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Revolutionary subjects in the English "Jacobin" novel Revolutionary subjects in the English "Jacobin" novel Miriam L. Wallace *Revolutionary Subjects in the English "Jacobin" Novel* engages ongoing debates on subject formation and rights discourse through the so-called "English Jacobin" novels. Ostensibly celebrating the un… OL13650756W
Terrorism and insurgency in Indian-English literature Terrorism and insurgency in Indian-English literature Alex Tickell "This book is an interdisciplinary study of representations of terrorism and political violence in the fiction and journalism of colonial India. Focusing on key historical episodes such as the Calcut… OL15951766W
The political theatre of David Edgar The political theatre of David Edgar Janelle G. Reinelt "David Edgar's writings address the most basic questions of how humans organize and govern themselves in modern societies. This study brings together the disciplines of political philosophy and theat… OL16212565W
Friends and Enemies Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines Friends and Enemies Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines Chris Bongie Bongie explores the commemoration and commodification of the post/colonial using early nineteenth-century Caribbean texts alongside contemporary works. Taking Haiti as a key example he writes lucidly… OL17564907W
The Soul of Statesmanship The Soul of Statesmanship L. Joseph Hebert Shakespeare’s plays explore a staggering range of political topics, from the nature of tyranny, to the practical effects of Christianity on politics and the family, to the meaning and practice of sta… OL18017358W
Tales for little rebels Tales for little rebels Julia L. Mickenberg,Philip Nel From the Publisher: In 1912, a revolutionary chick cries, "Strike down the wall!" and liberates itself from the "egg state." In 1940, ostriches pull their heads out of the sand and unite to fight fas… OL18774256W
Philosophy, literature, and politics Philosophy, literature, and politics Cooper, Barry,Charles R. Embry "Festschrift honoring Ellis Sandoz, director of the Eric Voegelin Institute for American Renaissance Studies and editor of Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Essays explore philosophy, literature, and… OL19166479W
Paradoxical citizenship Paradoxical citizenship Edward W. Said,Silvia Nagy-Zekmi Preface: Ultimate Coherence xi Introduction: The Word, the Text and Said … OL19400211W
Orfandad Orfandad Federico Reyes Heroles Orfandad es más que una biografía de Jesús Reyes Heroles, es el recuerdo de Federico, su hijo, a treinta años de su muerte. Un hombre que por tres décadas transitó por los entretelones del poder en M… OL20023688W
All those strangers All those strangers Douglas Field Adored by many, appalling to some, baffling still to others, few authors defy any single critical narrative to the confounding extent that James Baldwin manages. Was he a religious or secular writer?… OL20052720W
Literature, rhetoric, and violence in Northern Ireland, 1968-98 Literature, rhetoric, and violence in Northern Ireland, 1968-98 Patrick Grant "During the Northern Irish Troubles of the past thirty years, a war of words has accompanied and interpenetrated with the actual conduct of violence in highly complex ways. This book considers how li… OL2009875W
To Be Unfree To Be Unfree Christian Dahl To Be Unfree is a collection of essays investigating how political unfreedom has been and can be articulated within the republican tradition of political thought. The book combines a theoretical disc… OL20930568W
La Insubordinación de los signos La Insubordinación de los signos Nelly Richard "Cultural critique of social science and political change in Chile"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. OL2260283W
Boxcar politics Boxcar politics John Lennon "The hobo is a figure ensconced in the cultural fabric of the United States. Once categorized as a member of a homeless army who ought to be jailed or killed, the hobo has evolved into a safe, grandf… OL23192162W
Du théâtre à la liberté Du théâtre à la liberté Marie-Laurence Netter Le théâtre du XVIIIe siècle, derrière des apparences légères, se révèle très contestataire. Au nom de la liberté individuelle et de l'égale dignité de chacun, il dénonce sans relâche le pouvoir arbit… OL23231794W
Of Philosophers and Kings Of Philosophers and Kings Leon Harold Craig "This work argues that Shakespeare was as great a philosopher as he was a poet, and that his greatness as a poet derived even more from his power as a thinker than from his genius for linguistic expr… OL2507409W
The endless kingdom The endless kingdom David Gay "The Endless Kingdom studies the dynamics of biblical reading and interpretation in Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes. Milton completed these three major poems after the Restorat… OL2661787W
Some truths are not self-evident Some truths are not self-evident Howard Zinn "Readers of this volume are likely familiar with Zinn's opus, A people's history of the United States. The essays in this volume are somewhat different. A people's history documents the struggles of … OL27690197W
Catholic nationalism in the Irish revival Catholic nationalism in the Irish revival Ruth Fleischmann Canon Sheehan's writings provide valuable insight into Ireland's difficult process of cultural reconstruction after independence. This astute observer of Irish society was pessimistic about the futur… OL3358252W
William Motherwell's cultural politics William Motherwell's cultural politics Mary Ellen Brown "William Motherwell (1797-1835) - journalist, poet, man-of-letters, wit, civil servant, and outspoken conservative - participated in a loose-knit movement that might be designated cultural nationalis… OL3454289W
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