Social Sciences

Diasporic Identities and Empire

Cultural Contentions and Literary Landscapes

Edited By: David Brooks, Anastasia Louridas

£44.99

This volume explores diasporic identities and empire on a global scale. By moving beyond the search for an imperial ‘centre,’ contributions from scholars across four continents show how writing from the peripheries develops a new worldview.

Diasporic Identities within Afro-Hispanic and African Contexts

Edited By: Yaw Agawu-Kakraba, Komla F. Aggor

£41.99

This volume explores identity formation in Afro-Hispanic and African contexts, re-contextualizing diaspora beyond debates of voluntary migration versus traumatic exile. Essays cover countries like Cuba, Spain, and Angola, and themes from religion to politics.

Diasporic Literature and Theory – Where Now?

Edited By: Mark Shackleton

£34.99

The articles in this volume vitalize diaspora studies, challenging how we understand 'culture' beyond the nation-state. They examine recent literature, film, and art, interrogating seminal thinkers and offering alternative perspectives on diaspora theory.

The articles in this volume vitalize diaspora studies, challenging how we understand ‘culture’ beyond the nation-state. They examine recent literature, film, and art, interrogating seminal thinkers and offering alternative perspectives on diaspora theory.

Dicite, Pierides

Classical Studies in Honour of Stratis Kyriakidis

Edited By: Andreas N. Michalopoulos, Andrew Zissos

£67.99

From Homeric epic to Virgil's Aeneid and the epigrams of Geminus, these sixteen essays offer fresh, thoughtful readings of classical literature.

From Homeric epic to Virgil’s Aeneid and the epigrams of Geminus, these sixteen essays offer fresh, thoughtful readings of classical literature.

Dickens and Italy

Little Dorrit and Pictures from Italy

Edited By: Marialuisa Bignami, Michael Hollington

£39.99

Dickens's relationship with America has been amply studied, his no less important relationship to Italy much less so. His stay there represented ‘the turning-point of his career.’ This book focuses on his major Italian writings, Pictures from Italy and Little Dorrit.

Dickens’s relationship with America has been amply studied, his no less important relationship to Italy much less so. His stay there represented ‘the turning-point of his career.’ This book focuses on his major Italian writings, Pictures from Italy and Little Dorrit.

Dictating the Rules of Engagement for Contemporary Women

Edited By: Vivek Kumar Dwivedi, Majed Alenezi

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This book challenges the standards, values, and parameters used to judge women in society. Drawing on literary texts, case studies, and insights from global scholars, it serves as an authentic representative of the women’s cause.

Dictatorship in Fact and in Fiction

Edited By: Keith Ellis

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Simón Bolívar. Fidel Castro. Hugo Chávez. Dictators or liberators? This book challenges the loaded term "dictatorship," re-examining Latin American independence movements and exposing the politics behind a word often used as a weapon.

Simón Bolívar. Fidel Castro. Hugo Chávez. Dictators or liberators? This book challenges the loaded term “dictatorship,” re-examining Latin American independence movements and exposing the politics behind a word often used as a weapon.

Dictionary of Digital Pictograms and Glossary for Internet Use and Portable Telephones

By: Marcienne Martin

£58.99

The Internet's new language balances expressiveness and speed. To convey emotion, users use pictographic symbols in a system that echoes ancient hieroglyphs. Will this virtual society become a counter-power to bureaucratic systems and penetrate the real?

The Internet’s new language balances expressiveness and speed. To convey emotion, users use pictographic symbols in a system that echoes ancient hieroglyphs. Will this virtual society become a counter-power to bureaucratic systems and penetrate the real?

Dictionary of Education and Assessment in Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS)

By: Vorya Dastyar

£64.99

The first dictionary on education and assessment for translator and interpreter training. It offers in-depth knowledge, defining key terms on how to train and assess performance. A valuable resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and students.

Dictionary of French Family Names in North America

Onomastics and Genealogy

By: Marc Picard

£80.99

This dictionary provides the origins, meanings, and variants of French family names in North America. Uniquely, it also includes genealogical information on the migrants who brought them to the continent.

Did Somebody Say Ideology?

On Slavoj Žižek and Consequences

Edited By: Fabio Vighi

£39.99

This volume explores the foundations of Slavoj Žižek’s work, focusing on his theory of ideology. Essays investigate key aspects of the philosopher's thought and employ his theories in new contexts, demonstrating how his critique fosters innovative research.

This volume explores the foundations of Slavoj Žižek’s work, focusing on his theory of ideology. Essays investigate key aspects of the philosopher’s thought and employ his theories in new contexts, demonstrating how his critique fosters innovative research.

Didactics of Translation

Text in Context

By: Chakib Bnini

£61.99

Bnini gathers empirical evidence for the didactic value of translating texts in context through an experiment involving students who study translation as part of their curriculum. A number of theoretical frameworks are invoked in the study.

Diefenbaker and Latin America

The Pursuit of Canadian Autonomy

By: Jason Gregory Zorbas

£34.99

John Diefenbaker’s Latin American policy was driven by Canada’s national interest. He sought greater foreign policy autonomy from the US and expanded exports to lessen Canada's dependency, pursuing a policy aligned with, but not subservient to, the US.

John Diefenbaker’s Latin American policy was driven by Canada’s national interest. He sought greater foreign policy autonomy from the US and expanded exports to lessen Canada’s dependency, pursuing a policy aligned with, but not subservient to, the US.

Differences on Stage

Edited By: Alessandra De Martino, Paolo Puppa, Paola Toninato

£49.99

A collection of essays by scholars and artists exploring theatre's role in political awareness through the voice of the marginalized. It shows how the theatre of differences denounces prejudice and regains its role as the brain and lungs of the community.

A collection of essays by scholars and artists exploring theatre’s role in political awareness through the voice of the marginalized. It shows how the theatre of differences denounces prejudice and regains its role as the brain and lungs of the community.

Different Psychological Perspectives on Cognitive Processes

Current Research Trends in Alps-Adria Region

Edited By: Rossana Actis-Grosso, Alessandra Galmonte

£54.99

This book highlights research in cognitive psychology in the Alps-Adria region, bringing together diverse authors from six countries. In a spirit of unity and interdisciplinarity, it serves as a basis for fruitful exchange beyond geographical and theoretical borders.

Digging the Seam

Popular Cultures of the 1984/5 Miners’ Strike

Edited By: Ian W. Macdonald, Simon Popple

£44.99

The 1984–5 Miners’ Strike was a bitter dispute that divided Britain. While its political consequences have been subject to detailed analysis, its impact on popular culture is less mapped. This book explores that legacy in film, music, theatre, and art.

Digital Business Ecosystems in the Service Industry

Innovative Strategies for Global Perspectives

By: Şirvan Şen Demir, Mahmut Demir

£72.99

This guide explores the transformative potential of Digital Business Ecosystems (DBEs) for the service industry. Combining theory with case studies from leaders like Amazon and Netflix, it offers actionable insights to reshape business models and achieve sustainable growth.

Digital By-Product Data in Web 2.0

Exploring Mass Collaboration of Wikipedia

By: Zeyi He

£44.99

Every online action is recorded as digital by-product data. This hidden information provides a road map to who we are and what we want. This book shows how social scientists can analyze this data to better understand our society and ourselves.

Digital Diversities

Social Media and Intercultural Experience

Edited By: Garry Robson, Malgorzata Zachara, Małgorzata Zachara

£52.99

Digital Diversities is a study of the ‘digital turn’s’ impact on global mobility and everyday life. It explores the shift to remote relationships, new forms of political expression, and intercultural encounters in the digital global hive.

Digital English as a Lingua Franca

Shaping New Models through Question-and-Answer Websites

By: Annarita Taronna

From £35.99

This book investigates the aesthetics of informal online communication. Using sentiment analysis, it demonstrates that the style of these texts is influenced by how we associate emotions and opinions with specific words and syntactic patterns.

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