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  • Gentrification in Contemporary Fiction

    Domestic Spaces, Neighborhoods, and Global Real Estate

    by Dr James Peacock ...
    Series series New Horizons in Contemporary Writing
    Focusing on literary representations of gentrification, this book analyses twenty-first century anglophone novels by authors from the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom and Australia. Literary texts, so adept at revealing the experiences and emotions of individuals within communities, are also important vehicles for exploring the complex relationships between individuals and the ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • Diseases and Disorders in Contemporary Fiction

    The Syndrome Syndrome

    Edited by James Peacock, Tim Lustig ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature
    The essays in this collection address the current preoccupation with neurological conditions and disorders in contemporary literature by British and American writers. The book places these fictional treatments within a broader cultural and historical context, exploring such topics as the two cultures debate, the neurological turn, postmodernism and the post-postmodern, and responses to September ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • The Living Nativity

    Preparing for Christmas with Saint Francis

    by Larry James Peacock ...
    Who came up with the idea of using nativity scenes to celebrate Christmas? Many might be surprised to learn that Francis of Assisi, the well-known thirteenth-century saint, is credited with creating the first nativity scene. The Living Nativity introduces readers to Saint Francis and his joyous reenactment of the birth of Jesus, complete with a manger and animals. The Living Nativity explores how ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Brooklyn Fictions

    The Contemporary Urban Community in a Global Age

    by Dr James Peacock ...
    Vast and diverse, Brooklyn is often portrayed in literature as a place of traditional community values and face-to-face relations, distinct from anonymous, capital-driven Manhattan. Brooklyn Fictions discovers what such representations of the New York borough can teach us about diversity and the individual, the local and the global.Combining analysis of popular texts such as Sister Souljah's The ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • The Intellectual Legacy of Victor and Edith Turner

    by Charlotte Dawson, Stephen Glazier, Dionisios Kavadias, James Peacock, Xinyan Peng, Rory Turner, Roy Wagner ...
    In 2016, Edith Turner passed away. She left behind an intellectual legacy that, together with her husband, Victor Turner, transformed modern anthropology. This edited collection focuses on Victor and Edith Turner’s significant theoretical contributions, including their work on communitas, liminality, pilgrimage, friendship, fieldwork, self-reflection, affective culture, religion, spirits, and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Clash Takes on the World

    Transnational Perspectives on The Only Band that Matters

    Edited by Samuel Cohen, Dr James Peacock ...
    On their debut, The Clash famously claimed to be “bored with the USA,” but The Clash wasn't a parochial record. Mick Jones' licks on songs such as “Hate and War” were heavily influenced by classic American rock and roll, and the cover of Junior Murvin's reggae hit “Police and Thieves” showed that the band's musical influences were already wide-ranging. Later albums such as Sandinista! and Combat ... Read more

    $38.89 USD