This introduction tells you everything you need to know about British Government and Politics. It examines the institutions and practices and makes comparisons with the experience of other countries.

An innovative study of the successful indie film Brokeback Mountain.

Looks at contemporary debates on teaching and learning across the broad territory of educational theory and philosophy of education. This title addresses contemporary debates on ethics, social experience & educational futures, subjectivity & creativity, pedagogy and literacy, mathematics, arts & science education.

An up-to-the minute foundational guide that introduces the full range of literary forms, styles, theories and critical strategies which new students need to cover. It introduces a wide range of literary forms, styles and critical strategies, essential knowledge for the beginning student of literature.

How have theatre and performance research methods and methodologies engaged the expanding diversity of performing arts practices? How can students best combine performance/theatre research approaches in their projects? This book's 29 contributors provide hands-on answers to such questions.

Analyses how different English language teacher identities and power relationships are oriented to and made relevant in social interaction.

Locates the immediate origins of the Anglo-American 'special relationship' in the diplomacy of Roosevelt's administration.

Suitable for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture and critical theory, this title offers insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the 19th century. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in their field on a specific topic within the Victorian writing, including science, and gender.