Intrigued by the idea of frontier wilderness, of law and order vs lawlessness, and a firm belief that 'the better the bad guy, the better the film', Barry Stone goes beyond the American south-west to pay homage to the Italian and even Australian western - and, after much deliberation, he ranks them in order...
Traditional influences from India have pervaded popular Western culture in the last few years, from food and holistic therapies to makeup and mehndi, the ancient art of henna body art. No longer simply the preserve of Asian brides, mehndi body painting has crossed cultures to become a popular accessory ...
Through varied case studies this original book compares changes between Northern and Southern European countries, bigger and smaller cities over 10 years, to present a compelling framework showing how Europe's post-industrial cities are striving to combat environmental and social unravelling.
