"A revolution of forms is a revolution of essentials."-Jos Mart, Cuban intellectual and independence leader. Although the current surge of interest in Cuba has

Everyday Forms of State Formation is the first book to systematically examine the relationship between popular cultures and state formation in revolutionary and

"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order.

Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution. This well established book maintains the high standard of

Sandy Petrey here looks at the emergence of nineteenth-century French realism in the light of the concept of speech acts as defined by J. L. Austin and as exemp