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Book SynopsisIn this comprehensive introduction to Robert Burns detailed commentary on the artistry and critical contexts of his work is complemented by material on the cultural reception and afterlife of this most iconic of world writers.Trade ReviewScrupulously academic ! A definitive survey of the present state of Burns Studies ! Taken together, these essays provide enormous stimulation for readers familiar with Burns, who will go back to the poems with new insights from every essay. What sets this collection apart from its predecessors is that many of these studies, taken individually, provide benchmark accounts to which teachers will send students as starting points for their own essays on particular aspects of Burns's work. -- Robert Irvine, University of Edinburgh The Byron Journal The Scotsman Books of the year: Writers' choice Readable, bite-sized, and fresh introductions to an admirably eclectic range of Burns-related topics. -- Christopher Whatley The Scotsman The Edinburgh Companion is a sprightly collection of new essays well edited by Gerard Curruthers ... This is an excellent volume, nicely produced ... and admirably presented. -- Bernard Beatty, Universities of Liverpool and St Andrews Scotia Scrupulously academic ! A definitive survey of the present state of Burns Studies ! Taken together, these essays provide enormous stimulation for readers familiar with Burns, who will go back to the poems with new insights from every essay. What sets this collection apart from its predecessors is that many of these studies, taken individually, provide benchmark accounts to which teachers will send students as starting points for their own essays on particular aspects of Burns's work. The Scotsman Books of the year: Writers' choice Readable, bite-sized, and fresh introductions to an admirably eclectic range of Burns-related topics. The Edinburgh Companion is a sprightly collection of new essays well edited by Gerard Curruthers ... This is an excellent volume, nicely produced ... and admirably presented.Table of ContentsDedication; Abbreviations; Brief Biography of Robert Burns; Introduction, Gerard Carruthers; 1. Burns and Publishing, Gerard Carruthers; 2. Burns and Women, Sarah Dunnigan; 3. Burns and the Rhetoric of Narrative, Kenneth Simpson; 4. Burns and the Poetics of Abolition, Nigel Leask; 5. Burns and Politics, Colin Kidd, 6. Burns's Songs and Poetic Craft, Kirsteen McCue; 7. Burns and Robert Fergusson, Rhona Brown; 8. Burns and Romantic Writing, Fiona Stafford; 9. Burns the Critic, Corey Andrews; 10. Burns, Scott and Intertextuality, Alison Lumsden; 11. Burns and Virgil, Steven R. McKenna; 12. Burns and Transnational Culture, Leith Davis; Notes; Further Reading; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe first book to provide a thorough introduction to Gaelic fiction. It traces the evolution of the form over the last century and focuses on the major developments that have led to the recent flourishing in Gaelic fiction publishing.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 - The Origin of Gaelic Fiction Chapter 2 - The Early Novels Chapter 3 - Periodical Fiction: 1952 to the Present Day Chapter 4 - The Second Wave of Novels Chapter 5 - Collected Stories Chapter 6 - Contemporary Fiction

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Book SynopsisSurveys the current debates in modern literature and provides a wide selection of translated sources.

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Book SynopsisA third edition of this bestselling Media Studies Reader.Trade ReviewBy providing a range of theoretical perspectives, this book allows readers to explore, analyse, critique and understand the subject further. It features contributions from a variety of writers in the field, and also explores the significance of new media formations. Times Higher Education By providing a range of theoretical perspectives, this book allows readers to explore, analyse, critique and understand the subject further. It features contributions from a variety of writers in the field, and also explores the significance of new media formations.

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Book SynopsisA step-by-step guide to Nietzsche's Thus Spoke ZarathustraTrade ReviewBurnham and Jesinghausen have provided an intelligent commentary, interspersed with brief amplifying excursions, that will help new and returning readers to disclose many meanings in the text, along its literary as well as philosophical dimensions. -- Graham Parkes, translator of Thus Spoke Zarathustra Burnham and Jesinghausen have provided an intelligent commentary, interspersed with brief amplifying excursions, that will help new and returning readers to disclose many meanings in the text, along its literary as well as philosophical dimensions.Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Preface; Authors' Note; 1. Introduction and Historical Context; 2. A Guide to the Text; 3. Study Aids: Types of Question You Will Encounter; Common Assessment Criteria; Tips for Writing about Nietzsche; Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overall interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy alongside a critical introduction to one of the most important unifying ideas in his work: the construction of new and important philosophies of time.Trade ReviewWilliams offers us a remarkable book -- not only has he produced a Critical Introduction to the famous (and famously difficult) three syntheses of time, he has also invested in its implications to show us its centrality as a 'process philosophy of time'. This book renews the meaning of Deleuze's early philosophy and invites the reader to rethink its relation to the promise of a new future in his later work with Guattari. -- Eric Alliez, Professor of Contemporary French Philosophy, Kingston University Williams offers us a remarkable book -- not only has he produced a Critical Introduction to the famous (and famously difficult) three syntheses of time, he has also invested in its implications to show us its centrality as a 'process philosophy of time'. This book renews the meaning of Deleuze's early philosophy and invites the reader to rethink its relation to the promise of a new future in his later work with Guattari.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The First Synthesis of Time; 3. The Second Synthesis of Time; 4. The Third Synthesis of Time; 5. Time and eternal return; 6. Time in Logic of Sense; 7. Conclusion: the place of film in Deleuze's philosophy of time; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book will be important reading for those with an interest in Deleuze, but also in performance arts, film, and contemporary culture.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Pity the Meat?: Deleuze and the Body, Joe Hughes; Deleuzism; 1. Time and Autopoiesis: The Organism Has Not Future, Claire Colebrook; 2. Larval Subjects, Autonomous Systems and E. Coli Chemotaxis, John Protevi; 3. Bodies of Learning, Anna Cutler and Iain MacKenzie; 4. Believing in the World: Toward an Ethics of Form, Joe Hughes; 5. Matter as Simulacrum; Thought as Phantasm; Body as Event, Nathan Widder; Practical Deleuzism; 6. The 'Virtual' Body and the Strange Persistence of the Flesh: Deleuze, Cyberspace and the Posthuman, Ella Brians; 7. 'Be(come) Yourself only Better': Self-transformation and the Materialisation of Images, Rebecca Coleman; 8. An Ethico-Aesthetics of Heroin Chic: Art, Cliche and Capitalism, Peta Malins; 9. Multi-Dimensional Modifications, Patricia MacCormack; 10. Dance and the Passing Moment: Deleuze's Nietzsche, Philipa Rothfield; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and in-depth dictionary dedicated to one of the world's most influential and controversial public intellectuals, Jean Baudrillard.Trade ReviewThe Baudrillard Dictionary challenges for the first time every received idea we may have had about Baudrillard, establishing him as one of the most substantial and visionary philosophers of our era... A revelation. -- Sylvere Lotringer, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University and founder of Semiotext(e) The Baudrillard Dictionary challenges for the first time every received idea we may have had about Baudrillard, establishing him as one of the most substantial and visionary philosophers of our era... A revelation.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction: Richard G. Smith; Entries A-Z; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors.

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Book SynopsisIt aims to fill the gap between specialised volumes on specific aspects of Muslim Spain and derivative surveys of the field that lack an academic coherence.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Background: Invasion and Settlement; 2. Establishment of a quid pro quo in al-Andalus; 3. Chaos in the Ninth Century; 4. The Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba; 5. The Influence of Islam in Christian Territories of Iberia; 6. Islamic Culture in the Heyday of al-Andalus; 7. The Collapse of the Islamic State and the Emergence of the Taifas; 8. The Change of Power in the Iberian Peninsula in the Eleventh Century; 9. Revitalisation: the Murabitun and the Muwahhidun; 10. A Case Study: Toledo from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Centuries; 11. The Nasrids of Granada; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis the first dictionary dedicated to the work of Giorgio Agamben, the radical Italian philosopher. Bringing together leading scholars in the field, it provides a unique and comprehensive introduction to his work, offering readers a range of clear and concise entries on all the key topics of Agamben's oeuvre.Trade ReviewThis is not yet another dictionary listing keywords so as to provide quick access to a philosopher's work. Rather it is a dictionary that justifies its form by referring to Giorgio Agamben's own idea of language. -- Alexander Garcia Duttmann, Goldsmiths, University of London This is not yet another dictionary listing keywords so as to provide quick access to a philosopher's work. Rather it is a dictionary that justifies its form by referring to Giorgio Agamben's own idea of language.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Lexicographer and the Sovereign, Alex Murray and Jessica Whyte; Entries A-Z; Bibliography; Further Reading; Notes on Contributors.

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Book SynopsisThe Fatimid empire in North Africa, Egypt and Syria was at the centre of the political and religious history of the Islamic world in the Middle Ages, from the breakdown of the ''Abbasid empire in the tenth century, to the invasions of the Seljuqs in the eleventh and the Crusaders in the twelfth, leading up to its extinction by Saladin. As Imam and Caliph, the Fatimid sovereign claimed to inherit the religious and political authority of the Prophet, a claim which inspired the conquest of North Africa and Egypt and a following of believers as far away as India. The reaction this provoked was crucial to the political and religious evolution of mediaeval Islam. This book combines the separate histories of Isma''ilism, North Africa and Egypt with that of the dynasty into a coherent account. It then relates this account to the wider history of Islam to provide a narrative that establishes the historical significance of the empire.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Fatimids in the perspective of the literature; 2. The Mahdi: Faith and the formation of the dynastic state, 874-947; 3. The Imam: Faith and the formation of the empire, 947-996; 4. The Caliph: Faith and government, 973-1045; 5. The crisis of empire, 1009-1074; 6. The restoration of the Caliph and the repudiation of the Imam, 1074-1131; 7. The demise of the Caliph, 1131-1171; 8. The Fatimid empire in comparative perspective.

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive collection devoted to the work of Sir Walter Scott, drawing on the innovative research and scholarship which have revitalised the study of the whole range of his exceptionally diverse writing in recent years.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fiona Robertson (Birmingham City University); 1. Scott's Authorship and Book Culture, Ina Ferris (University of Ottawa); 2. Ballads and Borders, Kenneth McNeil (Eastern Connecticut State University); 3. The Narrative Poems, Alison Lumsden (University of Aberdeen) and Ainsley McIntosh (University of Aberdeen); 4. Scott's Jacobitical Plots, Caroline McCracken-Flesher (University of Wyoming); 5. History and Historiography, Catherine Jones (University of Aberdeen); 6. Scott's Worlds of War, Samuel Baker (University of Texas, Austin); 7. Scott and the Reformation of Religion, George Marshall (independent scholar); 8. Romancing and Romanticism; Fiona Robertson (Birmingham City University); 9. Monarchy and the Middle-Period Novels, Tara Ghoshal Wallace (George Washington University); 10. Scott and Political Economy, Alexander Dick (University of British Columbia); 11. Late Scott, Ian Duncan (University of California, Berkeley); 12. Afterlives and Artefacts, Nicola J. Watson (Open University).

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Book Synopsis`A remarkable dictionary arranged creatively and rigorously by concept-terms in such a way that the distinct expertise of multiple distinguished scholars inflects each concept.'' Eleanor Kaufman University of California, Los Angeles`If the philosophy is the strata or plane for the production of concepts, this new revised Deleuze Dictionary is philosophy at its most creative: here key concepts from Deleuze''s writings are illuminated and made to undertake new work, opening up new questions and new provocations. Strongly recommended both for those new to Deleuze''s rich writings and to those already familiar with and excited by his profoundly original thought.'' Elizabeth Grosz, Rutgers UniversityThis is the first and only dictionary in English dedicated to the work of Gilles Deleuze. It provides an in-depth and lucid introduction to one of the most influential figures in continental philosophy.It defines and contextualises more than 150 terms that relate to Deleuze''s philosophy and explains the main intellectual influences on Deleuze as well as the influence Deleuze has had on subjects such as feminism, cinema, postcolonial theory, geography and cultural studies. In this revised edition, there are expanded entries on architecture, cinema and psychoanalysis - key areas where interest in Deleuze has grown in recent years.Trade ReviewA remarkable dictionary arranged creatively and rigorously by concept-terms in such a way that the distinct expertise of multiple distinguished scholars inflects each concept. -- Eleanor Kaufman, University of California, Los Angeles If the philosophy is the strata or plane for the production of concepts, this new revised Deleuze Dictionary is philosophy at its most creative: here key concepts from Deleuze's writings are illuminated and made to undertake new work, opening up new questions and new provocations. Strongly recommended both for those new to Deleuze's rich writings and to those already familiar with and excited by his profoundly original thought. -- Elizabeth Grosz, Rutgers University A remarkable dictionary arranged creatively and rigorously by concept-terms in such a way that the distinct expertise of multiple distinguished scholars inflects each concept. If the philosophy is the strata or plane for the production of concepts, this new revised Deleuze Dictionary is philosophy at its most creative: here key concepts from Deleuze's writings are illuminated and made to undertake new work, opening up new questions and new provocations. Strongly recommended both for those new to Deleuze's rich writings and to those already familiar with and excited by his profoundly original thought.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Entries A-Z; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors.

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Book SynopsisHow have theatre and performance research methods and methodologies engaged the expanding diversity of performing arts practices? How can students best combine performance/theatre research approaches in their projects? This book's 29 contributors provide hands-on answers to such questions.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction: doing methods creatively, Baz Kershaw and Helen Nicholson; 1: The imperative of the archive: creative archive research, Maggie Gale and Ann Featherstone; 2: Researching digital performance: virtual practices, Steve Dixon; 3: Practice as research: trans-disciplinary innovation in action; Baz Kershaw, with Lee Miller and 'Bob' Whalley, Rosemary Lee and Niki Pollard; 4: Researching Theatre History and Historiography, Jim Davis, Katie Normington, Gilli Bush-Bailey with Jacky Bratton; 5: Researching Scenography, Joslin McKinney and Helen Iball; 6: Performer training: researching practice in the theatre laboratory, Jonathan Pitches, Simon Murray. Helen Poynor and Libby Worth, David Richmond and Jules Dorey Richmond; 7: The question of documentation: creative strategies in performative research, Adam J. Ledger, with Simon K. Ellis and Fiona Wright; 8: The usefulness of mess: artistry, improvisation and decomposition in the practice of research in applied theatre, Jenny Hughes, with Jenny Kidd and Catherine McNamara; 9: Researching the body in/as performance, Jennifer Parker-Starbuck and Roberta Mock; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the rise and establishment of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan, as well as its expansion and evolution under his successors. It also examines the successor states (Ilkhanate, Chaghatayid Khanate, the Jochid Ulus (Golden Horde), and the Yuan Empire) from the dissolution of the empire in 1260 to the end of each state.

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Book SynopsisAn student's introduction to the first centuries in the history of the English language.Trade ReviewThe revised edition of this fine textbook retains all the excellent features of the original. Hogg's voice can still be heard on every page, speaking directly to the reader and guiding him or her expertly through the intricacies of the earliest stages of our language. -- Carole Hough, University of Glasgow

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Book SynopsisLooks at contemporary debates on teaching and learning across the broad territory of educational theory and philosophy of education. This title addresses contemporary debates on ethics, social experience & educational futures, subjectivity & creativity, pedagogy and literacy, mathematics, arts & science education.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Unfolding Deleuze, Inna Semetsky and Diana Masny; Assemblage I: The art of teaching/teaching the arts; 1. The Master Apprentice, Ronald Bogue; 2. Staged interventions: Deleuze, arts and education, Julie Allen; Assemblage II: Inside/Outside classroom; 3. "We're tired of trees": Machinic University Geography Teaching After Deleuze, Mark Bonta; 4. Multiple Literacies Theory: Exploring Spaces, Diana Masny; 5. Affective literacies: Deleuze, discipline, and power, David Cole; 6. Deleuze and the Virtual Classroom, Christopher M. Drohan; Assemblage III: Mathematics and Science; 7. Philosophical Problematization and Mathematical Solution: Learning Science with Gilles Deleuze, David Holdsworth; 8. From Brackets to Arrows: Sets, Categories and the Deleuzian Pedagogy of Mathematics, Rocco Gangle; Assemblage IV: Life, Sign, Time; 9. Learning the Uncanny, Joshua Ramey; 10. Morphologies for a Pedagogical Life, Jason Wallin; 11. Deleuze, edusemiotics, and the logic of affects, Inna Semetsky; 12. Time and education in the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze, James Williams.

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Book SynopsisFrench philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, and his work is of continuing relevance today. This title shows how Deleuze's philosophy is shaking up research in the humanities and social sciences.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Deleuze and Research Methodologies, Rebecca Coleman and Jessica Ringrose; 1. Deleuze and Guatarri in the Nursery: Towards an Ethnographic Multi-Sensory Mapping of Gendered Bodies and Becomings, Emma Renold and David Mellor; 2. Mobile Sections and Flowing Matter in Participant-Generated Video: Exploring a Deleuzian Approach to Visual Sociology Carol A. Taylor; 3. More-Than-Human Visual Analysis: Witnessing and Evoking Affect in Human-Nonhuman Interactions, Jamie Lorimer; 4. Affect as Method: Feelings, Aesthetics and Affective Pedagogy, Anna Hickey-Moody; 5. Desire Undone: Productions of Privilege, Power, and Voice, Lisa A. Mazzei; 6. Data-as-Machine: A Deleuzian Becoming, Alecia Youngblood Jackson; 7. Looking and Desiring Machines: A Feminist Deleuzian Mapping of Bodies and Affect, Jessica Ringrose and Rebecca Coleman; 8. Disrupting 'Anorexia Nervosa': An Ethnography of the Deleuzian Event, Sarah Dyke; 9. Classification or Wonder? Coding as an Analytic Practice in Qualitative Research, Maggie MacLure; 10. Activating Micropolitical Practices in the Early Years: (Re)assembling Bodies and Participant Observations, Mindy Blaise; 11. Researching Pedagogical Apparatus (Dispotifs): An Ethnography of the Molar, Molecular and Desire in Contexts of Extreme Urban Poverty, Silvia M. Grinberg; 12. Lost in Data Space: Using Nomadic Analysis to Perform Social Science, David R. Cole.

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Book SynopsisThe New Soundtrack brings together leading edge academic and professional perspectives on the complex relationship between sound and moving images.

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Book SynopsisThis book gives you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages to express modern concepts across broad areas of interest such as the media, the internet, law and business.Table of ContentsGeneral; Web Browsing and Surfing; Web Searching; Internet Services; Written Online Communication (emails; instant messaging; blogging; text processing and file management); Audio Visual Internet (visual internet; audio internet; multimedia internet); e-Learning; Online Social Networking; Online Collaboration; Online Security; Mobile Internet; My Digital Identity; Computer Hardware.

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Book SynopsisHow does a dynamic classroom operate? What role does interaction play? This title examines the relationship between language, interaction and learning and shows how classroom discourse can be applied to develop and improve teaching. It introduces techniques for encouraging effective data collection and analysis. It includes task commentaries.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Classroom discourse: an overview; 3. Classroom interactional competence; 4. SETT: self-evaluation of teacher talk; 5. Researching classroom discourse; 6. Reflective practice revisited; 7. Conclusion; Task commentaries; References; Index; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisProvides advanced introductions to the main areas of study in contemporary Applied Linguistics, with a principal focus on the theory and practice of language teaching and language learning and on the processes and problems of language in use.

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Book SynopsisBy publishing the most radical, challenging and exciting work by a range of international scholars, this series substantially revises how we understand Deleuze by presenting new readings of his works and introducing us to new ways of applying his philosophy.

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Book SynopsisIntroduces core concepts in methods and teaching approachesCovering core topics from vocabulary and grammar to teaching, writing speaking and listening, this textbook shows you how to link research to practice in TESOL methodology. It emphasises how current understandings have impacted on the language classroom worldwide and investigates the meaning of ''methods'' and ''methodology'' and the importance of these for the teacher: as well as the underlying assumptions and beliefs teachers bring to bear in their practice. By introducing you to language teaching approaches, you will explore the way these are influenced by developments in our understanding of language, learning technologies, learners, and their socio-cultural world.Three main areas in TESOL methods are covered: the impact of learner needs, context and culture on language, learning and teaching approaches; knowledge of language and its impact on methods, from the word to whole texts; and multiple literacies and competences for the modern world, including academic literacy and web literacy, socio-cultural and intercultural competence. The impact on teacher choices and methods of World Englishes, approaches to grammar, and learner development is also discussed. Each chapter illustrates core principles in practice using case studies of English teaching worldwide. Guided tasks, including article critique, case study analysis, and small-scale classroom research, prepare you to engage critically with research literature and use this analysis to inform your own practice.Table of Contents1. The meaning of methods; Section One: Methods and the language learner; 2. Learning theories and methods; 3. The place of the learner in methods; Section Two: Methods and language; 4. Grammar in methods; 5. Vocabulary in methods; 6. Teacher knowledge and the four language skills: understanding written and spoken language in the 21st century world; 7. Methods and principles for integrating the four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening; Section Three: The World in the Classroom; 8. Multiple literacies: professional, academic and web literacies in methods; 9. Cultural competences in methods; 10. Windows into TESOL classrooms: where are we and where are we going?

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the Almoravids and the Almohads, the two most important Berber dynasties of the medieval Islamic west, an area that encompassed southern Spain and Portugal, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The Sanhaja Almoravids emerged from the Sahara in the 1050s to conquer vast territories and halt the Christian advance in Iberia. They were replaced a century later by their rivals, the Almohads, supported by the Masmuda Berbers of the High Atlas. Although both have often been seen as uncouth, religiously intolerant tribesmen who undermined the high culture of al-Andalus, this book argues that the eleventh to thirteenth centuries were crucial to the Islamisation of the Maghrib, its integration into the Islamic cultural sphere, and its emergence as a key player in the western Mediterranean, and that much of this was due to these oft-neglected Berber empires.

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Book SynopsisThe Persistence of the Negative offers an original and compelling critique of contemporary Continental theory through a rehabilitation of the negative.Trade ReviewNoys' thesis has the virtue of being, once formulated as tightly and consistently as is done here, both original and completely self-evident. It is a thesis that will define, I hope, polemics around and among the factions and currents in contemporary thought for years to come. Theory & Event It is a strong argument ... communicated philosophically rather than politically, for dialectics, critique and contradiction... it is a progressive argument that arises not out of pure philosophising but out of the necessity to rescue emancipatory critique and agency from the recuperation by state and capital. Shift Magazine Noys' text constitutes a vital contribution to a resurrection of the negative as key to thinking political antagonism and will set a precedent for the decisive status of thinking the negative in the present. More importantly, perhaps, it is also an injunction to thinking political antagonism again, to a return to the level of form in order to address real abstraction in a way that is foreclosed by a prevailing affirmationist culture. Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy In this bold and highly original book, Benjamin Noys rethinks the role of the negative in both ontology and political practice. His critical revaluations of familiar figures in recent European thought move in surprising new directions; they have forced me to reconsider much that I thought I knew. -- Steven Shaviro, DeRoy Professor of English, Wayne State University Benjamin Noys' brilliant and wide-ranging new book is a timely reminder that no revolutionary and egalitarian approach to politics and philosophy can afford to overlook the disruptive "labour of the negative", or to neglect the active contribution that contradiction and antagonism make to a critique of actually-existing forms of domination on the one hand and a renewal of emancipatory agency on the other. -- Peter Hallward, Professor of Modern European Philosophy, Middlesex University Noys' thesis has the virtue of being, once formulated as tightly and consistently as is done here, both original and completely self-evident. It is a thesis that will define, I hope, polemics around and among the factions and currents in contemporary thought for years to come. It is a strong argument ... communicated philosophically rather than politically, for dialectics, critique and contradiction... it is a progressive argument that arises not out of pure philosophising but out of the necessity to rescue emancipatory critique and agency from the recuperation by state and capital. Noys' text constitutes a vital contribution to a resurrection of the negative as key to thinking political antagonism and will set a precedent for the decisive status of thinking the negative in the present. More importantly, perhaps, it is also an injunction to thinking political antagonism again, to a return to the level of form in order to address real abstraction in a way that is foreclosed by a prevailing affirmationist culture. In this bold and highly original book, Benjamin Noys rethinks the role of the negative in both ontology and political practice. His critical revaluations of familiar figures in recent European thought move in surprising new directions; they have forced me to reconsider much that I thought I knew. Benjamin Noys' brilliant and wide-ranging new book is a timely reminder that no revolutionary and egalitarian approach to politics and philosophy can afford to overlook the disruptive "labour of the negative", or to neglect the active contribution that contradiction and antagonism make to a critique of actually-existing forms of domination on the one hand and a renewal of emancipatory agency on the other.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. On the Edge of Affirmation: Derrida; 2. Adieu to Negativity: Gilles Deleuze; 3. The Density and Fragility of the World: Latour; 4. Immeasurable Life: Negri; 5. On the Edge of the Negative: Badiou; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisA compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'an.Trade ReviewThis will serve both as a fine teaching tool at the college or seminary level and as a useful resource for engaged nonspecialists, who will find it challenging but rewarding. -- John Jaeger, Dallas Baptist University, Library Journal

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Book SynopsisWith the loss of many of the world''s languages, it is important to question what will be lost to humanity with their demise. It is frequently argued that a language engenders a ''worldview'', but what do we mean by this term? Attributed to German politician and philologist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), the term has since been adopted by numerous linguists. Within specialist circles it has become associated with what is known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis which suggests that the nature of a language influences the thought of its speakers and that different language patterns yield different patterns of thought.Underhill''s concise and rigorously researched book clarifies the main ideas and proposals of Humboldt''s linguistic philosophy and demonstrates the way his ideas can be adopted and adapted by thinkers and linguists today. A detailed glossary of terms is provided in order to clarify key concepts and to translate the German terms used by Humboldt.Trade Review"'A thoughtful and helpful contribution on an important topic.' (Modern Language Review)"

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Book SynopsisOffers an introduction to Deleuze's important work of philosophy. By critically analysing of Deleuze's methods, principles and arguments, this title helps readers to engage with the revolutionary core of Deleuze's philosophy and take up positions for or against its controversial ideas.

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Book SynopsisIdentifying and examining political, socio-psychological and symbolic borders, Language, Borders and Identity encompasses a broad, geographically diverse spectrum of border contexts, taking a multi-disciplinary approach by combining sociolinguistics research with human geography, anthropology and social psychology. The book illustrates a representative range of methodological approaches used by researchers in the field and examines regional and local borders alongside the political borders that divide monoglossic and heteroglossic territories. Using international case studies and examples throughout, this book also looks to symbolic borders, which are often encoded in the semiotic manipulation of the linguistic landscape. It further assesses the linguistic implications of the presence of borders in applied contexts, including language planning and policy (e.g. in multilingual education or for the protection of minority languages) and border control. By casting its net wide, Language, Borders and Identity develops and refines models of how language is used to construct borders, and to indicate on which side of border speakers situate themselves. This book brings into focus the dual reactive and proactive functions that language serves in this respect, exploring the tensions between essentialist and constructionist approaches to identity, and offers a valuable resource for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics and the sociology of language.

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Book SynopsisExplore how history was brought to life on the silver screen and how the Hollywood's epic movies dictated our vision of the past. This lively study analyses how Hollywood producers, directors, designers, costumiers, publicity agents, movie stars, and, inevitably, 'a cast of thousands' literally designed the ancient world from scratch.

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Book SynopsisThe work of French philosopher Gilbert Simondon (1924-1989) has recently come to prominence in America and around the English-speaking world, having been of great importance in France for many years. This title offers an exploration of Gilbert Simondon's work.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Simondon, Finally, Arne de Boever, Alex Murray, Jon Roffe and Ashley Woodward; 1.Technical Mentality, Gilbert Simondon, translated by Arne De Boever; 2. 'Technical Mentality' Revisited: Brian Massumi on Gilbert Simondon, With Arne De Boever, Alex Murray and Jon Roffe; 3. Identity and Individuation: Some Feminist Reflections, Elizabeth Grosz; 4. Crystals and Membranes: Individuation and Temporality, Anne Sauvagnargues, translated by Jon Roffe; 5. The Question of Anxiety in Gilbert Simondon, Igor Krtolica, translated by Jon Roffe; 6. Infra-Psychic Individuation: Transductive Connections and the Genesis of Living Techniques, Marie-Pier Boucher; 7. 'Du mort qui saisit le vif': Simondonian Ontology Today, Jean-Hugues Barthelemy, translated by Justin Clemens; 8. The Aesthetics of Gilbert Simondon: Anticipation of the Contemporary Aesthetic Experience, Yves Michaud, translated by Justin Clemens; 9. Gilles Deleuze, a Reader of Gilbert Simondon, Sean Bowden; 10. Science and Ontology: From Merleau-Ponty's 'Reduction' to Simondon's 'Transduction', Miguel de Beistegui; 11. The Question of the Individual in Georges Canguilhem and Gilbert Simondon, Dominique Lecourt, translated by Arne De Boever; 12. The Theatre of Individuation: Phase-shift and Resolution in Simondon and Heidegger, Bernard Stiegler, translated by Kristina Lebedeva; Glossary: Fifty Key Terms in the Works of Gilbert Simondon, Jean-Hugues Barthelemy; Notes on contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisFor more than 50 years, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) has been central to the secret machinery of the British Government, acting as a broker between the realms of the spy and the policy-maker. This title presents a documentary history of how intelligence influenced Britain's policy response to key 20th century events.

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Book SynopsisAn introductory history that takes Scotland through two world wars and subsequent social exhaustion, through the re energising adjustments loosely referred to as 'the sixties' to a final endgame of Union versus Independence.

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Book SynopsisFilm characters are not supposed to look at the camera, so what happens when they do acknowledge our presence as spectators? This book revaluates these and other fundamental assumptions about the medium by demonstrating that direct address is compatible with - and is in some cases a convention of - various traditions of filmmaking.Table of Contents1. Introduction: direct address in film history, theory and criticism; 2. Counter-looks: direct address and counter-cinema; 3. Looks of invitation: comedic and musical direct address; 4. Le Notti di Cabiria (1957); 5. High Fidelity (2000); 6. La Ronde (1950); 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides Arabic language learners witha broad range of exercises on reading comprehension, speaking, writing and listening, based on a wide variety of media texts and audio materials. It will alsoequip learners with journalistic skills such as giving presentations and writing media articles.

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Book SynopsisOffers information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This book helps the reader understand and value these irreplaceable natural resources, at a time when they are being called upon to produce an ever wider range of services to Scotland's people, while facing threats from climate change, pests and disease.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of illustrations; Abbreviations and acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. International context; Chapter 2. Ecological context; Chapter 3. Historical development; Chapter 4. Pinewoods and montane scrub; Chapter 5. Oak and birch woodlands; Chapter 6. Ash, elm and hazel Woodlands; Colour plates and illustrations; Chapter 7. Wet woodlands; Chapter 8. Conservation of native woodlands; Chapter 9. Expansion of native woodlands; Chapter 10. Relationship with plantations; Chapter 11. The future of native woodlands; Chapter 12. Visiting native woodlands; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten in 1714, the Monadology is widely considered to be the classic statement of Leibniz's mature philosophy. This is a fresh translation and in-depth commentary of Leibniz's seminal text, the Monadology.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; About the Text and Translation; Key; The Monadology; The Structure of the Monadology; The Monadology: Text with Running Commentary; Appendix; Glossary of Terms; Questions for Further Study; Further Reading; Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive study of the emerging French philosopher Quentin Meillassoux. This volume covers materials that have not been published at the time of the first edition. It also features several fresh articles by Meillassoux.Table of Contents1. After Finitude; 2. The English Articles; 3. The Number and the Siren; 4. The Divine Inexistence; 5. Reflections on Meillassoux's Non Euclidean Philosophy; 6. Interview with Quentin Meillassoux (August 2010); Appendix: Excerpts from L'Inexistence divine.

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Book SynopsisThe Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. This illustrated pean to his rich heritage explores both the detail of battles and the cultural history of war, devoting eight separate chapters to 'The Cultural and Physical Dimensions' of Scottish military involvement.Trade Review"An ambitious and timely work... a very important book." (History Scotland)"Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface by Hew Strachan; Introduction, Edward M. Spiers; I Early Warfare and the Emergence of a Scottish Kingdom; 1. War in Prehistory and the Impact of Rome, Fraser Hunter; 2. Warfare in Northern Britain, c 500-1093, James E. Fraser; 3. The Kings of Scots at War, c 1093-1286, Matthew Strickland; 4. The Wars of Independence, 1296-1328, Michael Prestwich; 5. The Kingdom of Scotland at War, 1332-1488, Alastair J. Macdonald; 6. Scotland in the Age of the Military Revolution, 1488-1560, Gervase Phillips; 7. Warfare in Gaelic Scotland in the Later Middle Ages, Martin MacGregor; II Forging a Scottish-British Military Identity; 8. The Wars of Mary and James VI/I, 1560-1625, Matthew Glozier; 9. 'Mercenaries': the Scottish Soldier in Foreign Service, 1568-1860, Allan Carswell; 10. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1625-1660, Martyn Bennett; 11. The Restoration and the Glorious Revolution, 1660-1702, K. A. J. McLay; 12. Marlborough's Wars and the Act of Union, 1702-1714, John C. R. Childs; 13. The Jacobite Wars, 1708-1746, Christopher Duffy; III Scotland in Britain and the Empire; 14. The Scottish Military Experience in North America, 1756-1783, Stephen Brumwell; 15. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1793-1815, Charles J. Esdaile; 16. Internal Policing and Public Order, c 1797-1900, Ewen A. Cameron; 17. Scots and the Wars of Empire, 1815-1914, Edward M. Spiers; 18.Commonwealth Scottish regiments, Wendy Ugolini; 19. The First World War, Trevor Royle; 20. Internal Policing and Public Order, c 1900-1994, Ian S. Wood; 21. The Second World War, Jeremy A. Crang; 22. The Cold War and Beyond, Niall Barr; IV The Cultural and Physical Dimensions; 23 Scottish Military Dress, Allan Carswell; 24. Scottish Military Music, Gary J. West; 25. The Scottish Soldier in Literature, Robert P. Irvine; 26. The Scottish Soldier in Art, Peter Harrington; 27. Castles and Fortifications in Scotland, Chris Tabraham; 28. The Archaeology of Scottish Battlefields, Tony Pollard; 29. Scottish Military Monuments, Elaine W. McFarland; 30. Scottish Military Collections, Stuart Allan; Epilogue: Reflections on the Scottish Military Experience, Alistair Irwin; Select Bibliography; Notes on the Contributors; Illustration Credits; Index.

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Book SynopsisJacques Derrida and Michel Foucault are two of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Both share a similar motivation to challenge our fundamental structures of meaning. Between Foucault and Derrida explores the notorious Cogito debate, an argument between the two thinkers about the idea of madness in Descartes' Meditations.

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Book SynopsisA lively introduction to English spelling.

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Book SynopsisExploresthe detail of Jane Campion's film and television output, considering her vision and practice, legacy, and her contribution to feminist filmmaking

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Book SynopsisA biography of the second Duke of Lennox, the most consequential person in the Jacobean court in Scotland and EnglandTrade Review"Ludovic Stuart, Duke of Lennox, has long been known as a ubiquitous Jacobean courtier and cousin of the king, but our knowledge of him has been limited by the absence of any scholarly biography. This thoroughly-researched book at last brings him out of the shadows." -Julian Goodare, Professor of History, University of Edinburgh

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Book SynopsisA thorough account of the engagements with the Gothic mode by Irish artists from the eighteenth century to today.

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Book SynopsisDefends conventional and even problematic illness metaphors by emphasizing their varied usability.

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Book SynopsisExamines the cinematic strategies that elicit visceral pleasure in the face of content that is crass, politically problematic, or unethicalTrade Review"We find it hard to talk about why we really enjoy movies. We swoon, shiver, laugh, and get aroused. But it can be embarrassing to confess to such responses, and difficult to describe them in words. Aaron Kerner addresses such dilemmas head-on in this brilliant book." -Steven Shaviro, Wayne State University

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