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Palgrave Advances in Global Governance is an authoritative collection devoted to clarifying established understandings of global governance as a distinct form of political activity. Ranging across the actors, arenas, means and purposes of global governance, this incisive collection brings order and clarity to a burgeoning literature.

Palgrave Advances in Global Governance is an authoritative collection devoted to clarifying established understandings of global governance as a distinct form of political activity. Ranging across the actors, arenas, means and purposes of global governance, this incisive collection brings order and clarity to a burgeoning literature.

The quality of the peace arrived at via liberal peacebuilding approaches has been poor. The related statebuilding praxis has generally been unable to respond to its critics. What is at stake is a recognition of peacebuilding's everyday political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics. This indicates the emergence of a post-liberal form of peace.

The quality of the peace arrived at via liberal peacebuilding approaches has been poor. The related statebuilding praxis has generally been unable to respond to its critics. What is at stake is a recognition of peacebuilding's everyday political, social, economic, and cultural dynamics. This indicates the emergence of a post-liberal form of peace.

Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies breaks new ground in offering advanced readers an insight into the state of the discipline in EU studies. It comprises theoretical and empirical essays which deal with how the European Union has been and continues to be studied, providing an invaluable tool for academics, post-graduate students, and advanced undergraduates who are keen to understand this increasingly diverse field of study.

Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies breaks new ground in offering advanced readers an insight into the state of the discipline in EU studies.

Palgrave Advances in Thomas Hardy Studies explores the key issues in the ongoing and lively debate about Thomas Hardy's work as a novelist and poet. In twelve newly commissioned essays, distinguished scholars from both sides of the Atlantic review, take issue with and take forward the most recent and significant research on Thomas Hardy. ROGER EBBATSON Professor of English Studies, University College, Worcester, UK JOHN HUGHES Lecturer, School of Humanities, University of Gloucestershire, UK CHARLES LOCK Professor of English Literature, University of Copenhagen, Denmark ROSEMARIE MORGAN Fellow, Yale University, President of the Thomas Hardy Association and Vice President of the Thomas Hardy Society RICHARD NEMESVARI Assistant Professor, Department of English, St Xavier University, Canada RALPH PITE Lecturer, School of English, University of Liverpool, UK ANGELIQUE RICHARDSON Lecturer, School of English, University of Exeter, UK MARY RIMMER Department of English, University of New Brunswick, Canada LINDA M.SHIRES Professor of English, Syracuse University, USA JOHN POWELL WARD Formerly University of Swansea and poet/critic, UK JAMES WHITEHEAD Radley School, UK Palgrave Advances offers a series of innovative books which orientate graduate and upper-level students within the current state of a field of study. For a full list of titles see the series listing.

Palgrave Advances in Samuel Beckett Studies explores the evolution of critical approaches to Beckett's writing. It will appeal to graduate students (and advance undergraduates) as well as scholars, for it offers both an overview of Beckett studies and investigates current debates within the interdisciplinary critical arena.

This text explores the evolution of critical approaches to Beckett's writing. It should appeal to graduate students (and advance undergraduates) as well as scholars, for it offers both an overview of Beckett studies and investigates early 21st-century debates within the interdisciplinary critical arena. Each of the contributors is a Beckett specialist who has published widely in the field. The volume contains an introduction, twelve essays and a guide for further reading. "Palgrave Advances" offers a series of books which orientate graduate and upper-level students within the state of a field of study.

Covering 'classical' exponents of the tradition such as Hegel and Marx, 'moderns' like Gramsci and Habermas and 'postmoderns' like Lacan and Deleuze, the volume introduces the main ideas of each thinker and reflects on their enduring theoretical relevance.

An accessible, higher-level introduction to a key selection of continental European thinkers from Spinoza to Zizek. Covering 'classical' exponents of the tradition such as Hegel and Marx, 'moderns' like Gramsci and Habermas and 'postmoderns' like Lacan and Deleuze, the volume introduces the main ideas of each thinker and reflects on their enduring theoretical relevance. The impressive breadth and contemporary angle make this a unique, up-to-date collection that will be invaluable to students and teaching staff alike.

Palgrave Advances in Virginia Woolf Studies is an indispensable guide to the ever-expanding body of criticism on Virginia Woolf. Written for both researchers and teachers of Woolf, it includes comprehensive and insightful chapters on different approaches to Woolf, including feminist, historicist, postcolonial and biographical. The contributors to the collection are all scholars of international standing, and the essays provide concise summaries of the key works in the field as well as an engaging description of the approach itself, its evolution and future directions.

Palgrave Advances in Virginia Woolf Studies is an indispensable guide to the ever-expanding body of criticism on Virginia Woolf. Written for both researchers and teachers of Woolf, it includes comprehensive and insightful chapters on different approaches to Woolf, including feminist, historicist, postcolonial and biographical. The contributors to the collection are all scholars of international standing, and the essays provide concise summaries of the key works in the field as well as an engaging description of the approach itself, its evolution and future directions.

This text serves as an advanced introduction to the field of international history. With contributions from a range of scholars, it maps the current terrain of the sub-discipline through essays that both appraise recent historiography and analyze theoretical, methodological and conceptual issues.

This text serves as an advanced introduction to the field of international history. With contributions from a range of scholars, it maps the current terrain of the sub-discipline through essays that both appraise recent historiography and analyze theoretical, methodological and conceptual issues.

This is the first book to offer a detailed modern survey of Witchcraft historiography. By using a broad chronological structure, from contemporary responses through to modern day, the book draws on contributions from a range of leading experts in the field to provide a much-needed overview of the area.

This is the first book to offer a detailed modern survey of Witchcraft historiography. By using a broad chronological structure, from contemporary responses through to modern day, the book draws on contributions from a range of leading experts in the field to provide a much-needed overview of the area.

Palgrave Advances in James Joyce Studies is a comprehensive guide to new critical approaches to Joyce studies. Topics covered include Joyce and Intertextuality, Joyce and Gender, Joyce and Politics, Joyce and Geography, and Joyce and Science. Contributors include Brandon Kershner, Michael Groden, Margot Norris, Vicki Mahaffey, Joseph Valente and Ronald Bush. A chronology and guide to further reading are also included.ERIC BULSON Student, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, USA RONALD BUSH Drue Heinz Professor of American Literature, Oxford University MARIAN EIDE Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Texas, USA MICHAEL GRODEN Professor of English, University of Western Ontario, Canada BRANDON KERSHNER Professor of English, University of Florida, USA GARY LEONARD Associate Professor of English, University of Toronto, Canada VICKI MAHAFFEY Department of English, University of Pennsylvania, USA LAURENT MILESI Department of Cultural Criticism, University of Cardiff, UK MARGOT NORRIS Professor, English & Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, University of California at Irvine, USA SAM SLOTE Scholar in residence at the Poetry/Rare Books Room, SUNY-Buffalo, USA JOSEPH VALENTE Professor of English, Critical Theory and Women's Studies and Co-Director, Committee for Irish Studies, University of Illinois, USA Palgrave Advances offers a series of innovative books which orientate graduate and upper-level students within the current state of a field of study. For a full list of titles see the series listing.

Palgrave Advances in James Joyce Studies is a comprehensive guide to new critical approaches to Joyce studies. Topics covered include Joyce and Intertextuality, Joyce and Gender, Joyce and Politics, Joyce and Geography, and Joyce and Science. Contributors include Brandon Kershner, Michael Groden, Margot Norris, Vicki Mahaffey, Joseph Valente and Ronald Bush. A chronology and guide to further reading are also included.ERIC BULSON Student, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, USA RONALD BUSH Drue Heinz Professor of American Literature, Oxford University MARIAN EIDE Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Texas, USA MICHAEL GRODEN Professor of English, University of Western Ontario, Canada BRANDON KERSHNER Professor of English, University of Florida, USA GARY LEONARD Associate Professor of English, University of Toronto, Canada VICKI MAHAFFEY Department of English, University of Pennsylvania, USA LAURENT MILESI Department of Cultural Criticism, University of Cardiff, UK MARGOT NORRIS Professor, English & Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, University of California at Irvine, USA SAM SLOTE Scholar in residence at the Poetry/Rare Books Room, SUNY-Buffalo, USA JOSEPH VALENTE Professor of English, Critical Theory and Women's Studies and Co-Director, Committee for Irish Studies, University of Illinois, USA Palgrave Advances offers a series of innovative books which orientate graduate and upper-level students within the current state of a field of study. For a full list of titles see the series listing.

The Crusades were a startling and spectacular phenomenon that exerted a powerful influence on European development over a period of many centuries. Much recent writing has been devoted to explaining how the crusades began and what they achieved. This volume is intended as an introductory guide and analysis of how different aspects of crusading studies have developed. Rather than giving an account of events, each chapter offers an interpretative and historiographical study. It is aimed both at postgraduates and at professional academics.

The Crusades were a startling and spectacular phenomenon that exerted a powerful influence on European development over a period of many centuries. This volume is intended as an introductory guide and analysis of how different aspects of crusading studies have developed.

Palgrave Advances offers a series of innovative books that orientate graduate and upper level students within the current state of a field of study. Bringing together leading international scholars, each text surveys, questions and pushes the boundaries of the discipline. Foregrounding new research, these books seek to map the future direction of the field and as such are invaluable for students, scholars and lecturers. This book is the first comprehensive study of the historiography of the Renaissance since Wallace Ferguson's The Renaissance in Historical Thought of 1948. Taking its departure both from developments in history writing during the Renaissance itself, and from Jacob Burckhardt's hugely influential and controversial characterization of the Renaissance of 1860, the collection of essays explores recent developments in understandings of the Renaissance from a range of different but interlocking chronological, geographical and disciplinary perspectives. Written by an international team of experts, this book is the essential guide to the modern Renaissance debate.DAVID ABULAFIA Professor of Mediterranean History, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, UK ROBERT BLACK Professor of Renaissance History, University of Leeds, UK WARREN BOUTCHER Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London, UK JUDITH BROWN Professor of History, Faculty of Modern History, University of Oxford, UK PETER BURKE Professor of History, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK RICCARDO FUBINI Professor of Renaissance History, University of Florence, Italy JAMES HANKINS Professor of Early Modern European History, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA JOHN M. MARTIN Professor of History, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, USA JOHN NAJEMY Professor of History, Cornell University, New York, USA BRIAN OGILVIE Associate Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Amhurst, Massachusetts, USA

World histories vary widely in shape, structure, and range in space and time. In Palgrave Advances in World Histories, ten leading world historians examine the many forms of world history writing, offering an accessible, engaging and comprehensive overview of what it is and what world historians do. This work is a valuable introduction to those new to the field, but will also stimulate discussion, debate and reflection.

World histories vary widely in shape, structure, and range in space and time. In Palgrave Advances in World Histories, ten leading world historians examine the many forms of world history writing, offering an accessible, engaging and comprehensive overview of what it is and what world historians do. This work is a valuable introduction to those new to the field, but will also stimulate discussion, debate and reflection.

Palgrave Advances in Charles Dickens Studies is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the study of one of the most important Victorian novelists. Its editors, Robert L. Patten and John Bowen, are leading authorities on Dickens and the international team of contributors they have assembled contains some of the most exciting critics of nineteenth-century fiction writing today. The book covers the whole range of Dickens's writing and criticism about it, including biographical, theoretical and historical approaches. It is based on up-to-the-minute research and written in a lively and engaging way, and will be essential reading for all students and scholars of this canonical writer.

Palgrave Advances in Charles Dickens Studies is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the study of one of the most important Victorian novelists.

Palgrave Advances in the Modern History of Sexuality offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of historical debate in the history of European and American sexuality since c. 1750. Each chapter explores in detail one theme, such as race, pornography, marriage, science or religion, which historians have seen as essential to writing the history of sexuality. The book therefore not only offers a broad introduction to the state of the art, but also suggests new directions for research and debate.

Palgrave Advances in the Modern History of Sexuality offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of historical debate in the history of European and American sexuality since c.

Over the past fifty years, the history and culture of the Byzantine empire has ceased to be the preserve of a few scholars and is now taught and debated in universities all over the world.