Infanticide in Tudor and Stuart England explores one of society's darkest crimes using archival sources and discussing its representation in the drama, pamphlets and broadside ballads of the early modern period.
This book provides original, nuanced insights into social meanings of money and wealth in moral economies of Asia.
This book examines the media history of swarm research and its significance to current socio-technological processes.
Visions of Electric Media is an historical examination into the early history of television, as it was understood during the Victorian and Machine ages. We will journey through the history of 'television'.
The phenomenon of martyrdom is more than 2000 years old but, as contemporary events show, still very much alive. Martyrdom: Canonisation, Contestation... Læs mere
This book examines Singapore through its imaginative representations, revealing a vital perceptual layer beyond physical structures and engineered spaces.
This is the first monograph to thoroughly analyse Benjamin’s film writings, contextualizing them within his oeuvre whilst also paying attention to the various films, actors, and directors that sparked his interest.
This book reflects on data visualization as a social phenomenon and on the social implications of the growth of data visualization (other books on data visualization are... Læs mere
A guide to the GDPR rules that came into force in 2018, which meticulously regulate data processing about other people and can result in fines up to 20 million euros for violations.
Unani Medicine in the Making examines the institutions and practices of Unani medicine, the Graeco-Islamic healing practice based on the humoral theory attributed to Hippocrates and officially recognized as a system of medicine in India.
This book approaches gameplay as a set of practices and a global industry that includes diverse participation from players and developers located within the global South, in nations outside of the First World.
This collection brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines to offer perspectives on national identity formation in various European contexts between 1600 and 1815.