A systematic study on the legal regulation of the use of military force, both by international organisations and states, at the beginning of the twenty-first century. -- .
This pioneering study argues that the concept of ‘empire’ belongs at the centre, rather than in the margins, of British art history. Twenty essays by authors from four... Læs mere
Crónica del alba, is the first in an autobiographical series of nine novels by one of the most famous twentieth- century Spanish novelists, Ramón Sender. -- .
Explores historically the problematic relationship between Catholics and the police in Northern Ireland. Using strong, empirical... Læs mere
What does the ‘Beat’ in ‘Beatles’ really mean? Why did Bob Dylan want to visit Jack Kerouac’s grave with Allen Ginsberg? How does reading Gary Snyder help us understand the lyrics of Jim Morrison? This book provides the answers. -- .
"This book is to be recommended as a good, informative, broad-based survey, useful for students of film, media, drama and cultural studies who are looking for an entry into this... Læs mere
Don Randall's comprehensive study situates acclaimed author David Malouf within the field of contemporary international and psotcolonial writing, but without losing sight of the author's... Læs mere
Amitav Ghosh is the first full-length critical monograph on this important post-colonial contemporary writer to be published outside India. It offers in-depth analysis of all Ghosh's major... Læs mere
This book provides an utterly original analysis of the social and political origins of the war on terror in liberal regimes of disciplinary and biopolitical forms of power. -- .
This book is the first comprehensive survey of the Irish state, its history and evolution, its nature and its role in Ireland's recent economic boom.... Læs mere
Looks beyond the sound and fury of the 2010 British general election campaign in search of the deeper causes and long-term consequences of the poll, placing the election in a broader context. -- .
Sets a case study of deaf people’s leisure in NW England within a wider British context; gives insights into a misunderstood,... Læs mere