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Edinburgh University Press The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives
At the 900th anniversary of the Crusader capture of Jerusalem, it is timely to reflect on how the phenomenon of the Crusades influenced the Muslim world, then and now, militarily, culturally and psychologically. This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Ideological concerns are examined and the importance of the jihad is assessed in the context of the gradual recovery of the Holy Land and the expulsion of the Crusaders. Two chapters are devoted to an analysis of warfare - arms, battles, sieges, fortifications - on the basis of written sources and extant works of art, and the neglected aspect of the navy is brought into prominence. One chapter deals with the complex issue of the interaction between Muslims and Crusaders in a social, economic and cultural setting. The epilogue traces in outline the profound impact of the Crusades on Muslim consciousness until the present day. This is not a chronological survey of the events of the period 1099 to 1291and even beyond, for that has already been done several times. Instead, this is a general book intended to introduce some of the wider aspects of the history of the Crusades from the Muslim side. Accordingly, as a deliberate policy, an attempt is made here to view the phenomenon of the Crusades entirely through the prism of medieval Muslim sources. This naturally involves bias, but such a bias is salutary given the cumulative impact of centuries of Eurocentric scholarship in this field and it should help to create a more balanced picture of this fascinating and momentous period of Christian/Muslim confrontation and interaction.
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Edinburgh University Press Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community
This new paperback edition brings together the latest thoughts on the development of the medieval Scottish kingdom. Thirteen contributors explore the central themes in medieval Scottish history - the interplay between Celtic and feudal influences; crown-magnate relations; local and national relations; and the political definition of the kingdom.
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Edinburgh University Press Contemporary Disney Animation: Genre, Gender and Hollywood
Reconsiders contemporary Disney animation through the critical lens of genre theory Reveals new directions for the study of Disney's gender portrayals by combining a film genre perspective and the concept of post-feminism Examines the multifaceted interactions between Disney animated films, Pixar, Marvel, and other properties, providing insight into Disney's expanding cinematic universe Supported throughout by close analyse of the films, marketing materials, merchandising, and a wide range of comparative case studies from mainstream animation and Hollywood cinema Contemporary Disney Animation: Genre, Gender and Hollywood is the first in-depth study of Disney's latest animated output from the perspective of genre theory. Analysing a decade in Disney's history (2008-2018), Benhamou examines the multifaceted interactions between animated films, Disney properties such as Pixar and Marvel, and popular genres including the romantic comedy, the superhero film and the cop buddy film. Through this extensive critical lens, combined with a focus on gender, she provides illuminating and original insights on films such as Tangled, Frozen and Moana. Informed by wider discourses on contemporary Hollywood and post-feminism, this book challenges conventional approaches to Disney, and foregrounds the importance of animation in understandings of film genres.
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Edinburgh University Press Time, Duration and Eternity in Spinoza
Offers a detailed analysis of time, duration, and eternity from the early Spinoza to its eventual shape in the Ethics and Theologico-Political Treatise Constitutes the first book-length study by one of the world's leading Spinoza scholars Offers a systematic reading of key Spinozist concepts concerning time and eternity Reads the concepts of time and duration positively and affirmatively in their relation to God and eternity Closely tracks the emergence and movement of these concepts throughout Spinoza's work First published in 1997, and subsequently revised and reissued in 2015, Chantal Jaquet's Sub specie aeternitatis: tude des concepts de temps, dur e et ternit chez Spinoza is the book-version of Jaquet's doctoral thesis, and the first of her now five book-length publications on Spinoza. With Spinoza, Jaquet asks how it is possible for human beings, as finite modes of existence, to share in God's eternity, as well as how human existence relates to the eternity of God, or Nature. This translation will allow English readers to closely track the concepts of time, duration, and eternity from the early Spinoza through to the last of his works. It will also situate his thought in relation to the scholastic philosophies that preceded him, all with close attention to the Latin throughout.
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Edinburgh University Press Yul Brynner: Exoticism, Cosmopolitanism and Screen Masculinity
Explores the cinematic appeal and star persona of Yul Brynner Examines Brynner's star image and performance style over his whole career through rich archival sources Explores the racial casting policies of Hollywood in transition Analyses the role of physical presence and bodily gesture in film performance Yul Brynner's star image was built on cosmopolitan flair, shifting tales of origin, baldness, as well as film roles as foreign rulers, freedom fighters, army officials, gunslingers and secret agents of ever-shifting ethnicities. Whether Cossacks, marauding pirate captains or cross-dressing torch singers, Brynner's characters were invariably stand-outs. This book explores his exotic and masculine star image and its transformations from lavish Orientalist Hollywood spectacles of the 1950s to 1960s European co-productions, 1970s action films and scifi. Extensively researched, it covers the actor's entire film catalogue, his rumoured yet unrealised projects, television work and stage appearances, as well as their international media reception. Thematically organised, the book inquires after racial casting politics, the construction of sex symbols, Brynner's humanitarian work and the recurring poses and gestures that characterised his performance style.
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Edinburgh University Press British Romanticism and Denmark
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Edinburgh University Press Continuity, Influences and Integration in Scottish Legal History: Select Essays of David Sellar
This collection brings together in one volume the principal essays of David Sellar (1941-2019) on Scottish legal history, focused upon the influence of Celtic, Canon, English and customary law in the development of Scots law. It includes a paper written during Sellar's time as Lord Lyon King of Arms (2008-2014) but left unpublished at his death, along with a general introduction by Hector L. MacQueen.Sellar was a pioneering historian of Scots law who rejected previous interpretations of the subject as a series of false starts and rejected experiments. He emphasised instead the continuity of legal development, with change a process of integration of external influences from very early times on. Sellar's approach, articulated mainly through essays published in diverse places over four decades, has had significant influence upon our general understanding of legal history in Scotland as well as leading to appreciation elsewhere of its comparative significance. By gathering the major essays in a single collection, this book demonstrates the scope and reach of Sellar's overall contribution. It provides an opportunity to view Sellar's work as a whole and to access his distinctive perspective on the overall trajectory of Scottish law.
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Edinburgh University Press Spinoza, the Transindividual
Etienne Balibar, one of the foremost living French philosophers, builds on his landmark work 'Spinoza and Politics' with this exploration of Spinoza's ontology. Balibar situates Spinoza in relation to the major figures of Marx and Freud as a precursor to the more recent French thinker Gilbert Simondon's concept of the transindividual. Presenting a crucial development in his thought, Balibar takes the concept of transindividuality beyond Spinoza to show it at work at both the individual and the collective level.
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Edinburgh University Press ChristianMuslim Relations in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
Uses The Innocence of Muslims controversy as a starting point for exploring Christian Muslim relations in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan.
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Edinburgh University Press East Asian Film Remakes
Considers the remake from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives and positions it alongside other serialized cultural forms Examines the historical significance of the remake in revitalizing local industries and breathing life into established film genres (e.g., action-adventure, crime drama, romantic comedy, the Western, etc.) Draws attention to previously overlooked motion pictures produced in East Asia and acknowledges the significant contributions of several prolific yet neglected filmmakers Re-evaluates canonical texts and offers fresh assessments of legendary auteurs such as Ozu Yasujiro, Yu Hyun-mok, Miike Takashi, Johnnie To, and Stephen ChowShowcases the role of remakes in forging cross-cultural alliances both within and beyond the East Asian region while pointing toward prospects of increased transnational coproductions in the coming years This wide-ranging, historically grounded exploration of motion picture remakes produced in East Asia brings together original contributions from experts in Chinese, Hong Kong, Japanese, South Korean, and Taiwanese cinemas and puts forth new ways of thinking about the remaking process as both a critically underappreciated form of artistic expression and an economically motivated industrial practice. Exploring everything from ethnic Korean filmmaker Lee Sang-il's Unforgiven (2013), a Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's Western of the same title, to Stephen Chow's The Mermaid (2016), a Chinese slapstick reimagining of Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989) and Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale, East Asian Film Remakes contributes to a better understanding of cinematic remaking across the region and offers vital alternatives to the Eurocentric and Hollywood-focused approaches that have thus far dominated the field.
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Edinburgh University Press French Westerns: On the Frontier of Film Genre and French Cinema
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Edinburgh University Press Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline
Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline explores how these contemporary films capture a distinct view of Japanese adolescent life, uncovering significant links with the themes of discipline and institutionalisation that underpin Japanese society. It illustrates how Japanese high school films link directly to manga, anime, TV dramas and pop music, triggering audience recognition and nostalgia through on-screen use of iconographic images, from school uniforms to rooftop recreational spaces. This book also identifies universal themes of adolescent romance, friendship, and bullying, and the spatial and temporal changes that affect every student's journey. The casting of already-famous music and fashion celebrities as students or as teachers allows the films to capitalise on cross-generational fandom across Japan's prolific entertainment industries. For anyone who wants to understand contemporary Japanese culture, Japanese High School Films is essential reading.
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Edinburgh University Press Shimmer: Flying Fox Exuberance in Worlds of Peril
In this deeply personal book, the last one she wrote before her death in 2018, Deborah Bird Rose explores the shimmer of life - the iridescent pulse of beauty and power, the processes of transition and transformation - that flows across and between generations, grounded in her work with flying foxes in Australia.
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Edinburgh University Press Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline
Looks exclusively at high school films as valuable markers of contemporary Japanese culture Includes illustrated examples from dozens of films to show how they present a distinct style that draws intertextual references from Japanese manga, anime, TV and other forms of popular entertainment Uncovers the aesthetic markers of youth cultures found in the visual imagery and narrative drives of high school films Demonstrates how Japanese high school films represent an identifiably nostalgic view for Japanese people of all ages Japanese High School Films: Iconography, Nostalgia and Discipline explores how these contemporary films capture a distinct view of Japanese adolescent life, uncovering significant links with the themes of discipline and institutionalisation that underpin Japanese society. It illustrates how Japanese high school films link directly to manga, anime, TV dramas and pop music, triggering audience recognition and nostalgia through on-screen use of iconographic images, from school uniforms to rooftop recreational spaces. This book also identifies universal themes of adolescent romance, friendship, and bullying, and the spatial and temporal changes that affect every student's journey. The casting of already-famous music and fashion celebrities as students or as teachers allows the films to capitalise on cross-generational fandom across Japan's prolific entertainment industries. For anyone who wants to understand contemporary Japanese culture, Japanese High School Films is essential reading.
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Edinburgh University Press Merleau-Ponty and Nancy on Sense and Being: At the Limits of Phenomenology
Brings a new dimension to thinking about philosophical materialism and realism in the wake of phenomenology and deconstruction Challenges speculative realism's critique of contemporary Continental philosophy as correlationism Uses Merleau-Ponty and Nancy to develop an ontology that respects the materiality and exteriority of what exists without reinstating the mind world divide Shows how Merleau-Ponty and Nancy overcome the Cartesian presupposition at work in current realist appeal to step out of our own thoughts to reach the 'great outdoors' Provides an alternative to the phenomenological reduction of being to sense Defends anthropomorphism as a way of overcoming the Cartesian Sartrian ontology of the object Marie-Eve Morin proposes a reinterpretation of the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty and Nancy from the perspective of realist and object-oriented tendencies in contemporary philosophy. The realist critique of subject-centred anthropocentric thinking indicates the danger, inherent in the phenomenological approach, of reducing being to sense. Morin demonstrates how Merleau-Ponty and Nancy avoid this pitfall through the development of ontologies that respect the materiality and exteriority of what exists without reaffirming the Cartesian divide between mind and world. Morin orients her analysis around three ideas where Merleau-Ponty's and Nancy's thinking intersect: Body, Thing, Being. Each time, she tracks the role of difference or spacing within sensing and sense-making. She concludes that their respective conceptions as encroachment and promiscuity or as unpassable limit may provide counterweights to each other.
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Edinburgh University Press Plutarch and the Persica
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Edinburgh University Press Agamben and the Existentialists
Introduces Agamben as an existentialist figure who takes the philosophy in a startling new direction Reveals the atheistic underbelly of Agamben's political theology Opens new avenues of study by challenging Carl Schmitt's appropriation of existentialism Contributors include Vanessa Lemm, Beatrice Marovich, Tom Frost and Lucas Lazzaretti While Giorgio Agamben's work has not previously been categorised as existentialist, his work creatively repackages important existentialist themes in a politico-theological context. Divided into three sections 'Agamben and the Sovereign Exception', 'Agamben and the Death of God' and 'Existentialist Themes in Agamben' this collection challenges, complicates and reimagines Agamben's critique of the sovereign exception and other existentialist themes including feminism and postcolonialism.
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Edinburgh University Press The External World
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Edinburgh University Press Mapping Taiwanese Cinema 200820
Investigates how geographical environments are mapped in Taiwanese cinema
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Edinburgh University Press Post-Horror: Art, Genre and Cultural Elevation
Explores one of the most prominent and debated trends within the horror genre Offers the first in-depth study of one of the twenty-first-century horror genre's most important and divisive developments Explores the shared aesthetics, themes, and reception of the post-horror corpus Updates existing debates about horror cinema, artistic value, and cultural taste Listen to David Church discuss his book on the Full Contact Nerd podcast Horror's longstanding reputation as a popular but culturally denigrated genre has been challenged by a new wave of films mixing arthouse minimalism with established genre conventions. Variously dubbed 'elevated horror' and 'post-horror,' films such as The Babadook, It Follows, The Witch, It Comes at Night, Get Out, The Invitation, Hereditary, Midsommar, A Ghost Story, and mother! represent an emerging nexus of taste, politics, and style that has often earned outsized acclaim from critics and populist rejection by wider audiences. Post-Horror is the first full-length study of one of the most important and divisive movements in twenty-first-century horror cinema. Case studies include: It Follows The Witch The Babadook Get Out Hereditary Midsommar Goodnight Mommy It Comes at Night The Invitation I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House mother! A Dark Song A Ghost Story "
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Edinburgh University Press Bullets to Ballots: Collective De-Radicalisation of Armed Movements
Investigates how and why armed organisations transform into unarmed activist movements Analyses 20 case studies of transformation from 16 countries: Egypt, Iraq, Algeria, Libya, Syria, Spain, the UK, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, El Salvador and Nicaragua Offers a rare cross-regional, qualitative comparative approach utilising personal interviews with the representatives of organisations inspired by religious-based, leftist, ethno-nationalist and nationalist ideologies Includes first-hand de-radicalisation leader testimonies Contributes to our understanding of democratic transition, ending civil wars, peacebuilding, countering violent extremism, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism De-radicalisation is a global phenomenon where armed organisations transform into political parties or non-violent social movements. Bullets to Ballots explores the different trajectories that this process can take whether it occurs after a military victory, a military defeat, or a draw in an armed conflict between insurgent groups and incumbent authorities. A result of a unique collaboration between leading scholars, high-level governmental practitioners and non-state organisational leaders, this volume offers a rich comparative analysis of de-radicalisation processes from around the world. It answers the questions of when, why and how collective de-radicalisation happens, and it deepens our understanding of this as a means of preventing violent extremism.
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Edinburgh University Press The Scots Afrikaners: Identity Politics and Intertwined Religious Cultures
One of the International Bulletin of Mission Research's Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, Intercultural Theology, and World Christianity for 2021 Reveals Scots influence on church and society in South Africa Contributes to academic discourse on the historical relationship between mission, empire and colonialism Sheds light on the relationships between religion, nationalism, and ethnicity Focuses on Scottish Afrikaner entanglements and tensions over time to create an intermeshed historical narrative of two diverse cultures Drawing primarily on Dutch and Afrikaans archival sources including the Dutch Reformed Church Archive and private collections this book presents a trans-generational narrative of the influence and role played by diasporic Scots and their descendants in the religious and political lives of Dutch/ Afrikaner people in British colonial southern Africa. It demonstrates how this Scottish religious culture helped to develop a complicated counter-narrative to what would become the mainstream discourse of Afrikaner Christian nationalism in the early 20th century. The reader can expect new perspectives on the ways in which the historical changeover from British Imperial rule to apartheid South Africa was both contradicted, but also in often paradoxical ways facilitated, by the influence and legacies of Scottish religious emissaries.
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Edinburgh University Press Business Arabic: An Essential Vocabulary
An essential reference for Arabic learners who want to be more confident in understanding and using Arabic in a business context, and for Arab learners of business EnglishBusiness Arabic: A Comprehensive Vocabulary contains all the key terms professionals need for translating both from Arabic to English and English to Arabic. Packed with more than 2,000 expressions and coinages commonly used in the workplace, each thematic section includes an alphabetical list of the lexical components necessary to comprehend, translate, write and speak modern business Arabic. Overall, this book is essential for students, international businesspeople and people working in the Arab world who are looking to expand their vocabulary. The book includes both American and British terms and spellings.The second edition includes over 700 new entries and a fully updated English Arabic index.
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Edinburgh University Press The Pre-Raphaelites and Orientalism: Language and Cognition in Remediations of the East
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Edinburgh University Press Shoe Reels: The History and Philosophy of Footwear in Film
Examining the special relationship between footwear and film, Shoe Reels explores images of shoes in cinema. It questions what shoes mean in the context of narrative, aesthetics and symbolism, why they are so memorable, and what their wider cultural resonances might be.
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Edinburgh University Press The Pragmatics of Fiction: Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse
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Edinburgh University Press Legal Artifices: Ten Essays on Roman Law in the Present Tense
The first English-language anthology of Yan Thomas, whose contributions to Roman law revolutionised legal scholarship Collects and translates 10 essays by Yan Thomas (1943 2008), the most renowned French jurist of the 20th century Provides a juridical perspective on the genealogy of the Western subject and the elementary conditions for the exercise of power Builds on the growing interest in Thomas' work generated by recent engagements, such as in Giorgio Agamben's Homo Sacer series Demonstrates the formal continuity of socio-legal techniques that have defined Western legal culture Western legal professionals habitually rely on a version of legal history that bolsters their own sway over the present. The legal mythologies undergirding these self-serving proposals are divided between doctrines of law's immemorial nature, and of its sacred (Roman) origins. Thomas's de-mythicised jurisprudence, presented in this collection of essays, dismisses these sagas. His work sent seismic waves across the humanities and social sciences, with claims including: Law is not a set of rules, but the operation of legal arguments; lawyers are the agents of the legal denaturalisation of the world Rome is misread as an essentially political entity; the effect exercised on Roman society by its jurists ranks before that of its politicians Despite a widely accepted opposition between modern labour law and the Roman renting-out of a slave's workforce, there exist unexpected commonalities 'Legal order' and 'responsibility' are among the inventions of modern law; they are not part of the timeless inventory of the world
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Edinburgh University Press The Cultural Memory of Georgian Glasgow
The first interdisciplinary exploration of eighteenth-century Glasgow Approaches Glasgow's history as a guide to the cultural memory of the city read through traditional historical and literary analysis Engages with primary sources such as contemporary literature, journalism, and ephemera from a range of institutions and archives Sets out a methodological blueprint for new research into other cities or civic spaces This book provides a long overdue reading of Scotland's largest city as it was during the long eighteenth century. These formative years of Enlightenment, caught between the tumultuous ages of the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution, cast Glasgow in a new and vibrant light. Far from being a dusty metropolis lying in wait for the famous age of shipbuilding, Glasgow was already an imperial hub: as implicated in mass migration and slavery as it was in civic growth and social progression. Craig Lamont incorporates case studies such as the Scottish Enlightenment, the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Eighteenth Century Print Culture to investigate how the city was shaped by the emergence of new trades and new ventures in philosophy, fine art, science, and religion. The book merges historical, literary and memory studies to provide an original blueprint for new research into other cities or civic spaces.
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Edinburgh University Press The Clandestine Lives of Colonel David Smiley: Code Name 'Grin'
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Edinburgh University Press The Victorian Actress in the Novel and on the Stage
This book analyses how Victorian novels and plays used the actress, a significant figure for the relationship between women and the public sphere, to define their own place within and among genres and in relation to audiences.
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Edinburgh University Press Greek Cinema and Migration, 1991-2016
The book provides a response to urgent calls to comprehend the cultural impact of immigration in Greece, and to determine the capacity of contemporary Greek cinema to challenge the logic of Fortress Europe.
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Edinburgh University Press Reorienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity
In the mediaeval period, Central Asia rose to prominence as a centre of Persian-Islamic culture, from the Seljuks to the Mongols. Khodadad Rezakhani tells the back story of this rise to prominence, the story of the famed Kushans and mysterious 'Asian Huns', and their role in shaping both the Sasanian Empire and the rest of the Middle East.
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Edinburgh University Press Semiramis' Legacy: The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily
Presents and contextualises extracts from the Historical Library of DiodorusThere are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC author, is the only one to have written a comprehensive history (the Bibliotheca Historica or Historical Library) in which more than cursory attention is paid to Persia. The 'Bibliotheca Historica' covers the entire period from Persia's prehistory until the arrival of the Parthians from the East and that of Roman power throughout Asia Minor and beyond from the West, around 750 years after Assyrian rule ended.Diodorus' contribution to our knowledge of Persian history is therefore of great value for the modern historian of the Ancient Near East and in this book Jan Stronk provides the first complete translation of Diodorus' account of the history of Persia. He also examines and evaluates both Diodorus' account and the sources he used to compose his work, taking into consideration the historical, political and archaeological factors that may have played a role in the transmission of the evidence he used to acquire the raw material underlying his Bibliotheca.Contains the first comprehensive account of Ancient Persian History and its context as seen by Diodorus - a well-informed GreekPresents a complete review of the historical sources used by Diodorus, not merely for the Persian history but for the entire 'Biblioteca Historica'Offers a historic and cultural background to the account of Diodorusof interest to anyone studying the Achamenids or the Ancient Near East
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Edinburgh University Press Twenty-First-Century Children's Gothic: From the Wanderer to Nomadic Subject
This is the first monograph that brings together the fields of Gothic Studies and children's fiction to analyse a range of popular and literary works for children published since 2000.
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Edinburgh University Press Lacan and Deleuze: A Disjunctive Synthesis
A reconfiguration of the reception of Deleuze and Lacan in contemporary Continental philosophyIt is often said that Lacan is the most radical representative of structuralism, a thinker of negativity and alienation, whereas Deleuze is pictured as a great opponent of the structuralist project, a vitalist and a thinker of creative potentialities of desire. It seems the two cannot be further apart. This volume of 12 new essays, breaks the myth of their foreignness (if not hostility) and places the two in a productive conversation. By taking on topics such as baroque, perversion, death drive, ontology/topology, face, linguistics and formalism the essays highlight key entry points for a discussion between Lacan's and Deleuze's respective thoughts. The proposed lines of investigation do not argue for a simple equation of their thoughts, but for a 'disjunctive synthesis', which acknowledges their differences, while insisting on their positive and mutually informed reading.ContributorsLorenzo Chiesa, European University at St Petersburg and the Freud Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. Guillaume Collett, University of Kent, UK.Adrian Johnston, University of New Mexico and Emory Psychoanalytic Institute in Atlanta, USA. Peter Klepec, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia. Paul M. Livingston, University of New Mexico, USA. Bostjan Nedoh, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia. Laurent de Sutter, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Samo Tomsic, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. Tadej Troha, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia.Scott Wilson, Kingston University, UK. Andreja Zevnik, University of Manchester, UK. Alenka Zupancic, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia and European Graduate School, Switzerland.
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Edinburgh University Press Human Trafficking
What is human trafficking? This volume critically examines the competing discourses surrounding human trafficking, the conceptual basis of global responses and the impact of these horrific acts worldwide.
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Edinburgh University Press The Legacy of Iraq: From the 2003 War to the 'Islamic State'
The Legacy of Iraq reflects on the abject failure of the 2003 intervention to turn Iraq into a liberal democracy, underpinned by free-market capitalism, its citizens free to live in peace and prosperity. It argues that mistakes made by the coalition and the Iraqi political elite set a sequence of events in motion that have had devastating consequences for Iraq, the Middle East and for the rest of the world.
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Edinburgh University Press Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and the Assyrians in the Twentieth Century
Who are the Assyrians and what role did they play in shaping modern Iraq? Were they simply bystanders, victims of collateral damage who played a passive role in the history of Iraq? And how have they negotiated their position throughout various periods of Iraq's state-building processes? This book details the narrative and history of Iraq in the 20th century and reinserts the Assyrian experience as an integral part of Iraq's broader contemporary historiography. It is the first comprehensive account to contextualize this native people's experience alongside the developmental processes of the modern Iraqi state. Using primary and secondary data, this book offers a nuanced exploration of the dynamics that have affected and determined the trajectory of the Assyrians' experience in 20th century Iraq.
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Edinburgh University Press Roland Penrose: The Life of a Surrealist
The first biography of Roland Penrose, one of the great English-born practitioners of modernism in the twentieth century. James King explores the intricacies of Penrose’s life and work, his complex professional and personal lives, his work as a biographer and as an art historian.
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Edinburgh University Press The Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy: From Pre-history to Future Possibilities
This book re examines the history of democracy, broadening the traditional view with previously unexplored examples. This substantial reference work critically examines the history of democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, it explores the full breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising - examples from around the world. Split into 9 parts, each part contains an introduction to the period followed by three to five case studies of specific governments or political movements. This is the first book to study lesser known histories of democracy alongside familiar examples. It includes historical accounts from leading scholars that document the development of democratic practices in their area or epoch of interest. Contributors include Jack Goody, John Keane, Larbi Sadiki, James Anderson, John Fisher and Seymour Drescher. Examples include ancient India, medieval Venetia, Native America, Iraqis, ancient Athens, Women's Suffrage and the Anti Apartheid movement.
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Edinburgh University Press Avizandum Statutes on Scots Commercial and Consumer Law: 2023-24
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Edinburgh University Press Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam
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Edinburgh University Press The Anarchist Before the Law
Explores the critical encounter between anarchism and law
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Edinburgh University Press An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics
A classic introduction to the study of meaning, revitalised for a new generation of linguistsIdeal for undergraduate students exploring English linguistics for the first time, the new edition of this successful textbook is compact and self-contained, offering: Expanded coverage of topic areas such as figurative language, compositional meaning and quantification Up-to-date, real-life examples drawn from a wide range of sources to clearly illustrate key concepts, such as how speakers use novel metaphors and metonyms Additional exercises to further reinforce and develop key concepts Thorough signposting to contemporary research publications in semantics and pragmatics This clear and accessible textbook introduces the crucial concepts essential to your study of the semantics and pragmatics of English. Coverage is wide-ranging, taking you from word meaning to the level of discourse, and explaining how these topics are treated in contemporary linguistic research. Chapters cover adjective, noun and verb meanings, situation types, figurative language, tense, aspect, modality, quantification, topic and focus. Explanations of entailment, compositionality and scope provide a foundation for subsequent study of formal semantics.Supported by chapter summaries and with plenty of usage examples, exercises and discussion questions, you will not only gain a systematic overview of meaning in English but be equipped with the tools to argue for specific analyses as well.
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Edinburgh University Press Islamist Movements During the Tunisian Transition and Syrian Crisis
This book provides a ground breaking analysis of the concrete practices of Islamist movements to assess their impact on post-2011 activism.
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Edinburgh University Press The Edinburgh Introduction to Studying English Literature
This is a new edition of this established guide for students studying literature for the first time. This up-to-the minute foundational guide introduces the full range of literary forms, styles, theories and critical strategies which new students need to cover. By careful use of examples it demonstrates exactly how strategies for reading texts can be put to work and all texts discussed are conveniently available in the Norton Anthology of English Literature. The successful first edition is now updated with the latest in research and teaching by the academics based at one of the UK's leading university literature departments. It features a new Students Resources section with 3 new chapters on Reading, Writing, and Reflecting and including 'how to' features such as how to avoid plagiarism, and how to prepare a bibliography. It discusses both British and American authors, while the texts discussed in the book generally appear in the Norton Anthology of English Literature. It introduces a wide range of literary forms, styles and critical strategies, essential knowledge for the beginning student of literature.
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Edinburgh University Press Astronomy and Astrology in the Islamic World
This textbook surveys the major advances in the heavenly sciences from Isfahan, Maragha and Samarqand. It looks at the development of astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world from the 9th to the 17th century, and their influence on the beliefs and practices of individuals and institutions in the Islamic world and Europe.
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Edinburgh University Press Lost in Translation
Elusive, subtle and atmospheric, Lost in Translation was one of the indie hits of 2004, earning widespread critical praise, awards and success at the box office. But what was the basis of its appeal and how exactly is the film marked as a distinctly independent work? This book, by a leading authority on contemporary American indie cinema, provides an in-depth analysis of the balance of more and less mainstream qualities offered by the film at all levels, from industrial factors such as funding, marketing and release strategy to formal qualities such as its low-key narrative structure and the impressionistic use of imagery and music. Other issues examined in detail include the role of stardom, particularly the role of Bill Murray, the distinctive 'auteur' contribution made by writer-director Sofia Coppola and the film's ambiguous relationship with the romantic comedy genre. Textual and industrial analysis is also supplemented by consideration of online responses to the film that offer insights into the various ways in which it was either appreciated or rejected by viewers. Key Features * A unique attempt to pin down the precise nature of the film and its appeal to viewers * A major contribution to our understanding of the contemporary American indie film landscape * Written by a leading authority on American indie film
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