Explores the actual and possible roles of evil in contemporary political theory
Shows how speculative realism is replacing phenomenology as the beacon of realism in contemporary Continental philosophy.
The pressing and universally relevant issue of euthanasia is debated in this volume.
Contributions to Musical Collections and Miscellaneous Songs provides access to the relevant material in the various musical collections to which Hogg refers in his 1831 head notes, thus allowing the new readers of the 21st century to see in facsimile what Hogg himself saw.
This pathfinding textbook concentrates the regulation of pollution in Scotland, including the common law controls and the impact of European... Læs mere
Explore how history was brought to life on the silver screen and how the Hollywood’s epic movies dictated our vision of the past. This lively... Læs mere
Crisis and the US Avant-Garde examines the politics of poetry through the lens of crisis. A timely commentary on the role poetic culture might play in political struggle going forward into our own various contemporary crises.
This book explores how the native Christian communities of the British Isles from the fifth to the tenth centuries have been idealised and appropriated... Læs mere
A reconsideration of the relationship between culture and society in light of contemporary debates on nationalism and ethnicity.
This fully updated and expanded textbook looks at issues including climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity preservation, and sensitively addresses global developments such as the Summits at Durban on climate and at Nagoya on biodiversity.
A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing, with sample texts from writer/critics, including Anne Carson, Jacques Derrida, Geoff Dyer, Hélène... Læs mere
Explores the literary-cultural background to Scottish nationalism and how writers have set out in poetry, fiction, plays and on film... Læs mere