Explores the turbulent history of the Highlands during the seventeenth century.
An introduction to the study of visual culture, this book offers a view of ‘visual culture’ that includes not only images, but also other visual media and forms of expression, from architecture to fashion, design and the human body.
This book aims to make accessible the sources and controversies concerning a key period in the history of the Roman Empire – the reign of Diocletian and its immediate aftermath.
The horror film analysed from a Deleuzian perspective
This alphabetic guide introduces the main positions, key figures, basic approaches, and central problems in ethical theory. Thorough and up-to-date it is a uniquely concise but comprehensive philosophical reference work to the subject.
Written by some of the world’s finest contemporary literature specialists, the newly commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists.
An introductory-level study of discourse and identity across a variety of contexts.
This textbook brings together an introduction to the political theory of democracy since Ancient times and a critical picture of its place in Britain today.
This textbook provides an introduction to the topical subject of constitutional change in Britain. It considers the historical origins of the constitution but its main focus is on recent reforms and their likely impact.
This is a radical attempt to rethink the post-war history of European cinemas. The authors approach the subject from the perspective of television’s impact on the... Læs mere
This textbook makes a convincing case for a distinctive post-devolution Scottish criticism.In more than 40 essays under four main headings -... Læs mere
This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the ‘coming-of-age’ novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood.