Fashioning the Dandy Niamh Hourigan

Fashioning the Dandy Niamh HouriganThe book explores the dandy as a cultural type across Europe and Russia from the eighteenth century through the present day. Olga Vainshtein offers a unique view on dandyism as a cultural tradition, based not merely on fashionable attire, but also as a particular lifestyle with specific standards of behaviour, bodily practices and conceptual approaches to dress. The dandy is described as the prototypical hero of the modern cult of celebrities. From

Have you ever wondered why many of the over 28 million small businesses in operation in the United States do not survive past the first five years

and the growing differences between classes as reflected in behaviour and attitudes

and perceptions of the self

Touch Me Not (1887) is a novel by José Rizal

homosexual rights

Explores the role of a widespread urban social movement in the revolutionary process that accompanied Portugal’s transition from authoritarianism to democracy

This book is based on a story

introduction and discussion for artists and designers entering

this book suggests that the politics of time is a manifestation of the radicalised war between labour and capital inherent in India’s shift to neoliberalism since the 1990s

policy issues

Explores historically the problematic relationship between Catholics and the police in Northern Ireland

criminality and conflict on three continents