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    av Elspeth (Professor of Scottish Private Law Reid
    2 421

    A comprehensive account of the modern law of Delict in a historical and comparative context In this important book, Elspeth Reid presents an integrated treatment of the law of Delict in Scotland. Alongside its focus upon the Scots sources, the book where appropriate gives full consideration to case law and commentary from other jurisdictions, especially England and Wales. - Offers detailed coverage of negligence, injuries to specific interests (such as defamation and assault), statutory liability, and defences and remedies - Includes an introductory section that sets out the historical foundations for the modern law, and explains the principles common to all areas of liability - Essential reading at all levels in Scottish law schools (undergraduate, taught and research postgraduates, and academics) and for the Scottish legal profession: solicitors, advocates and in-house lawyers - Cross-referenced throughout for easy navigation Elspeth Reid is Professor Emerita of Scottish Private Law at the University of Edinburgh.

  • - A Disjunctive Synthesis
     
    1 421

    This volume of 12 new essays, breaks the myth of Deleuze and Lacan's foreignness (if not hostility) and places the two in a productive conversation. By taking on topics such as baroque, perversion, death drive, ontology/topology, face, linguistics and formalism the essays highlight key entry points for a discussion between Lacan and Deleuze.

  • - An Edinburgh Companion
     
    1 321

    Written from various critical standpoints by international scholars, Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion interrogates the ways in which the concepts of the Gothic and Scotland have intersected and been manipulated from the mideighteenth century to the present day.

  • av BROADIE ALEXANDER AN
    1 661

  • - Systems, Theory, Aesthetics
     
    1 927

    Drawing on theorists such as Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Luce Irigaray, Friedrich Kittler, Michel Serres, Peter Sloterdijk, Carl Schmitt, Bernard Stiegler and Paul Virilio this collection makes connections between Cold War material and conceptual technologies, as they relate to the arts, society and culture.

  • - From the Classical to the Modern
     
    337

    Introducing readers to the extremely rich tradition of Arabic literature, this Anthology covers some of its major themes and concerns across the centuries, from its early beginnings to modern times.

  • - From the Classical to the Modern
     
    1 927

    Introducing readers to the extremely rich tradition of Arabic literature, this Anthology covers some of its major themes and concerns across the centuries, from its early beginnings to modern times.

  • av Jacques Derrida
    1 181

    The first English-language translations of writings from the last years of Jacques Derrida's life

  • av Jacques Derrida
    1 061

    The first English-language translations of writings from the last years of Jacques Derrida's life

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    - Twenty-First-Century Approaches
     
    1 121

    Presents perspectives of the author in relation to modernism, postcolonialism, and theories of affect. This volume includes, fresh essays which demonstrate centrality to modernism and to postcolonial literature. It also deals with fiction and short stories.

  • av WAGNER MATTHEW
    981

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    - Political Modernity in the 21st Century
     
    1 187

    Is democracy here to stay? On one hand, the commitment to democracy is widely shared than ever. On the other, popular will has a decreasing impact on political decisions. This book places our political condition in its historical context, reconsiders key issues of political thought and compares current democracies across different world regions.

  • - The Dale and Owen Industrial Community since 1785
    av Ian (Emeritus Professor Donnachie
    337

    New Lanark, the former cotton spinning village, is internationally renowned for pioneering technology and social change in the Industrial Revolution. This book traces the community's history from its conception as a centre of mass production in 1785 to its present day standing as a World Heritage Site.

  • - Debating the Dividing Lines
     
    401

    In recent years, interculturalism has emerged as a possible alternative to prevailing approaches of multiculturalism. But how is interculturalism different from multiculturalism? This collection brings together leading proponents of intercultural and multicultural theory and practice from Europe and North America to address this question.

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    - Debating the Dividing Lines
     
    1 311

    How should different states forge unity from ethnic, cultural and religious diversity? Both interculturalism and multiculturalism seek to answer this question, but how and in what way do they differ from each other? This collection of essays brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field to answer this question in a way that spans European, North American and Latin American debates. With a Foreword by Charles Taylor and an Afterword by Bhikhu Parekh, this collection addresses the critical debate by asking 'what are the dividing lines between interculturalism and multiculturalism?'. Key Features - Offers an international perspective on multiculturalism and interculturalism debates - Incorporates discussion of Australian, Belgian, British, Canadian, Catalonian, Quebecker, Spanish and Latin American cases - Spans public policy as well as theoretical questions - Brings together leading proponents of both intercultural and multicultural theory and practice, including Gérard Bouchard, Geoffrey Brahm Levy, Ted Cantle, Alain Gagnon, Raffaele Iacovino, Will Kymlicka, Patrick Loobuyck, Nasar Meer, Tariq Modood, Bhikhu Parekh, Ana Solona-Campus, Charles Taylor and Ricard Zapata-Barrero Nasar Meer is a Reader in Comparative Social Policy and Citizenship at Strathclyde University, UK, and a Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellow. Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy at the University of Bristol, UK, and Founding Director of the University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship. Ricard Zapata-Barrero is Professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) and Director of GRITIM-UPF (Interdisciplinary Research Group on Immigration). Cover images: from the weekly broadcasted TV programme "Tot un món", from Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com ISBN [PPC] 978-1-4744-0708-3 ISBN [cover] 978-1-4744-0709-0 Barcode

  • av SAXON TERESA
    1 047

  • - Financial Development 1772-1930
    av Darren Tierney
    981

    A study of the financial development of the Catholic Church in Scotland

  • - Ideology and Life in Soviet Socialism
    av CGP Books
    401

  • - Architecture, Design and Identity
     
    2 367

    This beautifully illustrated volume looks at the spaces created by and for Jews in areas under the political or religious control of Muslims. Covering regions as diverse as Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain, it asks how the architecture of synagogues responded to contextual issues and traditions.

  • - Matters of (Dis)order
     
    1 661

    The first book to offer a detailed exploration of the condition of public debate in Russia, this pioneering volume presents a truly interdisciplinary perspective on Russian language and society making it essential reading for advanced students and specialist.

  • - Anti-Colonial Texts from Central American Student Movements 1929-1983
     
    421

    Bridging a half-century of student protest from 1929 to 1983, this source reader contains more than sixty texts from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica, including editorials, speeches, manifestos, letters, and pamphlets.

  • - Anti-Colonial Texts from Central American Student Movements 1929-1983
     
    1 797

    Bridging a half-century of student protest from 1929 to 1983, this source reader contains more than sixty texts from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica, including editorials, speeches, manifestos, letters, and pamphlets.

  • - Reimagining an Icon on Screen
     
    1 251

    'In 1960 Kirk Douglas' Spartacus was directed toward the liberal values of its middle class audience. The contributors to this volume ably show in their analyses how half a century later both producers and viewers of STARZ Spartacus have become significantly more disparate in their aspirations, whether political or sexual.' Arthur J. Pomeroy, Victoria University of Wellington Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: the figure of Spartacus often serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many different popular media. This new essay collection brings together a wide range of scholarly perspectives on the four seasons of the acclaimed and highly successful premium cable television series STARZ Spartacus (2010-13), with contributions from experts in the fields of Classics, History, Gender, Film and Media Studies, and Classical Reception. STARZ Spartacus uncovers a fascinating range of topics and themes within the series such as slavery, society, politics, spectacle, material culture, sexuality, aesthetics and fan reception. As the first volume of essays published on the entirety of the STARZ Spartacus series, this book is a valuable resource for both students and scholars eager to confront a new Spartacus, as the hero of the slave revolt is recast for a twenty-first-century audience. Antony Augoustakis is Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Monica S. Cyrino is Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico. Cover image: Donald MacKenzie Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-0784-7 Barcode

  • - Problems in Genre and Subject
    av Amber Regis
    981

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    1 661

    The essays in this collection examine Conrad's engagement with specific lexical sets and terminology - maritime language, the language of terror, and abstract language; issues of linguistic communication - speech, hearing, and writing; and his relationship to specific languages.

  • av BELLER ANNE MARIE
    1 117

  • av BURDETT CAROLYN
    1 117

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