Author: Colin MacCabe File Type: pdf Upholding literature and film together as academically interwoven, Perpetual Carnival underscores the everlasting coexistence of realism and modernism, eschewing the popularly accepted view that the latter is itself a rejection of the former. Mining examples from both film and literature, Colin MacCabe asserts that the relationship between film and literature springs to life a wealth of beloved modernist art, from Jean-Luc Godards Pierre le Fou to James Joyces Ulysses, enriched by realisms enduring legacy. The intertextuality inherent in adaptation furthers this assertion in MacCabes inclusion of Roman Polanskis Tess, a 1979 adaptation of Thomas Hardys nineteenth-century realist novel, Tess of the dUrbervilles. Showcasing essays enlivened by cosmopolitan interests, theoretical insight, and strong social purpose, Perpetual Carnival supports a humanities which repudiates narrow specialization and which seeks to place the discussion of film and literature firmly in the reality of current political and ideological discussion. It argues for the writers and directors, the thinkers and critics, who have most fired the contemporary imagination. **

Author: Tamara Deutscher File Type: pdf

Author: Ora Szekely File Type: pdf This book compares the performances of four key non-state actors in the Arab-Israeli conflict ecosystem the PLO, Hamas, Hizbullah, and Amal. It argues that it is not the assets a militant group has, but rather how it acquired them that matters in explaining the variation in these actors abilities to militarily resist and politically recover from confrontations with far more powerful adversaries. Groups that rely on marketing campaigns to secure local support and regional patronage do far better than those that rely on coercion or even barter. The book develops a typology of organizations based on their foreign and domestic policies, which has interesting implications for other non-state actors, such as ISIS. It is based on field research in Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, and Syria, including interviews with members of a range of Lebanese and Palestinian militant groups, as well as politicians, UN staff, journalists, and members of the Jordanian and Israeli armies.**ReviewSzekely has written a spectacular book that explores the origins and consequences of the policy choices militant groups adopt. Examining the groups of the PLO, Amal, Hizbullah, and Hamas, Szekely argues that these groups must make strategic choices about winning support from domestic or international audiences. Groups that pursue an international strategy become more transnational in the long run. Those that adopt a domestic agenda enjoy local support, but their international influence is limited. Szekely presents a very convincing argument, with great attention to detail and a strong knowledgeable command of the nuances of her cases. (Amaney Jamal, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics, Princeton University, USA)From the Back Cover This book compares the performances of four key non-state actors in the Arab-Israeli conflict ecosystem the PLO, Hamas, Hizbullah, and Amal. It argues that is not the assets a militant group has, but rather how it acquired them that matters in explaining the variation in these actors abilities to militarily resist and politically recover from confrontations with far more powerful adversaries. Groups that rely on marketing campaigns to secure local support and regional patronage do far better than those that rely on coercion or even barter. The book develops a typology of organizations based on their foreign and domestic policies, which has interesting implications for other non-state actors, such as ISIS. It is based on field research in Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, and Syria, including interviews with members of a range of Lebanese and Palestinian militant groups, as well as politicians, UN staff, journalists, and members of the Jordanian and Israeli armies.

Author: Megan Johnson File Type: pdf In a startling and original poetic voice, Megan Johnson in The Waiting reveals a vigilant young person who has suffered an unmentionable loss and who dismantles and reconstitutes lyric modes in a relentless search for solace. A lyric adventure of grief and search, The Waiting reinvents language from raw materials, driven by intense emotional need.