Examining how lesbian and gay Israelis negotiate the linguistic performance of their sexualities and the constraints of Israeli... Læs mere
In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution, Janet Muller provides an insider account of the search for improved status for the Irish language in Northern Ireland from the 1980s.
A collection of essays on the ways the senses 'speak' on Shakespeare's stage. Drawing on historical phenomenology, science studies, gender studies and natural philosophy, the essays provide critical tools for understanding Shakespeare's investment in staging the senses.
An original combination of theoretical innovation and a detailed empirical analysis of the ideas, language and policy of New Labour. Politicians often appeal to moral... Læs mere
This study analyzes parliamentary suffrage debates in England, France and Germany, showing that liberals throughout... Læs mere
The words 'Listen daughter' (Audi filia, from Psalm 44 in the Latin Vulgate) were frequently used in exhortations to religious women in the twelfth century.
Ireland's history of contested language systems has always been linked to its political realities; Language, Identity and Liberation... Læs mere
Legitimacy in International Society addresses collective legitimization of emergent norms at international meetings and its effect on state behaviour.
Farrelly argues against the principled paradigm of ideal theory and champions instead a virtue-oriented theory of justice entitled 'civic liberalism'. He... Læs mere
Law and Transcendence examines and develops the philosophy of British Philosopher Gillian Rose. By putting Rose's thought into critical... Læs mere
This book provides the first sustained attempt to extract from Kant's writings on biology, anthropology and history an account of the human... Læs mere
This book analyzes the origins of the crisis in Zimbabwe and why it has had such a profound impact on both the land issue and democratic politics in the... Læs mere