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        The Arts
        June 2021

        Genre and performance: film and television

        by Christine Cornea

        Looking at contemporary film and television, this book explores how popular genres frame our understanding of on-screen performance. Previous studies of screen performance have tended to fix upon star actors, directors, or programme makers, or they have concentrated upon particular training and acting styles. Moving outside of these confines, this book provides a truly interdisciplinary account of performance in film and television and examines a much neglected area in our understanding of how popular genres and performance intersect on screen. Each chapter concentrates upon a particular genre or draws upon generic case studies in examining the significance of screen performance. Individual chapters examine contemporary film noir, horror, the biopic, drama-documentary, the western, science fiction, comedy performance in 'spoof news' programmes and the television 'sit com' and popular Bollywood films.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2023

        Neoliberalism and neo-jihadism

        by Imogen Richards

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2007

        Labour, the state, social movements and the challenge of neo-liberal globalisation

        by Andrew Gamble, Steven Fielding, Steve Ludlam, John Callaghan, Andrew Taylor, Steve Ludlam, Stephen Wood

        With the emergence of neo-liberalism in the 1980s as the dominant domestic and international political-economic orthodoxy, labour as both a social category and political movement tended to be written off or ignored by academics, politicians and commentators. However, at a time when the world's working class is growing faster than at any previous time in history and neo-liberalism is widely challenged, this orthodoxy is clearly inadequate. The spread of global production means that to ignore labour, its organisations, interests and politics, is to ignore one of the key components of that process. Labour organisations have not gone away and neither has the state: their relationship remains as significant as ever. The strategic relationship between trade unions and social movements, nationally and internationally, has also developed markedly, especially in the south. New patterns of resistance are emerging to challenge global capital and those who assert that globalisation is irresistible. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2023

        Made in France

        Societal structures and political work

        by Andy Smith

        How has French society been made, by whom and why? And how in turn has it influenced the French? This book sets out the institutionalized rules and norms that continue to structure France, together with the 'political work' that has recently changed or reproduced these power relations. Exploring a range of age groups and types of social activity, including work, business, entertainment, political mobilizations and retirement, Made in France examines where significant change has occurred over the last four decades. Smith argues that while transformation has occurred in France's financial and education sectors, only relatively marginal shifts have occurred elsewhere in French society. To explain this pattern of continuity and isolated change, the book strongly nuances claims that neo-liberalism, globalization or a rise in populism have been its causes. References to these trends have impacted upon French politics to varying extents, Smith argues; however, France continues to be dominated by issues which are specific to the country and linked to its deep societal structures and history. Smith provides a comprehensive account of French society and politics and in doing so proposes an insightful analytical framework applicable to the comparative analysis of other nations.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2024

        Anarchism and eugenics

        An unlikely convergence, 1890-1940

        by Richard Cleminson

        At the heart of this book is what would appear to be a striking and fundamental paradox: the espousal of a 'scientific' doctrine that sought to eliminate 'dysgenics' and champion the 'fit' as a means of 'race' survival by a political and social movement that ostensibly believed in the destruction of the state and the removal of all hierarchical relationships. What explains this reception of eugenics by anarchism? How was eugenics mobilised by anarchists as part of their struggle against capitalism and the state? What were the consequences of this overlap for both anarchism and eugenics as transnational movements?

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2017

        Study on Zhou Dunyi's Journey of Life

        by Liu Yiping

        Zhou Dunyi (1017—1073) is a famous ideologist, philosopher and originator of Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty. Together with Shao Yong, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, they are called "Five Thinkers of the Northern Song Dynasty". This book is one of a series of books commemorating Zhou Dunyi with 17 manuscripts in it. The author experiences Zhou Dunyi's life journey by visiting 17 places where Zhou Dunyi ever studied, worked, teached, etc., and records personal feelings and reflection. It is the author's attempt to have a further understanding of Zhou Dunyi, Chinese traditional culture, as well as the Neo-Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty.

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        The Arts
        June 2021

        Medieval film

        by Anke Bernau, Bettina Bildhauer

        Medieval film explores theoretical questions about the ideological, artistic, emotional and financial investments inhering in cinematic renditions of the medieval period. What does it mean to create and watch a 'medieval film'? What is a medieval film and why are they successful? This is the first work that attempts to answer these questions, drawing, for instance, on film theory, postcolonial theory, cultural studies and the growing body of work on medievalism. Contributors investigate British, German, Italian, Australian, French, Swedish and American film, exploring topics such translation, temporality, film noir, framing and period film - and find the medieval lurking in inexpected corners. In addition it provides in-depth studies of individual films from different countries including The Birth of a Nation to Nosferatu, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Medieval Film will be of interest to medievalists working in disciplines including literature, history, to scholars working on film and in cultural studies. It will also be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and to an informed enthusiast in film or/and medieval culture.

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        Medieval film

        by Anke Bernau, Bettina Bildhauer

        Medieval film explores theoretical questions about the ideological, artistic, emotional and financial investments inhering in cinematic renditions of the medieval period. What does it mean to create and watch a 'medieval film'? What is a medieval film and why are they successful? This is the first work that attempts to answer these questions, drawing, for instance, on film theory, postcolonial theory, cultural studies and the growing body of work on medievalism. Contributors investigate British, German, Italian, Australian, French, Swedish and American film, exploring topics such translation, temporality, film noir, framing and period film - and find the medieval lurking in unexpected corners. In addition it provides in-depth studies of individual films from different countries including The Birth of a Nation to Nosferatu, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Medieval film will be of interest to medievalists working in disciplines including literature, history, art history, to scholars working on film and in cultural studies. It will also be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and to an informed enthusiast in film or/and medieval culture.

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        History
        July 2016

        From empire to exile

        History and memory within the pied-noir and harki communities, 1962–2012

        by Series edited by Maire Cross, David Hopkin, Claire Eldridge

        This book explores the commemorative afterlives of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-62), one of the world's most iconic wars of decolonisation. It focuses on the million French settlers - pieds-noirs - and the tens of thousands of harkis - the French army's native auxiliaries - who felt compelled to migrate to France when colonial rule ended. Challenging the idea that Algeria was a 'forgotten' war that only returned to French public attention in the 1990s, this study reveals a dynamic picture of memory activism undertaken continuously since 1962 by grassroots communities connected to this conflict. Reconceptualising the ways in which the Algerian War has been debated, evaluated and commemorated in the subsequent five decades, From empire to exile makes an original contribution to important discussions surrounding the contentious issues of memory, migration and empire in contemporary France that will appeal to students and scholars of history and cultural studies.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2021

        Made in France

        by Andy Smith, Paul Tobin

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        L'histoire étonnante de la Capoeira

        by Mestre Ricardo Cachorro

        L'histoire étonnante de la Capoeira Mestre Ricardo Cachorro La discipline originale afro-brésilienne qu'est la capoeira n'est pas facile à définir à cause de ses nombreuses facettes : est-ce un art martial redoutable voire mortel, une discipline de danse exotique, inspirée d'une ancienne culture lointaine ? Environ quatre cents ans de trafic d'esclaves ont apporté au Brésil un héritage culturel enviable, le bagage d'un flux continu de groupes ethniques différents qui, en combinaison avec les diverses expressions natives régionales, africaines et européennes et les riches perpétuels changements géopolitiques de la contrée, a produit une société multiculturelle et multiethnique singulière, colorée et vibrante engagée dans sa nouvelle identité brésilienne. Au 18ème et au 19ème siècles, les dures conditions avec lesquelles les esclaves noirs étaient traits ont incite un nombre croissant de révoltes d'esclaves dans les Amériques, où des groupes d'esclaves se sont libérés formant des communautés indépendantes de « marrons » dans les Antilles françaises, espagnoles, anglaises et néerlandaises, et des communautés « quilombolas » au Brésil. Ils s'organisaient des combats de guérilla contre les contremaîtres et les propriétaires des plantations, soulevant des campagnes contre l'esclavage en Europe et pour l'abolition de l'esclavage dans les Amériques. La capoeira est le produit propre de l'expérience originale diasporique du Brésil, une branche d'un grand arbre qui a poussé pour donner naissance à un art social unique et complexe qu'il est impossible de dissocier de ses perspectives historique et anthropologique. L'histoire étonnante de la Capoeira, écrite par un expert brésilien de la capoeira, Mestre Ricardo Cachorro, lève le voile sur l'Age des Grandes Explorations et le trafic d'esclaves à travers l'Atlantique qui en a résulté, révélant l'existence de l'esclavage africain en Europe dès le 15ème siècle, bien avant que des esclaves noirs aient été enlevés vers le Nouveau Monde. La saga de la famille Akindélé du magnifique royaume de Yoruba d'Adágún L}wá vous enchantera, vous faisant voyager profondément dans l'Afrique précoloniale et vers les territoires nouvellement explorés de Bahia de Todos os Santos en 1531, là où l'histoire la plus sacrée de la capoeira a commencé. Des renseignements nouvellement retrouvés en Afrique aux découvertes du Brésil, ce livre captivant navigue de par les Feitorias (comptoirs) et les Capitanias (capitaineries) – les fabriques de cane à sucre du 17ème siècle – le véritable berceau, virtuellement inconnu, de la capoeira. Il fait sortir de leur ombre les beaux aspects historiques et culturels de la période coloniale avec son art, sa music et la religion, le melting pot africain qui s'est formé à partie d'un mélange d'anciennes cultures d'Afrique avec les nouvelles implantations rurales et urbaines afro-brésiliennes et, en définitive, les fondateurs anciens et modernes de la capoeira. L'histoire étonnante de la Capoeira est un délice pour tous les amateurs, adeptes et instructeurs de la capoeira et pour tous ceux qui veulent en savoir plus à propos de cette discipline originale afro-brésilienne, ainsi que pour les étudient l'histoire, l'anthropologie, les arts, la musique, le théâtre, et d'autres domaines – depuis les chercheurs académiques jusqu'aux amateurs et curieux amoureux d'histoire et de culture. Et si ce livre vous incite aussi à désirer pratiquer effectivement l'art de la capoeira dans la roda, nous vous invitons à lire : La capoeira, cette inconnue : Les secrets cachés de la capoeira brésilienne originale. Une édition en anglais pour l'Amérique du Nord devrait paraître en 2011.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2012

        The Left and the European Constitution

        From Laeken to Lisbon

        by Michael Holmes, Knut Roder

        This book examines how the Left is affected by European integration. It starts from the rejection of the European Constitution in France and the Netherlands in 2005, in which left-wing parties played key roles. The book explores the level of pro- and anti-EU sentiment among left-wing parties. It discusses the left's reaction to the EU's neo-liberal policies such as Laval, the Lisbon Agenda and the Bolkestein Directive. It examines the extent to which parties are Europeanised or remain nationally-oriented. The book looks at parties from all three left-wing families -social democrats, left-socialists and left-greens. It contains case-studies of eleven EU member states, and also examines the left in the European Parliament. It provides a unique cross-national, cross-party evaluation of contemporary events. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2024

        The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia

        Engaging in everyday struggle

        by Alexandrina Vanke

        Despite the intense processes of deindustrialisation around the world, the working class continues to play an important role in post-industrial societies. However, working-class people are often stigmatised, morally judged and depicted negatively in dominant discourses. This book challenges stereotypical representations of workers, building on research into the everyday worlds of working-class and ordinary people in Russia's post-industrial cities. The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia is centred on the stories of local communities engaged in the everyday struggles that occur in deindustrialising settings under neoliberal neo-authoritarianism. The book suggests a novel approach to everyday life in post-industrial cities. Drawing on an ethnographic study with elements of arts-based research, the book presents a new genre of writing about workers influenced by the avant-garde documentary tradition and working-class literature.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2022

        Birth controlled

        by Amrita Pande, Srila Roy, Nicky Falkof

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2024

        Birth controlled

        Selective reproduction and neoliberal eugenics in South Africa and India

        by Amrita Pande

        This book analyses the world of selective reproduction by a critical analysis of three modes of controlling birth, namely contraception, reproductive violence, and repro-genetic technologies. All population control policies target and vilify women (Black women in particular), and coerce them into subjecting their bodies to state and medical surveillance; Birth controlled argues that assisted reproductive technologies and repro-genetic technologies employ a similar and stratified burden of blame and responsibility based on gender, race, class and caste. The book draws on gender studies, sociology, medical anthropology, politics, science and technology studies, theology, public health and epidemiology to provides a critical, interdisciplinary and cutting-edge dialogue around the interconnected issues that shape reproductive politics in an ostensibly 'post-population control' era.

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        Leos Carax

        by Fergus Daly, Garin Dowd

        The first book in any language to study the films of this enfant terrible of contemporary French cinema, best known for his film Les Amants du Pont Neuf. Examines key ingredients in the worlds of Carax's films - Paris, pop music, 'flânerie' and 'amour fou', 'mannerist' and 'neo-baroque' aesthetics, the Nouvelle Vague and contemporary 'naturalist' cinema - making the book a good primer of contemporary French film and culture. Draws on a variety of intellectual sources, such as the philosophy of Deleuze, film criticism, theory of art, and literary monographs. Argues that the recent history of maverick mannerist and baroque auteurs, from Ruiz & Rivette to Garrel and Techine, and their explorations of the 'powers of the false' are key to Carax's cinema. Examines Carax's contribution to the strand of cinema which is focused on chance and destiny, from Wong Kar-Wai and David Lynch to films such as Serendipity and Sliding doors.

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