From the sociology of modern capitalism to state theory and cultural and media studies, Antonio Gramsci's ideas have become a central component of mainstream social and political thought since the publication of his writings in English in the 1960s. In particular, his concept of hegemony, denoting the struggle for idealogical dominance by social classes, has been fundamental to the understanding of power in modern states.

--The clock struck midnight, and I turned thirty.-- Meet Dan Wyman - humble record shop assistant by day, humble pub frequenter by night. Life has been good-ish to Dan - small group of friends, low paying job surrounded by Smiths records and long term on again/off agin mercurial girlfriend Louise. But as he enters his third decade, a twist of fate - and a blast from a distant past - conspire to wrench his life violently off course.. Funny and poignant, this is a story of love, lust, friendship and a great many pints...

This book analyses the Youth Justice Conferencing Program in New South Wales, Australia. Exploring this form of diversionary justice from the perspectives of functional linguistics and performance studies, the authors combine close textual analysis with ethnographic research methodologies.