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This collection traces themes of authority and gender in chronicles from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. With contributions from leading specialists, this study spans medieval Europe, drawing on evidence from language, literature, history, and art.
This collection traces themes of authority and gender in chronicles from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. With contributions from leading specialists, this study spans medieval Europe, drawing on evidence from language, literature, history, and art.
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Broadcasting in the UK and US in the 1950s
Historical Perspectives
The essays here contribute to research on the medium of television by bringing together work focusing on national developments in both UK and US broadcasting in the 1950s, to allow for reflection on the ways in which the two systems interacted and can be compared.
The essays here contribute to research on the medium of television by bringing together work focusing on national developments in both UK and US broadcasting in the 1950s, to allow for reflection on the ways in which the two systems interacted and can be compared.
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Censoring the 1970s
The BBFC and the Decade that Taste Forgot
This book explores the British Board of Film Censors in the 1970s. Beyond famous cases like A Clockwork Orange, it uses archival files to reveal a complex process of negotiation that saw the BBFC push cultural boundaries while facing accusations of bias.
This book explores the British Board of Film Censors in the 1970s. Beyond famous cases like A Clockwork Orange, it uses archival files to reveal a complex process of negotiation that saw the BBFC push cultural boundaries while facing accusations of bias.
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This book explores how 1990s criticism reshaped the cinematic portrayal of Turkey's Early Republican Period. It examines how historical films about the Republic's founding were influenced by a new scrutiny of nationalism and the previously untouchable ideals of the era.
This book explores how 1990s criticism reshaped the cinematic portrayal of Turkey’s Early Republican Period. It examines how historical films about the Republic’s founding were influenced by a new scrutiny of nationalism and the previously untouchable ideals of the era.
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Emblems and Impact Volume I
Von Zentrum und Peripherie der Emblematik
The study of emblems allows this two-volume work to look back at the collaborative endeavours of creative minds of earlier times. It argues that while the world seeks to come to terms with globalization, emblems allow reflection on strongly shared cultural values and connections.
The study of emblems allows this two-volume work to look back at the collaborative endeavours of creative minds of earlier times. It argues that while the world seeks to come to terms with globalization, emblems allow reflection on strongly shared cultural values and connections.
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Emblems and Impact Volume II
Von Zentrum und Peripherie der Emblematik
The study of emblems allows this two-volume work to look back at the collaborative endeavours of creative minds of earlier times. It argues that while the world seeks to come to terms with globalization, emblems allow reflection on strongly shared cultural values and connections.
The study of emblems allows this two-volume work to look back at the collaborative endeavours of creative minds of earlier times. It argues that while the world seeks to come to terms with globalization, emblems allow reflection on strongly shared cultural values and connections.
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Film and the Historian
The British Experience
Films are not just for audiences. A film exposes the attitudes people took for granted. This volume surveys British cinema from the Second World War to the early 1970s, exploring societal change through films from the well-known Odd Man Out to the forgotten It’s Hard to be Good.
Films are not just for audiences. A film exposes the attitudes people took for granted. This volume surveys British cinema from the Second World War to the early 1970s, exploring societal change through films from the well-known Odd Man Out to the forgotten It’s Hard to be Good.
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Flowers and Towers
Politics of Identity in the Art of the American "New Woman"
This title explores the meaning and symbolism of the flower motif in the art of women artists, from the nineteenth century to the present day, discussing the changes, and the meaning thereof, in its representation during this period.
This title explores the meaning and symbolism of the flower motif in the art of women artists, from the nineteenth century to the present day, discussing the changes, and the meaning thereof, in its representation during this period.
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Global History, Visual Culture and Itinerancies
Changes and Continuities
This chronologically ambitious book investigates globalization from Roman times to the present. It argues that itinerant agents carry cultural baggage, transporting and transmitting it to create interconnections and produce active changes in global history.
This chronologically ambitious book investigates globalization from Roman times to the present. It argues that itinerant agents carry cultural baggage, transporting and transmitting it to create interconnections and produce active changes in global history.
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Millais exposes the myths that surround Le Corbusier, detailing the endless failures of his proposals and his projects and arguing that his influence on architecture was disastrous, as traditional buildings were destroyed and replaced by featureless boxes of varying sizes.
Millais exposes the myths that surround Le Corbusier, detailing the endless failures of his proposals and his projects and arguing that his influence on architecture was disastrous, as traditional buildings were destroyed and replaced by featureless boxes of varying sizes.
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This hybrid collection of essays and self-portraits explores the ‘mark’—from heritage and race to trauma and scars. Through various art forms, it tackles identity, emancipation, and self-determination in postcolonial France and the French Caribbean.
This hybrid collection of essays and self-portraits explores the ‘mark’—from heritage and race to trauma and scars. Through various art forms, it tackles identity, emancipation, and self-determination in postcolonial France and the French Caribbean.
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Photographing Papua
Representation, Colonial Encounters and Imaging in the Public Domain
This innovative study argues that Papua was created as a place through mass-produced photographs. It switches attention from rare prints to thousands of images in early media, exploring colonialism, representation, and the birth of photo-journalism.
This innovative study argues that Papua was created as a place through mass-produced photographs. It switches attention from rare prints to thousands of images in early media, exploring colonialism, representation, and the birth of photo-journalism.
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Photography as Power
Dominance and Resistance through the Italian Lens
This book explores the relationship between photography and power in Italian history. It examines how photography has been used as an instrument of dominance—from war propaganda to fascism—and as a critical medium to resist hegemonic discourses and create counter-narratives.
This book explores the relationship between photography and power in Italian history. It examines how photography has been used as an instrument of dominance—from war propaganda to fascism—and as a critical medium to resist hegemonic discourses and create counter-narratives.
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Representing Royalty
British Monarchs in Contemporary Cinema, 1994-2010
Since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have been intrigued by the lives and loves of British monarchs. Kinzler examines strategies of representing power and the staging of myths of power in seven popular films about this subject that were made after the mid-1990s.
Since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have been intrigued by the lives and loves of British monarchs. Kinzler examines strategies of representing power and the staging of myths of power in seven popular films about this subject that were made after the mid-1990s.
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An emblem is a combination of images and texts that flourished in the early modern period. This book presents the culture of the emblem, its influences on art, and its symbolism, reminding us that understanding images is as demanding today as it was centuries ago.
An emblem is a combination of images and texts that flourished in the early modern period. This book presents the culture of the emblem, its influences on art, and its symbolism, reminding us that understanding images is as demanding today as it was centuries ago.
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The Gladiators vs. Spartacus, Volume 1
Dueling Productions in Blacklist Hollywood
Using unpublished sources, this book documents the intense rivalry between movie productions of The Gladiators and Spartacus. This little-known chapter of Hollywood's blacklist history was key to Dalton Trumbo's successful effort to win screen credit.
Using unpublished sources, this book documents the intense rivalry between movie productions of The Gladiators and Spartacus. This little-known chapter of Hollywood’s blacklist history was key to Dalton Trumbo’s successful effort to win screen credit.
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The Gladiators vs. Spartacus, Volume 2
Abraham Polonsky’s Screenplay
From blacklisted director Abraham Polonsky, this is the unproduced screenplay for The Gladiators. He transformed Arthur Koestler’s complex novel of an ancient slave rebellion into a script worthy of its bold vision, but due to bad timing, it never went before the cameras.
From blacklisted director Abraham Polonsky, this is the unproduced screenplay for The Gladiators. He transformed Arthur Koestler’s complex novel of an ancient slave rebellion into a script worthy of its bold vision, but due to bad timing, it never went before the cameras.
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This volume explores the cultural significance of the ‘noughties’ in the Hispanic and Lusophone world, defining a new generation through its film, digital media, theatre, and history.
This volume explores the cultural significance of the ‘noughties’ in the Hispanic and Lusophone world, defining a new generation through its film, digital media, theatre, and history.
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The Representation of Working People in Britain and France
New Perspectives
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.
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.
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This volume explores dance’s role in modern Greek society, from ballet to contemporary genres. It uncovers factors affecting its development over the last century and asks why dance has yet to be established as an academic discipline, inspiring future artists to advocate for it.
This volume explores dance’s role in modern Greek society, from ballet to contemporary genres. It uncovers factors affecting its development over the last century and asks why dance has yet to be established as an academic discipline, inspiring future artists to advocate for it.
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