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This engaging book introduces new readers of eighteenth-century texts to some of the major works, authors, and debates of a key period of literary ...

The search for gold and for the mythical El Dorado gripped the imagination of the conquistadors from the beginning of the sixteenth century. Crossi...

The search for gold and for the mythical El Dorado gripped the imagination of the conquistadors from the beginning of the sixteenth century. Crossi...

Over the last three decades, women have made significant inroads into political life. Yet the equal and inclusive sharing of political power remain...

Over the last three decades, women have made significant inroads into political life. Yet the equal and inclusive sharing of political power remain...

Electronic Literature considers new forms and genres of writing that exploit the capabilities of computers and networks – literature that would not...

Electronic Literature considers new forms and genres of writing that exploit the capabilities of computers and networks – literature that would not...

At a time when significant social status, economic resources, and political opportunities seem to become ever more unequally distributed and only a...

At a time when significant social status, economic resources, and political opportunities seem to become ever more unequally distributed and only a...

This book will become the standard work on the life and thought of Émile Durkheim, one of the great founding fathers of sociology. Durkheim remains...

This book will become the standard work on the life and thought of Émile Durkheim, one of the great founding fathers of sociology. Durkheim remains...

Emotion is at the centre of our personal and social lives. To love or to hate, to be frightened or grateful is not just a matter of how we feel on ...

Emotion is at the centre of our personal and social lives. To love or to hate, to be frightened or grateful is not just a matter of how we feel on ...

Recent years have seen an enormous amount of philosophical research into the emotions and the imagination, but as yet little work has been done to...

Recent years have seen an enormous amount of philosophical research into the emotions and the imagination, but as yet little work has been done to...

Emotions have long been neglected in media research, although their role is a vital ingredient in shaping our shared stories and the ways we engage...

Emotions have long been neglected in media research, although their role is a vital ingredient in shaping our shared stories and the ways we engage...

How can we understand another person's feelings, thoughts, words or behaviour? Through empathy, it is hoped, we might use our imaginations to shift...

How can we understand another person's feelings, thoughts, words or behaviour? Through empathy, it is hoped, we might use our imaginations to shift...

When the world is in crisis, having a clear moral compass and unwavering values is crucial, but so too is a willingness to listen to others. Femin...

When the world is in crisis, having a clear moral compass and unwavering values is crucial, but so too is a willingness to listen to others. Femin...

The notion of empire has in recent years taken on a renewed importance in world politics. US foreign policy has in particular been associated with ...

The notion of empire has in recent years taken on a renewed importance in world politics. US foreign policy has in particular been associated with ...

Today, Empire no longer has an outside: it no longer tolerates realities external to itself. Hence every war cannot but be a civil war, an internal...