This study on the current gentrification and historic preservation of the Old City of Damascus illustrates how local discourses on civilization, social hierarchies, and politics of heritage are renegotiated.
Challenges the paradigm of the societal decline as inadequate for understanding the Ottoman society and state during... Læs mere
Maureen ORourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey 13 centuries of Irish literature, including old Irish epic and lyric poetry, Irish folksongs and a... Læs mere
Bringing together everyday language, social interaction and cultural warfare, this work forms a social history of humour in American culture. It argues that jokes provide a cultural barometer of concerns and anxieties, and that laughter is transformative.
Includes 135 of the most important Hungarian poems ranging from the fourteenth to the twenty-first century. Organised in chronological order, the poems are followed by an essay by Ozsvath providing the historical, biographical, and cultural background of the poets and the poetry.
This text examines the ideas, perspectives and methodologies developed in critical theory and poststructural analysis. This interpretation... Læs mere
In addition to neoliberal reforms, the AKP’s poverty relief program in Turkey has involved an emphasis on Islamic charity. To understand the... Læs mere
In this poignant memoir, Petre Solomon recalls the experiences he shared with Paul Celan and captures the ways in which Bucharest profoundly influenced Celan's evolution as a poet.
Explores the literary and historical significance of women's writing for the most influential body of nationalist journalism during the Irish Revival.... Læs mere
This text examines the re-emergence of the economic sector in Cairo during the 17th century, and its complex... Læs mere