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This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective for general publics and academics interested in migration studies, family and gender studies, and media and communications.
Sacred Orientation in Late Antiquity and Early Islam: The Qibla as Ritual, Metaphor, and Identity Marker offers a groundbreaking study of how... Læs mere
European penology, the multidisciplinary scientific study of punishment carried out on the European continent, is booming. This Handbook aims to offer an... Læs mere
This book explores media processes as they intersect with power dynamics and hegemonic narratives of history and historical memory. It will appeal to media and conflict, media and memory; communications, and journalism.
This book examines Chekhov's four major plays, analyzing how his non-aristocratic background influenced his literary style.... Læs mere
This book affords a macro-level study of the evolution of Chinese culture by examining the harmonious interplay between humans and nature, humans and society, and humans and the self, while exploring its profound implications for modern civilisation and cross-cultural dialogue.
Through an interdisciplinary approach, this collection delves into the interplay between modernity and sacred traditions in contemporary Latin America as represented in its literature, drawing on diverse scholarly and theoretical perspectives.
Balkan Vampires examines how vampire motifs from Balkan folklore have permeated modern sociocultural and political realms, exploring their role in rural traditions and transformation under global influences.
This book deciphers its lurking war of ideas—American Occidentalism—where black and white figures wrestle with American identity. Spanning from ancient Greece to the present, it scrutinizes a contested legacy of power, existence, and self-reinvention.
This edited collection contributes to understanding creative economies in Africa, specifically the urban dynamics of... Læs mere
Drawing on case studies from across North, East, West, Central and Southern Africa, this book investigates the ways in which social media-enabled cultural products resist heteronormativity and project varying masculinities, femininities, and personalities which negate birth sex.