Social Sciences

Reconsidering the Origins of Recognition

New Perspectives on German Idealism

Edited By: John Van Houdt, Arthur Kok

£47.99

A new generation of researchers explores German idealism's central topic: recognition. Overcoming classical divisions, they offer critical re-readings of foundational texts, showing how this philosophy continues to inspire new generations of thinkers.

A new generation of researchers explores German idealism’s central topic: recognition. Overcoming classical divisions, they offer critical re-readings of foundational texts, showing how this philosophy continues to inspire new generations of thinkers.

Identity, Culture and the Politics of Community Development

Edited By: Stacey-Ann Wilson

£47.99

This book argues that incorporating identity and culture is essential for community development globally. Treating culture as an intrinsic asset is beneficial for all community action, from social cohesion to economic development.

International Conference on Use-Wear Analysis

Use-Wear 2012

Edited By: Nuno Bicho, Juan F. Gibaja

£73.99

This volume explores use-wear studies as a proxy for prehistoric techno-cultural reconstruction. Discussing various research methods, techniques, chronologies, and regions, this book will be of interest to both archaeologists and anthropologists.

Intercultural Dialogue

In Search of Harmony in Diversity

Edited By: Fred Dallmayr

From £39.99

This book offers a philosophical analysis of intercultural dialogue as an alternative to “culture wars.” Drawing on diverse philosophical traditions, it argues that solutions to world problems require a dialogical transformation of society for a cosmopolitan order of peace.

Margaret Atwood’s Apocalypses

Edited By: Karma Waltonen

£41.99

Margaret Atwood’s Apocalypses features essays on Atwood’s poetry, The Handmaid’s Tale, and the MaddAddam trilogy. The collection traces the theme of apocalypse through her work using lenses like disability studies, theology, and ecofeminism.

Meaning and λόγος

Proceedings from the Early Professional Interdisciplinary Conference

Edited By: Erica Hughes

£47.99

This volume brings together approaches from across the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences to explore the theme of “meaning and λόγος.” Topics range from Urartian archaeology and Roman sculpture to Peppa Pig, brain imaging, heavy metal, and Belfast murals.

New Advances in Causation, Agency and Moral Responsibility

Edited By: Fabio Bacchini, Stefano Caputo

£47.99

These essays advance the philosophical understanding of causation, agency, and moral responsibility. The volume investigates important questions: Can causation be perceived? Is a causal relation a necessary condition for moral responsibility?

A Short History of the Church of England

From the Reformation to the Present Day

By: Hervé Picton

£41.99

This book retraces the history of the Church of England, focusing on the complex relations between Church and State and the theological battles that have defined it. Today, its fragile unity is threatened by internal feuds and a secularizing society.

“We Learned that We are Indivisible”

Sesquicentennial Reflections on the Civil War Era in the Shenandoah Valley

Edited By: Jonathan A. Noyalas, Nancy T. Sorrells

£47.99

A first-rate team of scholars examines the Shenandoah Valley’s Civil War story. This collection of essays explores leadership, key battles, the war's impact on the diverse population, and postwar reconciliation efforts in the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy."

A first-rate team of scholars examines the Shenandoah Valley’s Civil War story. This collection of essays explores leadership, key battles, the war’s impact on the diverse population, and postwar reconciliation efforts in the “Breadbasket of the Confederacy.”

Tourism and Colonization in Indochina (1898-1939)

By: Aline Demay

£52.99

How are tourism and colonization related? This book explores the development of tourism in French Indochina from the early 1900s to WWII, revealing how it was used as a political tool to promote the colony and attract future colonists.

Religion and Representation

Islam and Democracy

Edited By: Ingrid Mattson, Paul Nesbitt-Larking, Nawaz Tahir

£52.99

This book examines the complex relationship between Islam and democracy. Beyond demonstrating compatibility, authors employ theological reasoning and empirical data to explore connections between religious beliefs and political behaviour in diverse contemporary settings.

A Northrop Frye Chrestomathy

By: Robert D. Denham

£52.99

A selection from the unpublished notebooks of Northrop Frye, Canada’s greatest literary critic. These insightful, startling, and unguarded passages reveal his fertile mind at work and showcase the seeds of the ideas he developed in his books and essays.

Intersections

Applied Linguistics as a Meeting Place

Edited By: Elke Stracke

£52.99

This book presents applied linguistics as a meeting place. Featuring 16 papers by global researchers, it focuses on the field's intersections with diverse disciplines like education, law, medicine, and technology, extending the boundaries of the field.

This book presents applied linguistics as a meeting place. Featuring 16 papers by global researchers, it focuses on the field’s intersections with diverse disciplines like education, law, medicine, and technology, extending the boundaries of the field.

Another Black Like Me

The Construction of Identities and Solidarity in the African Diaspora

Edited By: Nielson Rosa Bezerra, Elaine Pereira Rocha

£47.99

This book presents notable scenes from the long history of Blacks in Latin America. It provides a glimpse into their complex struggle to belong in societies where the definition of blackness was flexible, yet full recognition of their rights was denied.

I Am

Remix Your Web Identity

By: Paolo Sordi

£41.99

I Am: Remix Your Web Identity shows how to regain control of your digital identity. Design a personal website that aggregates your blog and social network posts in one location using RSS, WordPress, PHP, HTML5, and CSS3 to become a true "web author."

Spike Lee’s Bamboozled

A Contrastive Analysis of Compliments and Insults from English into Italian

By: Sara Corrizzato

£41.99

This analysis of the film *Bamboozled* compares the original screenplay with the Italian dub. Focusing on compliments and insults, it reveals how cultural references and the linguistic traits of African American English are weakened or omitted in translation.

Income Justice in Ukraine

A Factorial Survey Study

By: Kseniia Gatskova

£41.99

This book presents an empirical study of distributive justice attitudes in post-Soviet Ukraine. Bringing together fundamental theory and unique data, this study contributes to inequality studies and post-communist transformation research.

The Cinema of Sensations

Edited By: Ágnes Pethő

£52.99

This volume explores the “multisensory” nature of moving images. Pairing the keywords “cinema” and “sensation,” contributors examine the palpable presence of bodies, haptic images, and the link between audiovisual perception and cognitive knowledge.

Passion and Precision

Collected Essays on English Poetry from Geoffrey Chaucer to Geoffrey Hill

By: A. V. C. Schmidt

£57.99

These essays bring passionate and precise attention to ten major poets from the fourteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection explores English and Irish writers from Chaucer and the Pearl-poet to T. S. Eliot, Yeats, and Seamus Heaney.

China in the Frame

Materialising Ideas of China in Italian Museums

By: Iside Carbone

£47.99

This ethnographic study of Chinese art displays in Italy highlights how representing the cultural Other becomes a process of self-expression. It shows how in representing China, Italy is induced to question and represent its own cultural identity.

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