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Power on hold examines the course of the labour movement in Lebanon since independence in 1943, giving specific attention to the role of state incorporation in the preservation of the sectarian-liberal system. -- .
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With the military seizing overt power in Egypt, Cairo’s grand and dramatic urban reshaping during and after 2011 is reflected upon under the lens of a smaller story narrating everyday interactions of a middle-class building in the neighbourhood of Doqi. -- .
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Marie Duval: maverick Victorian cartoonist offers the first critical appraisal of the work of Marie Duval 1847–1890), one of the most unusual, pioneering and... Læs mere
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Every Siddal poem is close read alongside works by Rossetti, Swinburne, Ruskin, Tennyson and Keats and with reference to prevailing cultural, political and... Læs mere
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Unearthing previously unseen manuscript and print evidence, the book redefines the notion of Dante’s reception by conducting the... Læs mere
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This book analyses the world of selective reproduction – interventions that influence reproductive outcomes and... Læs mere
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Offering a history of travel, tourism and Egyptology, Tea on the terrace follows Egyptologists between home and field sites, revealing how their activities in hotels and on dahabeahs impacted the development of the discipline. -- .
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The book explores how the politics of memory impacts peace in societies transitioning from a violent past. It finds that three elements of memory politics – inclusivity, pluralism, and dignity – play a key role for a just peace. -- .
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This book examines how modern Catholic contemplative nuns in the Netherlands envisioned their spirituality, offering a contextualised exploration of the discourses they adopted to shape their identity as a female spiritual elite in a male-dominated church and society. -- .
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The Old English remedies for women’s reproductive ailments gesture to contemporary notions of bodily autonomy. Close examination of the... Læs mere
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Part recovery and part new reading method, this work locates the few kept mistresses in Victorian literature, while offering a queer way to read for their existences when less legible. This book offers a way to read old material with new eyes and a social justice ethic. -- .
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The authoritative sequel to Female Fortune, continuing the diaries of Anne Lister up to 1838, when she was at her most powerful. -- .