This introduction tells you everything you need to know about British Government and Politics. It examines the institutions and practices and makes comparisons with the experience of other countries.
Thatcherism and the birth of the domestic film industry shaped the late 1970s and 80s as a period of authoritarianism in film censorship. This book examines how modern censorship works in the UK and h
Starting in 1979, the birth of the domestic video industry u and the first year of the Thatcher government, this critical study explains how the censorship of films both in cinemas and on video and DV
What roles do the speaker and the listener play in communication processes? Providing an overall system view, this innovative textbook explains how those working in the area think about speech. Emphas
Mark Tatham and Katherine Morton situate speech production and perception within a total system view of the communication processes in which speaker and listener are essential and complementary contri
This book examines the nature of "liberal peace," the international community's approach to post-conflict statebuilding. Critiquing this one-size-fits-all paradigm, the authors break down liberal peac
Scott's startlingly contemporary approach to theories of language and the creative impact of this on his work are explored in this new study. Alison Lumsden examines the linguistic diversity and crea
In this study close readings of Woolf's essays including 'A Room of One's Own', 'Three Guineas' and 'Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid', as well as several novels, explore Woolf's interrogation of lang
German culture intensely influenced the work of Samuel Beckett. This book assesses the author's relationship with German literature, art, and philosophy and recounts the country's reception of his wor
`Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?' That question was to be repeated endlessly during the anti-Communist investigations carried out by the House Committee on Un-Americ
'Bogue's already considerable reputation as an interpreter of Deleuze is further enhanced by this scintillating book which provides powerful and suggestive readings of a wide range of literary texts,
Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema that have represented the 9/11 attacksWorks by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid are discussed in relation to the s
Contributors consider possibilities for active citizenship within areas of broad concern in U.K. politics: young people and justice; parliaments; women and equality; immigration; multiculturalism; sch
Active citizenship is much discussed in political and academic circles, yet the party debates and proclaimed policies do not always seem clearly connected with actual practice.In an effort to remedy
Race in Modern Irish Literature and Culture presents a radical re-reading of the cultural history of the Irish state, by demonstrating through original historical research and insightful new readings
The Brownie of Bodsbeck and Other Tales (1818) consists of an introductory poem, a short novel, and two stories. Hogg shapes this collection in ways that allow him to explore the life of his native di
An accessible, hands-on introduction to the use of electronic corpora in the description and analysis of English. After introducing corpora and the rationale behind corpus linguistics and describing t
An accessible, hands-on introduction to the use of electronic corpora in the description and analysis of English. After introducing corpora and the rationale behind corpus linguistics and describing t
This ambitious book examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identi
This book examines the nature of "liberal peace," the international community's approach to post-conflict statebuilding. Critiquing this one-size-fits-all paradigm, the authors break down liberal peac
Deleuze and Guattari's twin volumes, Capitalism and Schizophrenia, have often generated questions about desire, bodies without organs, and schizophrenia, but very few scholars have studied the numerou
This is the first book to examine film production in Scotland from the 1990s to the 2000s. Divided into two parts, the book begins with six types of popular genre films and follows with four chapters
This book convincingly challenges both the extremely short historical memory of most postcolonial work and the all-too-insularly English world still conjured by period specialists. Hogarthian whores a
This book convincingly challenges both the extremely short historical memory of most postcolonial work and the all-too-insularly English world still conjured by period specialists. Hogarthian whores a
Following the events of 11th September 2001 in the USA, and more especially, the bombings on the London underground on 7th July 2005 and the incident at Glasgow Airport on 30th June 2007, an increasin
This book is an investigation of the basic concepts of phonological theory. In particular it is concerned with the concepts of sameness and difference, each a sine qua non of classification. It is ass
Following the events of 11th September 2001 in the USA, and more especially, the bombings on the London underground on 7th July 2005 and the incident at Glasgow Airport on 30th June 2007, an increasin
Film Noir and the Cinema of Paranoia is an overview of 20th- and 21st-century noir and fatalist film practice from 1945 onwards. The book demonstrates the ways in which American cinema has inculcated
This book makes an important contribution to cultural analysis by opening up the work of two canonical authors to issues of exile and migration. Straumann's close reading of selected films and litera
Between 193 and 284, the Roman Empire knew more than 25 emperors, and an equal number of usurpers. All of them had some measure of success, several of them ruling different parts of the Empire at the
This was a time of civil war, anarchy, intrigue, and assassination.Between 193 and 284 the Roman Empire knew more than twenty-five emperors, and an equal number of usurpers. All of them had some meas
Neo-liberalism is one of the most influential ideologies since the WWII. This book provides an account of neo-liberalism's intellectual foundations, development and conceptual configuration as an ideo
A Glossary of UK Government and Politics is a handy reference guide to the events, personnel, policies and institutions relevant to the government and politics of the United Kingdom. It includes a ser
A Glossary of UK Government and Politics is a handy reference guide to the events, personnel, policies and institutions relevant to the government and politics of the United Kingdom. It includes a se
Explores the roles of contemporary urban shrines and their visual traditions in Benin City. This book focuses on the priests and priestesses who are possessed by a pantheon of deities, the communities
'A number of interesting and powerful themes emerge in this study of Virginia Woolf's relation to the literary past . . . The strong account of Woolf's relation to tradition in Virginia Woolf's Novels
Now available in paperback, The Early Modern Corpse and Shakespeare's Theatre explores the relationship of the public theatre to the question of what constituted the 'dead' in early modern English cul
