Comparative Literature in Europe
Researchers from across Europe explain how comparative literature works in their countries. This unique book offers an expansive panorama with emphasis on usually “invisible” countries. A handbook for the present and a laboratory for the future of the discipline.
While William James is renowned, his *Talks to Teachers on Psychology* is often overlooked. This book fills a significant gap in Jamesian studies by analyzing his work as an educator, the origins of the lectures, and his influence on modern education.
Beyond its story, what makes Nineteen Eighty-Four a masterpiece? This book conducts a semiotic analysis to uncover the novel’s hidden structures, revealing how Orwell masterfully constructed its powerful and enigmatic layers of meaning.
This book explores Wilde’s ideas on the relation of Art to Life, examining The Importance of Being Earnest to discover whether its elegant artificiality aligns with his theories on beauty. It also considers the consequence of his assault on Victorian values.
From Education to Life
This book argues that education is more than attending school or acquiring skills. Its greatest challenge and purpose come from life itself. Education is a lifelong process of preparing us to live a more fulfilled life. A beneficial and engaging read for all educators.
The Rise of the Prophet Muhammad
How did an illiterate orphan from the Arabian desert become one of history’s most influential—and polarizing—figures? This book explores the rise of a prophet, commander, and statesman whose legacy continues to shape our world.
The Sea in the Literary Imagination
This collection explores nautical themes in literature from multiple cultures. Spanning a millennium, it emphasizes the universality of human experience with the sea, offering unique insights for scholars while intriguing general readers with the interconnectedness it reveals.
Kazantzakis’s Zorba the Greek
This book analyzes Zorba the Greek, the modern classic by one of Greece’s greatest writers, Nikos Kazantzakis. It reads the acclaimed novel from five critical perspectives: formalist, existentialist, feminist, ecocritical, and intercultural. Useful for scholars and readers.
Un-representing the Great War
This collection of essays investigates the Great War as the event that opens the cultural history of the 20th century. Through cultural, philosophical, and literary analysis, the volume offers original insights into WWI that help to shed light on contemporary scenarios.
This book is for everyone interested in the prevention and treatment of addiction. It applies research on the causes and cures of drug addiction using the author’s unique personality theory, analyzing 12 addict case studies. A timely read for dealing with the opioid crisis.
Aspects of Performance in Faith Settings
What is the role of performance in faith practices? This collection of essays explores the complex nexus between faith and performance. Diverse scholars examine how language shapes belief, identity is negotiated, and material settings are transfigured to create sacred spaces.
Nanotech and the Humanities
Toumey shows that the humanities and social sciences play a major role in contributing to our understanding of nanotechnology, and illuminates various societal and ethical issues that are often found in physics, chemistry, molecular biology, and microelectronics.
Critical Essays on Literature, Language, and Aesthetics
Reflecting Professor Milind Malshe’s research interests, this volume of interdisciplinary essays explores the social sciences and humanities. The essays engage in a free play of many voices and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and casual readers.
Psychology for a Better World
This anthology from World without Anger (WWA) promotes peace. Peer-reviewed papers from an international conference reflect diverse, multidisciplinary perspectives on anger management, emotional intelligence, and cultural harmony.
This revelatory work argues that the Italian people did more for music than any other. It proves that the first written music, the great musical forms like the opera and symphony, the primary instruments, and the very vocabulary of music are all Italian in origin.
The Importance of Listening to Children and Adolescents
This publication highlights the importance of teaching adults to listen to children and adolescents, illustrating the principles and contexts that define young people’s tangible and intangible rights and ideals.
New Perspectives on Modern Wales
This book explores Welsh literature, history, and its endangered language to shed light on the identity of a small nation. Presented from a broad perspective, it draws correlations with similar problems faced by other cultures, making it essential for anyone interested in Wales.
The Disclosure and Assurance of Corporate Social Responsibility
These essays examine new trends in sustainability performance and reporting. They provide theory and evidence on voluntary disclosure and external assurance, making this book a key resource for companies, managers, shareholders, and all related stakeholders.
Proceedings of GALA 2017
A state-of-the-science treatment of language acquisition within the generative framework. Covering L1, L2, multilingual, heritage, and sign language acquisition, this volume uses original research to further our understanding and propose new theoretical constructs.
The Canterbury Catch Club 1826
In 1825, a lithograph was commissioned to celebrate a Canterbury musical society. This book analyzes that image and, using unique archives, uncovers a contradictory history where the respectable coexisted with the libertine and culture was a strategic assertion of identity.
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