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The Spanish novella Lavida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades was publishedanonymously in Alcala de Henares, Burgos and Antwerp in 1554. It is most famousas the book establishing the style of the picaresque satirical novel. -- .

This fascinating collection provides a chronologically arranged set of case studies looking at how interior design has constantly redefined itself as a manifestation of culture, from the eighteenth century to the present day.

With the use of diagrams this work examines the non-partisan processes involved in defining new constituencies, in detail, illustrating how they operate and stresses the important role of tactical voting in the production of recent election results.

The period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment constitutes a vital phase in the history of European medicine. This volume contains a selection of classical writing and up-to-date research in the field, and extracts from contemporary sources.

Designed to accompany the OU course "From Enlightenment to Romanticism", this anthology provides primary and secondary sources on the death of the Old Regime, the Napoleonic phenomenon, slavery, religion and reform. Introductory sections explain the context and importance of the sources.

This volume brings together three little-known plays that convey England's early 17th-century fascination with travel and exploration. The texts are modernized with extensive commentaries and an introduction setting them in historical and cultural context.

A critical examination of the long established tradition of adapting classic novels to film or TV screen. It is historically wide-ranging, encompassing novelists from Jane Austen to Michael Ondaatje.

This text is a detailed examination of principal themes in the political history of late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain.

Provides readers with unrivalled access to a comprehensive range of sources on the provision of medical care during the nineteenth centrury -- .

The first academic study of the science fiction television of Terry Nation, inventor of the Daleks, and author of 'Survivors' and 'Blake's 7' - places his work in the context of its production, and contains sustained analysis of key programmes, as well as new interview material. -- .

Through a study of ten modern stage and screen productions of 'King Lear', this book examines the way performance and interpretation are bound together, and shows how different performances have illuminated the contradictions in this play. The updated second edition has new chapters on Ian Holm's television performance, and Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran'. -- .

Power: A philosophical analysis is the first full-lengthattempt to analyse what we mean when we talk about power. This revised secondedition includes an extended new forward which brings the book up to date bydiscussing recent developments in the literature, including those which wereinitiated by the first appearance of this book. -- .

This classic MUP text discusses the historical development of science, technology and medicine in Western Europe and North America from the Renaissance to the present. Combining theoretical discussion and empirical illustration, it redefines the geography of science, technology and medicine. -- .

This anthology makes available to students and general readers the rich variety of Victorian magazines for women. The extracts range from fashion magazines to feminist journals, from serious works for Christian mothers to tales of romance and passion for 'sweethearts'. -- .

This study brings together an international group of country specialists in a comparison of the EU states' foreign policies. It examines those policies which are "Europeanized" through the EU's processes and those policies which are retained or excluded from the EU's processes.

This source book chronicles the history of the most controversial conflict of the 20th century, beginning with the birth of the Vietnamese communist party in 1930 and ending with the Vietnamese revolution in 1975. The text combines short essays with original documents to illustrate the debate.

Makes available, for the first time in English translation, four of the principal narrative sources for the history of the Spanish kingdom of Leon -Castile, covering the Reconquest of Spain from the forces of Islam during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and the story of Rodrigo Diaz, better remembered as El Cid. -- .

In "Bartholomew Fair", Jonson satirizes the religious, social and political conflicts of Jacobean England. The play represents the climax to Jonson's great comic period. This edition includes glosses and notes intended to assist students, and examines elements of the play from a feminist viewpoint.

This edition contains explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, which expand on the poet's more esoteric allusions and offer background information on manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which should be of use to both students and the general reader.

This text surveys the development of British fascism between 1918 and 1939. It provides a guide to interwar British fascism's essential features and includes a discussion of fascism and culture, a previously under-researched area of the topic.

McDonough takes a broad approach which brings social, economic and strategic factors together with a detailed analysis of Chamberlain's policy, allowing students to explore questions of continuity and change more clearly.

This work presents a concise introduction to the phenomenon of Italian fascism and its impact. The author balances an up-to-date re-evaluation of political, diplomatic and military developments with a full assessment of the more neglected domestic and cultural dimensions of the subject.

Spanish Popular Cinema is the first European language work to focus exclusively on this neglected aspect of Spain's film history. Moving from the 1930s to the present, the contributors to this book provide a diverse collection of essays that reassess some of the forgotten and critically overlooked works of Spanish popular cinema. -- .

This book surveys a cross-section of historians of the Revolution from the early nineteenth century right up to the present day. From liberals to conservatives and from Marxists to revisionists, this books focuses on major figures across the numerous schools of historical thought concerned with the French Revolution. -- .

Using examples such as "Big Brother" and "Billy Elliot", Bignell offers a comprehensive, intelligent and readable introduction into the critical approach in contemporary media studies. This second edition includes sections on men's style magazines, docusoaps and "reality TV".

This work examines three major strands of the work Eugenio Barba, a leading theatre artist and theorist, working across cultures: his research at the International School of Theatre Anthropology; his use of performance as a means of exchange, and his relationship with Latin America.

This book assesses the post-communist period in Bulgaria andexamines how the democratization process has developed, providing the readerwith a comprehensive and detailed account of the ongoing political, social andeconomic transformation in this heavily understudied southeast Europeancountry. -- .

As a showcase for the latest thinking on the Scottish witch-hunt, this collection of essays examines both a wide range of topics relevant to the subject during its full history and places Scottish witchcraft in a wider global context.

For many Irish, World War I represents the last time Ireland was united as a nation. This volume explores the immediate and continuing impact of the war on Ireland and analyses the effects on Irish national identity and political violence in Ireland.

This study covers two decades in American history, when the links between Hollywood and Washington were at their strongest, a period "book-ended" by the political and cinematic figures of Reagan and Clinton. During this period movies became targets of political rhetoric of "family values".