Ágnes Heller and Hannah Arendt
This book reconstructs a timely conversation between Hannah Arendt and Ágnes Heller on the malaises of modernity. Two great thinkers enlighten the great moral and political problems of our time, from the demise of totalitarianism to the perennial problems of this century.
The contributions on Lee’s work here include new interpretations from diverse critical angles, including US literary and cultural history, Southern studies, sociological theory, gender studies, stylistic analysis, translation, and pedagogy.
The Familiar Essay, Romantic Affect and Metropolitan Culture
Through close readings of texts by Lamb, De Quincey and Poe, among others, Hull argues that the familiar essay in the Romantic period embodies a quintessentially metropolitan mode of affect, and that its generic traits predispose it to the expression of a detached state of mind.
The Influence of Translation on the Arabic Language
Siddig Abdalla explores the influence of the translation of English idioms by journalists working at Arabic satellite TV stations, using a mixed-method approach. His results will serve to guide media translators and lexicographers’ choice in the usage of idioms.
This thought-provoking collection presents many voices exploring themes of female and trans* masculinities, gender equality, and the lives and activism of LGBT*IQ artists. It travels across time telling gender-crossing stories of creative resistance for readers of queer culture.
Aspects of Entrepreneurship
Gathering unique perspectives on developments in the field of entrepreneurship, the essays here present insights that unravel the mysteries of what lies behind the term ‘entrepreneurship’ that propels societies forward.
Symbols and Models in the Mediterranean
This anthology spans a vast chronology and territory, ranging from Old Kingdom Egypt to modern-day Slovenia. Each essay serves as a micro-study that demonstrates the many ways in which Mediterranean communities have co-opted, appropriated, and adapted symbols from one another.
This collection of thirteen essays built around the question ‘what is the supernatural, and how, and why, has it changed over time?’ gives rise to a clear, comparative and diachronic study of the main characteristics of supernatural phenomena.
Shadows of Being
This book studies shadows as symbolic forms, connecting their meaning in philosophy and art with their role in modern science. It considers topics from Ancient Greece to contemporary virtual reality and the internet as our parallel “shadow world.”
Contemporary Migrant Families
This volume presents the findings of the most recent and rigorous research on ‘doing family’ in the context of migration. In doing so, it clearly and significantly fills the gaps in current knowledge about the changing notions of family within migration processes.
Homosexuality, bisexuality, transvestitism and trans-genders represented new ideas and mentalities which shattered nineteenth-century Italy. This book offers a comprehensive overview of this phenomenon and makes a major contribution to Italian studies and modern European history.
This study explores the survival of Roman Catholic doctrine and visual imagery in the alchemical treatises composed by members of the Lutheran and Anglican confessions during the Renaissance and Early Modern periods.
Due to a dearth of academic references in the area of English-Arabic audiovisual translation, this monograph represents a unique resource, in that it explores dubbing and subtitling into Arabic, a topic hardly discussed academically both in the Arab world and across the globe.
The Fairy-Tale Vanguard
The fairy tale has long been a laboratory for authors to experiment with literary boundaries. This essay collection adopts a historical approach, offering case studies on English, French, German, and other texts from the 17th to 21st century by authors like Andersen and Coover.
Contemporary Turkish media is placed under the microscope in this text which sheds light on current trends and debates in the different mass media spheres of the digitalized world. It offers valuable insights into the current conditions of the field of communications in Turkey.
Representing Africa in the Motherland and the Diaspora
This publication gathers scholars from Africa, Europe and the USA to explore the representation of Africa in the performing arts and cinema. It represents an extended dialogue between African scholars and artists about the challenges of representing themselves and their societies
Fossati assesses contemporary world politics, beginning by defining concepts such as “world order”, before going on to classify foreign policies into four models of political cultures. He shows how multipolar and bipolar systems have remained relatively stable.
Das examines the theories of nation and national identity in both the West (according to the theories of Benedict Anderson and Salman Rushdie) and in the East (in the light of the works of Jawaharlal Nehru) as they apply to the novels of Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai.
This book covers contemporary topics, approaches, and methodologies in education, focusing on recent developments in pre-service teacher education. It is an essential resource for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students and researchers.
Music Performance Anxiety
Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) affects many individuals, regardless of age or experience. This book provides an updated review of the literature on the topic, covering its concept, epidemiology, and interventional studies, along with critiques of published work.
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