A narrative analysis of four main discourses of national identity in Spain, with a special focus on Catalonia, as disseminated in... Læs mere
Design Research is an area that is both current and growing, but texts on the subjects are in short supply. This book intends to place Design Research in its... Læs mere
How to account for the designer's combination of creativity and practical skill? What part does mental imagination play in the design... Læs mere
Indian cinema teems with a multitude of different voices. The Directory of World Cinema: India provides a broad overview of this rich variety, highlighting distinctions among India’s major cinematic genres and movements while illuminating the field as a whole.
This work provides an introduction for architects, designers and software developers to the emerging field of Computer Supported Collaborative Design (CSCD), which is becoming the most effective way to develop new building projects.
This is an investigation of the fictional representations of the city in contemporary British and American television drama,... Læs mere
A collection of 13 essays exploring the diversity of innovative drama works in prisons. The contributors explore key aspects of practice - "problemitizing", theorizing and describing specific approaches to working with offenders.
Since the 1990s, filmmakers in Turkey have increasingly explored notions of gender, genre, cultural memory, and national and transnational identity. Taking these themes... Læs mere
One of the most dynamic capital cities of the twenty-first century, Berlin also has one of the most tumultuous modern histories. A city that came of age, in many senses, with... Læs mere
Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is a megalopolis of diversity and heartbreaking extremes, where immense wealth is just steps away from the searing poverty of its slums. This... Læs mere
The city's sprawling structure and rapid redevelopment - embodied by the high-rise apartments taking over historic districts - render Beijing's streets hard to navigate and its culture is just as difficult to penetrate. This book offers a revealing introduction to both.
This title raises issues that question European culture and the nature of national cinema, including: the cultural relationship with Hollywood, debates over cultural plurality and diversity; and postcolonial travels and the hybridization of the national formation.