As centres for logistics activities, seaports have traditionally been the focus of maritime logistics chains. However, changes in production patterns, supported by the development of rapid transport o
Scholars of English literature, most of them in the US, present a variety of perspectives on Gothic literature of the late 18th and 19th centuries, providing a transatlantic view of the emergence and
In Sustaining Cultural Development, Biljana Mickov and James Doyle argue that effective programmes to promote greater participation in cultural life require substantial investment in research and stra
This collection exploring the relationship between music and politics in 20th-century Europe is dedicated to the memory of the late historian of Soviet musical life, Neil Edmunds. Fifteen papers are p
This book, together with a complementary volume 'Religion in Consumer Society', focuses on religion, neoliberalism and consumer society; offering an overview of an emerging field of research in the st
Until recently, according to Ko (English, Wellesley College), scholars have tended to dismiss as naive critical readings of Shakespeare that delved into the motives and backstories of the characters.
There has been a profound change within the sphere of government and societal regulation in recent years. Traditional hierarchical government has been challenged by new governance instruments relying
Concerned that the technology in both transport and medicine has out sped training and experience of personnel in medical transport, contributors from the overlap between the two fields provide inform
The book offers an array of case studies that examine the diffusion of 3/4D ultrasound images beyond the clinic and the implications of this new technology for biopolitics in the European and American
Since the first series of Pop Idol aired in the UK just over a decade ago, Idols television shows have been broadcast in more than forty countries all over the world. In all those countries the global
Inspired by the radical politics of a birthday poem that Mexican poet Juana (1651-95) wrote for the son of the viceroy of New Spain, Thomas (Spanish, U. of Nevada-Reno) began looking for similar works
Cornelison (Italian Renaissance art, U. of Kansas) recounts the steps of her scholarly journey beginning with her attraction to Giambologna's St. Antoninus Chapel at San Marco in Florence, then to a s
In this case study of the British writer Elizabeth Hamilton (1756-1816), Grogan (English, Bishop's U., Canada) aims to shed light on the limitations of strict Jacobin/Anti-Jacobin framework of interpr
This book challenges the common perceptions of Australian dependence upon great-power allies in the conduct of its foreign relations through a critical examination of Australia's relations with the Pe
This collection of essays is an in-depth companion to Victorian concerns on spiritualism and the occult in Britain and New England. Most of the contributors are professors of English, though some are
Ayres (English literature, Liberty University) has a deep affinity for her subject, a literary woman rooted in the South. Wilson wrote nine best-selling novels, and her works are illuminating portrait
This volume presents a practical demonstration of the relevance of Carl Schmitt's thought to parapolitical studies, arguing that his constitutional theory is the one best suited to investing the a€?de
The Single Homemaker and Material Culture in the Long Eighteenth Century represents a new synthesis of gender history and material culture studies. It seeks to analyse the lives and cultural expressio
Encompassing both gardens made of plants in soil and gardens cultivated from ink on paper, Tigner (English, U. of Texas-Arlington) traces what she calls England's paradise imaginary through a 100-year
In these articles John Henry argues on the one hand for the intimate relationship between religion and early modern attempts to develop new understandings of nature, and on the other hand for the role
Cyr (emerita, music, U. of Guelph, Canada) explores the performance of French Baroque music, about 1680 to 1760, through its written and unwritten conventions from the vantage point of the string play
Reflecting the dynamic relationships between socio-technical behaviour and change, this book presents leading research on the transition process needed to realize a sustainable transport system. Focus
Why do certain places and not others symbolically capture the past and freeze time? Likewise, why does the process of memory, as a fluid and changing activity, seem to prevent its own solidification?
Offering close analysis of the music as well as the political and social context of the story, Johnson (music theory, Ithaca College) engages a wide-angled approach to the 1987 opera. President Nixon'
Mostly British scholars of English literature look for expressions of personal belief or feelings in the published and private writing of canonical authors. Among their topics are undefinitive Keats,
Having long shared a scholarly interest in the content of 19th-century periodicals, co-authors Linda E. Connors (Drew U., US) and Mary Lu MacDonald (Canada) combined forces so thoroughly that neither
This collection of sixteen chapter-length essays explores cannabis production from economic, criminological, botanical, anthropological and historical perspectives. The book discusses how cannabis pro
The essays in this collection explore a number of significant questions regarding the terms 'radical' and 'radicalism' in early modern English contexts. They investigate whether we can speak of a radi
Until recently, scholarship on the Irish Revival, at which William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was the center, focused on the literary dimension, with other art forms arranged prettily around the borders
In the author's words: "Rather than examining every articulation of this figure [female libertine]...I have chosen representative types across a diverse group of texts...." These include: Dryden's Mar
The authors (both of the U. of Otago, New Zealand) conduct a bioethical investigation of the issues raised by the use of the human body and human body parts in medical and scientific investigations. T
Lorca-Susino (U. of Miami) adopts a new regionalism approach to analyzing the role of the euro in Europe and the world economy at a time of economic turmoil. She addresses the role of the euro as a co
Labour migration has been on the agenda of many countries around the globe at the same time as governments of, both sending and receiving countries have been trying to develop regulatory mechanisms.
Since the end of the Second World War, a set of democratic European countries have established a decentralized system of government based on federal or regional patterns. Some of these systems initial
Owing to increased migration dating from the 1990s, Nordic countries have gone through substantial cultural and social changes, resulting in increased debate surrounding the politics of multiculturali
From William Langland's Piers Plowman, through the highly polemicized literary culture of fifteenth-century Lollardy, to major Reformation writers such as Simon Fish, William Tyndale and John Bale, an
Against the background of unease at the increasingly loose and conflictual relationship between citizenship and governance, this book brings together rich, ethnographic studies from EU member states a
Stemming from a panel that took place at the Atlanta Sixteenth Century Studies Conference of 2005, and revised and expanded for print, the 13 papers of this collection examine the meaning and expressi
An unusually fine volume, in terms of the breadth of scholarship, and quality of the images, this volume offers a thorough survey of the creation and use of manuscripts and early printed books in Brit
Interest in the intersection between sexuality and religion has now been mainstreamed into the agenda of theoretical and empirical research and this collection of ground-breaking essays is a landmark
