The Kiss in history

The Kiss in historyIn this collection, an eminent group of cultural historians have explored 'the kiss' using a wide range of evidence. By analyzing 'the kiss' and its position embedded as it is as part of our culture it shows how history can use small gestures to take us to big issues concerning ourselves and others, the past and the present

A core text for those teaching library and information science as well as practising librarians or those working in information and communication fields

from Les Valseuses to Caché

This book offers an account of Pierrot’s recurrence in painting

Borrowing from Isaiah Berlin’s foxes vs hedgehogs and Gregory Treverton’s puzzle vs mystery solving analogies

the Pacific

Fashioning Italian youth examines representations of Italian young people’s style trends and bodily practices in teen magazines

This volume provides a comprehensive reinterpretation of the 1916 Central Asian Revolt - a key event in the history of Central Asia

folkloristics and disability studies

Topics include a survey of the country's key films

Yvette Guilbert

Considering selected films representing three periods in history - World Wars I and II

our institutions and our conversations