Drug smuggler nation shows how and why the Netherlands developed into a central hub of international illegal drug trade in the 20th century.... Læs mere
A study in the writings of a transnational constellation of rabbis, scholars, activists, and theologians active during the late nineteenth and early... Læs mere
This book investigates how the practice of keeping a light burning in churches was established in the early Middle Ages. It asks what the material consequences of implementing the practice were and why it ceased at the end of the Middle Ages. -- .
Making the case for a pragmatist approach to social inquiry and knowledge production, sixteen contributors illustrate the power of pragmatism to inform democratic, community-centred, action-oriented research. -- .
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Love’s Victory is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman, and this Revels edition is the first fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of this play by Lady Mary Wroth. -- .
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The book focuses on the interpretation of Shakespeare film adaptations in commercial film genres, from the classical Hollywood era to... Læs mere
A comprehensive, historically informed study of the art and politics of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, showing how Almodóvar's films draw on various national cinemas... Læs mere
The book tells a regional and international history of the Australian suffrage campaigns between 1880-1914,... Læs mere
This is the first English-language study of the legendary French art historian Georges Didi-Huberman. With clear discussions of Didi-Huberman's ideas and arguments, this book offers an excellent introduction to one of the most influential critical thinkers writing today. -- .