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Although studies of gender in medieval culture have tended to focus on femininity, the study of medieval masculinities has developed greatly over the last few years. This book concentrates on this aspect of medieval gender studies, and looks at the ways in which varieties of medieval masculinity intersected with concepts of holiness.

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Although studies of gender in medieval culture have tended to focus on femininity, the study of medieval masculinities has developed greatly over the last few years. This book concentrates on this aspect of medieval gender studies, and looks at the ways in which varieties of medieval masculinity intersected with concepts of holiness.

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"Hope and Heartbreak" is the first in a two-volume social history of modern Wales which will revise 'general' histories of Wales through an engagement with the particularity of everyday life.

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This volume demonstrates how contemporary American horror by women writers (and those whose output has been identified as womens fiction) is not limited to sparkling vampires, but is in fact a pulsating field bursting with genre-defying works spanning the last three decades.

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This book explores Kants influence on the development of biology and his importance for contemporary issues in philosophy of biology. Establishing Kant-inspired approaches toward these issues helps to develop new perspectives that critically examine underlying assumptions in biology.

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This study charts the authors influence on the development of early Methodism and examines the period from his conversion in 1735 to his secession from the main body of Methodist following a long and acrimonious struggle with Danial Rowland. It also discusses the public scandal of the authors relationship with Madam Sidney Griffith.

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Discusses the aesthetic in the context of the politics of marginal communities. This involves the comparison of articles written by Welsh author and poet, Twm Morys, and two Czech authors, Bouhmil Hrabal and Vaclav Havel.

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In this collection, a group of musical enthusiasts assess the international careers of great Welsh soloists in the context of the national musical tradition. These individual careers are examined against the background of wider local traditions such as the Eisteddfod and male voice choirs.

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Focuses on Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd, the poet and prince who inspired other poets, including Goronwy Owen, Iolo Morganwg and T Gwynn Jones.

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Ideology draws on the social, political and cultural theory of Jurgen Habermas, Gilles Deleuze and Slavoj Zizek in order to explore the possibility of developing a 'critical conception of ideology'. The book is concerned with two main themes: the relationship of ideology to the 'real' and the relationship between ideology and the 'ethical'.

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Ideology draws on the social, political and cultural theory of Jurgen Habermas, Gilles Deleuze and Slavoj Zizek in order to explore the possibility of developing a 'critical conception of ideology'. The book is concerned with two main themes: the relationship of ideology to the 'real' and the relationship between ideology and the 'ethical'.

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This illustrated book examines the Welsh Nonconformists' expression of religious and spiritual concepts in a visual form. It studies this subject within a broad cultural context that includes not only Fine Art but also architecture, preaching, hymnology and intangible manifestations such as visions.

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This volume deals with the 20th-century literature that is either Anglo-Welsh or that which relates to Wales. The argument of how writers "ground" themselves in their imagined Wales as a means of anchoring themselves against groundlessness in modern civilization, is also examined.

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This work examines the causes of emigration and seeks to understand the experience of Irish immigrants in Wales. Initially the Irish often met with violent hostility from the Welsh, but by the late 19th century the process of integration was under way and appeared to be relatively trouble free.

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This volume focuses on one relationship that has featured prominently in the debate about the decline of the Westaphalian model of the nation-state - citizenship. It argues for a distinctive approach to theories of citizenship.

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This volume focuses on one relationship that has featured prominently in the debate about the decline of the Westaphalian model of the nation-state - citizenship. It argues for a distinctive approach to theories of citizenship.

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Examines and analyses the failure of the established Church in 19th-century Wales to retain the allegiance of the Welsh by appointing English speaking Anglo-Welsh bishops who failed to understand the character and spirituality of the Welsh. As a result, there was a demand for the appointment of Welsh-speakers as bishops for the four Welsh sees.

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This book examines Indian science fiction written not only in English but also in other Indian languages (Bangla, Hindi, Marathi etc.). It traces the history of the genre since 1835 and examines specific formal and thematic aspects to highlight how the genre functions at the intersection of Indian and Western cultures.

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The Gothic is more than just maidens-in-peril fleeing supernatural villains in another age. Historically, it was a form used to depict and critique the dangerous labour conditions faced by workers during the Industrial Revolution.