The harem, slavery and British imperial culture

The harem, slavery and British imperial cultureThis book focuses on British efforts to suppress the traffic in female slaves destined for Egyptian harems during the late nineteenth century and considers this campaign in relation to gender debates in England, the position of newly established Muslim communities in that country, and Orientalist representations of the harem.

Featuring contributions from scholars and artists

and our connection with the material world

Artist and media researcher Bill Seaman's term 'neosentience' describes a new branch of scientific inquiry related to artificial intelligence

at once a site of devastation caused by 1906 earthquake but also a symbol of indomitability in its effort to rebuild afterwards

justify and naturalise state borders

He goes on to trace the emergence in New Zealand of the full range of activities and institutions associated with a sophisticated film culture – including independent distribution and exhibition networks

Towards a Praxis-based Media and Journalism Research brings together current scholarly debates about how to bridge the gap between theory and practice in media and journalism research

and difficult passages analysed in detail

Read an interview with Alexis Krasilovsky

This book examines the 1980 national steelworkers strike in Britain

This book addresses the topical discussion of how democracy can be achieved beyond the nation-state and challenges the widespread optimism about the democratic potential of civil society participation in European governance

A discussion of anti-corruption advocacy as a global movement with particular emphasis on Russia