This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores ways in which islands in the north of England and Scotland have provided space for a variety of visual-cultural practices and forms of creative…

This book provides a clear and accessible account of political and economic development in Pacific Asia. Adopting a comparative and historical approach, it examines the factors behind the a East…

Cinema against Doublethink uncovers how a world of cinemas acts as a giant archive of these lost pasts, a vast virtual store of the world’s memories.

Highlights the industries, markets, identities, and histories that distinguish cinema beyond the traditional hubs of mainstream Western cinema. This title not only includes geographic case studies of small national cinemas…

Rich in case study insights, this book provides an overview of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes political, economic, social and cultural landscapes. Reviewing city regions in Britain…

A wide-ranging introduction to the human species that places modern humans in evolutionary perspective. Covering a diverse range of subjects from genetics, primatology and fossil origins to human biology and…

This book explores the reading and writing associated with learning subjects across the college curriculum and considers ways of changing teaching practices to enable students to reach their full potential.