Formations of Identity
The contributions here explore the ways in which physical landscape has been appropriated by artists to represent political, social, and national identities in a variety of geographical and historical contexts.
Humans, Other Beings and the Environment
Mawere presents an ethnographic case study of the possibilities for the symbiotic co-existence of human beings, a unique species of forest insects and natural forests, and highlights the continuum among humans, insects and environmental conservation outcomes in rural Zimbabwe.
Investigating the Role of Language in the Identity Construction of Scholars
This volume explores major hindrances to communication in the way we over-generalise, stereotype and undermine the people with whom we communicate. It investigates the consequent need for greater intercultural awareness on the part of educators and students.
This collection of essays provides insights into the culturally conditioned structure of Asian societies, questioning Eurocentric views of modernity that assume that Confucianism would have to be abandoned if East Asia wanted to develop a dynamic, modern society.
Hegemony and Language Policies in Southern Africa
In southern Africa, language policy is central to identity, power, and politics. This book traces the colonial and postcolonial history of these policies, questioning whose interests they serve and challenging the dominance of theories from the Global North.
Reconsidering Shakespeare’s ‘Lateness’
This book reconsiders Shakespeare’s “lateness” by analyzing his last plays. It reveals a pattern of steady artistic development, arguing that his final works show a continuation of his sustained professional energy and ongoing self-challenge.
Proverbs are gems of folklore that offer insight into human behaviour and a culture’s philosophy. As Francis Bacon said, “The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs”. This collection contains over 1000 Greek and English proverbs with translations.
Telling and Re-telling Stories
The contributions brought together here offer a comprehensive and authoritative study of literary adaptation to film, providing valuable study cases which suggest both the continuity and variety of adaptation theories.
This collection explores the relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein’s “analytic stance” towards philosophy and the inherently apophatic nature of his epistemology. This is the first publication to thoroughly explore this subject through this particular hermeneutical lens.
Cold War Perceptions
This book investigates Romania’s early 1960s policy change towards the Soviet Union. Drawing on declassified archives, it argues the change was triggered by leaders’ perceptions of Soviet threats, focusing on CMEA reform and the Sino-Soviet dispute.
That Elusive Fountain of Wisdom
In the university town of Leuven, Belgium, visiting scholars pursue their personal and academic objectives. What starts out as an academic sojourn becomes a life-changing experience as their paths cross and they learn about each other, themselves, and life itself.
This book revisits images of the Balkans in twentieth-century travel writing, mirroring the region’s turbulent changes. It explores divergent and often contradictory views on the region’s path to reconciling its unique heritage with a European identity.
Given the strong connection between Leibniz’s thought and contemporary hermeneutics and its authors, this work explores the philosophical connection of the hermeneutical approach with Leibniz’s concepts.
Jamoussi explores two distinctive aspects of the allegorical stories of Theodore Francis Powys which are generally overlooked by his critics, namely supernatural visitors and animal symbolism, showing that they deserve close attention when discussing the writer’s work.
Gayatri Spivak
This compelling critical work explains the notoriously difficult theories of Gayatri Spivak. It is an in-depth study of her ethics of postcolonial interpretation, analyzing her readings of canonical texts to reveal new tools for interpreting the “wholly Other.”
The “fishing entity” is a new actor in the international law of the sea. Distinct from a “state,” its legal status is unclear, creating ambiguity in high seas enforcement. This book defines the role, obligations, and rights of the fishing entity.
This book elucidates what happens when people from different cultural backgrounds communicate. It highlights difficulties in conveying messages by examining discourse, power relations, and persuasion, providing a new viewpoint for linguists and students.
From Truth and truth
This book explores the complementarity between the literal and spiritual sense of what exists. Through essays on bioethics and the nature of man and woman, it reveals an incredible coherence of meaning, showing how Revelation comes to meet the trembling outreaches of reason.
A New Theory of Mind
This book presents a unique way of understanding how humans think. It argues that narratives are the natural mode of thinking, that the “urge” to think narratively reflects known neurological processes and enables us to transcend our evolutionary limits and shape our own futures.
Conscience the Path to Holiness
Against the contemporary view of conscience as self-will, this book reclaims Cardinal Newman’s richer presentation. Ten scholars show how faithfulness to conscience is an ennobling path to holiness, drawing us closer to God’s image and likeness.
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