In this systematic account of aesthetics in relation to the natural environment, Emily Brady provides critical understanding of what aesthetic appreciation of nature involves and develops her own distinctive aesthetic theory.
A thematic introduction to American ethnic history which provides an overview of key historiographical debates.
P. J. Rhodes’s reader focuses on the political institutions, political activity, history, and nature of Athenian democracy and introduces some of the best British, American, German and French scholarship on its origins, theory and practice.
This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and... Læs mere
From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author... Læs mere
Altrive Tales was carefully prepared by Hogg in 1832 as the opening volume in a planned twelve-volume collected prose fiction series, intended as the culmination of his career as a storyteller.
A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America – fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography – and influential texts of the decade.
A study of African filmmaking
This broad-ranging survey considers the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western (in literature, film and history) and America in the 20th century
Discusses the dominant cultural forms in 1970s America, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms - fiction and poetry; television and drama; film and visual culture; music and fashion; and sports - and influential texts of the decade.
An introduction to the history of the American West which offers a new, more balanced approach to viewing the Western past, covering the key themes and debates in Western history as well as competing academic discourses.
This book brings together twenty-five papers by A. M. Snodgrass covering four decades of work on pre-Classical and Classical Greece.