Publications
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Brand Postcolonial. ‘Third World’ Texts and the Global
(2019)
This book studies the making of the postcolonial author and text as a brand. It examines specific themes, wherein the postcolonial text acquires global visibility, even determining the nature of global debates: the ...
The British and Irish Ruling Class 1660-1945. Volume 2
(2017)
This book contains an account of the 2,352 families (close to 3,000 counting cadet lines) that had one member sit in either House of the English, British, or United Kingdom Parliament, the Irish Parliament, or the Scottish ...
The British and Irish Ruling Class 1660-1945. Volume 1
(2017)
This book contains an account of the 2,352 families (close to 3,000 counting cadet lines) that had one member sit in either House of the English, British, or United Kingdom Parliament, the Irish Parliament, or the Scottish ...
The Concept of Constitution in the History of Political Thought
(2017)
The aim of the present volume is to discuss the notion of constitution from the perspectives of history of political thought. Its scholarly intention is to go beyond the approach concentrating on the formal understanding ...
Cooperation and Conflict the Nordic Way. Work, Welfare, and Institutional Change in Scandinavia
(2015)
The Nordic model attracts attention in a mixture of applause and disbelief. Among its merits, but also a precondition to its future survival, is its capacity to modify and adapt to changing circumstances. This book scrutinizes ...
Coolies of Capitalism. Assam Tea and the Making of Coolie Labour
(2016)
Coolie labour was often proclaimed as a deliberate compromise straddling the regimes of the past (slave labour) and the future (free labour). In the late 1850s, the locals were replaced by labourers imported from outside ...
Christian Martyrdom in Late Antiquity (300-450 AD). History and Discourse, Tradition and Religious Identity
(2012)
The present volume`s focus lies on the formation of a multifaceted discourse on Christian martyrdom in Late Antiquity. While martyrdom accounts remain a central means of defining Christian identity, new literary genres ...