Visualizing Empire: Africa, Europe, and the Politics of Representation (Peabody Rebecca)(Paperback)

Visualizing Empire: Africa, Europe, and the Politics of Representation (Peabody Rebecca)(Paperback)

An exploration of how an official French visual culture normalized France's colonial project and exposed citizens and subjects to racialized ideas of life in the empire. By the end of World War I, having fortified its colonial holdings in the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Indian Ocean, and

Politics Goes to the Movies: Hollywood, Europe, and Beyond (Kolker Robert P.)(Paperback)

Politics Goes to the Movies introduces the topic of political representation and ideology by analyzing some of the most important politically themed films across the history of cinema in a refreshing and concise volume. Offering a survey of political cinema from 1915 to present day, topics include:

Precolonial Black Africa (Diop Cheikh Anta)(Paperback)

Thiscomparison of the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states demonstrates the black contribution to the development of Western

Baroque New Worlds: Representation, Transculturation, Counterconquest (Zamora Lois Parkinson)(Paperback)

Baroque New Worlds traces the changing nature of Baroque representation in Europe and the Americas across four centuries, from its seventeenth-century origins as a Catholic and monarchical aesthetic and ideology to its contemporary function as a postcolonial ideology aimed at disrupting entrenched

Gendered Institutions and Women's Political Representation in Africa (Hjlund Madsen Diana)(Paperback)

During the course of the past three decades efforts of democratisation and institutional reforms have characterised the African continent, including demands for gender equality and women's political representation. As a result, some countries have introduced affirmative action measures, either in

Audible Empire: Music, Global Politics, Critique (Radano Ronald)(Paperback)

Audible Empire rethinks the processes and mechanisms of empire and shows how musical practice has been crucial to its spread around the globe. Music is a means of comprehending empire as an audible formation, and the contributors highlight how it has been circulated, consumed, and understood

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe (Siklodi Nora)(Pevná vazba)

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe explores contemporary models of national and European Union (EU) citizenship in the context of intra-EU mobility. Scholars have often addressed these models from separate disciplinary standpoints. National citizenship has been studied through the prism

Industry, Reform and Empire: Scotland, 1790-1880 (Hutchison Iain)(Paperback)

Industry, Reform and Empire traces the evolution of politics from a repressive, reactionary and electorally restricted regime before 1832 to an era of wider franchise and sweeping institutional reform. Focusing on the impact of rapid industrialisation, the author shows how it transformed the

Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics (Solnit Rebecca)(Paperback)

Rebecca Solnit has made a vocation of journeying into difficult territory and reporting back, as an environmentalist, antiglobalization activist, and public intellectual. Storming the Gates of Paradise, an anthology of her essential essays from the past ten years, takes the reader from the Pyrenees

Hitler's Empire - Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe (Mazower Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Hitler's empire was the largest, most brutal and most ambitious reshaping of Europe in history. Inspired by imperial legacy of those such as British, Third Reich cast its shadow from Channel Islands to Caucasus and ruled hundreds of millions. This title offers an account of the rise and fall of

Trees of Life (Adams Max)(Paperback / softback)

A celebration of 100 tree species from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, Oceania and the

Europe - A History (Davies Norman)(Paperback / softback)

Europe - and the question of whether to stay in or leave - has dominated British politics for the last three years. Discover the most ambitious history of the continent ever undertaken. 'Any European or world citizen should read this... History that illuminates the present day' Big

The Book of Black Royalty (Ezenwa-Autrey Ada)(Paperback)

The Book of Black Royalty aims to tell the stories of the great Empires from Africa. The Queens and Kings that once ruled the world. The wonderful stories are great for kids to learn about their ancestors and be inspired by the rich history of Africa

Africa and Its Global Diaspora: The Policy and Politics of Emigration (Mangala Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Gendered Institutions and Women's Political Representation in Africa (Hjlund Madsen Diana)(Pevná vazba)

During the course of the past three decades efforts of democratisation and institutional reforms have characterised the African continent, including demands for gender equality and women's political representation. As a result, some countries have introduced affirmative action measures, either in

The Age of Empire: 1875-1914 (Hobsbawm Eric)(Paperback)

Erica Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Hobsbawm combines vast erudition with a graceful prose style to re-create the epoch that laid the basis for the twentieth

Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe (Bartlett Robert)(Paperback)

This engaging history of dynastic power in medieval Europe explores the role of family dynamics and family consciousness in the politics of royal and imperial dynasties. From royal marriages and the birth of sons, to female sovereigns, mistresses and wicked uncles, Robert Bartlett casts fresh light

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Rodney Walter)(Paperback)

The classic work of political, economic, and historical analysis, powerfully introduced by Angela Davis In his short life, the Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney emerged as one of the leading thinkers and activists of the anticolonial revolution, leading movements in North America, South America,

Empire's Endgame: Racism and the British State (Bhattacharyya Gargi)(Paperback)

We are in a moment of profound overlapping crises. The landscape of politics and entitlement is being rapidly and unpredictably remade. As movements against colonial legacies and state violence coincide with the rise of new authoritarian regimes, it is the analytical lens of racism, and the

Atlas of Medieval Europe (Ditchburn David)(Paperback)

The Atlas of Medieval Europe covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, spreading from the Atlantic coast to the Russian steppes. Each map approaches a separate issue or series of events in medieval history, and a commentary locates it in its

Social Media and Politics in Africa: Democracy, Censorship and Security (Dwyer Maggie)(Paperback)

The smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organise, and participate in politics like never before. While both activists and governments alike have turned to social media as a new form of political mobilization, some African states

Mosquito Empires (McNeill J. R.)(Paperback)

This book explores the links among ecology, disease, and international politics in the context of the Greater Caribbean - the landscapes lying between Surinam and the Chesapeake - in the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries. Ecological changes made these landscapes especially suitable for

Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory (Thompson Ethan)(Paperback)

Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory is the first edited volume devoted to the Peabody Awards Collection, a unique repository of radio and TV programs submitted yearly since 1941 for consideration for the prestigious Peabody Awards. The essays in this volume explore the

Creating Political Presence: The New Politics of Democratic Representation (Castiglione Dario)(Pevná vazba)

For at least two centuries, democratic representation has been at the center of debate. Should elected representatives express the views of the majority, or do they have the discretion to interpret their constituents' interests? How can representatives balance the desires of their parties and their