The Contemporary Political Play: Rethinking Dramaturgical Structure (Grochala Sarah)(Paperback)

The Contemporary Political Play: Rethinking Dramaturgical Structure (Grochala Sarah)(Paperback)

What does it mean for a play to be political in the 21st century? Does it require explicit engagement with events and situations with the aim of bringing about change or highlighting social wrongs? Is it purely a matter of content or is it also a matter of structure? The Contemporary Political

4.48 Psychosis (Kane Sarah)(Paperback)

This work is the last play by Sarah Kane, the controversial contemporary British playwright, who died aged 28 in February 1999. A single voice, dragged through therapy and endless medication, reveals the true experience of clinical

Dramaturgy in the Making (Trencsnyi Katalin)(Paperback)

Dramaturgy in the Making maps contemporary dramaturgical practices in various settings of theatre-making and dance to reveal the different ways that dramaturgs work today. It provides a thorough survey of three major areas of practice - institutional dramaturgy, production dramaturgy and dance

Rethinking Fashion Globalization (Cheang Sarah)(Paperback)

Rethinking Fashion Globalization is a timely call to rewrite the fashion system and push back against Eurocentric dominance within fashion histories by presenting new models, approaches and understandings of fashion from critical thinkers at the forefront of decolonial fashion discourse. This

Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology (Goodin Robert E.)(Paperback)

The revised and updated edition of Goodin and Pettit's highly-acclaimed contemporary political philosophy anthology, bringing together the field's most important readings in a single volume Unparalleled in the breadth and scope of its coverage, this newly-revised third edition traces the evolution

Rethinking the Resource Curse (Smith Benjamin)(Paperback)

This Element documents the diversity and dissensus of scholarship on the political resource curse, diagnoses its sources, and directs scholarly attention towards what the authors believe will be more fruitful avenues of future research. In the scholarship to date, there is substantial regional

Rethinking Political Judgement: Arendt and Existentialism (Mrovlje Masa)(Paperback)

How can we reinvigorate the human capacity for political judgement as a practical activity capable of addressing the uncertainties of our postfoundational world? The book takes up this challenge by drawing on the historically attuned perspective of 20th-century philosophies of existence - in

Contemporary Political Cinema (Holtmeier Matthew)(Paperback)

The political films that have emerged on the global film festival circuit since the 1990s mark a shift in cinematic strategies for critically addressing dominant, militant, or otherwise repressive ideologies. From a focus on the representation of oppression in films like The Battle of Algiers,

Israel/Palestine and the Queer International (Schulman Sarah)(Paperback)

In this chronicle of political awakening and queer solidarity, the activist and novelist Sarah Schulman describes her dawning consciousness of the Palestinian liberation struggle. Invited to Israel to give the keynote address at an LGBT studies conference at Tel Aviv University, Schulman declines,

Rethinking the Power of Maps (Wood Denis)(Paperback)

A contemporary follow-up to the groundbreaking Power of Maps, this book takes a fresh look at what maps do, whose interests they serve, and how they can be used in surprising, creative, and radical ways. Denis Wood describes how cartography facilitated the rise of the modern state and how maps

Blasted (Kane Sarah)(Paperback)

In 1995 Sarah Kane's first full-length play Blasted opened. It became the cause celebre of the theatrical year, making front-page headlines and outraging critics with its depiction of rape, torture and violence in civil war. 'sheer unadulterated brutalism' Evening

The Anti-Social Family (Barrett Michele)(Paperback)

Despite much talk of its decline, the nuclear family persists as a structure central to contemporary society, a fact to be lamented, according to the ideas of Mich le Barrett and Mary McIntosh. The Anti-social Family dissects the network of household, kinship and sexual relations that constitute

The Nordic Model: Scandinavia Since 1945 (Hilson Mary)(Paperback)

The political structures of the Scandinavian nations have long stood as models for government and public policy. This comprehensive study examines how that Nordic model of government developed, as well as its far-reaching influence. Respected Scandinavian historian Mary Hilson surveys the political

Issues and Actors in the Global Political Economy (Broome Andr)(Paperback)

A major new text on contemporary global political economy that focuses centrally on key issues and actors. Concise and accessibly written, it provides an ideal introduction to the contemporary dynamics and processes of change in the global political

Coming Community, 1 (Agamben Giorgio)(Paperback)

A contribution to contemporary philosophical and political thought, Agamben develops the concept of community and the social implications of his philosophical

Top Girls (Churchill Caryl)(Paperback / softback)

A play which looks at the political costs of women rising to the

James M. Buchanan and Liberal Political Economy: A Rational Reconstruction (Wagner Richard E.)(Paperback)

James M. Buchanan and Liberal Political Economy: A Rational Reconstruction examines the contemporary meaning and significance of James M. Buchanan's body of work. The book uses Buchanan's past contributions to explore the present and future relevance of his scholarly contributions and insights. It

Sarah Waters: Contemporary Critical Perspectives (Mitchell Kaye)(Paperback)

A multiple award-winning author, Sarah Waters is one of the most critically and commercially successful novelists writing today. In such novels as Fingersmith, Tipping the Velvet, Affinity and The Night Watch, her writing has played compellingly with popular and generic forms and narrative

The Seasonal Vegan (Philpott Sarah)(Paperback)

Eating well, eating affordably, eating sustainably are three contemporary issues. In The Seasonal Vegan Sarah Philpott shows us how, with delicious recipes geared to seasonal crops, and some year-round menus. Illustrated by beautiful colour images, Philpott's recipes reduce environmental impact,

An Analysis of Jacques Derrida's Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences (Smith-Laing Tim)(Paperback)

The Modernized Dutch Defense (Demuth)(Paperback)

The Modernized Dutch Defense leads to unbalanced structures and dynamic play. White must be well prepared to understand this most aggressive defense which we might even call an 'attack'. Adrien Demuth delivered a fighting repertoire for Black starting from move

Contemporary France (Drake Helen)(Paperback)

Few countries can claim a political heritage as rich, varied and influential as France - the birthplace of modern politics. Ideas about France are often based on popular stereotypes, yet the reality of French national identity is both diverse and changeable. In this authoritative yet accessible new

Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics (O'Brien Robert)(Paperback)

Offering an accessible introduction to both the historical roots and the contemporary dynamics of today's world economy, the extensively revised sixth edition of this bestselling textbook continues to lead the way in equipping students with the knowledge required to make sense of the fast-paced

The Faith of the Faithless: Experiments in Political Theology (Critchley Simon)(Paperback)

The return to religion has arguably become the dominant theme of contemporary culture. Somehow, the secular age seems to have been replaced by a new era where political action flows directly from theological, indeed cosmic, conflict. The Faith of the Faithless lays out the philosophical and