Social Sciences

The Study and Use of English in Africa

Edited By: Arua E. Arua, Mompoloki Mmangaka Bagwasi

£34.99

This book reviews the study and use of English in Africa. Distinguished teachers reflect on the language's status in education and society, touching on debated issues like English as a dialect and the language question in literature. A unique contribution.

This book reviews the study and use of English in Africa. Distinguished teachers reflect on the language’s status in education and society, touching on debated issues like English as a dialect and the language question in literature. A unique contribution.

Narrative is the Essence of History

Essays on the Historical Novel

Edited By: John Cameron

£34.99

The historical novel was once admired, then disparaged by critics, though it always remained popular. Now, it is again receiving critical praise. What is the essence of historical fiction? Why is it such a resilient genre? What is its future?

Mapping Parameters of Meaning

Edited By: Martine Sekali, Anne Trévise

£34.99

This book addresses meaning construction, showing how syntax, semantics, and pragmatics converge during interpretation. It explores the link between contextual parameters and stable linguistic systems, valuable to researchers and students of linguistics.

Santayana and America. Values, Liberties, Responsibility

By: Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski

£34.99

This book explores philosopher George Santayana’s provocative views on America—a topic no one has yet considered in a serious way. It argues that the impartiality of Santayana's philosophy, its transcendence of cultural limits, makes it a living philosophy.

This book explores philosopher George Santayana’s provocative views on America—a topic no one has yet considered in a serious way. It argues that the impartiality of Santayana’s philosophy, its transcendence of cultural limits, makes it a living philosophy.

Global Cultures

By: Frank A. Salamone

£34.99

This book presents material on how American popular culture has influenced the world. Chapters range from Nigeria to Japan, covering topics like music, art, holidays, romance, and toys, illustrating the vast scope of American popular culture.

The Politics and Aesthetics of Refusal

Edited By: Caroline Hamilton, Michelle Kelly, Elaine Minor

£34.99

This rich collection of essays engages with “refusal” as a form of social action and resistance. Ranging from activism to identity, it is an important contribution to our understanding of the tensions and contradictions of contemporary culture.

(M)Othering the Nation

Constructing and Resisting National Allegories through the Maternal Body

Edited By: Lisa Bernstein

£34.99

This collection explores how cultural narratives represent the mother as nation. It examines how this allegory both reinforces traditional roles and challenges them, creating new social identities and providing alternative models for women's lives.

Westerns

Paperback Novels and Movies from Hollywood

Edited By: Paul S. Varner

£34.99

Popular Westerns powerfully impacted U.S. and European culture. Collected here are new studies of classic films by John Ford and Clint Eastwood, as well as new studies of seldom-studied writers such as Charles Portis and Oakley Hall.

The Last Political Law Lord

Lord Sumner (1859-1934)

By: Antony Lentin

£34.99

Viscount Sumner was one of the greatest English judges, his rulings classics of the Common Law. Yet he was also a controversial political force, defying convention to speak on sensitive topics. He stands out as an outstanding judge and 'the last political law lord'.

Sisyphean Efforts? State Policy and Child Labour in Karnataka

By: Anil Vaddiraju

£34.99

South Indian states are advanced in human development, yet rampant child labour persists. Why are societies with high literacy and health indicators failing to protect their children from hard labour? This book examines this question in Karnataka.

Sino-Japanese Relations

The Need for Conflict Prevention and Management

Edited By: Ryosei Kokubun, Niklas Swanström

£34.99

Sino-Japanese relations are crucial for East Asia and beyond. However, the relationship has been increasingly marked by political strife, historical grievances, and a lack of trust. Any deterioration has the potential to generate conflicts with far-reaching consequences.

Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics

Edited By: Vladimir Polyakov, Valery Solovyev

£34.99

Since 1998, the “Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics” conference has attracted scientists worldwide. This volume gathers the most outstanding articles from the XIIIth conference, with studies of interest to both linguistics professionals and hobbyists.

Spooked

Britain, Empire and Intelligence since 1945

Edited By: Patrick Major, Christopher R. Moran

£34.99

Britain's leading intelligence historians present a fresh study of British secrecy since 1945. Drawing on recently declassified archives, these essays explore the use and misuse of intelligence, from the era of decolonisation to the ‘War on Terror’.

Britain’s leading intelligence historians present a fresh study of British secrecy since 1945. Drawing on recently declassified archives, these essays explore the use and misuse of intelligence, from the era of decolonisation to the ‘War on Terror’.

“The Given Note”

Traditional Music and Modern Irish Poetry

By: Seán Crosson

£34.99

This book examines how traditional Irish music and song have influenced Irish poets. It looks at this influence historically and in contemporary work, focusing on six key poets, including Seamus Heaney, Ciaran Carson, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.

Reconstructing the Middle Ages

Gaston Paris and the Development of Nineteenth-century Medievalism

By: Carolina Armenteros

£34.99

Exploring nineteenth-century French medievalism through scholar Gaston Paris, this book reveals how theories of medieval literature intersected with nationalism. It shows medievalism was a topic reaching beyond academia to shape national pride, memory, and identity.

Reconsidering a Lost Intellectual Project

Exiles’ Reflections on Cultural Differences

Edited By: José M. Faraldo, Carolina Rodríguez-López

£34.99

This book explores how transnational experiences shaped the views of intellectuals exiled between 1933–1945. Essays focus on German, Spanish, and East European cases, comparing how exiles reconsidered their past in light of their new homelands.

When East Meets West

Media Research and Practice in US and China

Edited By: Fran Blumberg

£34.99

This book serves as a reference that brings together theoretical perspectives and research on media from a Sino-American vantage point. It considers the issues China and the U.S. will encounter as they move toward greater interdependence, capturing a “decisive moment.”

Reconciliation in Selected Shakespearean Dramas

Edited By: Beatrice Batson

£34.99

This study explores the complex term reconciliation in Shakespeare's dramas. Contributors examine its theological, social, and political dimensions, including reconciliation with God, between persons, and its narrative significance in the plays.

This study explores the complex term reconciliation in Shakespeare’s dramas. Contributors examine its theological, social, and political dimensions, including reconciliation with God, between persons, and its narrative significance in the plays.

From Self to Shelf

The Artist Under Construction

Edited By: Sally Bayley, William May

£34.99

From Self to Shelf is a rich exploration of the interplay between biographical and aesthetic selves, from the Romantic poets to leading contemporaries. This absorbing volume is as engaging and thought-provoking as the masterpieces it illuminates.

Repetitions of Word Forms in Texts

An Approach to Establishing Text Structure

By: Elena Tarasheva

£34.99

This book explores how experienced authors use word repetition in research articles, short stories, and speeches. It reveals how repetitions form a genre's skeleton and which types improve a text, with applications for assessing quality and writing.

This book explores how experienced authors use word repetition in research articles, short stories, and speeches. It reveals how repetitions form a genre’s skeleton and which types improve a text, with applications for assessing quality and writing.

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