the intriguing question of how the Japanese were able to beat the West at its own game by avoiding colonial domination, creating their own empire, and becoming first a military and then an economic superpower. Interest in these societies was linked to a broader concern with the development of capitalism, its stages of development, globalization, and different institutional forms. I have also been writing (with John Scott) successive editions of the Oxford Sociology textbook.