Cultural studies Books

Book SynopsisLiterary Politics identifies and debates competing definitions of 'English Studies' as an academic subject, celebrates the diversity of contemporary literary studies, and demonstrates the ways in which a range of literary texts can be understood as politically engaged, sometimes in unexpected ways.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Politics of Literature and the Literature of Politics; Deborah Philips 1. Literature and Politics; Stuart Laing 2. Shakespeare v The BNP; Adam Hansen 3. Roaring Boys and Weeping Men: Radical Masculinity in Webster's The Duchess of Malfi; Kate Aughterson 4. Having the last word: World War I fictions as counter-narratives; Zacharoula Christopoulou 5. 'Show an Affirming Flame': writers and readers in modern dark times; Rosalind Brunt 6. Literature, Politics And History; Paddy Maguire 7. The Politics of Nostalgia in the Rural English Novel; Dominic Head 8. (Re)Writing the 1984-5 UK Miners' Strike; Katy Shaw 9. Can the environment be saved? Post-apocalyptic children's novels of the 1980s; Dave Simpson 10. The politics of enhancement: the last days of the English Subject Centre; Ben Knights Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of ground-breaking articles examines problems romance presents in the American Western. Looking a range of films, this book offers readers important and challenging insights into the complicated nature of love and the versatile frontier narrative that address key social, political, and ethical components of the Western genre.Trade Review"As the essays in this volume demonstrate, it is love that truly conquered the American frontier. The cinematic West draws its life from tales of passion and heartbreak, sacrifice and betrayal. Matheson is to be congratulated on crafting a volume that illustrates the complexities of cowboy love - a force that, much like the railroad, tamed the wilderness but left deep scars in its path. I highly recommend this collection as an excellent example of the 'film and history' method associated with the eponymous scholarly journal." - Peter C. Rollins, filmmaker and Emeritus Regents Professor, Oklahoma State University, USA "Sue Matheson's Love in Western Film and Television: Lonely Hearts and Happy Trails certainly ranks among the handful of most important studies of the Western genre. Well-written, superbly researched, insightful, and wonderfully entertaining, Matheson's impressive book explores a topic richly deserving (and woefully lacking) in the scholarly analysis of popular Westerns." - Gary Hoppenstand, editor, Journal of Popular CultureTable of ContentsVirgins, Widows, and Whores: The Bride Pool of John Wayne's Westerns; H.M.Lewis Just a Woman After All? Gender Dynamics in the Westerns of Barbara Stanwyck; A.P.Nelson Violence, Vixens and Virgins: Noir-like Women in the Stewart/Mann Westerns; D.B.Cutshaw From Whore to Madonna: Female Subjectivity in Once Upon a Time in the West; A.Gazzaniga Reverse Transvestism and the Classic Hero: The Ballad of Little Jo and the Archetypal Western (fe)male; V.Piturro 'Wild' Women: Interracial Romance on the Western Frontier; C.J.Miller Paladin Plays the Field: Have Gun Will Travel and the Erotic Domestic of the 1950s; E.L.Mock The melancholy couple in Winchester '73; P.Falconer Outlaws, Buddies, and Lovers: The Sexual Politics of Calamity Jane and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; F.Pheasant-Kelly Horse Power: Equine Alliances in the Western; S.Hockenhull A French Unsettlement of the Frontier: Love and the threatened American dream in Heaven's Gate; L.Cox Saddle Pals Eurostyle and the Absence of Love in the Karl-May Westerns; R.Spindler 'When you side with a man, you stay with him!': The Importance of Philia in Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch; S.Matheson

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Book SynopsisThis transnational collection discusses the use of Native American imagery in twentieth and twenty-first-century European culture.Trade Review"A provocative and at times slightly scandalous collection, Tribal Fantasies considers the ubiquitous, fantastical, and usually nineteenth-century Great Plains Indian and occasional Incan of the European cultural imaginary. The contributors, who work within a trans-European context and use a trans-North Atlantic critical method, find this Indian in far-right political rhetoric, leftist German intellectualism, gay culture, toy sets, erotica, the mid-twentieth-century Polish 'Indian novel,' and Irish storytelling. Framed by Stirrup's thorough, engaging introduction and Renae Watchman's incisive and equally engaging afterword, the chapters assess the messy collision of indigenous North American and European contexts and produce a host of exciting interpretations and urgent questions." - James H. Cox, author of Muting White Noise: Native American and European American Novel Traditions and The Red Land to the South: American Indian Writers and Indigenous Mexico "James Mackay and David Stirrup's intelligently conceived and edited collection, Tribal Fantasies, offers the reader a rich range of theoretically sophisticated and culturally sensitive insights into figurations of the Indian in the European imaginary, in disciplines ranging from literature to politics to popular culture to sexualities. A must for all libraries." - Susan Castillo, Harriet Beecher Stowe Professor of American Studies, King's College London, UK and former editor of the Journal of American StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction – David Stirrup and James Mackay 1. Union of Chance: Portrayals by Dogroy Beaulieu; Gerald Vizenor 2. Ethno-Graphic Novels: Francophone Comics and Derib's Plains Indian Cycle; Sebastian F. Braun 3. I'm indiginous, I'm indiginous, I'm indiginous': Indigenous Rights, British Nationalism, and the European Far Right; Padraig Kirwan and David Stirrup 4. From Karl Marx to Karl May: Ernst Bloch and the Native American as Concrete Utopia; Peter Thompson 5. Teepees & Totem Poles: Imaginings of Native Americans in European Popular Culture for Children; Christina Welch 6. Native Americans and the European Gay Imagination; Max Carocci 7. Monstrous Bodies and Ignoble Savages: Depictions of Indigenous Peoples in European Hardcore; James Mackayi 8. Polish Literary Depictions of Native Americans in Soviet-Era Adventure Novels; Marek Paryz 9. Indian Spirit: Psytrance Culture, Native Americans and the Techno-Tribes; Graham St John 10. Wee People, Red Devils and the Old Women Back Home: Representations of Native Americans in Micí Mac Gabhann's Rotha Mór an tSaoil and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne's "The Pale Gold of Alaska"; Jessica Dougherty-McMichael Afterword; Renae Watchman

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Book SynopsisFrom a multi-sited ethnography with Swedish migrant women in the United States, Singapore and Spain, the book explores gender vulnerabilities and racial and class privilege in contemporary feminized migration, filling a gap in literature on race and migration.Trade Review“The strength of Lundström’s study lies in the comparative findings of white femininity in different transnational locations. … Catrin Lundström has conducted meticulous research from an engaging perspective and provides the reader with a highly engaging journey through the contradictory locations of white Swedish woman migrants.” (Nelli Ruotsalainen, Nordic Journal of Migration Research NJMR, Vol. 08 (02), 2018)“The book does a wonderful job at exploring the complex intersections of whiteness, gender and class, sexuality and national identity experienced by affluent migrant women in different national contexts. … With its focus on a neglected case of ‘white migration’, the book makes a valuable and refreshing contribution to the increasingly diverse scholarship on migration, and should also appeal to anyone interested in whiteness or gender studies more generally.” (Laura Moroşanu, Review European Journal of Women's Studies White Migrations, ejw.sagepub.com, Vol. 23 (2), May, 2016)"White Migrations is [...] a remarkably precise and lucid analysis of heterosexuality in its intersection with Swedish whiteness. The heterosexuality of her informants is crucial to how their white privilege moves with them, and to the forms it takes in the new contexts where they build their lives. The very specificity of the heterosexual female embodiment of Swedish whiteness is constantly in focus, despite the fact that all Lundström's informants appear to be straight. Heterosexuality is not conflated with gender, and it is not universalized. Although this should be expected in feminist research, it is still a rare accomplishment. Lundström does not make a point of it, but the job she does of describing the specificity of living normative lives in relation to sexuality makes the book a contribution to sexuality studies as well as to migration studies and critical whiteness studies.[...] "For gender studies, White Migrations offers a lesson in how gender, race, class, and sexuality are co-constituted in both the private and the public sphere, and how Nordic whiteness in its heterosexual female variety produces particular life conditions (depending on destination), for those who migrate with it. To silence race in studies of this group is deeply problematic because it extends the naturalization of white privilege. Lundström's book gives an excellent example of how privileged lives can be studied without naturalizing their standpoint. It will be extremely valuable for gender studies scholars who want to explore how white privilege becomes significant in gendered ways, and how it can be understood by those who benefit from it." - Stine H. Bang Svendsen, Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, 23(2)Table of Contents1. White Migrations: a Theoretical Framework 2. A Multi-sited Ethnography of Whiteness 3. Doing Similarity in a White-Women's Network 4. Hierarchies of Whiteness in the United States 5. Racial Divisions in Expatriate Lives in Singapore 6. Disintegrating Whiteness in Southern Spain 7. Gender and Whiteness in Motion 8. Migration Studies Revisited

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Book SynopsisFairy Tales, Natural History and Victorian Culture examines how literary fairy tales were informed by natural historical knowledge in the Victorian period, as well as how popular science books used fairies to explain natural history at a time when 'nature' became a much debated word.Trade Review“A winner of the SAES/AFEA Research Prize, this rich and complex study brilliantly merges fairylands and scientific worlds. … proves a compelling read, and a fascinating and valuable introduction to fields as diverse as nineteenth century’s natural history, fantastic literature (not only for children) and Victorian culture at large.” (Mara Mattoscio, Rivista di Studi Vittoriani, Vol. 40, 2017) Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. From The Wonders of Nature to the Wonders of Evolution: Charles Kingsley's Nursery Fairies 2. 'How Are You To Enter The Fairy-Land of Science?': The Wonders of The Natural World in Arabella Buckley's Popular Science Works For Children 3. The Mechanization of Feelings: Mary de Morgan's Toy Princess 4. Nature Under Glass: Victorian Cinderellas, Magic and Metamorphosis 5. Nature Exposed: Charting the Wild Body in Little Red Riding Hood 6. Nature and the Natural World in Mary Louisa Molesworth's Christmas-Tree Land 7. Edith Nesbit's Fairies and Freaks of Nature: Environmental Consciousness in Five Children and It Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisAnalyzing a wide body of cultural texts, including literature, film, and other visual arts, Gender, Empire, and Postcolony: Luso-Afro-Brazilian Intersections is a diverse collection of essays on gender in Portuguese colonialism and Lusophone postcolonialism. Trade Review"Gender, Empire, and Postcolony is an outstanding collection of essays written by many prominent figures in the field of Lusophone Studies. It centers on cultural production in the realms of literature, cinema, painting, photography, sculpture, and comic books that highlights complex gendered dynamics operating at various junctures throughout the history of the Portuguese empire, as well as in its aftermath in Portugal, Mozambique, and Brazil. While individual essays are theoretically sophisticated, the volume as a whole opens new and exciting avenues of inquiry that will shape the field for years to come." - Fernando Arenas, Professor of Lusophone African, Portuguese, and Brazilian Studies, University of Michigan, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: Anna M. Klobucka and Hilary Owen PART I: LUSOTROPICALIST AFFECT AND ANTI-IMPERIAL ETHICS 1. Pessoa's Works on the Self: Toward an Anti-Imperial Askesis; Leela Gandhi, 2. Lusotropicalist Entanglements: Colonial Racisms in the Postcolonial Metropolis; Ana Paula Ferreira 3. Love Is All You Need: Lusophone Affective Communities after Freyre; Anna M. Klobucka PART II: EMPIRE OF THE LENSES: CINEMA AND THE POST/COLONIAL GAZE 4. Filming Women in the Colonies: Gender Roles in New State Cinema about the Empire; Patrícia Vieira 5. Colonial Masculinities under a Woman's Gaze in Margarida in Margarida Cardoso's A Costa dos Murmúrios ; Mark Sabine 6. Making War on the Isle of Love: Screening Camões in Manoel de Oliveira's Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar ; Hilary Owen PART III: POSTCOLONIALITY AND GENDER POLITICS IN VISUAL ARTS 7. Not Your Mother's Milk: Imagining the Wet Nurse in Brazil; Kimberly Cleveland 8. Salazar's Boots: Women, Power and Authority in the Work of Paula Rego; Memory Holloway 9. A Turma do Pererê : Visualizations of Gender in a Brazilian Children's Comic; Elise Dietrich PART IV: HEROES, ANTI-HEROES, AND THE MYTH OF POWER 10. Karingana Wa Karingana : Representations of the Heroic Female in Mozambique; Maria Tavares 11. Gender, Species and Coloniality in Maria Velho da Costa; Maria Irene Ramalho 12. Restelo Redux: Heroic Masculinity and the Return of the Repressed Empire in As Naus ; Steven Gonzagowski

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Book SynopsisAuthenticity in our globalized world is a paradox. This collection examines how authenticity relates to cultural products, looking closely at how a particular "ethnic" food, or genre of popular music, or indigenous religious belief attains its aura of originality, when all traditional cultural products are invented in a certain time and place.Trade Review'The idea of authenticity is an important one to explore in an academic setting and The Paradox of Authenticity in a Globalized World will be a useful tool in cultural and media studies, anthropology, and food studies. What really sets this edited volume apart is the inclusion of scholars who are not in academia - this adds a nice, contextualized angle in the fields of music, law, information studies, and museums.' - Jessica Mudry, Ryerson University, CanadaTable of Contents1. Introduction: The Artifice of Authenticity in the Age of Digital Reproduction; Russell Cobb PART I: A MATTER OF TASTE: AUTHENTICITY AND INNOVATION IN FOOD CULTURE 2. Searching for Authenticity: Cajun Food and a 'Golden Age" of Cajun History; Michael S. Martin 3. Food Bureaucracy: Pizza Authentication by the European Union; Rossella Ceccarini 4. Currying Flavour: Authenticity, Cultural Capital, and the Rise of Indian Food in the United Kingdom; Stephen A. Fielding PART II: PERFORMING THE REAL: MEDIATING AUTHENTICITY IN MUSIC, TELEVISION, AND PUBLISHING 5. Performing Cultural Authenticity in CBS's Good Times ; Nicola Mann 6. Buying into the Monastic Experience: Are Chant Recordings the Real Thing?; Amanda Haste 7. The Discourse of Authenticity in Yoga Journal ; Laura Christine Graham PART III: STEROTYPES, CLICHÉS, AND THE REAL THING: AUTHENTICITY IN CULTURAL CONTACT ZONES 8. From the Chrysanthemum Throne to the Porcelain Throne: Anglo-American Tourists and the Japanese Toilet; Gavin James Campbell 9. Tourists as Primitives? Inverting the Tourist Gaze in The Lost Steps by Alejo Carpentier; Jeannine M. Pitas 10. The Database as a Distressed Genre; John Venecek PART IV: CUT, PASTE, AUTHENTICATE: LITERARY STUDIES AND THE QUESTION OF AUTHENTICITY 11. 'There Is No Such Thing as Originality Anyway. . . ': Authorship in the Age of Digital Reproduction; Kaja Marczewska 12. Like in the Gringo Movies: Parodic Translation in Roberto Bolaño's 2666 ; Juan Meneses 13. Norman Mailer, Hipsters, and the Authenticity of the White Negro; Katharine Bausch 14. Authenticity as Currency in the Contemporary American Memoir; Katherine Edwards PART V: REAL POLITICS: THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF AUTHENTICITY 15. Beyond the Infinite Loop? Subjectivity in the Age of the Copy; James Block 16. Real Feminists and Fake Feminists: The Charge of Inauthenticity in Responses to Judith Butler; Kathryn Telling 17. Authenticity, Existentialism, and the American Exception of Rule 23; Michael Lopez 18. That Old School Lonsdale: Authenticity and Clothes in Streetpunk and Skinhead Culture; Aimar Ventsel

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Book Synopsis1.Introduction. The Production of Outer Space; Peter Dickens and James S. Ormrod 2. Terrestrial Geographies in and of Outer Space; Jason Beery 3. Capitalism, Class and the Cosmos; Peter Dickens 4. Satellite Surveillance and Outer Space Capitalism: The Case of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates; Jocelyn Wills 5. The Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space; Nayef Al-Rodhan 6. Cosmofeminism: Challenging Patriarchy in Outer Space; Chris Pesterfield 7. Dialectics, Society and Cosmology; Peter Mason 8. Narrating the Universe; Felicity Mellor 9. The Social Impacts of Space Science; Mark R. Johnson 10. Res Communis?: A Critical Legal Geography of Outer Space, Antarctica, and the Deep Seabed; Christy Collis 11. Snared Suns and Liberated Moons: Decoding Cryptic 'Astronomies' in Indigenous Cultures; Lionel Sims12. Contemporary Cosmologies, Critical Re-Imaginings; Allen Abramson and Martin Holbraad 13. The Whiteness of Cinematic Outer Space;Sean Redmond 14. Seeking the Galactic Club: Fred Hoyle, Carl Sagan and the C/SETI Novell; De Witt Douglas Kilgore 15. Space Activism: A Psychosocial Approach; James S. Ormrod 16. Transmissions from the Noosphere: Contemporary Art and Outer Space; Nicola Triscott 17. Conclusion: The Future of Outer Space; Peter Dickens and James S. OrmrodTrade Review“The volume achieves its purpose of providing an in-depth exploration. It also inspires debate in a field of study that is expanding as humans close the gaps among society, culture, and outer space. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers and faculty; professionals.” (R. I. Saltz, Choice, Vol. 54 (4), December, 2016)Table of Contents1.Introduction. The Production of Outer Space; Peter Dickens and James S. Ormrod 2. Terrestrial Geographies in and of Outer Space; Jason Beery 3. Capitalism, Class and the Cosmos; Peter Dickens 4. Satellite Surveillance and Outer Space Capitalism: The Case of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates; Jocelyn Wills 5. The Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space; Nayef Al-Rodhan 6. Cosmofeminism: Challenging Patriarchy in Outer Space; Chris Pesterfield 7. Dialectics, Society and Cosmology; Peter Mason 8. Narrating the Universe; Felicity Mellor 9. The Social Impacts of Space Science; Mark R. Johnson 10. Res Communis?: A Critical Legal Geography of Outer Space, Antarctica, and the Deep Seabed; Christy Collis 11. Snared Suns and Liberated Moons: Decoding Cryptic 'Astronomies' in Indigenous Cultures; Lionel Sims12. Contemporary Cosmologies, Critical Re-Imaginings; Allen Abramson and Martin Holbraad 13. The Whiteness of Cinematic Outer Space; Sean Redmond 14. Seeking the Galactic Club: Fred Hoyle, Carl Sagan and the C/SETI Novell; De Witt Douglas Kilgore 15. Space Activism: A Psychosocial Approach; James S. Ormrod 16. Transmissions from the Noosphere: Contemporary Art and Outer Space; Nicola Triscott 17. Conclusion: The Future of Outer Space; Peter Dickens and James S. Ormrod

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Book SynopsisIntroduction 1. Early Curatorial Practices, European Colonialism, and the Rise of 'A-list' Film Festivals 2. Afri-Cannes? African Film and Filmmakers at the World's Most Prestigious Film Festival 3. 'Where is Africa?' at the 2010 International Film Festival of Rotterdam 4. African Film Festivals in Africa: Curating 'African Audiences' for 'African Films' 5. Moving Africa: African Film Festivals Outside of Africa 6. The Rise of 'International' Film Festivals in Africa 7. Festive Excitement and (Dis)sensus Communis In Action at Two Film Festivals in Africa ConclusionTrade Review“Dovey’s book provides a crucial intervention by incorporating the responses of actual audiences, instead of the audiences constructed by film texts or assumed by scholars. … Essential reading for all film scholars, Curating Africa in the Age of Film Festivals enriches our understanding of African cinema and the event of the film festival and opens up exciting areas for future research.” (Carmela Garritano, Research in African Literatures, Vol. 47 (3), 2016)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Early Curatorial Practices, European Colonialism, and the Rise of 'A-list' Film Festivals 2. Afri-Cannes? African Film and Filmmakers at the World's Most Prestigious Film Festival 3. 'Where is Africa?' at the 2010 International Film Festival of Rotterdam 4. African Film Festivals in Africa: Curating 'African Audiences' for 'African Films' 5. Moving Africa: African Film Festivals Outside of Africa 6. The Rise of 'International' Film Festivals in Africa 7. Festive Excitement and (Dis)sensus Communis In Action at Two Film Festivals in Africa Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe letters of Heloise and Abelard will remain one of the great, romantic and intellectual documents of human civilization while they, themselves, are probably second only to Romeo and Juliet in the fame accrued by tragic lovers. Here for the first time in Mart Martin McLaughlin's edition is the complete correspendence with commentary.Trade Review"Heloise and Abelard have been extraordinarily well served by this latest translation of their celebrated correspondence. Every aspect of the book is exemplary, from its comprehensive and unobtrusive annotations, to its enthralling introduction. But the greatest strength of the book is perhaps to undo a lot of the posthumous myth-making surrounding the couple, as its brisk and supple translation allows them to speak openly in their own terms. Thus Heloise clearly emerges with all her fierce passion and fiercer intelligence, while Abelard presents a personality as contradictory as his philosophy, being by turns nostalgic and repentant, combative and humble, caustic and self-pitying. Nonetheless the edition does not restrict itself to these voices alone, but expands their dialogue into a full-blown symposium, including a generous selection of related letters by both hostile and sympathetic parties, such as Peter the Venerable and Bernard of Clairvaux. In sum, this edition is an astonishing scholarly achievement, and will no doubt stand as the authoritative edition for some decades to come." - Ben Parsons, Teaching Fellow in English, University of Leicester, UKTable of ContentsIntroductory Essay PART I: THE CORRESPONENCE OF HELOISE AND ABELARD Abelard's Letter of Consolation to a Friend: A Story of Calamities Heloise to Abelard Abelard to Heloise Heloise to Abelard Abelard to Heloise Heloise to Abelard Abealrd to Heloise: The Origin of Nuns Abelard to Heloise: A Rule for Nuns Abelard to Heloise : 'On Studies' Abelard's Last Letter to Heloise: A Profession of Faith PART II: HELOISE'S QUESTIONS (PROBLEMATA HELOISSAE) Forty-Two Questions Posed by Heloise and Answered by Abelard PART III: OTHER RELATED LETTERS Abelard to Bernard of Clairvaux Abelard to His Comrades Bernard of Clairvaux to Cardinal Ivo Bernard of Clarivaux to Pope Innocent II Peter the Venerable to Pope Innocent II Peter the Venerable to Heloise Heloise to Peter the Venerable Peter the Venerable to Heloise

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Book SynopsisThis book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book provides a profound insight into post-war Mostar, and the memories of three generations of this Bosnian-Herzegovinian city.Trade Review“Palmberger applies methodological creativity to capture people’s narratives on contentious and sensitive topics, while striving to avoid exposure to bias … The result is a robust example of a well-executed qualitative multimethod study.” (Tamara Trošt, Südosteuropa, Vol. 67 (1), March, 2019)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Researching Memory and Generation.- Chapter 1. Fragments of Communicative Memory: WWII, Tito and the 1992-95 War.- Chapter 2. Divided Education: Divergent Historiographies and Shared Discursive Strategies.- Chapter 3. Two Wars and Tito In-Between: The First Yugoslavs.- Chapter 4. Ruptured Biographies: The Last Yugoslavs.- Chapter 5. The (Un)spoilt Generation: The Post-Yugoslavs.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis collection focuses attention on theoretical approaches to travel writing, with the aim to advance the discourse. Internationally renowned, as well as emerging, scholars establish a critical milieu for travel writing studies, as well as offer a set of exemplars in the application of theory to travel writing.Trade Review“New Directions is thus an important contribution to the burgeoning field of travel writing studies … . It will surely become a basic (re)source in travel writing studies that I recommend to those who have already ventured into the field and are familiar with the basic tenets and approaches, and to those who are encountering the opportunities offered by the study of the genre and are looking for possible ways to become engaged in this field of research.” (Balázs Venkovits, Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies, Vol. 23 (2), 2017)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction; Julia Kuehn and Paul Smethurst PART I: TEXTUALITY 1. 'A Study not a Rapture': Isabella Bird on Japan; Steve Clark 2. On Top of the World: Tourist's Spectacular Self-Locations as Multimodal Travel Writing; Crispin Thurlow and Adam Jaworski 3. The Garden of Forking Paths: Paratexts in Travel Literature; Alex Watson PART II: TOPOLOGY 4. Metaphor, Travel, and the (Un)making of the Steppe; Joseph Gualtieri 5. 'That mighty Wall, not fabulous/ China's stupendous mound!' Romantic Period Accounts of China's 'Great Wall'; Peter Kitson 6. 'Habits of a landscape': the Geocritical Imagination in Robert Macfarlane's The Wild Places and The Old Ways; Paul Smethurst PART III: MOBILITY 7. Travel Writing, Disability, Blindness: Venturing Beyond Visual Geographies; Charles Forsdick 8. Travel Literature and the Infrastructural Unconscious; Caitlin Vandertop 9. 'Take out your machine': Narratives of Early Motorcycle Travel; Tim Youngs PART IV: MAPPING 10. 'The Thing which is not': Mapping the Fantastic History of the Southern Continent; Vanessa Collingridge 11. Locating Guam: The Cartography of the Pacific and Craig Santos Perez's Re-mapping of Unincorporated Territory; Otto Heim 12. Map Reading in Travel Writing: The 'Explorers' Maps' of Mexico, This Month; Claire Lindsay PART V: ALTERITY 13. The Travellee's Eye: Reading European Travel Writing, 1750-1850; Wendy Bracewell 14. Anthropology/ Travel/ Writing: Strange Encounters with James Clifford and Nicolas Rothwell; Graham Huggan PART VI: GLOBALITY 15. Travel and Utopia; Bill Ashcroft 16. Colonial Cosmopolitanism: Constance Cumming and Isabella Bird in Hong Kong, 1878; Julia Kuehn 17. Afropolitan Travels: 'Discovering Home' and the World in Africa; Maureen Moynagh 18. Revising the 'Contact Zone': William Adams, Reception History, and the Opening of Japan, 1600-1860; Laurence Williams Index

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Book SynopsisThe author aims to develop conceptual refining and theoretical reframing of the productivist welfare capitalism thesis in order to address a set of questions concerning whether and how productivist welfarism has experienced both continuity and change in East Asia.Trade Review“Kim's main thesis is compelling, and any graduate reading list on East Asian social policy would be enriched by the addition of this text, as it succinctly challenges the orthodoxy that there is a singular welfare model for East Asia in a cogent and accessible manner.” (Tom Emery, Social Policy Administration, Vol. 53 (3), May, 2018)Table of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Debates on the East Asian Welfare Type 1.2 Arguments in Brief 1.3 Terms, Scope and Method of Analysis 1.4 The Structure of the Book 2. Institutional Variation in Productivist Welfare Capitalism 2.1 East Asian Welfare States from a Comparative Perspective 2.2 Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfarism 2.3 Empirical Test: Cluster Analysis 2.4 Concluding Remarks 3. What Drives the Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfare Capitalism? 3.1 Theories of Welfare State Development 3.2 Institutional Divergence of Productivist Welfare Capitalism 3.3 Empirical Test: Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis 3.4 Concluding Remarks 4. Three Cases of Productivist Welfare Capitalism 4.1 Korea: Inclusive Productivist Welfare 4.2 Singapore: Market Productivist Welfare 4.3 China: Dualist Productivist Welfare 5. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisChechens: Culture and Society is an ethnography that elaborates the lived experiences of Chechens, focusing primarily on relationships and socio-cultural norms within the context of the current conflict in the Chechen Republic.Trade Review"This is a heroic attempt to capture the life and soul of a nation in an ethnographic study of Chechens whom the author knew and at times lived with in Ingushetia and Turkey over a period of ten years in total. She provides a detailed look at their norms, culture, values and roles both as they were ideally portrayed by the Chechens and as she saw them expressed and played out. We can thank Katherine Layton for giving us an account that is far more detailed and interesting than most of what we have been reading about this cultural/national group mostly unknown and often mis-portrayed to the American reader." - Vandra L. Masemann, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Living in Tales 3. Cultural Symbolisms 4. Men and Women 5. In the Looking Glass, and Looking Out 6. Chechens as Refugees 7. Development: What Way Forward? 8. Additional Literature and Discussion

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Book SynopsisThe intercultural occurs in the space between two or more distinct cultures that encounter each other, an area where meanings are translated and difference is negotiated. In this volume, scholars from diverse disciplines reflect on the phenomenon of interculturality and on the theoretical and methodological frameworks of interpreting itTable of ContentsIntroduction Intercultural Studies: The Methodological Contours of an Emerging Discipline Michal Jan Rozbicki I. Conceptualizing Interculturality 1. Apperception, the Influence of Culture, and Interracial Humor Michael D. Barber 2. Toward Foundations for Intercultural Studies: Considering Mobility Studies and the Study of Religion Paul Kollman 3. Toward the Materiality of Intercultural Dialogue, Still a "Miracle Begging for Analysis" Teruyuki Tsuji II. Interculturality and Social Identity 4. Group Identity and Attitudes in Guatemala: The Role of Ethnic Interculturality Judith L. Gibbons, Brien K. Ashdown, Yetilú de Baessa 5. Fear of the Knotted Cord: Pueblo-Spanish Relations after the 1680 Revolt Tracy Brown 6. Bienvenido, Mr. Inquisitor: On the Sociocultural Dynamics of Inquisitorial Visits William Childers III. A Global Stage for Interculturality 7. Interculturality, Cosmopolitanism, and the Role of the Imagination: A Perspective for Communicating as Global Citizens Nilanjana Bardhan, Miriam Sobré-Denton 8. Towards a Cosmopolitan Sociology: Understanding Cosmopolitanism in Korea Mun-Cho Kim 9. A Netnographic Case Study of Western Expatriates' Attitudes towards the Chinese in Shanghai. Henrik Gert Larsen, Leslie Wolowitz IV. The Practice of Interculturality 10. Theorizing Interculturality in Indigenous Healthcare: A Case from a Rural Intercultural Hospital in Mexico Jennifer Hale-Gallardo 11. Tourist Destination Marketing and Interculturality: The Polish City of Krakow in the British Press Irmina Wawrzyczek 12. Do the Folk Believe that They Can Speak their Way into Interculturality? Kara McBride, Jingyun Gu

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Book SynopsisAlan France is Professor of Sociology in Te Pokapu Putaiao Papori (School of Social Sciences) at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand.Julia Coffey is Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.Steven Roberts is Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Monash University.Catherine Waite is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, Monash University.Trade ReviewThis is an important new book for all those interested in understanding the lives of young people and the changing social situation of youth. Written by expert scholars, and with a global perspective, the book provides an authoritative, wide-ranging, carefully-curated and accessible introduction to youth sociology. It will be of enormous value to researchers, teachers and students. * Robert MacDonald, University of Huddersfield, UK *This highly accessible volume is a comprehensive tour of sociological perspectives on youth. It is an invaluable resource for lecturers of youth related courses. The book not only provides informative reading for students of sociology and applied social sciences, but also suggests new ways to think. * Sanna Aaltonen, University of Eastern Finland *This is a text that is informed by, and wants to develop in its readers, a sociological imagination about the challenges and opportunities that structure young people’s experiences in the early 21st century. The authors present a wide-ranging, historical overview of the key characteristics of the debates about young people, their interests, cultures, behaviours, engagements with education and work, fashion, culture and well-being, and provoke their readers to think critically, sociologically, about these youth issues. * Peter Kelly, RMIT University, Australia *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. What is Youth? 2. Dimensions of Difference 3. Education and Imagined Futures 4. Work and Transitions 5. Youth Cultures and Subcultures 6. Social Media and Digital Lives 7. Space, Place and Geographical Mobility 8. Risk and Risk-Taking 9. Crime, Victimisation and Justice 10. Health and Wellbeing 11. Youth Citizenship and Belonging in a Globalised World Future Directions.

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Book SynopsisMichael Gove was, unquestionably, a pivotal figure in British educational reform during his time as the coalition's Secretary of State for Education. This team of experts, drawn from academia, think-tanks and trade unions, offer an unrivalled early assessment of the impact of Gove, and his reforms, on the British educational landscape.Trade Review"This excellent collection tells us a great deal about government policy-making generally, as well as the specific educational legacy of Michael Gove and the Coalition Government. As someone who was directly involved in one set of reforms, I was intrigued by how much I had forgotten, or never known, about the detail of policy-making and implementation. But I was also deeply impressed by the way in which the authors, from very different perspectives, leave one with a much clearer understanding of how education policy has evolved in England; of major underlying shifts, many of which started well before 2010; and of how much, or little, future governments are likely to change direction. Highly recommended!" - Professor Alison Wolf CBE, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Management, King's College London, author of Does Education Matter? "This timely collection offers an unrivalled range of perspectives on one of the most important Education ministers of the modern era." - Sir Anthony Seldon, Master of Wellington College and Fellow of King's College London, author of Schools United "[This book] does, however, help you to see Gove as others understood him and that's a good thing. Mike Finn has selected his authors well and edited to perfection. Each chapter opens with a clear abstract and list of keywords, meaning you know what the text will bring and you can decide if you have the stomach for it." - Laura McInerney, Schools WeekTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Gove Ascendancy - Michael Gove as Secretary of State for Education; Mike Finn 1. The Gove Legacy in State Education; Brian Lightman 2. The Gove Legacy in Independent Schools: The Making and Unmaking of a Supreme Goviet; Tim Hands 3. The Gove Legacy in the Curriculum: The Case of History; Katharine Burn 4. The Gove Legacy: Where Policy Meets the Pupil; Mick Waters 5. Education Beyond the Gove Legacy: The Case of Higher Education; Roger Brown 5b. Education Beyond the Gove Legacy: The Case of Higher Education (2): Ideology in Action; Mike Finn 6. Opening Doors or Narrowing Opportunities?: The Coalition's Approach to Widening Participation, Social Mobility and Social Justice; Konstanze Spohrer 7. The Gove Legacy and the Politics of Education after 2015; Jonathan Simons 7b. The Gove Legacy and the Politics of Education after 2015 (2): Skills and accountability; Steve Besley 7c. The Gove Legacy and the Politics of Education after 2015 (3): Can the legacy endure?; Louis Coffait Conclusion: The Gove Legacy in Education; Mike Finn

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Book SynopsisIntroduction. - 1. Integrity, advocacy and the public purpose of scholarship. - 2. Historians on the inside: thinking with history in policy. - 3. The historian's toolkit. - 4. Disciplinary training and public purpose in university history teaching. - Conclusions: Towards a history with public purposeTable of ContentsIntroduction. - 1. Integrity, advocacy and the public purpose of scholarship. - 2. Historians on the inside: thinking with history in policy. - 3. The historian’s toolkit. - 4. Disciplinary training and public purpose in university history teaching. - Conclusions: Towards a history with public purpose

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Book SynopsisExamining an intramural conflict that erupted within the English Faculty at Cambridge University in the early 1980s, this book develops a theoretical analysis of disputes as they unfold within the academy and explores the broader historical shifts within Higher Education and how these related to developments in Continental Europe.Trade Review“This short book is a gem. It illustrates and elucidates a big issue – that of the struggle over the future course of the academy – by looking through the lens of one particular case, the so-called MacCabe affair (1976-80). … This is an innovative book, which has the capacity to serve as a model for how to renew what has traditionally been called sociology of knowledge, mainly by drawing on the strong programme of cultural sociology.” (Andreas Hess, British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 67 (1), January, 2016)"For too long analyses of intellectual disputes and campus politics have stood in the shadows of Bourdieu's Homo Academicus with its structural reading of fault lines. Conflict in the Academy at last moves the game forward with a pithy and yet impressively detailed case study. Building on recent cultural sociology it convincingly demonstrates that deep meanings and contingent performances also play a part. Making a significant contribution to the sociology of intellectuals and ideas this concise book punches well above its weight." - Professor Philip Smith, Yale University, USA "When asked why academic disputes were so bitter, Henry Kissinger famously replied that it was because so little was at stake. Scholars have often been involved in intellectual debates whose intensity seems to far exceed their objective importance, much to the bewildered entertainment of those not involved. Yet, academics have spent far less time actually studying these conflicts. In this perceptive and highly original new study, Marcus Morgan and Patrick Baert dissect the dynamics of academic disputes. They have produced a work that will be a reference point for future study in this area." - Professor Anthony King, Exeter University, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction: A Storm In a Teacup? PART I: THE 'MACCABE AFFAIR' IN CONTEXT 2. Chronology of Events 3. Contextualising the Dispute PART II: SYMBOLIC STRUGGLES AND PERFORMATIVE POSITIONING 4. Examples of Symbolic Strategies Employed by the Pros 5. Examples of Symbolic Strategies Employed by the Antis 6. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMen at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War.Trade Review“Robb’s book does what many other studies of war and masculinity do not: it engages with the combined presence (or absence) of men and women, thus exploring gender relations rather than merely studying men and manhood. … Men at Work thus recovers the history of civilian men during the war for the benefit of historians of masculinity and illustrates the way that the war changed popular representations of men. … a valuable contribution to the history of masculinities and war.” (Mark Rothery, Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 52 (1), January, 2017)“Working to fill a gap in the knowledge of men's experiences on the home front, historian Robb (Univ. of Strathclyde) explores how civilian men were portrayed to the British populace. … This book helps readers see that men were at home and providing important support for the war effort. … this is undoubtedly a useful contribution to the studies of masculinity and WW II. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (R. J. Bates, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)Table of Contents1. Finding the Lost Working Man 2. Digging for Victory: Farming in Wartime Culture 3. The Attack Begins in the Factory: The Male Industrial Worker in Wartime Culture 4. Heroes on the Home Front: Firefighting in Wartime Culture 5. For Those in Peril on the Sea: the Merchant Navy in Wartime Culture 6. All In It Together?: Reflections on the Masculine Hierarchy

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Book SynopsisBesides tracing the evolution of representations through both art and popular films, this book also analyses connections with consumer culture, film criticism and politics. Through archival research and a survey of more than 600 films, the author enriches our understanding of thirty years of Italian film and cultural history.Trade Review“The book sounds like it will adopt a historicist approach that reads Italian films in terms of ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ images of homosexuality. … One of the strengths of this highly readable, often witty book is precisely the author’s flexibility of approach. … Giori’s book is a valuable contribution to a growing body of work in Queer Italian Studies.” (John Champagne, gender / sexuality / Italy, Vol. 6, 2019)Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Silence.- 3. Enjoying the Darkness.- 4. Undressing the Other.- 5. Luchinidi and Pasolinidi.- 6. Love in the Time of Panic.- 7. Sexual Revolution, Italian Style.- 8. Pornography of Death.- 9. The Only Good Thing.- 10. Homophiles and Gays Go to the Movies.- 11. Conclusion: Martyrdom and Pleasure.

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Book SynopsisAsia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration.Trade Review“This book provides a unique and Creative thesis about which scholars of Asia would do well to think critically in their studies of religion and culture and in reconsidering their methodologies. … I imagine a broad audience would find it inaccessible. Therefore this book is recommended for Asian studies and religious studies scholars interested in the theoretical questions relevant to their disciplines.” (Brooke Schedneck, SOJOURN - Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 32 (1), February, 2017)Table of Contents1. Anthropology and the Limits of Secular Reason 2. Gnosticism and the Pursuit of the Sacred 3. Traditionalism: a Dialectic of Authenticity 4. Gnostics, Religion and the (Mis)Recognition of Modernity 5. Modern Mystics: Towards a Gnostic Science 6. The Inner Journey of the Gnostic Self: Ethics and Politics 7. Other Worlds or Ours? Sacred/Secular/Gnostic/Modern 8. What if Culture Didn't Matter? Asian Studies and the New Universalism(s)

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Book SynopsisThrough rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them.Trade Review"Provocateur, egotist, sage, and artist, no figure in the past decade of popular culture has reflected and defined the zeitgeist better than Kanye West. This collection lays bare the tangle of complexities and contradictions that have made the artist and the art indispensable to our era and proves that if game recognizes game, wisdom does too." - Jelani Cobb, author of The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress "If Julius Bailey was a song, he would be that surprise banger DJ Red Alert drops around one in the morning as the party is at its peak. He is humbly one part scholar and two parts philosopher, yet all hip-hop. Respected for his integrity as a cultural critic and archivist, it's no surprise that, like a master beat maker finding the perfect sample, he was ahead of the curve when he proposed to explore the cultural impact of Kanye West . . . but right on time." - Toni Blackman, US Hip Hop Ambassador "The Cultural Impact of Kanye West is a much-needed addition in today's diluted hip-hop cultural criticism. By deeming West, his chameleon persona, and iconic brand worthy of scholarly examination, this book takes us on a philosophical odyssey like no other in the modern academy." Rahiel Tesfamariam, founder and Editor-in-Chief, Urban CuspTable of ContentsForeword; Davey D Preface ; Julius Bailey PART I: REVISITING THE PHARMAKON: ARTISTIC GIFTS/HUMAN COMPLEXITIES 1. Now I Ain't Saying He's a 'Crate Digger': Kanye West and the Soul Archive; Mark Anthony Neal 2. Kanye West: Asterisk Genius?; Akil Houston 3. Afrofuturism: The Visual Imagery of Kanye West; Reynaldo Anderson and John Jennings 4. You got Kanyed: Seen But Not Heard; David J. Leonard 5. 'An Examination of the Kanye West Higher Education Trilogy; Heidi R. Lewis PART II: UNPACKING HETERO-NORMATIVITY AND COMPLICATING RACE AND GENDER 6. 'By Any Means Necessary': Kanye West and the Hypermasculine Construct; Sha'Dawn Battle 7. Kanye West's Sonic Cosmopolitanism; Regina Bradley 8. 'Hard to Get Straight' Kanye West, Masculine Anxiety, Dis-identification; Tim'm West 9. You Can't Stand the Nigger I See!: Kanye West's Analysis of Anti-Black Death; Tommy Curry PART III: THEORIZING THE AESTHETIC, THE POLITICAL, AND THE EXISTENTIAL 10. When Apollo and Dionysus Clash: A Nietzschean perspective on the work of Kanye West"; Julius Bailey 11. The God of the New Slaves or Slave to a Religion and a God?; Monica Miller 12. Trimalchio From Chicago: Flashing Lights & The Great Kanye in West Egg; A.D. Carson 13. Confidently (Non)cognizant of Neoliberalism: Kanye West and the Interruption of Taylor Swift; Nick Krebs 14. Kanye Omari West: Visions of Modernity; Dawn Boeck

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Book SynopsisThe ubiquitous nature of mobile and pervasive computing has begun to reshape and complicate our notions of space, time, and identity. In this collection, over thirty internationally recognized contributors reflect on ubiquitous computing's implications for the ways in which we interact with our environments, experience time, and develop identities individually and socially. Interviews with working media artists lend further perspectives on these cultural transformations.Drawing on cultural theory, new media art studies, human-computer interaction theory, and software studies, this cutting-edge book critically unpacks the complex ubiquity-effects confronting us every day.Visit the book''s companion website at: http://ubiquity.dkTrade Review"This massively important volume presents critical and inspiring insights into how computers and media are not merely discrete things but pervade and invade the world from the molecular to the planetary. Ubiquitous Computing, Complexity and Culture is transdisciplinary in the true sense of the word: not merely trying to connect different disciplines and methods, but carving out a research field in between existing ones; an investigation into the computational environments that govern how we live and sense. This is the key handbook for an emerging field." — Professor Jussi Parikka, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton; author of Insect Media and What is Media Archaeology?Table of ContentsForeword, N. Katherine HaylesIntroduction: Complex Ubiquity-Effects, Ulrik EkmanPART I. INDIVIDUATINGUlrik Ekman, Individuations+ Lily Díaz, Cultural Theory- Topology of Sensibility, Mark B. N. Hansen- Weather Patterns, or How Minor Gestures Entertain the Environment, Erin Manning- Peekaboo, I see you!, Lily Díaz- The Implied Producer and The Citizen of the Culture of Ubiquitous Information: Investigating Emergent Typologies of Critical Awareness, Morten Søndergaard+ Morten Søndergaard, Media Art- Ulrik Ekman, Complexity and Reduction – Interview with David Rokeby- Jay David Bolter, Interface, Bodies, and Process – Interview with Teri Rueb+ Interaction Design, Jay David Bolter- The Elephants in the (Server) Room: Sustainability and Surveillance in the Era of Big Data, Simon Penny- Towards Transdisciplinary Design of Ubiquitous Computing Systems Supporting End-User Development, Irene Mavrommati- Ambient Literature: Writing Probability, Jonathan Dovey+ Software Studies, Ulrik Ekman- Ubiquitous Memory: I Do Not Remember, We Do Not Forget, Wendy Hui Kyong ChunPART II. SITUATINGSituating: Contextuality and Context-Awareness, Jay David Bolter+ Cultural Theory, Maria Engberg- Thinking in Networks: Artistic-architectural Responses to Ubiquitous Information, Yvonne Spielmann- A Portrait of the Artist as a Smart City: Body, Complexity and Urban Life, Henriette Steiner and Kristin Veel- Distraction Reconsidered: On the Cultural Stakes of the Ambient, Malcolm McCullough- The Information Environment, Sean Cubitt- Media Always and Everywhere: A Cosmic Approach, Sarah Kember and Joanna Zylinska+ Media Art, Lily Díaz- From Simple Rules to Complex Performances, Lily Díaz - Interview with Blast Theory’s Matt Adams- Complex Historicity, Maria Engberg: An Interview with Electroland Principal Cameron McNall - Interview with Mogens Jacobsen, Morten Søndergaard- Ubiquitous-ALife in TechnoSphere 2.0: the Design, Individuation and Entanglement of Ubicomp Apps in Urban South East Asia, Jane Prophet and Helen Pritchard+ Interaction Design, Maria Engberg- Disability, Locative Media, and Complex Ubiquity, Katie Ellis and Gerard Goggin- Indexical Visualization - the Data-less Information Display, Dietmar Offenhuber and Orkan TelhanPART III. EVENTUALIZINGEvents, Lily Díaz+ Cultural Theory, Maria Engberg- (In)visibility, (Un)awareness and a New Way of Seeing through Complex Cinema, Maria Poulaki- Cutting and Folding the Borgesian Map: Film as Complex Temporal Object in the Industrialization of Memory, Patricia Pisters+ Media Art, Ulrik Ekman- Hiding in Plain Sight, Jay David Bolter – Interview with Hasan Elahi+ Interaction Design, Morten Søndergaard,- Participatory Strategies in Interactive Installations, Giulio Jacucci- The Collective Novice: A Designer’s Reflections on Emergent Complexity in Collaborative Media, Jonas Löwgren+ Software Studies, Jay David Bolter- Information-Events, Big Data, and the Flash Crash, John Johnston

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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to explain how consumption - a horrible disease - came to be the glamorous and artistic Romantic malady. It tries to explain the disparity between literary myth and bodily reality, by examining literature and medicine from the Renaissance to the late Victorian period, covering a wide range of authors and characters.Trade ReviewShortlisted for the 2008 ESSE Book Award in the field of Literatures in the English Language. 'The scholarship displayed in this book - both literary and medical - is immense. Over the past decade there has been increasing interest in the relationship between literature and disease [and] Lawlor's book is a superb contribution to this field of study, as it extends the literary study of consumption back into the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, while significantly broadening this discussion beyond the major consumptive writers... to produce a veritable canon of consumptive writing. Lawlor's book is the best history of this literary disease that we have' - Professor Alan Bewell, Department of English, University of Toronto, Canada 'This book provides much more than the title promises. It explores interpretations of consumption (pulmonary tuberculosis) from the Renaissance to the Victorian period...The result is a finely balanced exploration of historical and literary conceptions of consumption from the viewpoints of patients, physicians, and onlookers...Summing Up: Recommended.' - A. E. McKim, Choice 'Clark Lawlor's scholarly account of 'consumption narratives' is to be recommended as a well-informed and engaging contribution to the burgeoning field of interdisciplinary studies addressing the literary representation of disease...Lawlor's fascinating study provides new readings of canonical literary texts, as well as alerting us to lesser-known sources including medical texts, journals and private correspondence to provide a valuable account of the evolving aesthetics of consumption.' - David E. Shuttleton, Journal of Literature and Science 'By uncovering the link between sensitivity and genius, Lawlor aims to explain that association.' Judith Hawley, Eighteenth-Century studies, Vol.42, No. 1, 2008 'This is a book, like the consumptives it describes, in which a slender frame belies vital force and purpose.' - James Whitehead, BARS Bulletin & ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction PART I: RENAISSANCE Consumption and Love Melancholy: The Renaissance Tradition The 'Golden Disease': Early Modern Religious Consumptions PART II: ENLIGHTENMENT 'The genteel, linear, consumptive make': the Disease of Sensibility and the Sentimental 'A consuming malady and a consuming mistress': Consumptive Masculinity and Sensibility PART III: ROMANTIC AND VICTORIAN Wasting Poets 'Seeming delicately slim': Consumed and Consuming Women Meeting Keats in Heaven: David Gray and the Romantic Legacy Conclusion: Germ Theory and After Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating and lively volume makes the case that the Eurovision Song Contest is an arena for European identification in which both national solidarity and participation in a European identity are confirmed, and a site where cultural struggles over the meanings, frontiers and limits of Europe are enacted.Trade ReviewRichly contextualized via a masterful introduction, this book's story of the Eurovision Song Contest sings with the verve of topicality. The 'new' Europe is revealed in fascinating guises through clear-eyed accounts of what has been invested in its performance in particular places and among specific audiences. In the macronarratives shaping this global contest as much as the micromoments of its annual unfolding, national and supranational politics, we learn, are no less intriguing than that chameleon-like entity we still call Europe. A provocative and timely collection. - Helen Gilbert, Professor of Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London A book full of insight, facts, opinions and great stories about the world's most successful TV format ever. - Svante Stockselius, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, 2003-2010. This impressive collection takes Eurovision studies to the next level, and it is especially timely now that the new post-Wall unified Europe faces some of its greatest economic and political challenges. The newly-expanded Song Contest is far more than just an entertaining or embarrassing TV show it's actually still a 'a battlefield,' in the memorable words of one of the book's contributors, a way of channeling the tensions and rivalries that still lurk beneath and now often break through the surface of this ideal imagined Europe. How do Britain and Russia see and sing themselves from their post-superpower positions, how do Serbia and Israel and Azerbaijan perform their inclusion in the European project, how do ethnic minorities like Roma play a role within national and cultural identities, and how do feminists and queers find themselves represented in a show that attracts many women and gays? The eleven contributors shine a light on all these questions and more in their incisive and often provocative analyses, while the lively panel discussion brings in broadcasters' voices. All this makes for exciting new views on the 'new' Europe and its changing 'Euro-visions' that bridge music, culture, politics, and economics every spring. - Ivan Raykoff, Associate Professor, The New School; co-editor of A Song For Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest (2007).Table of ContentsIntroduction: Eurovision and the 'New' Europe; Karen Fricker and Milija Gluhovic PART I: FEELING EUROPEAN: THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST AND THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC SPHERE 1. 'Sharing the moment': Europe, Affect and Utopian Performatives in the Eurovision Song Contest; Marilena Zaroulia 2. 'It's just not funny any more': Terry Wogan, Melancholy Britain and the Eurovision Song Contest; Karen Fricker 3. Europe, with feeling: The Eurovision Song Contest as entertainment; Mari Pajala 4. 'The song contest is a battlefield': Panel discussion with Eurovision Song Contest broadcasters, 18 February 2011 PART II: EUROPEAN MARGINS AND MULTIPLE MODERNITIES 5. Back to the Future: Imagining a New Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest; Yana Meerzon and Dmitri Priven 6. 'Playing with Fire,' and Playing It Safe: With(out) Roma at the Eurovision Song Contest?; Ioana Szeman 7. From Dana to Dustin: The Reputation of Old/New Ireland and the Eurovision Song Contest; Brian Singleton PART III: GENDER IDENTITIES AND SEXUALITIES IN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 8. Competing Femininities: A Girl for Eurovision; Elaine Aston 9. Taken by a stranger: How queerness haunts Germany at Eurovision; Peter Rehberg 10. Sing for Democracy: Human Rights and Sexuality Discourse in the Eurovision Song Contest; Milija Gluhovic 11. Conundrums of Post-Socialist Belonging at the Eurovision Song Contest; Katrin Sieg Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume investigates what role colonial communities and diaspora have had in shaping the Portuguese empire and its heritage, exploring topics such as Portuguese migration to Africa, the Ismaili and the Swiss presence in Mozambique, the Goanese in East Africa, the Chinese in Brazil, and the history of the African presence in Portugal.Trade Review“This is an extremely well-conceived, well-edited volume, shedding salutary light on a whole range of subjects related to diaspora and migration. It will be of great interest to those working on history, cultural studies, and politics.” (Gabriel Paquette, Luso-Brazilian Review, Vol. 52 (2), December, 2015)"The role of the empire in building the grandeur of the Portuguese destiny has, as Imperial Migrations shows so excellently, obscured the multiple agencies involved in imperial constructions. Decentring empires involves acknowledging diasporas, and in so doing acknowledging the multiplicities inherent in the project of modernity, both in the past and in the present." - Toby Green, Africa, 84(4) "This book provides a wide panorama [...] aim in 330 pages of the migrations within the spaces colonized by Portugal and/or those of the people subjected to Portuguese colonization. [...] it allows us to draw interesting comparisons with other imperial situations. Thus it contributes, by including the spaces colonized by Portugal, to current debates within the field of imperial studies, connected history, and global history." - Victor Pereira, African Affairs, 144(456)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes of Contributors Introduction: Portugal, Empire and Migrations; E.Morier-Genoud & M.Cahen PART I: LONGUE-DUREE MIGRATIONS IN AND AROUND THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE 'Portuguese' Diasporas: A Survey of the Scholarly Literature; E.Alpers & M.Ball Africans in Portuguese Society: Classification Ambiguities and Colonial Realities; I.C.Henriques PART II: COLONIAL MIGRATIONS IN THE THIRD PORTUGUESE EMPIRE Colonial Migration to Angola and Mozambique: Constraints and Illusions; C.Castelo Imperial Actors? Cape Verdean Mentality in the Portuguese Empire Under the Estado Novo, 1926–1974; A.Keese Unlike the other Whites? The Swiss in Mozambique under Colonialism; S.Chichava The Ismailis of Mozambique. History of a Twofold Migration (late 19th Century-1975); N.Khouri & J.P.Leite PART III: MIGRATIONS AT THE MARGINS OF THE THIRD EMPIRE Representing the Portuguese Empire: Goan Consuls in British East Africa, c.1920-1950; M.Frenz The Making of a Portuguese Community in South Africa, 1900-1994; C.Glaser From Mozambique to Brazil: The 'Good Portuguese' of the Chinese Athletic Club; L.Macagno PART IV: IDEOLOGY AND HERITAGE Luso-African Intimacies: Conceptions of National and Transnational Community; R.Williams 'Mundo Pretuguês': Colonial and Postcolonial Diasporic Dis/articulations; A.Vakil 'Portugal is in the Sky': Conceptual Considerations on Communities, Lusitanity and Lusophony; M.Cahen Conclusion: Decolonization and Diaspora; J.Darwin Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the theoretical concerns of recent literary and cultural studies through a reappraisal of three innovative women writers of the modernist period: Djuna Barnes, Mina Loy and Gertrude Stein. In its provocative combination of cultural methodologies, it significantly expands on existing aesthetic cartographies of modernism.Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Modernist Studies and Cultural Studies Becoming-Modernists: Djuna Barnes, Mina Loy and Gertrude Stein The Great War, Hysterical Men and the Modernist Lyric Dada, Cyborgs and the New Woman in New York Fashions for Genius and the Flâneur: A Guide to Paris Carnival Bodies, the Grotesque and Becoming-Animal Wandering and Wondering: Jewish Identity and Minority Writing Postscript Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOffering unique insights into the writing and production of television drama series such as The Killing and Borgen, produced by DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Novrup Redvall explores the creative collaborations in writers' rooms and 'production hotels' through detailed case studies of Denmark's public service production culture.Trade Review'Writing and Producing Television Drama in Denmark is a key text on Scandinavian television and production culture. As such, it is not only recommended to scholars of Scandinavian audio-visual culture, but also to those - including undergraduates as well as more advanced scholars -who are more generally interested in television production and scriptwriting.' - Tobias Hochscherf, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television The book provides a wealth of material to ponder, not only for those interested in Danish television but for anyone curious about the direction of small screen fiction generally.' - Glen Creeber, New Review of Film and Television StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Television Writing and the Screen Idea System 2. Danish Television Drama: A Crash Course 3. Dogmas for Television Drama: Changing a Production Culture 4. Training Talent for Television: DR and 'The TV term' 5. Writers, Showrunners and Television Auteurs: Ideas of 'One Vision' 6. The Workings of a Writer's Room: Borgen 7. Primetime Public Service Crime: Forbrydelsen / The Killing Conclusions and Cliffhangers Appendix Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Reproduction of Fictitious Capital 2. Precariousness: Two Models of Social Liquidation 3. Securitization: Walmart's Empire 4. Play: Coming of Age in the Pokéconomy 5. Creativity: Parables of the Leveraged Imagination 6. Resistance: And its discontents Conclusion Works CitedTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Reproduction of Fictitious Capital 2. Precariousness: Two Models of Social Liquidation 3. Securitization: Walmart's Empire 4. Play: Coming of Age in the Pokéconomy 5. Creativity: Parables of the Leveraged Imagination 6. Resistance: And its discontents Conclusion Works Cited

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Book SynopsisThis volume is built around three assumptions - first, that for huge numbers people around the world, including many sport lovers, there are more important things in life than sport; and, third, that contrary to the still-popular belief that sport and politics don't mix, sport often provides an ideal theatre for the enacting of political protest.Trade Review“This new text … responds to the need to appreciate and comprehend the capacity of sport to alter social, economic and political agendas through the vehicle of public protest. … In addressing a gap in the existing literature of sports studies and sport sociology, Wagg and Dart perform a vital service for academics, students and the lay-reader.” (Russell Holden, idrottsforum.org, September, 2017)“Sport, Protest and Globalisation is a rich, wide-ranging compendium chockfull of sport-induced political dissent from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. … this book is a must read for those interested in the power of sport and the capacity of activists to leverage sport for progressive social change. Sport, Protest and Globalisation is a significant contribution to both social movement studies and sports studies. The book has potential use as a textbook for undergraduate courses in both fields.” (Jules Boykoff, Social Movement Studies, April, 2017)Table of Contents1. ‘Deeds, Not Words’: Emily Wilding Davison and the Epsom Derby 1913 Revisited; Carol Osborne.- 2. Women’s Olympics: Protest, Strategy or Both?; Helen Jefferson Lenskyj.- 3. A Most Contentious Contest. Politics and Protest at the 1936 Berlin Olympics ; David Clay Large and Joshua J. H. Large.- 4. Splitting the World of International Sport: The 1963 Games of the New Emerging Forces and the politics of challenging the global sport order; Russell Field.- 5. “Memorias del ’68: Media, Massacre, and the Construction of Collective Memories” Celeste González de Bustamante.- 6. Race, Rugby and Political Protest in New Zealand: A Personal Account; John Minto.- 7. Fighting Toxic Greens: The Global Anti-Golf Movement (GAG’M) Revisitedl; Anita Pleumarom.- 8. ‘Human Rights or Cheap Code; Words for Antisemitism?’ The Debate over Israel, Palestine and Sport Sanctions; Jon Dart.- 9. ‘The Olympics Do Not Understand Canada’: Canada and the Rise of Olympic Protests; Christine M. O’Bonsawin’10. The Atos Games’: Protest, the Paralympics of 2012 and the New Politics of Disablement; Stephen Wagg.- 11. ‘Messing about on the river.’; Trenton Oldfield and the Possibilities of Sports Protest; Jon Dart.- 12. Sochi 2014 Olympics: Accommodation and Resistance; Helen Jefferson Lenskyj.- 13. An anatomy of resistance: the popular committees of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil; Christopher Gaffney.

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Book SynopsisLaunching the landmark Performing Landscapes series, Performing Mountains brings together for the first time Mountain Studies and Performance Studies in order to examine an international selection of dramatic responses to mountain landscapes.Trade Review“There is much in this book, and indeed the Performing Landscapes series, that is crying out for further ecocritical discussion.” (Terry Gifford, Green Letters, February 21, 2021)Table of Contents1. Handrail 1: Beginnings: Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle (W#1 and 2/214).- 2. Part 1: Mountain Studies meets Performance.- 3. Part 2: Mountains in Ritual, Drama and Site-related Performance.- 4. Handrail 2: Little Rituals: Bowfell (W#9/214).- 5. Part 2.1: Mountain Rituals.- 6. Handrail 3: Narrative paths: The Fairfield Horseshoe (W#18-25/214).- 7. Part 2.2: Mountain Drama.- 8. Handrail 4: Site, light and a dark memory put to rest: Barrow and Outerside (W#41-42/214).- 9. Part 2.3: Mountain Site-related Performance.- 10. Handrail 5: Stepping up, training and a new urgency: Skiddaw and its neighbours (W#135-140/214).- 11. Part 3.1: Mountains in Microcosm: The Artistry of Training in the Studio and on the Wall.- 12. Part 3.2: Skywalk scenography: stage-managing fear and delight in mountain.- 13. Part 3.3: From Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn: Deep and Dark Play in the Alps.- 14. General Conclusion.- 15. Handrail 6: Endings: Pillar (W#214)

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: The Necroculture of Capitalism.- Chapter 2: Artificial Life on a Dead Planet.- Chapter 3: Speed and Stasis.- Chapter 4: The Pornography of Information.- Chapter 5: The Tyranny of Negative Freedom. Trade Review“‘Necroculture’, the productivist ideology which denies climate change and promotes techno-salvationism is expressed as a complete capitulation to the perceived power of capital, not to preserve life but to reproduce it as something which transcends death.” (Debra Benita Shaw, New Formations, Issue 91, 2017)“In Necroculture, Charles Thorpe challenges this received wisdom by gathering an ambitious array of macrosocial ills into cohesive categories and then drawing theoretical purchase from Karl Marx and Erich Fromm to explain them. … Necroculture is a must-read for anyone interested in studying such camouflaged macrosocial addictions.” (Shawn Van Valkenburgh, Critical Sociology, August, 2017)Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Necroculture of Capitalism Chapter 2: Artificial Life on a Dead Planet Chapter 3: Speed and Stasis Chapter 4: The Pornography of Information Chapter 5: The Tyranny of Negative Freedom

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of the bean, the staple food cultivated by humans for over 10,000 years. From the lentil to the soybean, every civilization on the planet has cultivated its own species of bean. The humble bean has always attracted attention - from Pythagoras'' notion that the bean hosted a human soul to St. Jerome''s indictment against bean-eating in convents (because they tickle the genitals), to current research into the deadly toxins contained in the most commonly eaten beans. Over time, the bean has been both scorned as poor man''s meat and praised as health-giving, even patriotic. Attitudes to this most basic of foodstuffs have always revealed a great deal about a society. Featuring a new preface from author Ken Albala, Beans: A History takes the reader on a fascinating journey across cuisines and cultures.Trade ReviewA vividly entertaining history of the humble bean takes the reader on a curious, surprising and exciting journey across epochs, continents and cultures. * Raymond Blanc *Charming. * New York Times *I would strongly urge a reading of Beans by Ken Albala which entertainingly unravels that most complicated of legumes through space and time. * The Guardian *Fresh and engaging from the start ... A must have for any serious foodie. * The Telegraph *Extraordinarily detailed and amusing. ... It is a totally endearing mixture of expertise and whimsy and should, by rights, be a bestseller. * The Times *Albala's range of geographical, historical and cultural references is extremely impressive. * Ian Sansom, Saturday Guardian *A great read, full of exotic and intriguing information and thoroughly recommended. * Times Higher Education Supplement *Albala traces the histories of a wide range of beans and the result is an enthusiastic book which deploys commendable scholarship with the lightest of touches. * History Today *Who ever knew that beans were so complicated and interesting. Told in fascinating detail by Ken Albala, Beans: A History is an instructional book that reads like a novel. * Charlie Palmer *Here is the first biography of beans presented by Ken Albala in vivid prose. Gut-buster or aphrodisiac, lowly legume or savior of civilization, the bean is more significant than we ever realized. * Darra Goldstein *Beans is a lyrical book. It is a tale well told filled with unusual twists and turns with surprises popping up in almost every paragraph. * Andrew F. Smith, editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America *Lucky beans who have at last found their Homer. Who knew that the history of the Western world and parts of Asia could be illumined through the evolution of the lowly bean in its multiple forms from fava to soy? No one is better equipped than this skilled historian to wrap history, science, legend, folklore and fakelore in an entertaining narrative that delights while it informs. This is the most digestible bean dish I've ever encountered and all I want is more. * Betty Fussell, author of The Story of Corn and I Hear America Cooking: The Cooks and Recipes of American Regional Cuisine *In this delightful, informative bean biography, the author unravels the history, science and culture of beans across the world. * Sainsbury Magazine *Surprisingly readable and full of fascinating detail. ... Beans: A History would make a valuable addition to the bookshelf of anyone hungry to know the cultural and gastronomic history of the food on their plate. * Oxford Vegetarians *I was immediately hooked. What a great combination of scholarly commitment and good humour! * Jane Bowler, The Vegetarian *There appears to be very little Ken Albala doesn't know about the humble bean. ... an authentic and inclusive history. * Australian Gormet Pages Newsletter *A light-hearted and entertaining narrative. * Artisan *With not a pod left unshelled, Beans is just plain fun to read thanks to author Ken Albala's sense of humour, devotion to scholarly detail and breezy writing style. * The Roanoke Times *By successfully integrating history, geography, botany, and politics into understanding beans, Albala demonstrates the wonder of liberal education itself. * The AAG Review of Books *Table of ContentsList of Recipes Preface, Acknowledgements and a Note on Recipes 1. Introduction 2. Lentils: Fertile Crescent 3. Lupines: Europe and Andes 4. Fava Beans: Europe 5. Peas, Chickpeas and Pigeon Peas 6. Oddballs and Villains 7. Mung and the Vignas: India 8. Black-eyed Peas: Africa, Soul Food 9. Phaseolus vulgaris: Mexico and the World 10. Limas and the Lesser Phaseoli: Andes 11. Tepary beans: Native Americans 12. Soy: China, Japan and the World Postscript Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSuzanne Ferriss is Professor Emeritus at Nova Southeastern University, USA. She has published extensively on fashion, film and cultural studies, co-editing Chick Flicks: Contemporary Women at the Movies (2008), Footnotes: On Shoes (2001) and On Fashion (1994), among other titles. She has also co-authored An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles (2016) and Motorcycle (2008).Trade ReviewScholar Ferriss traces and deconstructs how Coppola’s knowledge of interior design, fashion, architecture, art and music informs every aspect of her movies – and their carefully crafted, painterly compositions – and illuminates how deftly style becomes substance. * Everything Zoomer *Suzanne Ferriss presents us with an indispensable study that effectively captures the complexities of Sofia Coppola's universe through the lens of fashion, culture and celebrity. * The Journal of Dress History *Thought provoking for fans of Coppola’s work and casual viewers alike. * Film Criticism *Ferriss offers a sophisticated and wide-ranging analysis of Coppola's films and their intersections with fashion, art and celebrity culture. This is the first study, in particular, that positions Coppola's aesthetic preoccupations from the perspective of neither feminism nor post-feminism, but rather from that of art history. This book, therefore, offers a genuinely new, vital and fascinating take on a currently neglected, or under-studied, aspect of Coppola's oeuvre. Ferriss combines rich analysis with extensive knowledge of Coppola's artistic influences and writes both lucidly and beautifully. This study will be indispensable to both undergraduate students and serious scholars of not only film, but also those working in interdisciplinary subjects such as fashion studies, gender studies and art history. -- Anna Backman Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Feminism and Visual Culture, University of Gothenburg, SwedenSuzanne Ferriss’s timely and lively book makes a convincing case for considering Sofia Coppola a designer as much as a director, creating beautifully fashioned story worlds. Threading together analysis of Coppola’s use of costume, her carefully curated locations, and her eclectic range of photographic and fine art references, this book will appeal not just to devotees of Coppola but also scholars interested in the vibrant interconnections Ferriss demonstrates between fashion, film, and visual cultures. -- Fiona Handyside, Associate Professor of Film Studies, University of Exeter, UKThis vibrant addition to the growing body of Coppola scholarship is an exquisitely detailed celebration of her luscious visual style, in the particular context of costume and fashion, photography and fame. Ferris explores Coppola’s unique set of influences and firmly demonstrates her cultural prestige and indisputable significance. -- Lucy Bolton, Deputy Head of Film, Queen Mary, University of London, UKA tour de force of extensive range yet admirable clarity, The Cinema of Sofia Coppola stands apart in the rapidly expanding field of Coppola studies for its definitive demonstration of the filmmaker's debt and contribution to fashion cultures, broadly defined. Moving nimbly between areas as diverse as fine art, phenomenology and business, Suzanne Ferriss' study conjures vividly the far-reaching impact of "Coppolism" as a densely intermedial aesthetic and social phenomenon. -- Mary Harrod, Assistant Professor, University of Warwick, UKThe Cinema of Sofia Coppola will fast become the go-to reference volume for any student, scholar or cinephile interested in the films of this talented, award-winning director. Writing in a readable and engaging style, the author provides a wealth of well-researched material about the complicated itinerary that lead to the success of one of the world’s most prominent women auteurs. -- Hilary Radner, Professor Emeritus, University of Otago, New ZealandTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Self-Fashioning 2. Fashioning Worlds 3. Film Style 4. The Fashion-Fame-Film Industrial Complex Conclusion Fashion and Film Timeline Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn excellent guide to Mass-Observation and the period generally, this scholarly work also provides surprising insights into the role social research has played in the development of policy and mass democracy.Trade Review'An insightful new history.' - The New Yorker 'Hubble's account is much needed, and the depth of detail and analysis that is evident in it ensures that it is likely to remain an essential guide to Mass Observation for years to come.' - Textual Practice 'An excellent appreciation of Tom Harrisson and his fellow Mass Observation co-founders.' - History Workshop Journal 'An important book...invaluable to anyone wanting to understand what lay behind Mass Observation and how the organization developed.' - Literature and History 'Hubble provides an exhaustive investigation into the origins of Mass Observation [and] their influence on successive generations of intellectuals.' - Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Acknowlegdements INTRODUCTION: THE MASS-OBSERVATION PROJECT Defining Mass-Observation A Brief History of Mass-Observation Everyday Life and Social Transformation PART 1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Everyday Life in the Long Twentieth Century Social Surveys: From Booth's Life and Labour of the London Poor to Kracauer's Die Angestellten and the Lynd's Middeltown PART 2: THE SPACE OF FORMER HEAVEN Cambridge Experiment Letter to Oxford British Social Anthropology Popular Poetry and the 'Thirties' PART 3: THE INTELLECTUALS AND THE MASSES Profane Illumination and New Objectivity; English Surrealism and British Democracy Empson's Imaginary Solution PART 4: EARLY MASS-OBSERVATION The Formation of Mass-Observation Coronation Pastoral PART 5: BRITAIN BEGINS AT HOME First Year's Work First Year's Reception The Munich Crisis The Lambeth Walk PART 6: THE MOBILISATION OF EVERYDAY LIFE Active Leadership and the Civilian Army The Ministry of Everyday Co-operating with the Tax Collector PART 7: THE DEMOBILISATION OF EVERYDAY LIFE Politics, Pubs, Penguins Society in the Mind Resumption of the People's War Conclusion: Mass-Observation Reassessed Bibliography and Sources Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough subject to novelist's ambivalent, even satirical, representations, missionary aesthetes nevertheless constituted an influential social network, imbuing fin-de-siecle artistic communities with political purpose and political lobbies with aesthetic sensibility.Trade Review'...this book signals the rich possibilities for future studies in the field as it contributes to a continuing reassessment of the Aesthetic Movement.' - Morna O'Neill, Visual CultureTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements What is Missionary Aestheticism? An Introduction The Social Strands of Aestheticism Octavia Hill and the Aesthetics of Victorian Tenement Reform 'In ample halls adorned with mysterious things aesthetic': Toynbee Hall as Aesthetic Haven The Museum Opening Debate and the Combative Discourses of Sabbatarianism and Missionary Aestheticism 'Art is the Handmaid of Religion': Slum Ritualism as Missionary Aestheticism George Gissing's Hopes and Fears for a Popular Aestheticism Conclusion: Missionary Aestheticism as Emancipatory Aesthetics? Notes Works Cited: Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index

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Book SynopsisWith resurgent interest in the Muslim world and in particular political Islam, this collection of original essays by major Muslim thinkers from the Middle East and South Asia demonstrates the ongoing and contentious debate between modernizers seeking to adapt Western ways and fundamentalists who rejected them. From Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Sayyid Ahmad Khan in the 19th century to Sayyid Qutb and Ayatollah Khomeini in the 20th, the essays provide an opportunity to examine a diversity of Muslim thinkers'' thoughts on important topics like jurisprudence, politics, relations with the West, and women, in their own words.Trade Review'Provides an excellent source of the major issues that have engaged Muslim intellectuals for over a century as they attempted to grapple with the challenges of Western hegemony and modernity.' - Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Georgetown University 'This superbly chosen volume provides the best possible way for outsiders to gain authentic insights into modern Islam - to listen as leading Muslim scholars debate the serious issues facing their faith.' - Rodney Stark, Professor of Sociology and Comparative Religion, University of WashingtonTable of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE: ISLAMIC MODERNISMS Jurisprudence, Rational Sciences, and Differentiation of Knowledge Religion Versus Science; S.Jamal al-Din Al-Afghani Islamic Revealed Law Versus Islamic Common Law; C.Ali The Rationalistic and Philosophical Spirit of Islam; A.Ali The Sociological Laws of the Quran; M.Abduh Scientific Reform of Religious Studies; M.Abduh Methodology of Historical Writing; S.Nu'mani Islam and Politics War and Peace: Popular Jihad; C.Ali The Problem of Caliphate; A.Abd al-Raziq Authority of the Problem of Succession; A.Ali Intellectual Pluralism and Freedom of Opinion; S.A.Khan Islam and Western Civilization Modernist Economic and Social Project; Aligarh Institute Gazette Islam and Civilization; M.F.Wajdi Islamic Modernism and the Women's Question Polygamy; C.Ali The Rights of Women, S.A.Khan The Liberation of Women; Q.Amin Style of Living The Way of Life; S.A.Khan The Way to Eat a Meal; S.A.Khan Civil Rights; R.al-Tahtawi PART TWO: ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM Jurisprudence, Bases of Law, and Rational Sciences Islam as the Basis for Knowledge; S.Qutb Fallacy of Rationalism, S.Abul A'la Maududi Islam and Politics War and Peace: Jihad; S.Qutb The Nature of an Islamic State; A.Khomeini The Necessity of Islamic Government; A.Khomeini The Political Theory of Islam; S.Abul A'la Maududi The Program of FIS; Islamic Salvation Front of Algeria Boycotting the 1997 Election in Jordan; Muslim Brotherhood Islamic Action Front Party: Interview With Dr. Ishaq A.Farhan Islam and Western Civilization Critical Attitudes about the West and the Idea of Western Decadence; A.Shari'ati Suicide of Western Civilization; S.Abul A'la Maududi Granting Capitulatory Rights to the U.S; A.Khomeini Islam and It's Adversaries; A.al-Latif Sultani Plagued by the West; J.Al-I Ahmad Women and the Hijab A Moralizing Fundamentalism; A.al-Latif Sultani On the Islamic Hijab; M.Motahhari Bibliography Index of the Articles

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Book SynopsisA Sketch of the Sikhs Missionaries Nabobs News Military Men Great Gamers Academics AppendixTrade Review"A fascinating account of the Sikhs as seen by foreign travellers in the land which was to become their kingdom. They give us an insight into the macho self-image that Sikhs have to this day - anything you can do I can do better. This spirit of upmanship has sustained the community miniscule in numbers but grand in achievements." - Khushwant Singh, author, A History of the Sikhs "Better than time travel... a richly-peopled, intimate journey through the dawn of Sikh history." - Christy Campbell, author of The Maharajah's and Fenian Fire: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria "This is a splendid compilation of documents which should have an appeal beyond the narrowly academic to a range of readers, including many with general interests in the expansion of British rule in northern India as well as those particularly interested in early Sikh history at whom the book is most directly targeted." - Journal of the Royal Asiatic SocietyTable of ContentsA Sketch of the Sikhs Missionaries Nabobs News Military Men Great Gamers Academics Appendix

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Book SynopsisThis volume fills an important gap in the analysis of early modern history and culture by reintroducing scholars to the significance of the horse. Each essay in the collection provides a snapshot of how horse culture and the broader culture - that tapestry of images, objects, structures, sounds, gestures, texts, and ideas - articulate.Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: POWER AND STATUS Cultural Convergence: The Equine Connection between Muscovy and Europe; A.Kleimola The Palio Horse in Renaissance and Early Modern Italy; E.Tobey Shakespeare and the Social Devaluation of the Horse; B.Boehrer "Faith, Say a Man Should Steal Ye-And Feed Ye Fatter": Equine Hunger and Theft in Woodstock; K.de Ornellas PART II: DISCIPLINE AND CONTROL Just a Bit of Control: The Historical Significance of Sixteenth- and Seventeenth- Century German Bit Books; P.Cuneo Man and Horse in Harmony; E.Le Guin From Gens d'armes to Gentilshommes: Dressage, Civilité, and Ballet à Cheval; K.van Orden PART III: IDENTITY AND SELF-DEFINITION A Horse of a Different Color: Nation and Race in Early Modern Horsemanship Treatises; K.Raber Honest English Breed:" The Thoroughbred as Cultural Metaphor; R.Nash Early Modern French Noble Identity and the Equestrian "Airs Above the Ground"; T.J.Tucker "Horses! Give me More Horses!": White Settler Identity, Horses and the Making of Early Modern South Africa, 1655-1700; S.Swart Learning to Ride in Early Modern Britain, or, The Making of the English Hunting Seat; D.Landry

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