Literature and Globalization

DescriptionThe Cambridge Companion to World Literature introduces the significant ideas and practices of world literary studies. It provides a luci...

Reducere. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her sometimes flashy,...

The new edition of this accessible and wide-ranging book demonstrates the distinctive insights that sociology has to bring to the study of globaliz...

In this comprehensive glossary, the reader finds necessary definitions needed to navigate the labyrinth of terms and phrases used in development li...

An NYRB Classics OriginalSimon Leys is a Renaissance man for the era of globalization. A distinguished scholar of classical Chinese art and literat...

Building on postcolonial and transatlantic paradigms as well as new theoretical developments like Actor-Network-Theory, Global Romanticism: Origins...

Contributor(s): Author: Robert McRuerContends that disability is a central but misunderstood element of global austerity politics. Broadly attentiv...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Speculative fiction--encompassing both science fiction and fantasy--has emerged as a dynamic field within Chicana/o and Latina/o studies, producing...

This book will engage readers interested in Irish fiction dealing with the United States, Asia, the Global South and Europe. A conceptually innovat...

Migration is a politically sensitive topic and an important aspect of contentious debates about social and cultural diversity, economic stability, ...

Reducere. A landmark volume, The Africana Bible gathers multicultural and interdisciplinary perspectives on every book in the Hebrew Bible. It opens a critic...

DescriptionA rare contribution to global translation as a 'cross-cultural-open-concept', Arabic Translation Across Discourses provides explorations...

Reducere. LGBTQ Mental Health: International Perspectives and Experiences expands our understanding of mental health by considering the unique challenges fac...

Reducere. This book gives a radically new reading of Russia's cultural history. Alexander Etkind traces how the Russian Empire conquered foreign territories ...

Reducere. Democracy and higher education are inextricably linked: universities not only have the ability to be key arbiters of how democracy is advanced, but...

Reducere. "Diene's talent for the primal scene of horror is resplendent with his ability to offer sparse, violent prose that unexpectedly captures the ugline...