Education plays a very important role in breaking the cycle of poverty and increasing opportunity. Various forms of social movements play an... Læs mere
'The only true history of a country', wrote Thomas Macaulay, 'is to be found in its newspapers'. This book explores how the media shaped and defined the economic, social,... Læs mere
Neither willing to engage in a meaningful way to save targeted civilians in Iraq, Bosnia and Rwanda nor to stand entirely aside as... Læs mere
One of the most common phenomena of language use among bilingual speakers is language alternation. Theoretically this is impossible, both grammatically and socio-functionally.... Læs mere
An ambitious weave of ideological, literary, and commodity history, The Reenchantment of... Læs mere
This book analyzes the rhetoric of speeches by major British or American politicians and shows how metaphor is used systematically to create... Læs mere
Studies of international labour migration typically assume that foreign labour is a universal feature of wealthy economies.
This comprehensive, in-depth assessment of the German foreign policy record under the Red-Green government of Gerhard Schröder and Joschka... Læs mere
Western societies are becoming increasingly complex and challenging to govern, yet the modern state continues to play a central role in governance.... Læs mere
By analysing case studies through the lens of new constructivist Institutionalist perspective, this book... Læs mere
This is the most complete chronological account of Samuel Beckett's life and work, with full details of how, when and where each work by him came to be written, many details of which have only recently come to light and are often not known to scholars working in the field.
Indispensable for students of film studies, in this book Reena Dube explores Satyajit Ray's films, and The Chess Players in particular, in the context of discourses of labour in colonial and postcolonial conditions.