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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2017European social democracy during the global economic crisis
by David J. Bailey, Jean-Michel de Waele, Fabien Escalona, Mathieu Vieira
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2024David, Donne and Thirsty Deer
Selected Essays of Anne Lake Prescott
by Anne Lake Prescott, Roger Kuin, William A. Oram
For nearly half a century Anne Lake Prescott has been a force and an inspiration in Renaissance studies. A force, because of her unique blend of learning and wit and an inspiration through her tireless encouragement of younger scholars and students. Her passion has always been the invisible bridge across the Channel: the complex of relations, literary and political, between Britain and France. The essays in this long-awaited collection range from Edmund Spenser to John Donne, from Clément Marot to Pierre de Ronsard. Prescott has a particular fondness for King David, who appears several times; and the reader will encounter chessmen, bishops, male lesbian voices and Roman whores. Always Prescott's immense erudition is accompanied by a sly and gentle wit that invites readers to share her amusement. Reading her is a joyful education.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2018David and Bathsheba
By George Peele
by Mathew R. Martin, David Bevington
David and Bathsheba presents a modernised edition of George Peele's explosive biblical drama about the tangled lives, deadly liaisons, and twisted histories of Ancient Israel's royal family. Martin's critical edition is the first modern single-volume edition of the play since 1912 and opens up this unduly neglected gem of English Renaissance drama to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the play's treatment of its biblical and poetic sources, its engagement with Elizabethan politics, and its forceful representations of religious fanaticism, genocide, and sexual violence. Its commentary notes clarify the text's meaning and staging, guide the reader through the play's dramatisation of the turbulent Davidic period of Ancient Israel's history, and place the play in its broader cultural and artistic milieu. Martin's edition aims to encourage new contemporary critical study of Peele's powerful and disturbing drama.
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EXCAVANDO LA CIUDAD DE DAVID
by Ronny Reich
EXCAVANDO LA CIUDAD DE DAVID â El lugar en el que comenzŚŁ la historia de JerusalŚn Las investigaciones arqueolĂłgicas llevadas a cabo en los 150 Ășltimos años han identificado a la colina sudoriental de JerusalĂ©n, fuera de las murallas de la Ciudad Vieja, como la Ciudad de David bĂblica. El reconocimiento cada vez mayor de que esta colina es efectivamente la parte mĂĄs antigua de JerusalĂ©n ha llevado a muchos estudiosos a excavarla. Desde las primeras excavaciones hechas por Charles Warren en 1867 hasta el presente, catorce expediciones arqueolĂłgicas han trabajado allĂ, lo que ha hecho que la Ciudad de David sea uno de los sitios mĂĄs excavados de Israel. Equipos britĂĄnicos, alemanes, franceses e israelĂes han excavado en el lugar bajo cuatro autoridades diferentes: el gobierno otomano, el mandato britĂĄnico, el gobierno jordano y el israelĂ y han producido una asombrosa cantidad de informaciĂłn. Algunos de estos restos son de importancia Ășnica, entre ellos el tĂșnel de EzequĂas, el sistema de tĂșneles conocido como el pozo de Warren, la inscripciĂłn del tĂșnel de SiloĂ©, la inscripciĂłn de Teodoto, y el estanque de SiloĂ©. Excavaciones recientes efectuadas en la Ciudad de David han revelado vestigios impresionantes de fortificaciones de la Edad de Bronce Medio alrededor de la fuente de GihĂłn y restos del estanque de SiloĂ©, que datan del perĂodo del Segundo Templo. El tĂșnel de SiloĂ© ha sido ahora ampliamente documentado y estudiado. Este libro comienza por una reseña cronolĂłgica de un siglo y medio de excavaciones y de estudio de la colina de la Ciudad de David. Dicha reseña resume la historia de la colina, desde Ă©pocas prehistĂłricas hasta el final del perĂodo otomano. Presenta un resumen actualizado de hallazgos arqueolĂłgicos pasados y recientes, muchos de los cuales, que se presentan aquĂ por primera vez, han cambiado drĂĄsticamente lo que pensĂĄbamos acerca de la historia antigua de JerusalĂ©n. Ronny Reich excava y estudia las antigĂŒedades de JerusalĂ©n hace ya mĂĄs de cuarenta años. De 1969 a 1978 tomĂł parte en las excavaciones dirigidas por el catedrĂĄtico Nahman Avigad en el Barrio JudĂo de JerusalĂ©n. Desde 1995 ha sido co-director de las excavaciones en la Ciudad de David. El profesor Reich es egresado de la Universidad Hebrea de JerusalĂ©n, donde escribiĂł su tesis de doctorado acerca de los baños rituales judĂos en la Ă©poca del Segundo Templo. Desde 1995 es catedrĂĄtico de ArqueologĂa en la Universidad de Haifa. En 2000 se le otorgĂł el Premio JerusalĂ©n de InvestigaciĂłn ArqueolĂłgica. 27Ă22 cm, 382 pĂĄginas, ediciĂłn en tapas duras, numerosas ilustraciones en blanco y negro y en color . por Ronny Reich
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2022David and Bathsheba
George Peele
by Mathew R. Martin
David and Bathsheba presents a modernised edition of George Peele's explosive biblical drama about the tangled lives, deadly liaisons, and twisted histories of Ancient Israel's royal family. Martin's critical edition is the first modern single-volume edition of the play since 1912 and opens up this unduly neglected gem of English Renaissance drama to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the play's treatment of its biblical and poetic sources, its engagement with Elizabethan politics, and its forceful representations of religious fanaticism, genocide, and sexual violence. Its commentary notes clarify the text's meaning and staging, guide the reader through the play's dramatisation of the turbulent Davidic period of Ancient Israel's history, and place the play in its broader cultural and artistic milieu. Martin's edition aims to encourage new contemporary critical study of Peele's powerful and disturbing drama.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2014Court and civic society in the Burgundian Low Countries c.1420â1530
by Andrew Brown, Graeme Small
This volume is the first ever attempt to unite and translate some of the key texts which informed Johan Huizinga's famous study of the Burgundian court, The Waning of the Middle Ages, a work which has never gone out of print. It combines these texts with sources that Huizinga did not consider, those that illuminate the wider civic world that the Burgundian court inhabited and the dynamic interaction between court and city. Through these sources, and an introduction offering new perspectives on recent historiography, the book tests whether Huizinga's controversial vision of the period still stands. Covering subjects including ceremonial events, such as the spectacles and gargantuan banquets that made the Burgundian dukes the talk of Europe, the workings of the court, and jousting, archery and rhetoric competitions, the book will appeal to students of late medieval and early modern Europe and to those with wider interests in court culture, ritual and ceremony.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2020Early modern war narratives and the Revolt in the Low Countries
by Raymond Fagel, Leonor Ălvarez FrancĂ©s, William G. Naphy, Beatriz Santiago Belmonte
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The ArtsNovember 2019David Milch
by Jonathan Bignell, Sarah Cardwell, Steven Peacock, Jason Jacobs
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2025âTen Pound Pomsâ
A life history of British postwar emigration to Australia
by A. James Hammerton, Alistair Thomson, Becca Parkinson
A riveting history of the 'Ten Pound Poms', a wave of British citizens who migrated to Australia and New Zealand after the Second World War. Between the 1940s and 1970s, more than a million Britons migrated to Australia. They were the famous 'Ten Pound Poms' and this is their story. The authors draw on a vast trove of letters, diaries and personal photographs, as well as hundreds of interviews with former migrants, to offer original insights into key historical themes. They explore people's motivations for emigrating, gender relations and family dynamics, the clashing experience of the 'very familiar and awfully strange', homesickness and the personal and national identities of both settlers and returnees. Filled with fascinating testimonies that shed light on migrant life histories, 'Ten Pound Poms' will engage readers interested in British and Australian migration history and intrigued about the power of migrant memories for individuals, families and nations.
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The ArtsJanuary 2019Jean-Jacques Beineix
by Philip Powrie
This volume is the first to examine, in either French or English, the films of Jean-Jacques Beineix, often seen as the best example of the 1980s cinĂ©ma du look, with cult films, such as Diva and Betty Blue (37Âș 2 le matin) .. After an introduction which places Beineix in the context of the 1980s and the arguments centering on a postmodern cinema, the volume devotes a chapter to each of Beineix's feature films, including the film which marked his return to feature film making after a break of a decade, Mortel Transfert (2001). Prefaced by an excellent foreword by the director himself, which includes a broad condemnation of French critics. Includes many illustrations direct from the director's own collection, complementing the interviews Powrie made with him and his collaborators.
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The ArtsMay 2011Performing Herself
Autobiography and Fanny Kelly's Dramatic Recollections
by Gilli Bush-Bailey, Kate Dorney, Maggie B. Gale
This unique book contains the never before published script of the first ever one-woman show, written by Fanny Kelly. The script was performed in Britain in the 1830s and 40s, based on Kelly's own experiences and offers a picture of the exuberant and often bizarre Georgian entertainment world. The performance text is introduced, edited and explained by Gilli Bush-Bailey, who focuses 21st-century revisionist scholarship on Kelly's story. It is an innovative contribution to the modern debate on biographical and autobiographical writing, whilst also being a valuable text for those who wish to study comedy and women's performance. The materials and methods of the modern stand-up routine are already to be seen in this unusual text. This book will appeal to students and scholars who are involved in performance, theatre history, or biography. It is also an accessible text for the interested general reader. ;
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Diseases & disordersDecember 2015Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Low and Middle-income Countries
by Richard Cooper, Anoop Mishra, Liz Grant, Daniel Boakye, William Midodzi, Ursula Read, Kofi Anie, Nigel Unwin, Juliet Addo, Ernestina Coast, Montserrat Mendez, Philip Onyebujoh, Kwadwo Koram, Shanthi Mendis, André Pascal Kengne, Edited by Ama de-Graft Aikins, Charles Agyemang
Low and middle income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America bear a significant proportion of the global burden of chronic non-communicable diseases. This book synthesizes evidence across countries that share similar socio-economic, developmental and public health profiles, including rapid urbanization, globalization and poverty. Providing insights on successful and sustainable interventions and policies, it shows how to slow and reverse the rising burden of chronic diseases in resource-poor settings.
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The ArtsJanuary 2019Jean Renoir
by Martin O'Shaughnessy
Accessible and original analysis of all Jean Renoir's sound films, including those he made in Hollywood - this is the first major study to appear for a number of years and brings new light on some of the director's most celebrated films.. Illuminating account of critical debates concerning Renoir, and focusing on hitherto neglected areas such as gender, nation and ethnicity the book asks us to rethink our understanding of Renoir's political commitment.. Traces his output from the silent period to the age of television, tying his work into a fast-shifting, socio-historical context.. Detailed analyses of his sound films map his evolving style while individual chapters cover Renoir's career and writings, critical debates, the silent and early sound films, the Popular Front period, Renoir amĂšricain and the later films.
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March 1986Sade. Fourier. Loyola
by Roland Barthes, Maren Sell, JĂŒrgen Hoch
»Nicht aus Lust am Provozieren sind Sade, Fourier und Loyola in ein und demselben Buch zusammengestellt worden, sondern weil alle drei Klassifikatoren, SprachbegrĂŒnder waren: der verfemte Schriftsteller begrĂŒndete eine Sprache des erotischen VergnĂŒgens, der utopische Philosoph eine Sprache des sozialen GlĂŒcks und der heilige Jesuit eine Sprache der Anrufung Gottes. Zeichen erfinden und nicht, wie wir es alle tun, nur konsumieren heiĂt paradoxerweise in den Bereich jenes Nachhinein des Sinns einzutreten, der das signifiant darstellt, kurz, eine Schreibweise praktizieren. Daher beschĂ€ftigt sich dieses Buch auch nicht mit dem Inhalt der Schriften dieser drei Autoren (âŠ), sondern es behandelt Sade, Fourier und Loyola als Formulierer, Erfinder von Schreibweisen, Textoperateure.« Roland Barthes
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The ArtsJanuary 2099David Simon's American city
by Mikkel Jensen, Jonathan Bignell, Sarah Cardwell
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September 2019Conga Line on the Amazon
by David Myles Robinson
David Myles Robinson was eight years old when he first got hooked on travel. Since then, heâs seen most of the worldâall its continents plus, he laments, âfar too many places where travel is now off-limits.âAfter a lifetime of visiting near and far, in heat and in cold, in comfort and in danger, Robinson has put it all together now in this unique collection of the varied travel adventures heâs foundâand the lessons heâs learned from them. A Fellini-esque view of the Amazon, a Mercedes caravan to Istanbul, Jane Goodall's amazing chimpsâjust part of a travel trunk full of experiences guaranteed to keep you seesawing from âBoy, I'd love to do that" to âSure glad it was him, not me.âIn Conga Line on the Amazon, Robinson brings to his first travel book the same gift for intriguing narrative and sharp characterization that has won praise for his six highly successful novels. Some of his tales may be for the strong of heart, but theyâre all for the reader with a yen to be entertained by one intrepid manâs adventures and misadventures exploring the strange and wonderful world we live in.
