Wang Qiyao is a young girl infatuated with the glitz and glamour of 1940s Hollywood. After being discovered by an amateur photographer, Wang Qiyao... Læs mere
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A reevaluation of the history of biological systematics that discusses the formative years of the so-called natural system of classification in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Moving between a theoretical and confessional stance, Gallop explores Sade's relation to mothers both in his novels and his life; Barthe's The Pleasure of the Text; Freud's... Læs mere
Based on two decades of research, The Late Devonian Mass Extinction reviews the many theories that have been presented to explain the... Læs mere
In the wake of the Soviet Union's disintegration, the "nationality question" has assumed centre stage. This text aims to offer an insight into the conflict which rages widely across the fledgling post-Soviet nations.
This comprehensive history takes us from the birth of the novel in the 18th century through its growing pains in the 19th century to its angst-ridden maturity in the 20th century.