The gaze, understood as a way of looking at others that involves contemplation and the operation of power, has an extensive history of iterations such as the male gaze (Mulvey), the oppositional gaz……続きを見る
Africa is said to be rising, turning a definitive page in its history, heralding new and exciting possibilities for the continent. This discourse maintains that with upsurge in economic growth comes……続きを見る
Exploring issues of disability culture, activism, and policy across the African continent, this volume argues for the recognition of African disability studies as an important and emerging interdisc……続きを見る
Presents a wealth of original research findings on how medieval ports actually worked, providing new insights on shipping, trade, port society and culture, and systems of regional and international ……続きを見る
An examination of the erotic in medieval literature which includes articles on the role of clothing and nudity, the tension between eroticism and transgression and religion and the erotic.
This volu……続きを見る
The book offers unprecedented access to primary sources that have been unavailable in English, or which lay unknown on archival shelves. Music and Soviet Power offers cultural history told through d……続きを見る
"This meticulously researched book gives a detailed and authoritative history of agricultural change in the second half of the twentieth century. The book skilfully weaves together the hitherto unde……続きを見る
New investigations into Charles d'Orléans' under-rated poem, its properties and its qualities.
The compilation Fortunes Stabilnes, the English poetry Charles d'Orléans wrote in the course of his twe……続きを見る
"In the Beginning was Napoleon"--"Napoleon and no end": Inspiration Bonaparte explores German responses to Bonaparte in literature, philosophy, painting, science, education, music, and film from his……続きを見る
Essays on aspects of medieval French literature, celebrating the scholarship of Sarah Kay and her influence on the field.
Sarah Kay is one of the most influential medievalists of the past fifty year……続きを見る
A collection of pedagogical essays that presents proven strategies for the teaching of adaptation and eighteenth-century texts
The eighteenth century was a golden age of adaptation: classical epics ……続きを見る
Enlightened War investigates the multiple and complex interactions between warfare and Enlightenment thought. Although the Enlightenment is traditionally identified with the ideals of progress, eter……続きを見る
New essays providing an up-to-date picture of the engagement of artists, philosophers, and critics with Kafka's work.
The topic of "Kafka after Kafka" is a fascinating one: the engagement of artists……続きを見る
Introduces Skelton and his work to readers unfamiliar with the poet, gathers together the vibrant strands of existing research, and opens up new avenues for future studies.
John Skelton is a central……続きを見る
A view of a long-neglected classic of Weimar cinema - now restored and widely available - as both a gripping narrative of infidelity and jealousy and a film inherently about film.
Artur Robison's Wa……続きを見る
This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects, including ships and shipping; trade,……続きを見る
Essays from noted contributors trace the evolution of the neurological patient's role, treatment, and place in the history of medicine.
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Tourette's, multiple sclerosis, stro……続きを見る
New essays exploring the relationship between warfare and Enlightenment thought both historically and in the present.
Enlightened War investigates the multiple and complex interactions between warfa……続きを見る
The essays in this volume pay tribute to the distinguished career of Professor R.F. Yeager. Appropriately for one who has done so much to advance scholarship and critical debate on this poet, they f……続きを見る
The October Revolution of 1917 tore the fabric of Russian musical life: institutions collapsed, and leading composers emigrated or fell into silence. But in 1932, at the outset of the "socialist rea……続きを見る
A comprehensive study of every aspect of chivalry and chivalric culture.
Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. ……続きを見る
While few would question the importance of Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) for the development of German idealism and twentieth-century literature, philosophy, and critical theory, Hölderlin scholar……続きを見る
The history of the medical and scientific debate about the etiology of the disease as it played out between diet theorists and contagionists from 1880 to 1940.
In modern Japan, beriberi (or thiamin ……続きを見る
Explores the scope that there is for Indigenous curatorial agency in the relationship of Indigenous contemporary art with the 'art world'.
This monograph focuses on the current boom in Indigenous co……続きを見る
A comprehensive survey of one of the most important texts of the Middle Ages.
Malory's Morte Darthur is now a canonical and widely-taught text. Recent decades have seen a transformation and expansio……続きを見る
Since the 1970s, klezmer music has become one of the most popular world music genres, at the same time influencing musical styles as diverse as indie rock, avant-garde jazz, and contemporary art mus……続きを見る
This is the first book to survey the experience of servants in rural Europe from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.
This is the first book to survey the experience of servants in rural Europe ……続きを見る
Adopting the modernist masterVladimir Nabokov as its guide, Nabokov in Motion: Modernity and Movement is an exploration of the radically changing social, historical, technological, and literary cult……続きを見る
This book highlights the role of Romani musical presence in Central and Eastern Europe, especially from Krakow in the Communist period, and argues that music can and should be treated as one of the ……続きを見る
This book supports the professional learning of school principals, and those who aspire to be such, in development of their skills and knowledge around fostering inclusive schools for students with ……続きを見る
