Unlike other readers, this book takes eight important literary texts and provides some of the most significant post-colonial readings of them published in the last fifteen years.
This major textbook offers both an introduction to and key readings in twenty core political concepts. It blends original essays that survey debates and contact with... Læs mere
This seminal study, from one of Britain's most eminent landscape historians, takes a chronological tour through British parks and gardens since Roman times.
In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh.
This original introduction to theories of nationalism uses wide-ranging case studies to question the relevance of those theories in contemporary world politics.
A contemporary introduction to the workings of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in light of major recent developments such as the war with Iraq, the Hutton Inquiry, the Butler report, and the Blair/ Brown relationship.
This book gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues.
A comprehensive guide to the main positions, debates, key figures and problems as well as important terms in the philosophy of mind, this volume contains entries on historical and... Læs mere
A simple guide to the process of conducting research in the humanities, with special reference to media and culture.
Jean Flori’s Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader... Læs mere
A study of new directions and territories for cultural studies, including the status of cultural theory within cultural studies.
A general historical introduction to the Muslims of Medieval Italy which presents specific information regarding social, religious, administrative, political, cultural, artistic and intellectual questions.