Social Sciences

Banaras

Making of India’s Heritage City

By: Rana Singh

£64.99

Narrating the making of Banaras, the Hindus’ most sacred city, this book is an insightful guide to the cultural complexities, ritualscapes, and vivid heritagescapes that maintain India’s pride of history and culture.

John Greaves, Pyramidographia and Other Writings, with Birch’s Life of John Greaves

Edited By: John Anthony Butler

£64.99

This edition of John Greaves’s Pyramidographia (1646) is the first scientific treatise on the pyramids in English. Greaves, the earliest English “Egyptologist,” used metrics, not mysticism, to pioneer modern scientific inquiry. Includes his letters and a biography.

Arts, Politics and Social Movements

In the Fields and in the Streets

Edited By: Elena Raviola, Elen Riot, Claudia Schnugg

From £32.99

This collection describes artistic and activist actions challenging the existing order. With case studies from Europe and the US, it questions contemporary ideas in the face of the Great Transition, proposing utopian forms and asking the vital question: "what is to be done?"

Cognitive Science in Education and Alternative Teaching Strategies

By: Boris Aberšek, Boris Aberšek

Edited By: Magdalena Šverc

£64.99

Cognitive science reveals how we truly learn. Aimed at teachers, this book provokes intellectual unease, challenging you to replace outdated ‘in-head theories’ with powerful, evidence-based teaching practices.

Media, the State and Marginalisation

Tackling Challenges

Edited By: Rachna Sharma

£64.99

Containing twenty-one chapters, this title deals with Indian perspectives in relation to the media, the state and the marginalized sections of society. It will be of interest to academics, scholars and students of social sciences, and those working in the media industry.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Lawrence Agonistes

The Early Phase

By: Barry J. Scherr

£64.99

Using Bloom’s “anxiety of influence,” this book examines D. H. Lawrence’s agon with Shakespeare. It reveals how Lawrence critiques Hamlet’s self-sacrifice as a symptom of Western decline, championing instead a vital consciousness rooted in the power of the “Self Supreme.”

The Witches of Selwood Forest

Witchcraft and Demonism in the West of England, 1625-1700

By: Andrew Pickering

£64.99

Pickering presents the first comprehensive study of Selwood forest’s rich history of demonological beliefs and witchcraft persecution in the early modern period. He investigates connections between important theological texts written in the region and notable witchcraft episodes.

In-Between Fiction and Non-Fiction

Reflections on the Poetics of Ethnography of Literature and Film

Edited By: Michelangelo Paganopoulos

£64.99

This title invites the reader to participate in the recent emphasis on subjectivity and self-reflection as the means of understanding and engaging with current social changes through storytelling. It centres its attention on the symbiosis between anthropology and fiction.

The Story Cookbook

Practical Recipes for Change

Edited By: Cathryn Lloyd, Andrew Rixon

From £49.99

The Story Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of over 80 story-based activities. This easy-to-follow guide provides a treasure trove of techniques to apply and adapt. It is a must-read for consultants, educators, and leaders using storytelling for positive change.

Philosophy of Mind

Contemporary Perspectives

Edited By: Manuel Curado, Steven S. Gouveia

£64.99

The human mind is one of the most extraordinary mysteries of the contemporary sciences and philosophy. This anthology addresses contemporary issues within the field of philosophy of mind, considering the concept of Self, sensory experience, and Artificial Intelligence.

Symbolic Identity and the Cultural Memory of Saints

Edited By: Anu Mänd, Nils Holger Petersen, Sebastián Salvadó

£64.99

This volume examines the relationship between medieval cults of saints and regional and national identity formation in Europe. It studies how saints were used for religious and political agendas, revealing changing cultural and social values over time.

Spatial Appropriations in Modern Empires, 1820-1960

Beyond Dispossession

Edited By: Didier Guignard, Iris Seri-Hersch

From £32.99

This book offers fresh insights into colonial histories through spatial appropriations—the ways people claim a space as their own. These were not sites of simple domination or resistance, but complex interactions, explored on a journey from Russia to Africa in the imperial age.

Engendering Difference

Sexism, Power and Politics

Edited By: Vesna Kondrič Horvat, Victor Kennedy

£64.99

From the pronouns we use to the more salient issues concerning abuse of power and exertion of violence, gender runs as a seemingly inevitable divide. This volume addresses the continuing relevance of the quest to diminish that gap, from a wide range of perspectives.

Teaching Psychology around the World

Volume 2

Edited By: Victor Karandashev, Sherri McCarthy, Michael Stevens

£64.99

This book brings together current information on the teaching and practice of psychology from experts throughout the world. It is highly recommended by prominent psychologists including Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, former President of the American Psychological Association.

Well-being, Personal Wholeness and the Social Fabric

Edited By: Doru Costache, Darren Cronshaw

£64.99

This volume explores how well-being captures the imagination by addressing issues related to the social good and the quest for personal happiness. It discusses what difference the study of well-being makes from a Christian perspective.

Edgar Allan Poe across Disciplines, Genres and Languages

Edited By: Alfonso Amendola, Linda Barone

£64.99

Combining rigour and modernity, this collection of essays rediscovers Edgar Allan Poe’s work and draws from communication and linguistics and literature, although it also includes many other academic offshoots which explore Poe’s labyrinthine and variegated imagination.

Sacred Monuments and Practices in the Baltic Sea Region

New Visits to Old Churches

Edited By: Janne Harjula, Sonja Hukantaival, Visa Immonen

£64.99

Over recent decades, the scope of church archaeology has expanded immensely. This book provides a convincing testament to this development, with every chapter giving a distinctive perspective on the theme of sacred monuments and practices written by leading experts in the field.

English Language Teaching through the Lens of Experience

Edited By: Christoph Haase

From £32.99

This collection of research papers presents new findings in linguistics, methodology, and literature. It explores diverse topics from English as a lingua franca and MOOCs to indigenous storytelling, providing inspiration for a wide spectrum of practitioners.

Pentecostals Doing Church

An Eclectic and Global Approach

By: Mathew Clark

From £32.99

Pentecostals are nearly 25% of all Christians. This work investigates how they “do church,” from everyday fellowship to worship. Balancing Western research with global perspectives, it explores the biblical and historical material they use to define their church.

Leadership Lessons from Shakespeare’s Plays

By: GRK Murty

From £32.99

The problems in Shakespeare's plays mirror those modern business leaders encounter. While today’s leaders are equipped with better tools, they may lack the moral strength found in these classics. This book delineates leadership and management theories through the Bard's plays.

The problems in Shakespeare’s plays mirror those modern business leaders encounter. While today’s leaders are equipped with better tools, they may lack the moral strength found in these classics. This book delineates leadership and management theories through the Bard’s plays.

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