Social Sciences

Philosophical Essays on Ugo Nespolo’s Art and Cinema

Edited By: Daniela Angelucci, Davide Dal Sasso

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This collection of philosophical essays analyses the Italian artist Ugo Nespolo’s poetics from different theoretical perspectives, focused in particular on his artworks and films.

We Are What We Remember

The American Past Through Commemoration

Edited By: Laura Mattoon D’Amore, Jeffrey Meriwether

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Commemoration doesn't just capture history—it creates new narratives that reflect our current values. As our views on race, gender, and class change, so do our commemorations. How do we repair the damage of the past and name forgotten histories?

Commemoration doesn’t just capture history—it creates new narratives that reflect our current values. As our views on race, gender, and class change, so do our commemorations. How do we repair the damage of the past and name forgotten histories?

Once upon a Time

Myth, Fairy Tales and Legends in Margaret Atwood’s Writings

Edited By: Sarah A. Appleton

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Essays by influential scholars explore Margaret Atwood’s use of myth, fairy tales, and archetypal narratives to illuminate her fiction and poetry. This collection demonstrates how Atwood revisions old stories, creating a familiar yet unique reading experience.

Russell Revisited

Critical Reflections on the Thought of Bertrand Russell

Edited By: Alan Schwerin under the auspices of the Bertrand Russell Society

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Bertrand Russell played a central role in modern philosophy. How do we account for the abiding interest in him? Accessibility. This collection of recent scholarship serves as a testament to the value of Russell’s diverse contributions to challenging philosophical issues.

Bodily Inscriptions

Interdisciplinary Explorations into Embodiment

Edited By: Lori Duin Kelly

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This collection of essays explores the body as a site of cultural inscription within popular culture. Topics range from fat and anorexia to tattoos, mastectomy, and gender identity, drawing on perspectives from Queer Theory, Fat, and Disability Studies.

The Gender of Debt

The Last 50,000 Years

By: Mariano Pavanello

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Male hunting and female gathering were the two forces of production during 99% of the life of mankind on Earth. This book demonstrates, from a historical and an economic point of view, how the female contribution has been so important to the success of our species.

Agency, Loneliness, and the Female Protagonist in the Victorian Novel

By: Marie Hendry

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Many female Victorian-era heroines find themselves expressing a form of loneliness directly connected to their lack of agency in the social structures that define their lives. This publication investigates how this theme appears across a number of nineteenth-century novels.

Diaspora Poetics in South Asian English Writings

Edited By: Eeshan Ali, Md. Rakibul Islam

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This volume brings together various discussions on various South Asian Diaspora writers of diverse sociopolitical backgrounds. It provides perspectives drawn from border studies, philosophical studies, and regional issues of South Asia.

V.M.Chernov

Theorist, Leader, Politician

By: Alexander Trapeznik

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As leader of Russia's largest revolutionary party, Viktor Chernov was the democratic alternative to the Bolsheviks. Elected President of the Constituent Assembly, his vision for a 'third force' was shattered, leading to a tragic life in exile.

As leader of Russia’s largest revolutionary party, Viktor Chernov was the democratic alternative to the Bolsheviks. Elected President of the Constituent Assembly, his vision for a ‘third force’ was shattered, leading to a tragic life in exile.

Close Readings of Jane Austen’s Emma, Volume II

Edited By: Kenneth R. Morefield

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This volume continues the series project of providing interpretations of selected novels through analyses of each of its chapters. It provides in-depth explications of Austen’s text in order to illustrate its thematic complexity and model the practice of close reading.

A Marxist Critique of Latin American Colonial Studies

By: Malcolm K. Read

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This volume confronts discourse theory in colonial studies, arguing societies are split vertically by class, not by geography. It claims the radical-sounding rhetoric of 'post' movements, far from resisting imperialism, actually greases the mechanisms of finance capital.

This volume confronts discourse theory in colonial studies, arguing societies are split vertically by class, not by geography. It claims the radical-sounding rhetoric of ‘post’ movements, far from resisting imperialism, actually greases the mechanisms of finance capital.

Bruce Springsteen’s America

A Dream Deferred

By: Alessandro Portelli

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Moving from jargon-free critical analysis to a fan’s passionate participatory research, this book places work and class at the centre of Bruce Springsteen’s oeuvre. It presents him as the bard of the downtrodden and is testament to the life-giving power of rock and roll.

Behind the Words

The FCO, Hegemonolingualism and the End of Britain's Freedom

By: William Mallinson

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Standard English is not a question of class, but of education. This book tears up that falsehood, demonstrating through original texts how the attack on clear English has infected the Foreign Office, leading to a serious loss in Britain’s independence.

Music, Metamorphosis and Capitalism

Self, Poetics and Politics

Edited By: John Wall

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These essays view music like rock, pop, and metal from socio-political, aesthetic, and psychological perspectives. Arguing for music's cultural embeddedness, this volume embraces the aesthetic as a form of social critique that scrutinizes theory itself.

These essays view music like rock, pop, and metal from socio-political, aesthetic, and psychological perspectives. Arguing for music’s cultural embeddedness, this volume embraces the aesthetic as a form of social critique that scrutinizes theory itself.

Last Letters

Edited By: Sylvie Crinquand

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This collection of essays is devoted to last letters: notes to sever a relationship, messages written before death, and even fictional texts or poems. By focussing on these ultimate messages, the contributors provide an original approach to closure.

Counter-Hegemony and the Irish “Other”

Edited By: Michael Hayes

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As Ireland witnesses rapid change, an acknowledgement of diversity makes dialogue between mainstream society, Travellers, and Roma necessary. For such dialogue to be constructive, their voices must be listened to and their distinctive worldviews respected.

The Unknowable in Literature and Material Culture

Essays in Honour of Clive Thomson

Edited By: Margot Irvine, Jeremy Worth

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How do we come to know the hidden, unspoken, and “unknowable”? Inspired by this question, the contributors to this volume explore fin de siècle homosexuality, Émile Zola as a seeker of concealed truths, crises of representation, and the dialogue between self and other.

Thrice a Stranger

Penelope’s Eastern Mediterranean Odyssey

By: William Mallinson

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By focusing on the real story of a family against a background of historical events, this book shows how the pseudo-theories of so-called international relations can be demolished, and brings to life some vital aspects of modern European history.

Indigenous Adult Language Revitalization and Education

By: Kaarina Määttä, Erika Katjaana Sarivaara, Satu Uusiautti

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This book explores adults reclaiming their ancestral language and what it means to be indigenous. It covers identity, belonging, and new methods for recording indigenous voices and experiences, using the Sámi people in Finland as an example of political identity and status.

Mental Representation (Volume 4

Proceedings of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics)

Edited By: Gyula Klima

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Contrary to common belief, medieval philosophers saw intentionality in physical phenomena like reflections and sounds. Mental Representation explores their intricate views on cognition and representation, shedding new light on historical and contemporary philosophy of mind.

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