A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade.
This unique assessment of the presidency of George W. Bush reviews the successes and failures of his first and second terms.
A study of the representation of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'.
Reconceptualising Almodóvar’s films as theoretical and political resources, this innovative book examines a neglected aspect of his cinema:... Læs mere
Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema representing the 9/11 attacks.
Examines the full stylistic range of the novels and biographies which Trollope explored in his final decade
Firmly links the history of Europe to world history, situating European modernity in its global context.
A handy reference guide to the events, personnel, policies and institutions relevant to British government and politics. The book will offer a series of... Læs mere
An introduction to the subject of Arab journalism, drawing on Arabic as well as English language sources.
This book will consider the way Arabic has been deployed in the modern world to express different constructions of national, ethnic, religious and state identities.
Offers an important insight into the formative moments of transnational film culture in Australia
A sustained engagement with the increasingly complicated global, transnational and postmodern nature of citizenship