Although not a professional historian, the author raises several issues pertinent to the state of history today.Qualifying the... Læs mere
This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs.
Many anthropological accounts of warfare in indigenous societies have described the taking of heads or other body parts as trophies. But almost... Læs mere
Early modern Central Europe was the continent's most decentralized region politically and its most diverse ethnically... Læs mere
Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity.
This first book-length critical study of Jeremy Irons. Through the analysis of some of the major screen roles in Irons's career, such as Brideshead... Læs mere
Initially propounded by the philosopher Jurgen Habermas in 1962 in order to describe the realm of social discourse between the state on one hand, and the private... Læs mere
Standard Hollywood narrative movies prescribe linear narratives and cue the viewer to expect predictable outcomes and adopt a closed state of mind.... Læs mere
This book explores the dilemmas, paradoxes, and conflicts that emerge when differences are managed within this conceptual framework. After a critical... Læs mere
This timely volume addresses the little understood relationship between old and new media, communications policy at the... Læs mere
Neither power nor morality but both. Moral power is what the Sukuma from Tanzania in times of crisis attribute to an unknown figure they call their witch. A universal... Læs mere