Provides a new account of the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and its non-Muslim subjects.
A comprehensive history of the financing of British film production from the emergence of the industry until the end of the Second World War.
Explores how Islam is produced in American hip-hop culture by both Muslims and non-Muslims.
Develops a new interpretation of Abu Na?r al-Farabi’s political philosophy as contributing to the Western tradition of cosmopolitanism
Examining the Romantic literary theme of suicide, this book positions slavery and abolition as central to the Romantic era.
Takes an industrial approach to women’s documentary practices in Iran since the late 1990s with a patrticular focus on gender politics.
Examines literary manifestations of eighteenth-century cosmopolitanism to reveal cosmopolitanism’s relevance for postcoloniality.
Explores how the story about al-?usayn’s death at Karbala developed into a paradigmatic myth in formative Shi?ism.
Shows how late-Victorian writers develop new understandings of the relationship between cognition and embodiment.
Compares the cinema cultures of Romania and China before and after socialism.
Examines traditional oral narratives to uncover function and meaning within the unique folkloric expressions of Scotland’s Traveller communities
With recent events in Gaza, Martin Shaw seeks to restore the idea of genocide to its central place in thinking about mass atrocities, to apply it to neglected cases, and ultimately to settle the question of ‘What is genocide’?