Addresses the various practices of poetry from the triple perspective of the poet, translator and the critic. This title examines the activity as of translation practised by poets and others, and how the various practices of translating have continued in parallel with the writing of original poetry.

Suitable for those studying the Sinai region during the late antique period, this book covers the crucial period in the history of late antique literature. It deals with three Greek narratives: Pseudo-Nilus' Narrations , Ammonius' Report Concerning the Slaughter of the Monks of Sinai and Rhaithou , and Anastasius' Tales of the Sinai Fathers .

Chronicles the story of how Irish-America business brought equality for Catholics in Northern Ireland. This title tells the story of Nobel Laureate Sean MacBride. It contains nine affirmative action proposals aimed at eliminating religious discrimination in the employment practices of US corporations with subsidiaries in Northern Ireland.

Argues that racism is alive and dangerously well in Europe, and examines this racism through the lens of postcolonial criticism. This book contextualizes racism in Europe through a postcolonial 'prism'. It is suitable for scholars and students of race, postcolonial studies, sociology, European history and literary and cultural studies.

Examines the impact and repercussions of 'violence' on human rights and culture. This book explains why South Africa has the highest rate of gender based violence in the world, and contemporary South African culture as a test case for the achievement of democracy by constitutional means in the wake of prolonged and violent conflict.

Includes three important texts written during a religiously tumultuous period during the Byzantine period that cast great, if generally neglected light on politics and ideology in early Byzantium. This title highlights the clash of political ideology and religious ideology during the period.

Offers an assessment of post-cold war European unity, examining regional and national historical identities and boundaries. This book emphasises on the multiple but interrelated divisions that have shaped the course of European history and crystallized in different patterns during successive phases.

Solicitor, dandy and pugilist, Barry Cornwall - pseudonym of Bryan Waller Procter (1787-1874) - published his first poems in the Literary Gazette in late 1817. By February 1820, under the tutelage of Keats' mentor, Leigh Hunt, Cornwall had produced three volumes of verse. This book addresses the work of Cornwall since 1935.

Born on the Wirral side of the river Mersey, Lowry's relationship to the Merseyside of his youth informs all of his writing and Liverpool itself continued to hold tremendous significance for him, even though he never returned. This book showcases a variety of creative and critical approaches to Lowry and his work.

The establishment of Council of Chalcedon in 451 marked a defining moment in the Christological controversies that tore apart the church of the Eastern Roman Empire in the fifth and sixth centuries. This book covers an important gap in Church History and Ecumenism. It is suitable for scholars studying this period.

Published in advance of 2010's inter-governmental Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, this book offers insight into the work of, and response to, the last major strategic nuclear study of the UK's nuclear needs, which was undertaken in 1978.

Presents a fresh approach to questions of masculinity and sexuality in contemporary French narrative and cinema. This book uses analysis of AIDS narratives, mainstream films, popular novels, more mainstream novels, a graphic novel, and rightist polemics to explore the changing meaning of masculinity in French society.

Offers an approach to reading and 'repairing' the trauma decolonisation. This book provides fresh insight into Algerian independence and the cultural repercussions.

Offers an approach to reading and 'repairing' the trauma decolonisation. This book provides fresh insight into Algerian independence and the cultural repercussions.

If you had been behind the Titanic on that fateful night in 1912, the last word that flashed before your eyes as the great ship was lost to the sea would have been 'Liverpool'. This book explores the history and myths surrounding the sinking, highlighting the stories that link Europe's pre-eminent port and its most famous maritime loss.

Offers fresh insights into American cinematic classics. Covering the period from the 1910s up to the Second World War, this book provides insights into classics like The Great Gatsby and The Grapes of Wrath , discussing major writers' critical writings on film and active participation in film-making.

Argues that cinema and television in Spain only make sense when considered together as twin vehicles for screen fiction. This book analyses films by Almodovar and Amenabar as well as top rated, prize winning television drama. It traces the attempt to establish a Latin American genre, the telenovela, in the different context of Spanish scheduling.

Argues that cinema and television in Spain only make sense when considered together as twin vehicles for screen fiction. This title analyses films by Almodovar and Amenabar as well as top rated, prize winning television drama. It helps you make the connection between Spanish television and the Latin American genre of telenovela.

Explores the ways in which the London Underground/Tube was 'mapped' by a number of writers from George Gissing to Virginia Woolf. This book offers a chronological study that ranges from the opening of the first underground in the 1860s to its role in WW2. It draws on fiction and uses poetry, art, journals, postcards and posters to illustrate.

A personal record of growing up in Liverpool in 1950s and 1960s, exploring what it means to be 'Scouse'. This book is about how Liverpool has been seen by others.