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A groundbreaking study of the teen slasher films of the 70s and early 80s, revealing the commercial intelligence and industry forces behind their success.

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Aims to treat bombing during WWII as a European phenomenon and not just the 'Blitz' on Britain and Germany. This book provides the basis for a comparison of the experience of western states under the impact of bombing. It considers the political, cultural, and social responses to bombing rather than the military, strategic, and social dimensions.

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Pierre Bourdieu is regarded as one of the foremost social philosophers of the twentieth century. Issues surrounding language permeate Bourdieu's entire oeuvre. This book sets out what Bourdieu has to say about language and why, and exemplifies this approach through a series of empirical language studies.

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A comprehensive analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. It offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.

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Offers an analysis of Bret Easton Ellis' works, focusing on their reception, popular culture influences, and literary style. This book contains a study of the reception of each novel, the influence of popular, mass and consumer culture in them, and the analysis of their literary style.

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Offers a collection of critical essays on the American novelist Bret Easton Ellis, examining the novels of his mature period: "American Psycho (1991)", "Glamorama (1999)", and "Lunar Park (2005)". This title also examines the alchemy of acclaim and disdain that accrues to Ellis, and reviews the literary and artistic significance of his work.

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A collection of critical essays on the American novelist Bret Easton Ellis, examining the novels of his mature period: "American Psycho" (1991), "Glamorama" (1999), and "Lunar Park" (2005). It also examines the alchemy of acclaim and disdain that accrues to Ellis, and reviews the literary and artistic significance of his work.

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This volume publishes the seminal 1973 dissertation of Rex Mason on inner-biblical allusion in Zechariah 9-14, accompanied by interactions with this significant work by key figures in the scholarly study of Deutero-Zechariah.

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From the 1850s, ancient Rome increasingly acted both as a warning of imperial and national decline, and the solution to it.

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A comprehensive analysis of Britain's changing position in the world during the twentieth century. It places British policy making in the appropriate domestic and international contexts, offers an alternative to the more negative, 'decline'-obsessed assessments of Britain's role and influence in global affairs.

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There has been a significant renewal of interest in the British Idealists. Scholars have acknowledged their critical contribution to the development of a communitarian theory of the relation of the individual to society and a widely accepted theory of rights. This guide offers an account of this key philosophical movement.

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An introduction to the ideas and writings of the British Idealists. It offers a thorough account of this key philosophical movement. It explores the contribution of British Idealism to contemporary philosophical, political and social debates, emphasising the continuing relevance of the central themes.

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Focuses on the development of the Labour Party's policy on higher education from 1945 to 2000. The authors explore the historical evolution and Labour's varying policy initiatives in the period, and question the place higher education has occupied in the various strands of Labour ideology.

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An analysis of the development of Democracy in Britain through the major leaders of the nation. It examines the stance of ten leading Prime Ministers - from the mid-nineteenth century until the twenty-first century - on the theory and practice of democracy.

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Shell shock achieved a very high political profile in the years 1919-1922. This title offers a fresh insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War.

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Presents Buddhism as a living, practical religion, giving readers an enlightening insight into an often mystifying tradition. This book offers a fascinating perspective on Buddhism, in all its beauty and nobility, though the eyes of a practicing Buddhist born and raised in the tradition that has guided millions of people since its beginnings.

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Presents Buddhism as a living, practical religion, giving readers an enlightening insight into an often mystifying tradition. This book offers a fascinating perspective on Buddhism, in all its beauty and nobility, though the eyes of a practicing Buddhist born and raised in the tradition that has guided millions of people since its beginnings.

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Discusses the activism in the 60s of progressive women who came of age during the Popular Front era of the 30s and 40s. This book highlights women's activism, often been peripheral and one-dimensional in peace movement historiography which tends to dramatize men's antiwar and antinuclear activism in national organizations.

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The British fought the Second World War in Burma and India against the backdrop of nationalist unrest and revolt. The appalling Bengal famine of 1943, brought about by the loss of Burma's rice crop and the dislocation of government, would cause the deaths of many. This work provides a study of the series of battles that made up the Burma campaign.

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The gospel of Mark, especially 10:32-45, contains teachings attributed to Jesus on the use and abuse of power. This book applies different methods and approaches: orality, criticism, literary criticism and sensitivity for the social and cultural environment of the text to Jesus's message on power.

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Examines Cornelius Castoriadis' thought and the radical alternative it presents to the legacy of Michel Foucault, focusing on three central notions that are central in both scholars' theories: the subject, the production of social meaning and representation, and social/cultural change.

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Shows how Benjamin's thoughts regarding the individual's experience of the material world make significant contact with post-Freudian psychoanalytic theory.