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Highlighting the necessity of literary thinking to political philosophy, this book explores Shakespeare's responses to sixteenth-century debates over the revolutionary potential of Cynic critical activity.

'The scholarship is of the highest quality. A fine book.' Stephanie Cronin, St Antony's College, University of Oxford 'A rich and original work dedicated to one of the most compelling issues within late imperial history.' Ryan Gingeras, Naval Postgraduate School 'A crucial addition not just to the conversation about how these empires disintegrated but also to the analysis of the fractured and violent nation-states that replaced them.' Laura Robson, Penn State University 'A highly readable collection of cutting-edge research on agents of change.' Isa Blumi, Stockholm University A study of the frontier cultures of revolution that shaped the making of the modern Middle East Rebels, revolutionaries and racketeers played central roles in the violent process of imperial disintegration as it unfolded in the frontiers of the Ottoman, Habsburg, Romanov and Qajar empires. This is a history of these transgressive actors from the late 19th century to the interwar years, a time marked by similar, if-not-shared, revolutionary experiences and repertoires of contention across the connected geography of the Balkans, the Middle East and the Caucasus. Contributions by leading scholars engage with themes of historical and cultural legacies, contentious interactions within imperial regimes, and the biographical trajectory of men and women who challenged the political status quo of their time. Ramazan Hakkı Öztan teaches history at the Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. Alp Yenen is Assistant Professor of Modern Turkish History and Culture at the Institute for Area Studies at Leiden University. Front cover: Die Wölfe (Balkankrieg) [The Wolves (Balkan War), Franz Marc, 1913. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Charles Clifton, James G. Forsyth, and Charles W. Goodyear Funds 1951 Back cover: Stoyko Bakalov cheta, 1905, unknown photographer, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Key Features removed to make space: Key Features - Uses a novel conceptual framework that charts the rise of transgressive politics in the frontiers of empires - Includes a variety of biographical approaches to the key disruptive figures during the crisis of imperial and post-imperial regimes in the region - Represents a connected geography of imperial collapse and nation-state formation in 12 case study chapters - Engages with scholarship on intercommunal violence, revolutionary politics, and subaltern agency

The tradition of British realism has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, where films by directors such as Duane Hopkins, Joanna Hogg, Andrea Arnold, Shane Meadows and Clio Barnard have suggested a markedly poetic turn. This new realism rejects the instrumentalism and didacticism of filmmakers like Ken Loach in favour of lyrical and often ambiguous encounters with place, where the physical processes of lived experience interacts with the rhythms of everyday life. Taking these 5 filmmakers as case studies, this book seeks to explore in depth this new tradition of British cinema - and in the process, it reignites debates over realism that have concerned scholars for decades.

Since its inception more than a century ago, Hong Kong cinema has been a pre-eminent form of local entertainment and a site of ideological contentions propelled by colonial, national and international politics at different historical junctures. The Other Side of Glamour is a study of the historical development of the left-wing film establishment in Hong Kong. The interplay between the macro-politics of the Cold War and the micro-politics of a regionalised/localised ideological warfare lends itself to a critical mapping of the general contours of the 'cultural Cold War' between the KMT and the CCP as it materialised in the so-called 'left-right divide' in the filmmaking world. Using the major studios as the main axis of analysis, this study traces the footprints of the other collaborating cultural agents which made up the left-wing film network in Hong Kong. It argues that the left-wing's institutional character and corporate strategies in the making of a 'popular left-wing cinema' are indispensable to an understanding of their nuanced legacy in Hong Kong cinema today. Vivian P. Y. Lee teaches Hong Kong cinema and heritage studies at the City University of Hong Kong.

Mary Harron's diverse career includes cult films like I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page, as well as a range of network and cable television episodes. This is the first book to examine an overlooked filmmaker in relation to feminist cinema. It discusses the dialectical dynamics within her wide-ranging body of work, and it argues that Harron's work has a distinguishing approach to stylistic and aesthetic choices prompted by cultural contexts, controversial subject matter and production limitations. Each chapter provides an in-depth study on Harron's creative approaches to film and television production, with chapters offering close readings of each of her 5 narrative features, and her work in television and promotional film. With scholarly approaches from the fields of cinema, television, gender, fashion, death and celebrity studies, this is a long-awaited introduction to a groundbreaking figure in contemporary cinema. Kyle Barrett is a Lecturer and filmmaker in Screen and Media Studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

PPC spine 22mm, 274 x 374mm 'A wonderfully wide-ranging collection of essays, critical and yet hopeful, presenting a compelling cultural map of the "New Turkey" and in so doing making a significant contribution to the globalisation of Turkish cultural studies.' John Storey, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland Investigates the relationship between culture, politics and power in present-day Turkey Since coming to power, President Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) have focused on narrating their vision of a 'New Turkey' - an ideal that has resulted in the politicisation of popular culture and people's everyday lives. Exposing the strategy of Turkey's ruling elite to obtain cultural hegemony, this book examines the AKP's efforts to rewrite Turkish public memory by promoting its ideas through TV series, movies, propaganda videos, school curricula and material culture in urban public spaces. It also explores the tactics of cultural resistance developed by the politically weak to counter the ruling elite's dominant culture of pious conservatism. Key Features - Provides a comprehensive view of the politics of culture in Turkey under the rule of the AKP - Analyses the success of authoritarian populism and the decline of democracy in Turkey from a cultural studies perspective - Brings together 16 empirical studies which explore a variety of cultural aspects, from heavy metal music and arthouse films to headscarf politics and national memory Pierre Hecker is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Philipps-University Marburg. Ivo Furman is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of New Media and Communication, Istanbul Bilgi University. Kaya Akyıldız is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, Istanbul Bahçeşehir University. Cover image: (c) Sumeyye Kesgin, Turkish illustrator and comic book artist, co-creator of Elsewhere series by Image Comics. (Instagram: @kesgin1 and Twitter: sumeyyekesgin1). Cover design: www.paulsmithdesign.com [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-9028-3 Barcode

Provides unique access to the key elements of David Sellar's pioneering contribution to Scottish legal history This collection brings together in one volume the principal essays of David Sellar (1941-2019) on Scottish legal history, focused upon the influence of Celtic, Canon, English and customary law in the development of Scots law. It includes a paper written during Sellar's time as Lord Lyon King of Arms (2008-2014) but left unpublished at his death, along with a general introduction by Hector L. MacQueen. Sellar was a pioneering historian of Scots law who rejected previous interpretations of the subject as a series of false starts and rejected experiments. He emphasised instead the continuity of legal development, with change a process of integration of external influences from very early times on. Sellar's approach, articulated mainly through essays published in diverse places over four decades, has had significant influence upon our general understanding of legal history in Scotland as well as leading to appreciation elsewhere of its comparative significance. By gathering the major essays in a single collection, this book demonstrates the scope and reach of Sellar's overall contribution. It provides an opportunity to view Sellar's work as a whole and to access his distinctive perspective on the overall trajectory of Scottish law. Hector L. MacQueen is Emeritus Professor of Private Law at the University of Edinburgh.

Psychoanalysis and the Love of Arabic reorients the debates around Arabic and global modernity in relation to psychoanalysis, capitalism and universality. The study offers the first psychoanalytic reading of 19th-century works written during the nahda movement by Ahmad Faris Shidyaq (1805-87) and Butrus al-Bustani (1819-83), showing how a curious relationship was forged between language and politics - one driven by both a desire for, and anxiety about, modernity.a In analysing the abstractness of national belonging as belonging to the language, author Nadia Bou Ali considers why modern Arabic grammarians fell in love with language again and explores how language became ideated as a 'mirror of the nation'. Bou Ali argues that the problems of language speak for the subject of the unconscious, divided bya language, desire and enjoyment.a

'Through a meticulous examination of the Friday sermons, Elisabeth Özdalga analyses the public role of religion in Turkey - from containment by the secular state to instrumentalisation by the Islamist government. This is a most valuable contribution to our understanding of state-religion configurations in modern Turkey.' Sami Zubaida, Emeritus Professor of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck, University of London 'In her innovative and timely study, Özdalga shows that it is not so much the rather bland and repetitive contents of the Friday sermon that makes it influential, but the rather the fact of its performance. Attended by over half of the male population, the Friday prayer and sermon form a communal act that plays a key role in installing in the audience "oneness and togetherness" that is the foundation stone of Turkish republican nationalism.' Erik-Jan Zurcher, Emeritus Professor of Turkish Studies, Leiden University A historical and sociological analysis of the role of Friday sermons in the nation building process in modern Turkey Since the formation of the Republic in 1923, Friday sermons (hutbe) have been an important platform that allows the state to engage and communicate with the Turkish people. Sermon topics vary from religious and ethical issues to matters concerning family, women, health, education, business and the environment. Even if politics, in the name of secularism, has been banned from mosques and sermons, questions of how to be a good citizen and honour the Turkish nation have been of utmost importance. With an all-pervading sermon theme of social, national and political unity, Elisabeth Özdalga explores how long-standing religious rituals are utilised and mobilised in the formation of modern political loyalties and national identities. Key Features - Presents a new field of research, which focuses the role of Islamic oratory in the nation building process in modern Turkey - Analyses various forms and contents (including a large number of translations from Turkish to English) of Friday prayer oratory - Highlights how state patronage conducted through a secular political order has controlled religion, but also how an overpowering state has been challenged by various religious groups and institutions - Synthesises three basic analytical dimensions of official Muslim oratory: the religious ritual; political and ideological discourses; and, governmental supervision through the official religious institution Diyanet Elisabeth Özdalga is a retired Senior Researcher and former Director of the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul. Cover image: Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey (c) Look-foto / LOOK-foto Cover design: Andrew McColm [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-8820-4 Barcode

Provides an assessment of the coal industry, theoretical debates about coal, and government's role in a just transition and sustainability This book investigates the consequences of shifting social responsibilities, new inequalities and the sustainability concerns created by the likely energy transition in Africa to end the fossil-fuel era. Focusing on describing the local realities in a growing coal and energy town of South Africa, Emalahleni, it explores whether a just transition from coal-generated energy is possible and what the local implications will be of this global restructuring of the energy sector. The book also provides an overview of the current situation in South Africa, mining and mining towns and the theory of a just transition and mine closure, in order to present a thorough assessment of the political economy of coal towns. Lochner Marais is Professor of Development Studies in the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State. His research integrates themes of housing policy, health and mining communities. Philippe Burger, an economist by training, is currently the Pro Vice-Chancellor: Poverty, Inequality and Economic Development and Vice-Dean at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Maléne Campbell is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Free State. Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens is a Lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Free State. Deidré Van Rooyen is Programme Director for Development Studies and a researcher in the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State.

The collected papers of one of the world's leading experts on medieval Islamic history Organised into 3 distinct volumes - on the Crusades, the Medieval Turks and Classical Islam - this collection represents several decades of scholarship. The Medieval Turks explores the impact of the Turks on the Islamic world. It covers themes such as nomadism, shamanism, clan and social structure, the role of women, military expertise, engagement with Islamic orthodoxy and the daily interface between Turks and non-Turks. Key Features - Collects in one place 20 papers from a pre-eminent scholar in the field - Allows the reader to trace the evolution of thought over several decades - Includes many papers located in out-of-print or hard-to-find works - Includes a preface that outlines Professor Hillenbrand's interest in the Crusades over the course of her career, and an index of names, places and terms Carole Hillenbrand is Honorary Professorial Fellow, Professor Emerita at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History at the University of St Andrews since 2013. In 2005 she became the first non-Muslim scholar to be awarded the prestigious King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies, reflecting her 'revolutionary approach to the largely one-sided subject of the Crusades'. Cover image: the mausoleum of the Seljuq Turkish sultan Sanjar at Merv, Turkmenistan, c. 1150. Photograph by Professor Bernard O'Kane, The American University in Cairo and used with his kind permission. Cover design: www.paulsmithdesign.com. [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-8594-4 Barcode

The collected papers of one of the world's leading experts on medieval Islamic history Organised into 3 distinct volumes - on the Crusades, the Medieval Turks and Classical Islam - this collection represents several decades of scholarship. Islam and the Crusades showcases multiple perspectives, especially as viewed from the Muslim side. It explores the distinctive nature of Islamic jihad as expressed in poetry, sermons and inscriptions; the development of the counter-crusade; and the careers of major Muslim leaders including Zengi and Saladin. Key Features - Collects in one place 20 papers from a pre-eminent scholar in the field - Allows the reader to trace the evolution of thought over several decades - Includes many papers located in out-of-print or hard-to-find works - Includes a preface that outlines Professor Hillenbrand's interest in the Crusades over the course of her career, and an index of names, places and terms Carole Hillenbrand is Honorary Professorial Fellow, Professor Emerita at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History at the University of St Andrews since 2013. In 2005 she became the first non-Muslim scholar to be awarded the prestigious King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies, reflecting her 'revolutionary approach to the largely one-sided subject of the Crusades'. Cover image: the now lost Nur al-Din minbar once in the Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, c. 1168. Photograph by Mr Alastair Duncan and used with his kind permission. Cover design: www.paulsmithdesign.com. [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-8590-6 Barcode

Brings together all the architectural patronage attributed to the Shansabānīs This book charts the origins and rise of the Shansabānīs, a nomadic-pastoralist or transhumant group from modern central Afghanistan. As they adapted and mastered the mores of Perso-Islamic kingship, they created a transregional empire unseen in the region for almost a millennium, since the Kushanas of the early centuries CE. The Shansabānīs' imperialism of little more than a half-century belies their longue durée significance: they altered the geopolitical landscapes of eastern Khurasan through the Indo-Gangetic plains, reconnecting these regions in continuous flows of people, objects, and ideas that broadened the Persianate world and had consequences into the modern age of nation-states in Central and South Asia. Alka Patel is Professor in the Department of Art History and in the PhD Program for Visual Studies at the University of California, Irvine.

The Feminist Library Series Editors: Jackie Jones, Alison Light & Gill Plain Brings together the pioneering work of leading feminist cultural and literary critics for a new generation of readers. Alison Light - Inside History: From Popular Fiction to Life-Writing A collection of thought-provoking essays spanning thirty-five years of Alison Light's work. Inside History addresses a number of the central preoccupations within feminist cultural criticism over this period: the nature of writing by women and what women writers might or might not share; the place of such writing in any literary history or cultural analysis; the politics of popular culture and the question of pleasure; women's relation to ideas of national identity and other forms of belonging; and finally, their contribution to life-writing in its different genres. The volume offers a lively, wide-ranging way into feminist debates, touching on a number of major authors from Alice Walker to Virginia Woolf, on genre fiction, and on the writing of memoir and biography. Chronologically arranged, the essays and short 'think-pieces' chart Alison Light's own intellectual formation as a critic and writer within a wider collective politics. This is explored and contextualised in an autobiographical introduction. Alison Light is a writer and Honorary Professor in the Department of English, University College London; she is also an Honorary Professor at Edinburgh University and a non-stipendiary Senior Research Fellow in English and History at Pembroke College Oxford. She is the author of a number of books, including Common People: The History of an English Family (Penguin 2014), which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize, and her most recent, A Radical Romance, which won the 2020 PEN Ackerley prize for memoir. She writes regularly for the London Review of Books.