This collection of original essays combines the interests of leading ‘Catholic historians’ and leading historians of early modern English culture to pull Catholicism back into the mainstream of English historiography -- .
Calculating compassion examines the origins of British relief work in late-nineteenth-century wars on the continent and the fringes of... Læs mere
This volume brings together leading scholars from various disciplines to analyse the Cyprus conflict from a number of perspectives. The result is a picture of Cyprus that is unique in the nuances and multiple facets it provides. -- .
This is the definitive book on why those who ‘fought the war’ in Northern Ireland opted for peace. Drawing... Læs mere
This book investigates the UK’s experience as a junior partner in the only Cold war conflict where some of the main protagonists... Læs mere
This book offers an opportunity to reconsider the films of the British New Wave in the light of forty years of heated debate. Taylor presenting a new and innovative look at this famous cycle of British films. -- .
Colonial policing and the imperial endgame is the first comprehensive study of the colonial police and their complex role within... Læs mere
An innovative study of the neglected topic of cinematic representations of the countryside, through historical analysis, theoretical critique and explorations of genre, national cinema and urban representations -- .
The Arc and the machine is an important and timely book. It insists on the centrality of narrative to informational culture, and forces a re-appraisal of... Læs mere
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of the phenomenon of the absurd in a full literary context (that is to say, primarily in fiction, as well as in theatre). -- .
King James VI of Scotland and I of England participated in the burgeoning literary culture of the Renaissance as patron and author. This book... Læs mere
Conrad’s Marlow offers a comprehensive account and critical analysis of one of Conrad’s most celebrated creations,... Læs mere