For readers new to Gramsci, Jones presents detailed discussion on the historical context of the theorists thought, offers examples of putting Gramscis ideas into practice in the analysis of contemporary culture and evaluates responses to his work.

From the pyramids of Old Kingdom Egypt to illicit whisky distilling in nineteenth-century Scotland, this is the first book to integrate fully the archaeological study of the landscape with the concerns of colonial and postcolonial history, theory...

In this fascinating and nuanced study, Paula Black strips away many popular assumptions of the beauty industry, including the one that says it exploits peoples insecurity by projecting an illusory beauty myth.