Basing his extensive research into hitherto unexploited archival documentation on both sides of the Rhine, Allan Mitchell has uncovered the inner... Læs mere
Existing critical traditions fail to fully account for the impact of Austrian director, and 2009 Cannes Palm d'Or winner, Michael Haneke's films, situated... Læs mere
Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) was the leading social anthropologist in Paris between the world wars, and his Manuel d'ethnographie, dating from that period, is the longest of all... Læs mere
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) first argued that there were continuities between the age of European imperialism and the age of... Læs mere
Federico Fellini is often considered a disengaged filmmaker, more interested in self-referential dreams and grotesquerie than contemporary politics. This book challenges that myth.
Marcel Mauss's writings on techniques and technology are at the forefront of an important anthropological and sociological research tradition, and they also highlight the theoretical and ideological challenges surrounding this field of study.
New Shakespeare biographies are published every year, though very little new documentary evidence has come to light. Inevitably speculative, these biographies... Læs mere
Is global violence on the decline? Steven Pinker’s highly-publicized argument that human violence across the world has been dramatically abating continues to influence discourse among academics and the general public alike.
Sounds German surveys the sociopolitical impact of music on German national identity, gender and... Læs mere
Designed for both academic and lay audiences, this book identifies the characteristics of ritual and, via multiple examples, details how ritual works on the human... Læs mere