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The volume examines several screen adaptations of works written by mid- and late nineteenth-century authors, who constitute the hallmark of the Russian cultural brand, finding favour with audiences...

Analyses the cinematic and social significance of the star phenomenon in Southeast Asia.Author: Jonathan DriskellPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Feb 12, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

Offers the first ethno-historical study of cinema-going and film viewership in Japan.Author: Jennifer CoatesPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Aug 31, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

Investigates the intertwining of fiction, documentary and memory in filmAuthor: Maurizio CinquegraniPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: May 31, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

Global Film Studios is a series of books devoted to examining international film studios and their global influence. Each volume will address several studios representing an era (New Hollywood...

Giorgio Agamben's form-of-life discloses the possibility of a new understanding of political and legal life. This book places 'form-of-life' in the context of contemporary philosophy, re-imagining...

Demonstrates the embodied foundation of figurative, poetic and literary language and form Formal Matters re-examines the postmodernist insistence that the body escapes signification by turning to an...

Daniel Whistler argues that Hemsterhuis' philosophy matters and that its exclusion from the canon of modern philosophy has been unjust. This is not just because of its influence on later thinkers,...

The first academic book to explore indie music and indie music cultures on screenAuthor: Jamie SextonPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Aug 31, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

The digitised spectacles conjured by a word like 'blockbuster' may create a certain cognitive dissonance with received ideas about French cinema - long celebrated as a model for philosophical,...

The first scholarly monograph dedicated to the French Western filmAuthor: Timothy ScheiePublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Jan 12, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage:...

Focusing on how people, communities and organisations are 'doing' Gaelic, this book explores the processes and patterns of Gaelic language acquisition, use and management across four key spaces of...

Reflects the extraordinary scope and topicality of Lukács and Frankfurt School thought This book examines the heritage of critical theory from the Hungarian Marxist philosopher Georg Lukács through...

This book explores the politics of the right to write in Gertrude Stein's practice and its reception. It examines how conceptions of authorship intersected discourses of democracy and rights in the...

Studies the trajectory of political activism in the aftermath of the 2013 Gezi park protests in IstanbulAuthor: KAAN. AARTANPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Jul 31, 2024Number...

Examines the work and reception of the Arab émigré writer Gibran Khalil GibranAuthor: Ghazouane ArslanePublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Aug 31, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

This new and extensively illustrated history explores the reality behind stereotypical views of Glasgow.Author: Irene MaverPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Jun 09, 2000Number of...

Confronts the world's key global security issues and challenges in the twenty-first century This book presents a range of analyses across the security spectrum, bringing a deep understanding of core...

The first detailed analysis of Gothic literature and trauma in World War One This book examines the representation of the ghost-soldier in literature published from 1914-1934 both marking the...

Intended mainly for use at upper primary and lower secondary level, the Grammar Broonie aims to show that Scots has a distinctive grammar in addition to its rich vocabulary, spelling and...

Investigates how film noir has been received, adapted and developed in Greece, from the 1940s to the presentAuthor: Anna Poupou, Nikitas Fessas, Maria ChalkouPublisher: Edinburgh University...

A comparative analysis of the political consolidation and popular contestation of regime guardianship in Turkey and the Islamic Republic of IranAuthor: Karabekir AkkoyunluPublisher: Edinburgh...

This book utilises never seen before materials held in the Hammer Script Archive to present a new perspective on one of the most famous British production studios of all time. While many studies of...

Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, ed. Judie NewmanThis, the first modern edition of Stowe's second abolitionist bestseller, launched the novel back into the American literary canon, as a...

Explores how cult and classic '60s British films are remade by Hollywood in the new millenniumAuthor: Agnieszka RasmusPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: May 31, 2024Number of...

This collection offers new insights into ideology and identity in the Byzantine world.Author: Yannis StouraitisPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPublication Date: Aug 15, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

Previously unseen speeches, letters, autobiographies, and photographs of Frederick Douglass and his sons, Lewis Henry, Frederick Jr. and Charles Remond Douglass, from the Walter O. Evans...

How does law protect your ideas and privacy in Scotland and the UK? The Scots common law of property is strongly realist in its concepts, and restricts itself to tangible objects - objects, land,...

From human rights and the use of force to settling disputes and the sea, this concise guide gives you the basic facts about international law. Learn about its history, discover how it has developed...

Brings forth the Islamicate as an aesthetic and critical force in World Literature Since its advent, Islam has been cross-pollinating world literatures in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean and...