During the Algerian War the French army engaged in the 'emancipation' of Muslim women as part of a strategy of subverting... Læs mere
This book studies Crimean War nursing from a transnational perspective setting nursing in the five combatant armies into the wider context of European statecraft. -- .
Comic empires is an innovative collection of new scholarly research, exploring the relationship between imperialism and cartoons, caricature, and comic art. -- .
This book analyses how racism and anti-racism affects Black British middle class cultural consumption, incorporating insights from critical race theory and cultural sociology. -- .
Culture on drugs extends the discussion of drugs and drug culture beyond the boundaries of such disciplines as sociology, anthropology and criminology to cultural and literary studies and philosophy. -- .
This fluent, accessible and richly informed study, based on much previously unexplored archival material, concerns the history of... Læs mere
The first book-length account in English of Jacob Talmon and his work on humanism, the university and society, and the ideal role of professors and scientists. -- .
A study of non-professional film making using regional archive sources and oral history. The book traces the rise of Britain's amateur cine photography from... Læs mere
A Familiar Compound Ghost explores the relationship between allusion and the uncanny in literature. An unexpected echo or quotation in a new text can be... Læs mere
A rich collection that looks at how the British monarchy has been seen on film and television. It is first comprehensive look at royalty on screen. -- .
Situates the poem in its political and religious context while offering a full textual analysis. -- .
This is the most complete translation ever attempted of these moral tales, and will be a valuable source text for all scholars and students of medieval literature. -- .