This book provides critical research on the representation of ideologies in electronic media for children and young adults, including TV cartoons, animation, videos, and computer games. It will appeal to anyone interested in cultural studies, sociology, and ideology.
This collection of essays offers a comparative perspective on social hybridity in contemporary novels. It explores the challenge of center and periphery, examining the dynamics of power, marginality, and space to shed new light on the contemporary novel as a whole.
The Representation of Working People in Britain and France
History is about “representation,” but what does that mean? International authors explore this elusive notion, covering working people in Britain and France from the Middle Ages to the present, revealing the diverse points of view and the bridges that link them.
The Representations of Elderly People in the Scenes of Jesus’ Childhood in Tuscan Paintings, 14th-16th Centuries
Adopting an innovative approach, this book leads the reader through early modern Tuscan paintings to discover a new vision of intergenerational relationships. It reveals how old age was perceived at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance in Tuscany.
The Reptant Eagle
Carlos Fuentes was a leading voice in Latin America’s Boom generation. The Reptant Eagle collects essays by renowned scholars that offer innovative readings of his major works and trace his contribution to the uninterrupted tradition of the art of the novel.
The Research-Practice Interface in English for Specific Purposes
This cutting-edge book on English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research investigates discursive practices in academic and workplace settings. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it is essential for scholars and university teachers of ESP and applied linguistics.
The Resonance of a Small Voice
A pioneering study of Walton’s Violin Concerto, placed in the golden age of the English concerto (1900-1940). It sheds new light on works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Britten, and uncovers unjustly forgotten masterpieces.
The Respectability of Late Victorian Workers
This study of Victorian York’s working classes places respectability at the heart of their culture. Through personal testimony, it shows how workers creatively built identities and communities, defining the respectable citizen in their own moral terms.
This book presents the idea that reviews can be substantive essays, an art form with its own “shelf-life.” It collects the reviews of scholar Max J. Skidmore, Sr. to illustrate how reviews have a life of their own, evolving beyond the original work.
An extensive study of the work of Femi Osofisan, one of Nigeria’s pivotal dramatists and postcolonial playwrights, this text details a variety of his plays to gather insights into the role of art in social change, and discusses the relationship between literature and politics.
Unlocking the persuasive power of Romantic music. While musical rhetoric is often linked to the Baroque, this book reveals how Romantic composers built powerful arguments into their works, shaping our cognitive responses through musical structure.
The Rhetoric of Emperor Hirohito
This book investigates the wartime role of Emperor Hirohito and the transition of the Emperor System. It explores three episodes of the wartime experience: the initiation of the conflict, accomplishing an end to the war, and the transition to post-war society.
The Right Sort of Woman
Nineteenth-century British women’s travel writing reveals how they found freedom abroad. Far from strict Victorian codes, they participated in men’s sports, improving their health and confidence. This shaped feminism and the revolutionary image of the New Woman.
The Right to Roam
Nomadic groups and sedentary society have been in conflict for ages. ‘The Right to Roam’ examines the right of nomadic groups to maintain their way of life against the drive toward sedentarisation, exploring the case of Travellers in modern Ireland.
This book explains the philosophies behind the global trend in riba-free (interest-free) banking. It covers the fundamentals, financial models, risk management, and international institutions related to this system, recognised as “Islamic banking”.
This book examines five models of ancient civilization in the Near East and Mediterranean. It explores the dynamics of their development, the structure of civilizations, cultural transformation through space and time, and the specifics of their unique artistic thinking.
The Rise and Fall of Baby Boomers
The baby boomer generation reshaped the world, but now younger generations blame them for damaging the nation and planet. This fact-based, objective history contextualizes this deep generational divide, a key theme in contemporary American culture.
Alexandria’s Library attracted scholars whose study of its scrolls led to outstanding contributions in science, literature, and philosophy. This book recalls the city’s rise and the incredible series of wars and intrigues that brought about its inexorable decline.
The Rise and Fall of Wessex Asset Management and the 2008 Crash
In light of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, Weir highlights the fundamental weaknesses of the financial system, and examines issues such as women in hedge funds, pay in the finance sector, and the future of the Eurozone.
This book challenges the wisdom that separates liberal democracies from authoritarian systems. It argues that a liberal democracy not only can be as evil as its counterparts, but can become more authoritarian as it advances—an advanced stage of democracy itself.
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