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Abstract Funny moves, in their ambiguity, are often unsettling. The stakes are difficult to fathom, especially in dance, where funniness can never be disentangled fr...

What does it mean to be a good citizen today? What are practices of citizenship? And what can we learn from the past about these practices to better engage in city life in the twen...

The West Indian Americansintroduces students and other interested readers to the diversity and cultural individuality of a growing segment of the American immigrant community. Afte...

This book provides a sobering look at modern-day slavery—which includes sex trafficking, domestic servitude, and other forms of forced labor—and documents the development of the mo...

When first published in 1969, Horizons West was immediately recognised as the definitive critical account of the Western film and some of its key directors. This greatly expanded n...

A revealing biography of Kanye West explores the artist—and the man. Kanye West is a star. His music has jumped from sensation to staple in the rap industry, while his persona...

More than a history of Western movies, The American West on Film intertwines film history, the history of the American West, and American social history into one unique volume. ...

This chapter examines the course of the transformation of the Anglican mission into an indigenous West African Anglican Church after the First World War. In general, coinciding wit...