Böcker utgivna av Continuum Publishing Corporation

The relationship between film and philosophy has become a topic of intense intellectual interest. But how should we understand this relationship? Can philosophy renew our understanding of film? This title explores these questions in relation to both analytic and Continental philosophies of film.

An examination of border decomposition, re-creation and destruction in twentieth-century Hungary. It shows the evolution of a single set of borders over a century in response to a range of internal and external forces in a regional and global context. It illuminates the complexities, opportunities, and problems that face a small state.

James Joyce stands at the forefront of modernism - a writer whose work has gained a unique status in modern Western culture. This book offers an introduction to reading and studying Joycean texts and surveys the key contexts - literary, historical, political, philosophical and compositional - which shaped and determined them.

International case studies of leadership in practice provide an overview of the 'lived experience' of new primary school Principals in different contexts. This book brings together the range of those experiences and challenges. It includes interviews with primary school leaders in the early years of leadership in 13 different countries.

A collection of essays on Coetzee that examines how his novels create and unsettle literary authority. It shows how Coetzee provokes us into reconsidering certain basic formal and existential questions such as the nature of literary realism, the authority of the author and the constitution of the human self in a posthumanist setting.

International case studies of leadership in practice provide an overview of the 'lived experience' of new primary school Principals in different contexts. This book brings together the range of those experiences and challenges. It includes interviews with primary school leaders in the early years of leadership in 13 different countries.

A study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music. It focuses on the skilled performance of the crewmembers responsible for this signature of Jamaican music: the audio engineers designing, building and fine-tuning the "set" of equipment; the selectors choosing the music tracks played; and, MCs (DJs) on the mic hyping up the crowd.

Discusses the role of empathy in learning throughout all levels of education and its crucial relationship to motivation, values development and achievement, impacting from the micro to the macro levels of society. The author considers the intrinsic nature of affect and empathic human relationships in learning.

Constructs, problematizes and defends a Deleuzian philosophy of history. Drawing on Deleuze's philosophy of time, this title identifies key ideas and suggestions related to the philosophy of history from Deleuze and Guattari's major writings - including the seminal contemporary texts "Anti-Oedipus", "A Thousand Plateaux", and more.

Provides an exploration of the phenomenon of conversion, the contribution of European converts and the evolution and future of British Islam. This title assesses efforts to bridge the gap between the Muslim community and wider British society, and by extension Euro-Muslim understanding.

Providing a fresh reevaluation of '70s in popular music, this book contextualizes the era in terms of both radio history and cultural analysis. It focuses on the emergence of commercial music radio "formats", which refer to distinct musical genres aimed toward specific audiences. It makes a case for the significance of early '70s formatting.

Examining some of the most important debates in post-Romantic aesthetics through highly focused textual readings of authors from Walter Pater and Henry James to Samuel Beckett and Alan Hollinghurst, this title investigates the dialectical position of irony in Aestheticism and Modernism.

That Christians are persecuted in various parts of the world is well-known. Less often documented are the violent, systematic attacks on churches and holy sites. This book focuses on the attacks on Christian communities in many parts of the world. It presents graphic photographs and survivors' accounts as testimony to widespread destruction.

Blanchot's literary criticism has imposed itself within the canon and syllabi of modern poetics and literary theory, and yet it has maintained a somewhat mysterious presence. This guide to Blanchot's thought offers an overview of Blanchot's importance to contemporary literary theory.

Ever since the end of the Cold War the Balkans have preoccupied European public opinion much more than any other region of the old Eastern bloc. This title is a study of the history of the public image of the Balkans in Britain from 1900-1945.

Offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. This book reconstructs the history of aesthetics, clearly illustrating the some of the important attempts to address such crucial issues as the nature of aesthetic judgment, the status of art, and the place of the arts within society.

An interpretation of the work of Slavoj Zizek, one of the world's leading contemporary thinkers, through a study of his relationship with the work of Martin Heidegger. It argues that Zizek's oeuvre is largely a response to Heidegger's philosophy of finitude, an imminent critique of it which pulls it in the direction of revolutionary praxis.

Offers a constructive appraisal of the relationship between secular development and Christian mission, demonstrating the opportunities and problems associated with the work of faith-based organisations. This book considers the implications, consequences, opportunities and constraints faced when mission and development endeavours coincide.

Explores the benefits and dangers of the increasing use of technology in education. This book encourages the reader to engage with various facets of the debate considering the philosophical, psychological and sociological implications of the relationship between technology and education.

An analysis of how Critical Pedagogy can be a force for positive change in schools around the world, helping the most disadvantaged students. It shows how teachers, students, parents, communities, and researchers can develop narratives that amount to working with and for those who are increasingly being silenced, marginalised and excluded.

Digital piracy, audio mashups, The Onion and Wikipedia are all examples of transgression in our current mediascape. This book addresses the multifaceted aspects of transgression in the digital age, from piracy to audio mashups.

Hunter S Thompson was a patriot but also a stubborn individualist. This work looks at Hunter S Thompson's complex relationship with America. It examines the whole range of Thompson's work, from his early reporting from the South American client states of the USA in the 1960s to his twenty-first-century internet columns on sport, politics and 9/11.

A guide to the newest 50 films, chosen by the National Film Registry, from 2009/10. It is suitable for those who love American movies and who wants to learn more about them.

Argues for the relevance of Rousseau's thought to contemporary debates about democracy and the work of such thinkers as Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe. This book stresses the theoretical consistency of his political though against those influential deconstructive readings of his work by thinkers such as Derrida and De Man.

Addresses the tension between high achievement and popularity in secondary schools, exploring the sociological impact of this in the lives of young people. This title looks at the relationships between gender, race and social class, and attainment and popularity, for high achieving pupils.

Explores the afterlives of Jane Austen's work in literature, film and popular culture. This study investigates the popular appropriations of Austen in England and America.

Addresses the importance of going beyond equal opportunities. In this book, the contributors provide a compelling argument for promoting equality in primary schools. It covers issues such as: social class; 'race'; gender; sexual orientation; disability and special educational needs with reference to all subjects taught at primary school level.

Little has been written about the potato's Italian history. Italy, like the rest of Europe, owes a lot to the 'Columbian exchange'. As a result of this process, in addition to potatoes, Europe acquired maize, tomatoes and most types of beans. This book examines the important role it has played in Italy's social, cultural and economic history.