Bloomsbury

Activism, Neoliberalism and Gendered LabourThis book highlights the way in which contemporary forms of governance, policy and politics have been reframed by women 'working the spaces of power'. It shows how they took activist commitments into their working lives, in the process negotiating the terrain of neoliberal governance. Their work...

This volume presents evidence of the extent and effects of intercultural contacts across Europe and the Mediterranean rim, opening up a new understanding of early medieval civilisation and its continuing influence in both Western and Eastern cultures today. From the perspectives of textual transmission, cultural memory, religion, art and cultural...

State-building and Economic Development in Post-conflict CountriesThis book studies the processes which lead to explosion of civil strife and tries to spell out the policy options available to address the challenges faced by post-conflict economies. It calls for a more integrated policy approach which can gradually repair trust in public...

The Transformation of the Global Media IndustriesSome advocates and more than a few critics have misconstrued the political economy of media as a unified field of inquiry. The authors from this volume, by contrast, draw from a more diverse stream of the schools of thought signified by this tradition: Neoclassical Economics, Radical Media Political...

Essential ExcerptsSince 2005, the Continuum Discourse series, under theeditorship of Professor Ken Hyland, has published some of the most cutting-edgework in the field of discourse analysis.This edited collection offers a showcase ofthe work produced by its authors and reads as fully-functional book in its own right.The work of Paul Baker, Frances...

Reading Authority and Representing Rule in Early Modern England explores the publication and reception of authority in early modern England. Examples are drawn from a broad range of source, including royal portraits, architecture, coins and medals and written texts.This is a volume that presents the history of society and state as a cultural as...