The Life of James Hamilton Stanhope (1788-1825)
A soldier present at the deaths of Prime Minister William Pitt and General Sir John Moore, James Stanhope’s life was marked by war and tragedy. This first biography uses his letters and diaries to reveal his short, idyllic marriage and the heartbreak that led to his suicide.
This hybrid collection of essays and self-portraits explores the ‘mark’—from heritage and race to trauma and scars. Through various art forms, it tackles identity, emancipation, and self-determination in postcolonial France and the French Caribbean.
Paul Valéry’s complex and graceful writing presents daunting obstacles for the translator. This volume is the culmination of 50 years devoted to bringing his poems into fluent English. It shows him as both the supreme poet of the mind and a consummate linguistic musician.
Trauma and Survival in the Contemporary Church
At an uncertain moment for the Anglican Communion, this volume addresses ongoing experiences of trauma within the church. Shedding light for the first time on significant traumatic episodes, these narratives examine a variety of traumas and the responses, official and otherwise.
This volume explores the transformation of art museums in the modern world, considering their role in society, pedagogy, and education. It offers inspirational strategies for museums shifting from traditional to innovative methods and features interviews with educators.
This collection highlights the contribution of women to conflict resolution using nonviolent tools. International scholars draw on intersectionality to analyze the achievements of outstanding women from countries such as Yemen, Nigeria, and the USA, showing why gender matters.
Rescuing Women from American Mythology
This book explores the historical origins of sexism and misogyny in American mythology through the lens of comic books. It argues that misogyny is not the product of nefarious individuals, but is perpetuated by a male-dominated mythological and social structure in our media.
Borders and Borderlands
This book addresses how borders—between states, languages, and cultures—inhibit people and ideas. It explores identity through translation and gender transition, featuring firsthand accounts of the refugee crisis and historical and current “Poetry of Exile.”
This book explores the figure of the female performer in 19th-century fiction, analyzing the clashing attitudes of Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Emile Zola. It examines women’s public roles as either a commitment to the feminist project or a mere exhibitionist demeanour.
Ethics of Care
How do we provide good care for vulnerable people? This book offers a practical method for ethical deliberation, empowering care providers to make responsible decisions based on values, dialogue, and relational care ethics. Good care starts from the connection between people.
This book presents distinctive perspectives on the utility and limitations of science and technology in national security. The decisions being made to equip, train, and lead the future force need wisdom from experienced scientists, engineers, and innovators.
Welfare, Deservingness and the Logic of Poverty
Who deserves to get what? This book explores social deservingness from ancient Greece to the present day, focusing on poor relief and social welfare. It examines how ancient logics of poverty continue to inform our modern notions of who deserves help today.
Being and Film
This book develops a “solaristic ontology” of film—a philosophical system based on Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci-fi movie Solaris. It explores the nature of film, being, and reality, building on film philosophy and the speculative turn in contemporary philosophy.
Pakistan after Trump
This book questions the dominant narrative of Pakistan as a “safe haven” for terrorists. It shows how great powers—the US, China, India, and others—directly caused the militant ecosystem in Pakistan, a country whose people have borne the brunt of terrorist violence.
Horace’s Sermones is an artwork of enormous originality. It is the work of an outsider grappling with identity during a pivotal time in Roman history, detailing a journey from ‘nobody’ to ‘somebody’ in a simultaneous invention of the poet and reinvention of a poetic genre.
From the Ancient Near East to Christian Byzantium
This book combines the history of religions with Byzantine studies to analyze kings, symbols, and cities. It demonstrates how the ancient pagan ruler cult was gradually replaced by the ruler becoming subordinate to Christ, the ‘Master of All’ (Pantokrator).
The Recumbent Stone Circles of Aberdeenshire
Using experimental archaeology, this book explains how Aberdeenshire’s Recumbent Stone Circles were built. It reveals how prehistoric communities created a network of inter-aligned stone circles, using them to synchronise time and space through their shared astronomy.
The Israeli Druze Community in Transition
Through in-depth interviews with two generations of Israeli Druze, this unique book gives voice to a traditional people bound by a secret religion. How are they dealing with modernization? Can their very identity survive the meeting with the technological world?
Data, New Technologies, and Global Imbalances
The idea that technology is neutral is untenable. Pervasive data shapes our world, creating innovation but also deep imbalances. This book explores these risks and asks: How can policymakers address this? Should data be public? Do we need a global data-governance structure?
This book collects Daniel Asia’s writings on classical music, universities, Judaism, politics, and American culture. Written in clear, elegant prose with a wry sense of humor, this is a fine introduction to high culture, with an emphasis on classical music and its composers.