Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a 'politics of demand' and the increased political activism of this... Læs mere
Providing an in-depth comparative study of democracy formation, Gellar traces Senegal's movement from a pre-colonial aristocratic order towards a modern democratic political order.
This volume analyzes what is arguably the single most important aspect of cultural and political change in Taiwan over the past quarter-century: the trend toward 'indigenization' (bentuhua).
This book examines liberal theory's attempts to accommodate pluralism, asking two fundamental questions: 1. How and why have... Læs mere
What accounts for the massive global popularity of action films and adventure literature? Action Figures takes stock of action narratives' many appeals and recognizes how contemporary crises of gender identity manifest themselves in popular commercial texts.
This study argues that Conrad portrays Marlow and his relationships with a psychological depth that is unsurpassed in literature.... Læs mere
State sovereignty is the foundation of international relations. It argues that state sovereignty is both factual and judicial and that the 'loss' of sovereignty exists only at the margins of the international society.
This book engages the question, hotly debated among theorists and policymakers alike, of how a developing country's pursuit of foreign direct investment (FDI) affects its development prospects in a globalized world.
Taking as its focus the erotic child in decadent aesthetics, this book explores the sexual and political stakes of an... Læs mere
In this revealing book Timothy Frasca uncovers the enormous cultural changes which have taken place throughout Latin America as a result of the disease. Frasca draws lessons from... Læs mere
Martin Wight (1913-1972) was one of the most original and enigmatic international thinkers of the twentieth century. This new study, drawing upon Wright's... Læs mere
This study of medieval women as postcolonial writers defines the literary strategies of subversion by which they authorized their alterity within the dominant tradition.