This book offers an examination of the idea of representation and the institutional realities that shaped it in... Læs mere
This book explores the complex questions facing funding agencies and foundations as they grapple to... Læs mere
Following WWII, the authoritarian and morally austere dictatorship of General Francisco Franco's Spain became the playground for... Læs mere
This collection addresses the politics of queer representation in multiple contexts. Articles cover the rise of the queer cowboy, the emergence... Læs mere
This book tells a remarkable story that begins in classical antiquity with ecphrasis, the art of describing the world so vividly that... Læs mere
This comprehensive study traces the history of over forty royal free towns from the sixteenth-century to 1848 in the... Læs mere
To what extent does the failing strategy of nonproliferation pose serious challenges for Northeast Asia's security environment? Are there... Læs mere
A collection of multiple perspectives on the "war on terror" and the new imperialism. Looking at the imperialism and the "war on terror"... Læs mere
This book conducts a comparative analysis of political institutions and... Læs mere
Rejecting simplified notions of 'civilizational clashes', this book argues for a new perspective on Hindu, Muslim, and colonial power relations in... Læs mere
This book examines marvels as tangible objects in the literary, courtly, and artisanal cultures of medieval England, but these clever devices, neither... Læs mere
Driven by such diverse advances as the Human Genome Project and the explosion of the World Wide Web, and also by the threat of human-inspired disasters such as global warming, the field of science and literature studies is currently undergoing an unprecedented expansion.