The fast-track guide for the smart traveller Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider's checklist of all you need to know about the world's most intoxicating c[...]

The first ever dictionary of continental philosophy to be published. With over 450 clearly written definitions and articles by an international team of specialists, this authoritative dictionary covers the thinkers, topics and technical terms associated with the many fields known as 'continental' ph[...]

Traces the rich social, cultural, economic and political history of the Greeks. Often referred to as the 'Long Nineteenth Century', this period in Greek history conventionally begins with the war of independence in 1821. However, this book adopts a broader geographical scope, encompassing the Greeks[...]

The subcultural enfant terrible of devolutionary protest and rebellion, Irvine Welsh is now widely acknowledged as the founding father of a whole new tradition in post-devolution Scottish writing. The unprecedented worldwide success of Trainspotting, magnified by Danny Boyle's iconic film adaptation[...]

Editorial Board: Bernard Burgoyne (London) James Grotstein (Los Angeles) Murray Stein (Chicago) Cleo van Velsen (London) Consultant Editors: Lewis Aaron, Howard Bacal, June Bernstein, Ron Britton, Morris Eagle, John Muller, Malcolm Pines, Eric Rayner, Paul Roazen, William Richardson, Andrew Samuels,[...]

The ideal guide for students and theatre-lovers alike, the Companion explores the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre over the last hundred years.[...]

The resurgence of interest in Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) has grown to the extent that she is now perceived as 'the most emblematic woman writer of her time'. This Edinburgh edition of her stories, published to coincide with the ninetieth anniversary of her death in 1923, is a complete collectio[...]

Deals with post-war culture and society and the Edinburgh Festivals. This book explores the 'culture wars' of 1945-1970 and is the study of the origins and development of this leading annual arts extravaganza. It uses festivals (and key theatre ventures) in Edinburgh as a lens for understanding wide[...]

In this book, 19 stimulating new essays look at the Anglo-Arab novel from 1911 to the present day. Opening up the field of diasporic Anglo-Arab literature to critical debate, this reference companion spans from the first Arab novel in 1911 right up to the present day, focusing on the resurgence of t[...]

A multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian Gothic
These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focu[...]

This introduction to the tools required for literary study provides all the skills, background and critical knowledge which students require to approach their study of literature with confidence.[...]

Conveniently sized to carry with you around the city, the map identifies parking garages and one-way streets, public toilets, pubs, hotels, gas stations and public buildings. Fully revised and updated, this map is all you need to keep you on the move in Edinburgh.[...]

Featuring Edinburgh's mapping, this map includes NCP car parks and one-way streets, public toilets, pubs, hotels, petrol stations and public buildings[...]