A breakthrough volume in the study of the material culture of the slave trade.

Features an argument on the 'coloniality' of power. This book points to the inadequacy of practice in the social sciences and area studies. It introduces the notion of 'colonial difference' into study of the colonial world. It also traces the emergence of different forms of knowledge, which he calls 'border thinking'.

Discusses topical issues, such as the patenting of AIDS drugs, the future pensions crisis, Britain's universities, and Pan-Islam. This volume includes studies of Shakespeare, Pope, Montaigne, Robert Graves, and William Faulkner, and also contains lectures on the Inquisition, empires in history, and the journey towards spiritual fulfilment.

A workbook to support students preparing for OCR's General Studies AS Level Unit 2 exam on Culture, Arts and Humanities.

Modern-day Highland living still faces the same problems it always has; remoteness and an unpredictable climate. This work reflects the mix of tradition and style in the Highlands: tweeds, tartans and natural materials, sports, fishing and stalking.

Contains 15 lectures delivered at the British Academy in 2003.

Examines the meaning of work for women in contemporary Indonesia. This book analyses the key issues, including the contrasts between 'new' and 'old' forms of work, the relationship between experiences of migration and work, and the ways in which religion - especially Islam - shapes perceptions and practice of work.

Examines the European experience against the backdrop of a fast-changing, and divided, world arguing that by sharing its historical lessons, Europe can play a role in the promotion of world peace.

`Russia's physical location and sheer size have contributed immeasurably to her history and national character. This volume highlights and explores the relevance of space to the understanding of Russia from a variety of different perspectives, historical, philosophical, cultural and sociological.

Accompanies the textbook for OCR's new General Studies A Level. Includes a CD of PowerPoint presentations.

Contains 19 obituaries of the deceased Fellows of the British Academy.

Considers the consequences of media consumption in people's everyday life at a time when the political, socio-economic, and cultural forces by which the media operate are rapidly globalizing in Asia. This book argues for the centrality of the media to Asian transformations in the era of globalization.

Brings together material from the fields of anthropology, communication studies, linguistics, medicine and psychology in an examination of the role of sexuality in written and spoken language. This reader addresses: the use of language by individuals to present themselves as sexual and gendered subjects; and more.

American and British troops are not going to stay in Iraq for ever. But what will happen when they start to leave? This book predicts that the Middle East will go through the biggest shake-up since the region became part of the Ottoman Empire and argues that the rest of the world should stand back and leave them to it.

Contains eleven obituaries of the deceased Fellows of the British Academy: Isaiah Berlin, Christopher Hill, Rodney Hilton, Keith Hopkins, Peter Laslett, Geoffrey Marshall, John Roskell, Isaac Schapera, Ben Segal, John Cyril Smith, and Richard Wollheim.

A collection of essays which tackles with understanding how US understands itself by examining some of US films that announce themselves as titularly 'American'. It contains analysis of such films as The Vanishing American, American Madness, An American in Paris, American Graffiti, American Gigolo, American Pie , and many more.

AQA (B) Advanced General Studies has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the new AQA (B) AS/A-Level General Studies specification from September 2008. The book provides thorough, carefully structured coverage of each if the four units.

Edexcel's own resources for the new GCE General Studies AS specifications.

Provides introduction to French society and institutions with a particular focus on political issues. This work covers basic information, concepts and facts, while giving students a fundamental understanding of political analysis. It analyses country's political and institutional traditions, distinct forms of nationalism and citizenship, and more.

An exploration of why Chinese tourists pursue certain kinds of experiences, what they make of them, and how their experiences and interpretations are shaped by the state. It serves as a lens through which to explore mechanisms of cultural control and resistance in a commercialized sphere of everyday life in contemporary China.