Ousselin sets out to show that Europe is essentially a literary fiction and that the ongoing movement towards European unity cannot be understood without reference to the literary works that helped bring it about.
By considering the disruptive potential of age disparate marriages in nineteenth-century British literature, Godfrey offers provocative new readings of canonical texts including Don Juan, Jane Eyre, and Bleak House.
By breaking down classic films from the nineteen-nineties such as Forest Gump and Titanic, this book offers a reel-to-reel cultural analysis, chronicling the concept of 'spin' as a major sociopolitical persuasion strategy.
The Cultural Work of Corporations argues that corporate culture - the values, customs, and conventions of a business organization - has altered how workers conduct themselves both inside and outside the workplace.
The Japanese economy has shown paradoxical changes. At the zenith of the Japanese model of company system, a huge bubble swelled, so as to prepare a prolonged... Læs mere
The French North African Crisis analyses the postwar breakdown in French imperial rule in North West Africa, concentrating primarily upon the Algerian war of independence.
An examination of the role played by civil society in the legitimisation of South Africa's apartheid regime and its racial policy.
European banking is now changing at an unprecedented rate; This volume sees leading European researchers in the fields of banking and finance assess the key... Læs mere
Between 1939 and 1941 Britain had a terrible dilemma. Britain and France were also concerned about the Soviets giving so much oil to Germany: in... Læs mere
A fascinating account of a huge Central African country, almost completely unprepared for liberation from colonial rule in 1960 and plunged into the anarchy of factional struggles for central power, against a background of regional separatism.
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence, consolidation and development of the Irish women's movement, as a social movement, in the course of the twentieth century.