Patronising Bastards
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Not since Marie Antoinette said 'Let them eat cake' have the peasants been so revolting. Western...
Protection Amid Chaos: The Creation of Property Rights in Palestinian Refugee Camps
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The right to own property is something we generally take for granted. For refugees living in camps,...
Rebel Modernists: Architecture in Vienna Since Otto Wagner: 2017
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Set within the fascinating cultural and political world of Vienna from the fin-de-siecle to the...
Improvisation and Social Aesthetics
Georgina Born, Eric Lewis and Will Straw
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Addressing a wide range of improvised art and music forms-from jazz and cinema to dance and...
Syria from Reform to Revolt: Culture, Society, and Religion
Christa Salamandra and Leif Stenberg
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As Syria's anti-authoritarian uprising and subsequent civil war have left the country in ruins, the...
The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction
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The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the...
The 'Katrina Effect': On the Nature of Catastrophe
William M. Taylor, Michael P. Levine, Oenone Rooksby and Joely-Kym Sobott
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On August 29th 2005, the headwaters of Hurricane Katrina's storm-surge arrived at New Orleans, the...
The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191-1374
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The island of Cyprus was conquered from its Byzantine ruler by Richard I of England in 1191 during...
The Twilight of Cutting: African Activism and Life After NGOs
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The last three decades have witnessed a proliferation of nongovernmental organizations engaging in...
This Great Firebrand': William Laud and Scotland, 1617-1645: Volume 36
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William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45), remains one of the most controversial figures in...