A collection of writings about the Grand Tour that is original and innovative, straying from the usual path of aristocrats and churches. -- .
Contesting home defence is a new history of the Home Guard, a novel national defence force of the Second World War composed of... Læs mere
This study examines the relationship between secrecy, power and interpretation around international political controversy, where foreign policy orthodoxy... Læs mere
Presents an introduction to popular French film. This book charts developments in various genres of French cinema with analyzes of over 120... 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. -- .
The book is a highly original and long overdue examination of the ways that European concepts of time were imposed on other... Læs mere
In this highly original contribution to knowledge about a little-known subject: the history of nursing work, Christine Hallett explores the nature and meaning of the practices developed by nurses and their volunteer-assistants during the First World War -- .
The first full-length monograph in English about one of France's most important contemporary filmmakers, locating André Téchiné within historical and cultural contexts that include the... Læs mere
This book analyses video games like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil as aesthetic objects. Drawing on philosophical theories of art from Kant to Ranciere, it focuses... Læs mere
The book explores the previously under-researched patterns and practices that fashioned a modern consumer society, charting the evolving habits among English men and women across three centuries. -- .
This work looks at the role of documentary in film and television. It presents a clear view of the theoretical issues and critical debates which surround documentary, and discusses the development of the main styles and approaches, including dramadocs and fly-on-the-wall.
'Realism' is a term which is key to understanding, amongst other things: the novel genre, Victorian literature, modernism, and postmodernism. This study recognises that realism is every bit as complex as other modes of representation and requires a similar level of critique.