The Rule of Sympathy is a social and historical critique of sympathy in British discourse in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
Memories of and attitudes to the German Democratic Republic (GDR), or East Germany, within contemporary Germany are... Læs mere
In the aftermath of the revolutions in theory and criticism of the last several decades, this book offers a re-reading of the development of the nineteenth-century English novel by exploring the relation of the writer to the reader.
For many years Ruskin has seemed, at best, a conservative thinker on gender roles. These essays challenge such assumptions, presenting a wide-ranging revaluation of Ruskin's place in... Læs mere
Marjo Kaartinen has brought the world of monks, friars, and nuns freshly alive in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century. Religious Life and... Læs mere
Romantic Organicism attempts to reassess the much maligned and misunderstood notion of organic unity. Armstrong shows how the tenets and... Læs mere
This unique collection of essays provides a re-evaluation of the term 'Atlantic', by placing at the core of the... Læs mere
Rangsimaporn argues that Russia aspires to become a great power and tries to achieve this through utilizing... Læs mere
Russian Bureaucracy and the State provides a rich and innovative assessment of Russian bureaucracy from 1881 to the... Læs mere
The Report on the State of the European Union examines the progress of European integration and focuses on economic aspects of the process. This third volume in the series explores the EU in light of the current crisis.
The book suggests that the US-Russia post-9/11 partnership did not endure because much of America's policy is shaped by an ambition to remain... Læs mere