A genealogy of the concept of the multitude and Spinoza’s democratic political philosophy
Examines traditional oral narratives to uncover function and meaning within the unique folkloric expressions of Scotland’s Traveller communities
Provides the first in-depth examination of palace gardens in the Abbasid caliphate's Lower Mesopotamian heartland
Traces the non-linear dynamic longitudinal L2 development of word search sequences in informal social interaction using Conversation Analysis and Complexity Theory
Uncovers the role of children’s periodicals in the development of charitable ideals for children between 1840–1930
Studies the philosophical implications of contemporary theories of conflict and proposes a new political ontology
The first in-depth study of Vladimir Nabokov’s humour, investigating its physical aspects such as farce, slapstick, sexual and scatological humour
Tells the the life and work of Chrystal Macmillan 1872-1937– suffragist, barrister, campaigner for peace and human rights
Examines the cultural politics of the contemporary American action TV re-boot.
Reinterprets Rousseau as a political thinker by reconstructing his Epicurean theory of taste
The book offers an insightful and balanced analysis of the threat the Assad regime poses in both its regional context as well as the continued problem it poses for the international community.
Explores the resistance of a marginalised female migrant workforce through the intersection of space, economics and labour