Presenting a collection of interviews, this title features some of the important women artists practising in modern Britain, who talk about their work, their influences and their relationships with the art historical canon. It includes Tacita Dean, Tanya Kovats, Christine Borland, Jane Harris, Vanessa Jackson, Tracey Emin, Maria Lalic, and others.

Providing a general summary of the culture, history and architecture of the country, this guide features a gazetteer of the main monuments and archaeological sites.

This volume of five essays explores aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought in the light of contemporary theories, offering new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture with examples ranging from the Qur'an and the Alhambra to the works of present-day artists and philosophers.

Based upon the successful Jeff Lindsay novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter , Showtime's and FX's Dexter show chronicles the grisly exploits of a police blood spatter expert who moonlights as a serial killer (or vice versa). This title offers an investigation of this show's many issues, contexts, and complexities.

Arabs and Jews describe the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948 in different ways. This book integrates new archival material with the findings of recent scholarship to present the reader with a comprehensive and general history of the origins and consequences of the 1948 war.

Follows Bond from the 1962 'Dr No', through the subsequent Bond films, exploring them within the culture and politics of the times, as well as within film culture itself. This work provides coverage of Brosnan as Bond in The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day ; and includes a chapter on Casino Royale and Daniel Craig's new-look Bond.

Aims to present a coherent account of the Church. This work emphasises the changing relationship of Western churches to the many forms of Christianity in other parts of the world, while also departing from the Eurocentric worldview of histories.

Offers a critical response to one of the most talked about shows on contemporary television - Desperate Housewives . This work dissects the appeal of this show, tapping into early reactions and controversy. It considers the American sex wars, contemporary feminism, Republican politics and the rise of the Right, gender and femininity, and more.

Polanski is one of the most talented and distinguished of modern film makers. Covering Polanski's films as director, this book addresses the eclecticism, ambiguity and paradoxes of his cinema, while seeking out the common elements in his films. It examines the autobiographical effect of Polanski's films, his characters and diverse narratives.

Explores how America's overthrow of the Baath party in Iraq, and the failures of Washington's post-invasion regime spawned a Shiite revolution in the heartland of the Arab world. This title traces the turning of the tables from a Sunni- to Shia-led state.

Deals with Lebanese cinema and its links with politics and national identity. This book examines how Lebanon is imagined in such films as Jocelyn Saab's Once Upon a Time, Beirut , Ghassan Salhab's Terra Incognita , and Ziad Doueiri's West Beirut .

An analysis of the problems of a divided Cyprus to interest those concerned not only with the future of Cyprus, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean but also with the fate of the European Union itself. There is a growing view among Cypriots that their solution lies within the gift of Europe.

A text which argues that political Islam's desire to restore a culture distorted by colonization does not necessarily compromise its progress to more democracy and greater tolerance. Among the issues addressed are the relationship between Islam and modernity, Islamism and women, and violence.

Georgia ranks in the world's top twelve countries for geographical diversity. This is a comprehensive walker's guide, including birds, flora and fauna, to Europe's diverse landscape. It contains directions, maps, GPS references, local history/contacts and a selection of colour photographs.

This volume from the KINO Russian Cinema series investigates the production, context and reception of the film Battleship Potemkin , the people who made it, and the film itself, including its place in Russian and World cinema.