This book takes a new look at the 'spatial turn' in French cultural and critical theory since 1968. It examines how key... Læs mere
Two of Henry Newbolt’s poems, ‘Vitaï Lampada’ and ‘Drake’s Drum’, became staples of poetry anthologies and were able to be recited by every school-boy.
In a dynamic treatment of planets of the Solar System from a unified perspective Planetary Geology deals with the origin of planetary bodies, the forces that fashion their surfaces, the rise and fall of icecaps and oceans, and the role of life in planetary history.
Published in his centenary year, this book celebrates the life and work of the British architect Peter Womersley (1923-1993).
The slogan that launched the tourist industry in the 1960s, Spain is different, has come to haunt historians. This book tackles a... Læs mere
Many fans of Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973) may know that this classic is considered a fine sample of folk horror. Holiday horror draws its energy from the featured festive day, here... Læs mere
Taking its name from the sections of libraries where much of Hasler’s research began, Local Interest maps the friable and slippery landscapes of south Suffolk and north Essex: estuaries and water meadows, coastal defences and disused decoys, possible futures and forgotten pasts.
This accessible book offers an introduction to a range of Bram Stoker's work – novels, short stories, biography, and criticism. It provides a discussion of recent scholarship on Stoker... Læs mere
This is the first monograph of George Edmund Street, a prolific High Victorian architect of churches and other buildings, the best known of which is the Royal Courts of Justice (the Law Courts).