In times of war and peace, boom and bust, strategy has been vital in orientating peoples, governments and nations towards the future. Aaron Edwards delves into the theoretical history of strategy, and
In times of war and peace, boom and bust, strategy has been vital in orientating peoples, governments and nations towards the future. Aaron Edwards delves into the theoretical history of strategy, and
Mathew Abbott presents a powerful new film-philosophy through the cinema of Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Mathew Abbott argues that Kiarostami's films carry out cinematic thinking: they do not ju
Beckett was deeply engaged with the visual arts and individual painters, including Jack B. Yeats, Bram van Velde, and Avigdor Arikha. In this monograph, David Lloyd explores what Beckett saw in their
This is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the Almoravids and the Almohads, the two most important Berber dynasties of the medieval Islamic west, an a
This is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the Almoravids and the Almohads, the two most important Berber dynasties of the medieval Islamic west, an a
Yves Charles Zarka shows you how Hobbes established the framework for modern political thought. Discover the origin of liberalism in the Hobbesian theory of negative liberty; that Hobbesian interest a
Analyses the concepts that underpin Rancière's thought on literature, scrutinising his interpretations of particular worksThis collection of original essays engages with Rancière's accounts of literat
Giving equal attention to the British government and the EU, this textbook examines the political relationship between the two. It charts the history and development of the EU and explores some of the
Global Ethics and Climate Change combines the science of climate change with ethical critique to expose its impact, the increasing intensity of dangerous trends - particularly growing global affluence
Katherine Mansfield and Literary Influence seeks to understand influence, a powerful yet mysterious and undertheorised impetus for artistic production, by exploring Katherine Mansfield's wide net of l
The Falklands War, the US invasion of Grenada, the Anglo-Guatemalan dispute over Belize and the US involvement in Nicaragua - in the 1980s, these crises threatened to overwhelm a renewal in US-UK rela
A critical intervention in liberal theories of multiculturalismMulticulturalism has recently been declared dead; at the same time, the value of diversity is still emphasised. How can we explain this?
Explores the moral dilemmas posed by disparities in health across nationsContributors to this volume considers whether health inequalities are a result of global distributive inequalities and are ther
Tyrus Miller's book offers readers a focused introduction to the Frankfurt School's important attempts to relate the social, political, and philosophical conditions of modernity to innovations in twen
The essays in this volume, including a new piece by Badiou himself, reflect the formative traditions that shape the background of his political thought. They intervene critically and evaluate the pres
The essays in this volume, including a new piece by Badiou himself, reflect the formative traditions that shape the background of his political thought. They intervene critically and evaluate the pres
"Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406) is one of the most influential and important Muslim thinkers in history. Ibn Khaldun has inspired at least as much interest among modern scholars as his immediate contemporaries
This thorough introduction to English literature of the eighteenth century maps the emergence of the novel onto rich and exciting changes in poetry, drama and popular print. The book opens with an int
This thorough introduction to English literature of the eighteenth century maps the emergence of the novel onto rich and exciting changes in poetry, drama and popular print. The book opens with an int
Using a comparative model and spanning over two hundred years of literary history from the eighteenth century to the contemporary, this collection of nineteen new essays by some of the leading figures
In this extensive introduction to a rich new area of research, Lisa Lamper-Weissig examines the historical connections between postcolonial and medieval studies, conducting new readings of key medieva
Cultural identity is increasingly invoked to support the political claims of individuals, claims that often lead to acrimony and violence. Yet what is "cultural identity," and how can we account for i
In this extensive introduction to a rich new area of research, Lisa Lamper-Weissig examines the historical connections between postcolonial and medieval studies, conducting new readings of key medieva
Today people's cultural identities are increasingly invoked in support of political claims, and these claims commonly lead to acrimony and violence. But what is `cultural identity', and what is its po
This series brings together internationally respected figures to comment on and re-describe the state of theory in the twenty-first century. It takes stock of an ever-expanding field of knowledge and
`All of the essays attest to Belsey's career-long commitment to theory and its ability to deliver new ways of reading... Her attention in this collection to materiality and wordplay is indicative of h
"This book complements and balances the attention given by postcolonial theory to the revitalisation and recognition of the agency of colonised peoples. It offers new conceptual scaffolding to those w
This book examines the relationship between the British Empire and Victorian literature. It explains how Victorian literature both gave expression to pro-imperialist themes, and engaged with forms of
`As as useful compendium for students of culture and imperialism, Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies also forcefully reminds Victorianists that they cannot afford to ignore empire in their
Cinematic Journeys explores the interconnected histories, theories and aesthetics of mobile vision and cinematic movement. It traces the links between certain types of movement of/in the frame and bro
"Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406) is one of the most influential and important Muslim thinkers in history. Ibn Khaldun has inspired at least as much interest among modern scholars as his immediate contemporaries
The first introductory text on postfeminism, this book provides an indispensable guide that both surveys and critically positions the main issues, theories and contemporary debates surrounding the ter
Covering a range of situations - broken engagements, encounters with ghosts, brushes with crime - these stories demonstrate the virtuosity that characterizes Elizabeth Bowen's writing.
Studies of the media in Africa, incorporating both African and international perspectives, are few. The thirty papers collected here were presented at a seminar organised and hosted by the Kenya-based
The first decade of the new Scottish Parliament has seen the emergence of a new-found national confidence. 'Scottishness' is clearly alive and flourishing. This book offers new and detailed insights i
The first introductory text on postfeminism, this book provides an indispensable guide that both surveys and critically positions the main issues, theories and contemporary debates surrounding the ter
This book provides readers with a fresh look at both Derridean deconstruction and Lacanian theory from a perspective that is informed by recent trends in twentieth century thought.
