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A fascinating legal scandal that started in Senegal in 1890 with the murder of a colonial administrator and the illegal executions of his killer and two other alleged accomplices. The book follows the struggle of one of their widows' for justice against the powerful colonial administration which eventually reached the French press and parliament.

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Conservatism, Christian Democracy, and the Dynamics of Transformation compares the centre-right political traditions of Britain, the Nordic countries, France, West Germany, and Austria and looks for evidence of political cooperation and influence across borders during the period 1945-91.

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This book examines the relationship of imperialism and ethnonationalism. Through a case study of colonial Burma, it finds that British imperialists amplified ethnonationalism to protect their interests after decolonisation. This preference helped Burmese ethnonationalists to seize power in the post-colony, to the detriment of the country's people.

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An anthology of essays devoted to Slavic horror fiction assesses current trends in East/Central European horror media, with focus on the mid-20th century to the present, and in particular the post-Soviet period.

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This groundbreaking book highlights a generation of women who made art as a way of defining a culture of experimental thought and practice, against the backdrop of the French women's movement or Mouvement de Liberation des Femmes (197081)

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Drawing parallels with the #MeToo movement, this book explores how a series of brilliant female authors in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries cleverly used the novel as a vehicle for ground-breaking discussions about consent.

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Critical Games is about the games we play, the ways we play them, and what happens when they get out of hand. With readings of a range of cultural texts, from the Ancient Greeks to contemporary auto-fiction, it pinpoints what is critical in games and game-playing.

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Cross-border intimacies draws on over a decade of frontline research to explore the lives of Chinese migrants who move to Taiwan for marriage. It highlights the complex interplay between emotional and affective processes in shaping marriage migration between China and Taiwan.

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This book paints an unflinching portrait of the situation for arts and culture workers in Britain today. Revised and updated with the latest figures, it exposes how minorities continue to be marginalised in the post-COVID era.

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This book analyses representations of death and dying in modern Western theatre from the late nineteenth century onward, examining how and why historically informed conceptions of mortality are dramatized and staged.

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An entirely original textbook format to introduce students to medieval European history: this is the second volume covering the central and later medieval centuries

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An entirely original textbook format to introduce students to medieval European history: this is the second volume covering the central and later medieval centuries

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Drawing extensively on the declassified British archives and Chinese sources, this book explores how Britain and China negotiated for Hong Kong's future, and how Anglo-Chinese relations flourished after 1984. This original study argues that Thatcher was a pragmatic neoliberal, and the British diplomacy of 'educating' China yielded mixed results.

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Borrowing from Isaiah Berlin's foxes vs hedgehogs and Gregory Treverton's puzzle vs mystery solving analogies, this book encourages urban designers to be multitaskers like foxes, rather than hedgehogs who can do one thing right. Thinking this way allows them to better engage with and unravel the mysterious nature of informal urban design.

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Deporting 'Black Britons' exposes the relationship between racism, borders and citizenship by telling the painful stories of four men who have been exiled to Jamaica. It examines processes of criminalisation, illegalisation and racialisation as they interact to construct deportable subjects in contemporary Britain and offers new ways of thinking about race and citizenship at different scales.

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This book examines the reasons behind the Turkish state's unprecedented recent interest in its diaspora, details new political activism in Europe among the Turkish diaspora and explores how Turkey's growing sway over its overseas population has affected intra-diaspora politics and Turkey's diplomatic relations with Europe.

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The first single-text scholarly edition in English. An indispensable resource for scholars, students, and theatre practitioners. Edited by Ruth Lunney.

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Dirtbag dreams explores the rise of mountain, ultra and trail running from niche pastime to mainstream sport. Tracing 200 years of history, Carl Morris uncovers eccentric origins, iconic races and vibrant personalities. A must-read for anyone fascinated by the culture, evolution, and endurance of this unique sport.

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Do It Yourself is a practical guide for artists, activists, and organisers to create impactful theatre rooted in working-class, multi-racial communities. Drawing on fifteen years of experience, UK theatre company Common Wealth share their experimental approach, offering a vision of theatre as a powerful tool for political change.

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Scotland is closely tied to climate change and fossil capitalism, having played a pivotal role in its spread. Journalist Dominic Hinde travels between its Highlands, islands and cities, drawing parallels between his personal recovery and the uncertain transition from fossil fuels. He asks: can past lessons guide a sustainable future

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This volume explores the disruptive effects of war and social unrest in early modern drama, offering new examinations of militarism, the soldier-figure and early modern theories of war in Shakespearean tragedy, history and comedy.

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An incisive, data-driven look at the rise of China and India that considers how these new 'superstates' are reshaping the world order.