Wilkes follows the development of modern State theory, from Gramsci and Nicos Poulantzas to Stuart Hall and Pierre Bourdieu. He provides the reader with a fresh interpretation of these very important ideas, allowing a clear and precise interpretation of the original texts.
This study of Byron’s last complete long poem, the comparatively neglected The Island, is the first to devote a whole book to the examination and contextualization of both the poetry and its poet. It also contains the first-ever published transcript of the holograph of the poem.
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Human Rights
This publication presents an international dialogue on the right to knowledge and information. Researchers from diverse cultures reflect on difficult human rights issues, exploring the foundations for an equal, knowledge-based society for all.
Pluralism, Pragmatism and American Democracy
Callaway defends democratic individualism against more collectivist and corporatist tendencies in contemporary neo-pragmatism, and draws upon up-to-date political analysis in order to justify America’s long republican tradition.
Africana Jewish Journeys
Millions of people worldwide are identifying as Jews or converting. In this volume, scholars and practitioners explore this new shaping of modern Jewish identities in Africa, the United States, and India.
Thornton Wilder in Collaboration
Evolving from papers given at the Second International Thornton Wilder Conference, the contributions examine Wilder’s work as both playwright and novelist, focusing upon how he drew on the collaborative mode of creativity required in the theatre, when writing drama and fiction.
Beyond the Frontier, Volume II
This compilation presents the latest research in first-year composition, including pedagogy, praxis, debate, and assessment. It will benefit anyone who studies or engages with first-year composition, including graduate students, instructors, and administrators.
Britten’s music is complex and contradictory. This collection of essays by performers, musicologists, and theorists challenges assumptions about musical constructs, text/music relationships, and the personal influences on his compositional technique.
This multidisciplinary book challenges negative stereotypes of Africa. It presents the continent’s own view of human wellbeing, drawing on culture, identity, and philosophy to offer new theories and policy recommendations for its future growth.
The Inter-Processual Self
How should we understand the self, as well as personal, relational and systemic growth? This volume proposes a radical new way of answering this question, resting on a non-representational theory of knowledge on how to approach and comprehend the self and action more broadly.
Seismic Isolation Strategies for Earthquake-Resistant Construction
This book presents unique, modern, and cost-effective seismic isolation strategies to make existing buildings earthquake-proof. Learn how these highly efficient methods can be implemented quickly, easily, and without interrupting building use, demonstrated on real-world examples.
Transnational Resilience and Change
This global collection explores the strategies Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities use to preserve their identities and cultures. It examines cultural maintenance but also takes a critical stance on the implications of cultural isolation for these groups.
New Women’s Writing in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe
This book investigates the explosion of women’s writing in post-socialist Russia, Central and Eastern Europe. It explores why this writing has become so prominent, whether writers see their gender as a burden or empowering, and its links to nationality and class.
A Mashup World
Hybridity is a hallmark of our age. In our new “post-reality,” the internet fuels the spread of fake news, where make-believe events have real-life effects. This book provides the analysis needed to differentiate this manipulated non/reality from authentic stories.
Contemporary Art and Community Altruism in Oaxaca
Pyatt relates a longitudinal participant observation and analysis of the behaviour of the Oaxacan art community in Mexico, focusing on the cultural production, interaction and collective action of its members as an integrated sector of civil society.
Why is music censored? It’s not always about the lyrics. This volume examines music censorship from a global perspective, arguing that the reasons for bans often lie beyond verbal messages and in the complex historical, structural, and emotional interpretations of sound itself.
The Flaneur in Nineteenth-Century British Literary Culture
Vila-Cabanes explores a great array of texts, making an essential contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the prehistory and history of the British flaneur from the early eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries, with a special focus on the nineteenth century.
Navigating African Biblical Hermeneutics
This collection interrogates the biblical text from Africana contexts and Diasporas. It tackles issues of wealth, power, gender, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and mass violence, offering vital insights for anyone committed to Africana-conscious biblical studies.
Rizas approaches middle class politics from a historical perspective, looking at its progression since the early 1900s. He investigates the role of the middle classes in the evolution of mass politics in the West and the loss of middle class purchasing power after the 2008 Crash.
English Studies in Indian Universities
Tasildar examines the development of curricula in English in Indian universities vis-a-vis the needs of second language learners studying in Special English programmes. He also reflects on how globalization has strengthened the connection between English and employment.