Pynchon and Philosophy

Pynchon and Philosophy radically reworks our readings of Thomas Pynchon alongside the theoretical perspectives of Wittgenstein, Foucault and Adorno. Rigorous yet readable, Pynchon and Philosophy seeks to recover philosophical readings of Pynchon that work harmoniously, rather than antagonistically, resulting in a wholly fresh approach. Dr. Martin Paul Eve is a lecturer in literature at the…

The Routledge handbook of refugee narratives

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Middlebrow cinema

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The War Tiger : or, Adventures and wonderful fortunes of the young sea chief …

As free use is made in the following story of the names of personages who played important parts in and during the last Tartar Conquest of China, the Author believes that a slight sketch of that turbulent epoch may not be uninteresting to his readers. Twenty-two dynasties have given some two hundred and forty Emperors to the Celestial Kingdom; of these, two were Tartars, who obtained the thr…

A Princess of Thule

A Princess of Thule is a novel written by William Black and published in 1892. The story is set in the remote and rugged landscape of the Scottish Hebrides, where a young and beautiful woman named Sheila Mackenzie lives with her father, a wealthy and powerful landowner. Sheila is known for her wild and independent spirit, and she has captured the hearts of many of the local men, including the h…

The Limits of Consent

This open access book examines the ways that consent operates in contemporary culture, suggesting it is a useful starting point to respectful relationships. This work, however, seeks to delve deeper, into the more complicated aspects of sexual consent. It examines the ways meaningful consent is difficult, if not impossible, in relationships that involve intimate partner violence or family viole…

The Sea Raiders

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Rogue archives :digital cultural memory and media fandom

"The task of archiving was once entrusted only to museums, libraries, and other institutions that acted as repositories of culture in material form. But with the rise of digital networked media, a multitude of self-designated archivists -- fans, pirates, hackers -- have become practitioners of cultural preservation on the Internet. These nonprofessional archivists have democratized cultural mem…

The Lord of life and death

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The conduct of life

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iii, 319 p. : 20 cm,On cover: The home library

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