This book explores the global jihad movement and its emergence in the latter half of the twentieth century. Roshandel and Chadha investigate the nature and extent of this threat, tracing its religious and ideological roots, relevant history, and its goals.
This book is a complete reworking and update of Marga Cottino-Jones' popular A Student's Guide to Italian Film (1983, 1993) . This guide retains earlier editions' interest... Læs mere
This book explores the Japanese notion of hakanasa - the evanescence of all things. Responses to this idea have been various and even... Læs mere
On March 24, 1944, Nazi occupation forces in Rome killed 335 unarmed civilians in retaliation for a partisan attack the day before.
In this fully updated edition with a new foreword by Andre Liebich, David M. Crowe provides an overview of the life, history, and culture of the... Læs mere
This book looks at Israeli-Palestinian relations through three different conceptual lenses: the individual decision-maker, domestic... Læs mere
Mainstream society has often had a deeply rooted fear of intelligent women. Why do brilliant women make society ill at ease? Focusing on the US, Sherrie Inness... Læs mere
What happens when a new social technology is imposed on the established social technology of the school? Drawing on research conducted... Læs mere
This multi-disciplinary collection of essays draws on various theoretical approaches to explore the highly visual nature of the Middle Ages and expose new facets of old texts and artefacts.
Drawing on political choice theories in IR and policy decision making, this book provides a deep theoretical understanding of... Læs mere
This study examines Hart Crane's canonical ambitions in The Bridge and argues for a new species of epic, 'the modernist epic,' which also includes Pound's The Cantos, Eliot's The Waste Land, and Williams's Paterson.
This book argues that although labour market needs have been an important element in the development of... Læs mere