This compelling book introduces Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's capability approach and explores its significance for theory, policy and... Læs mere
In the first book in their series on Marxism and Education, Rikowski and Green use Marxist theory to examine the dialectic between race and power in... 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 book explores conceptual and institutional developments of the notion of the public sphere in the West and in the Islamic world, tackling... Læs mere
Laguerre proposes a relationship among migrants and their home society that transcends current views in migration studies. The relationship among Haitians who live... 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
Using postmodern theory, The Practice of Quixotism explores eighteenth-century women's texts that use quixote... 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.
This study explores the extraordinary afterlife of the Spanish legend of King Roderick and La Cava in plays, poems, novels and operas from the Eighth century to the present day.
Retheorizing Religion in Nepal is an engaging and thought-provoking study of Religion in South Asia, with important insights for the study of religion and culture more... Læs mere
The first study of English historical plays about the Turks, using works in Greek, Arabic, and Turkish. Drawing on... Læs mere
An exploration of international privatization of higher education in post-communist Europe from two top scholars in the field. Levy and Slantcheva trace the ramifications of globalization in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in the former Soviet republics.