This is the first study to fully trace the influence of Sensibility on British Romanticism. Sensibility continually found new forms... Læs mere
This book revises assumptions about satire as a public, masculine discourse derived from classical precedents, in order to develop theoretical... Læs mere
This innovative study reassesses Primo Levi's Holocaust memoirs in light of the posthumanist theories of Adorno, Levinas, Lyotard, and Foucault and finds causal links between certain Enlightenment ideas and the Nazi genocide.
The twelve essays in Women and Wealth in Late Medieval Europe re-examine the vexing issue of women, money, wealth, and power from distinctive perspectives - literature, history, architectural history - using new archival sources.
Merrill's imaginary recreation of Auden in his occult verse trilogy The Changing Light at Sandover (1982) offers a powerful statement about the dynamics of poetic influence between gay male poets.
An analysis of Vietnam, 9/11 and the Iraq War from patriotism to dissent through various visual and written signs among which the US flag, ribbons, car-stickers, cartoons, movies, the media and presidential war rhetoric.
Leading experts analyze the impact of the rapid growth of offshore outsourcing in manufacturing and IT. For some it promises more... Læs mere
Trillions for Military Technology explains why the weapons purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense cost so much,... Læs mere
This collection of essays comprises a number of case studies from key wine-growing regions and countries around the... Læs mere
The Bush-Clinton families' hold on the American presidency is a danger to the presidency itself and to American democracy. This book will highlight the problems and the consequences of combining the most powerful political office in the world with family legacies.
The book is about new dynamic forces that are driving change in Japan. It is developed around two key concepts of civil society and social capital.... Læs mere
This book traces the evolution of Chilean political and legal institutions by looking at the process of democratization. As well as explaining... Læs mere