Irony is a key feature of the pop literature around 2000 and of theoretically ambitious music journalism around 1980. But whereas the pop program of the 1980s still was integrated into emancipatory concepts of 'counterculture', this meaningful context has since then declined not…
Socialization in international relations theory -- Mimicking -- Social influence -- Persuasion -- Conclusions.
"The essays in North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980 examine the state of Canadian film during a period of critical change. Their focus ranges from the conventional cinema to the avant garde, NFB documentaries to DIY videotapes." "This comprehensive volume pres…
"The essays in North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980 examine the state of Canadian film during a period of critical change. Their focus ranges from the conventional cinema to the avant garde, NFB documentaries to DIY videotapes." "This comprehensive volume pres…
"This book examines Field Day Theatre's cultural intervention into the Northern Irish Troubles through individual readings of the fourteen plays produced by the enterprise. It argues that at the heart of this project were performances, in a variety of different forms and registe…
The limits of autobiography: trauma and testimony
Memoirs in which trauma take a major - or the major - role challenge the limits of autobiography. The author presents a series of "limit-cases"--Texts that combine various elements including autobiography and fiction, and demonstrates how and why their authors swerve from formal…
The limits of autobiography: trauma and testimony
Memoirs in which trauma take a major - or the major - role challenge the limits of autobiography. The author presents a series of "limit-cases"--Texts that combine various elements including autobiography and fiction, and demonstrates how and why their authors swerve from formal…
Appetites: food and sex in postsocialist China
Appetites: food and sex in postsocialist China
Appetites: food and sex in postsocialist China
Judith Farquhar's innovative study of medicine and popular culture in modern China reveals the thoroughly political and historical character of pleasure. Ranging over a variety of cultural terrains--fiction, medical texts, film and television, journalism, and observations of cli…
This collection of essays draws out the ways in which contemporary science fiction literature and film has served as a prophetic vehicle for writers with ethical and political concerns.
"To assist countries in their efforts to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortality, the World Bank is publishing two volumes - Investing in Maternal Health: Learning from Malaysia and Sri Lanka and Reducing Maternal Mortality: Learning from Bolivia, China, Egypt, Hon…