Cervantine Futures places the writings of Miguel de Cervantes into conversation with some of the most pressing issues in cultural studies, critical theory, and sociopolitical discourse of the last decade. Assembling a diverse range of prominent and emerging scholars in the field, this volume stakes a claim for Hispanism’s place in the growing scholarly movement to vindicate pre- and early modernity for its incisive and often singular perspective on race, gender, ability, the body,...

Paradise fit in a van. The apocalypse fit in eight bars.If the blindfolds in Bird Box kept you up at night, the silence in The Rhythm Is Going to Get You will finish the job. If you've ever had a song lodge in your head and play all day long, consider this your warning. Invasion of the Body Snatchers gave you neighbors who came back wrong. Station Eleven gave you a world worth mourning. This gives you both, and one man who can't hear it coming.

Footprintfocus Languedoc: Carcassonne to Montpellier is the only dedicated guide available covering this popular French destination. Features an Essentials section with practical tips to help plan a trip, detailed information on attractions and comprehensive listings of where to eat, sleep and have fun.• Essentials section with tips on getting there and around• Up-to-date recommendations of great places to stay and eat• Highlights map of the region plus detailed str...

In this vicious, genre-bending ghost story, The Outsiders meets The Crow in a sharp examination of the lust for power, the legacy of redemption, and what happens when the haunted want revenge.In the shadowy world of the Lower Alleys lives a gang of delinquents known as the Creeps. Living just to survive, they fight and steal without regard for who they hurt—after all, it’s their victim’s own fault they have food and money and are standing right th...

This new, thoroughly updated second edition of Friuli Venezia Giulia continues Bradt’s coverage of lesser-known but increasingly popular Italian regions. Forming much of the hinterland of Venice (but not – despite the name – including Venice itself), Friuli Venezia Giulia is a convenient and fascinating destination for spending time on the beach, in the Alps or relaxing in the countryside. It is celebrated also for its wines and distinctive cuisine, which are attracting worldwide attention...

New from Bradt is Northern Spain, the most detailed guidebook available to a unique, compelling part of Iberia – a deep dive into a hitherto under-rated region. Incisive context covers modern history and environmental, social and economic issues, enabling the reader to take well-informed decisions about how best to experience a region extending from Galicia, in Spain’s far northwest, east through the Basque Country to Navarra.Northern Spain offers enormous variety. In a single trip...

Psychotic killers, devious ghosts, alien monsters, howling storms, undead creatures, and other dark forces haunt the highways and the truckers who drive them in these 18 chilling tales. A ghostly voice on a trucker's CB radio knows more about his life than it should… Two drivers find their cargo gives them inhuman appetites… A boy in a truck stop encounters a supernatural force that threatens to destroy the world… The hypnotic singing lulling a driver to sleep might not be coming from the ...

New from Bradt is France: Languedoc-Roussillon, which celebrates in intimate detail the Occitanie, a charming region full of easily accessible contrasts in southwest France. Three local residents share their extensive, in-depth knowledge of the area, covering both well-known attractions and off-the-beaten-path delights. Expertly researched and with exemplary attention to detail, engaging writing and great ideas blend to furnish the perfect travel companion.From exploring Cathar cas...

The new, extensively updated second edition of Bradt’s Emilia-Romagna is the most thorough and in-depth guidebook available to this entire north Italian region (not just Bologna and the main cities). This region blends the best of Italy: a gastronomic hub, elegant cities with vibrant cultural offerings and a coastline favoured by the Italians themselves.Emilia-Romagna combines the rich farmlands of the Po plain with dazzling cities strung like pearls along the straight-as-a-die Via...

Written by expert travel-writers with more than 40 titles to their name, Bradt's Gascony & the Pyrenees is the only current English-language guide to the entirety of this fascinating, relatively under-visited and consequently affordable region of southwest France. Offering advice on where to stay and eat with what to do and see, this new guide provides everything you need for an enjoyable, fulfilling visit.In Gascony, everyone can find their own adventure. Surfers can ride Atlantic...

Bradt's Dordogne & Lot, with Bordeaux & Toulouse is the most detailed guide to the entire region, with coverage that includes the Lot-et-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne in addition to Dordogne, Lot and Bordeaux. Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls (authors of the original Cadogan guide to the area) have lived in the Lot valley for over thirty years and are the perfect guides to the region's landscapes, towns, food, art, architecture and, of course, wine: Bordeaux's 8,800 wine châteaux produce on av...

Bradt's Umbria & the Marche is the most detailed guide to combine these two small central Italian regions, which offer all the beauty, history and culture of neighbouring Tuscany only without the crowds, the traffic or eye-popping prices. Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls (authors of the original Cadogan guide to the area) lived in Umbria in the 1980s and have been returning regularly and writing about it ever since. They are the perfect guides to the region's landscapes, hill towns, food and...