This work brings together a selection of articles collectively surveying the current state of Rastafari as a worldwide phenomenon. The essays are divided into sections on globalization, ideology and practice, theology, gender, politics and music.
Draws together closely observed, critical and historicized analyses, giving vital insights into Syrian society today. With a broad range... Læs mere
Writing in a symbolic and minimalist style, author Sonallah Ibrahim has been called the Egyptian Kafka. This wry take on Kafka's "The Trial" revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as "the committee".
An interpretive history of the anti-war movement in the USA throughout the entire Vietnam era. The authors portray the movement as a social force that energized people culturally yet failed to develop enduring political strength.
In Reading Arabia, Long explores the change in the tradition of British Orientalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth... Læs mere
What are the core elements of a strong proposal? ""How can I accent the strengths of... Læs mere
Analyses the emergence of modern Hebrew literature after 1780, a time when Jews were moving beyond their conventional Torah- and... Læs mere
The conventional history of animals could be more accurately described as the history of human ideas about animals. Only in the last few decades have scholars attempted to document... Læs mere
Reveals how the comic book hero has evolved to maintain relevance to America's fluctuating ideas of masculinity, patriotism, and... Læs mere
As a blizzard blankets the northeast US, burying residents and shutting down airports, the Farrah family eagerly awaits the arrival of Eva, a cousin visiting from Lebanon after a long... Læs mere
The watercolours in this volume are an expression of the author's affection and fascination for the Middle East, painted during her many sojourns there starting in the mid-1950s... Læs mere
The author of this book argues that human sexuality - however it may be expressed - reveals who we are and who we want to be. He claims... Læs mere