Social Sciences

Questioning Linguistics

Edited By: Naomi Knight, Ahmar Mahboob

£34.99

This volume brings together diverse perspectives to question the nature of linguistics. Experts and new theorists challenge current thoughts on language theory and application, inviting us to reconsider the methods we take for granted in our research.

Questioning the Eco-Ethics of Future Colonialism and Terraforming of Mars

Tracing the Crises

By: Seher Özsert

£66.99

Can we escape an apocalypse on Earth by terraforming another planet? Using Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy, this book argues this is simply the future of colonization, dooming us to repeat our mistakes. It reveals that our economic systems are the root of these catastrophes.

Questions and Epistemic Stance in Contemporary Spoken British English

By: Andrzej Zuczkowski, Ramona Bongelli, Ilaria Riccioni, Gill Philip

From £32.99

This book presents a model of epistemic stance, showing that questions come from two distinct positions: Unknowing (a lack of knowledge) and Uncertain (a lack of certainty). Uncertain questions range on a continuum from expressing doubt to advancing a supposition.

Questions of Authority

A Reading of Hamlet

By: Nizar Zouidi

£41.99

Zouidi examines the issues of authority and authorship in William Shakespeare’s problematic masterpiece Hamlet. In doing so, he argues that the Bard seeks to eternalize himself through his play, that Hamlet dramatizes the authorial quest for sempiternity.

Questions of Civil Society

Category-Position-Functionality

Edited By: Adam Jarosz, Adam Jarosz

£49.99

This interdisciplinary volume explores civil society, stimulating new research questions. Avoiding a fixed definition, it examines civil society's pivotal role in 21st-century upheavals and in the renegotiation of relations between the state and society.

This interdisciplinary volume explores civil society, stimulating new research questions. Avoiding a fixed definition, it examines civil society’s pivotal role in 21st-century upheavals and in the renegotiation of relations between the state and society.

Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction

Edited By: Anita Higgie, Linda Martz

£34.99

Essays by international scholars explore how detective fiction mirrors personal, sexual, ethnic, and spiritual identity. This collection examines the genre's evolution and its interface with diverse national literatures and histories.

Essays by international scholars explore how detective fiction mirrors personal, sexual, ethnic, and spiritual identity. This collection examines the genre’s evolution and its interface with diverse national literatures and histories.

Quine on Ethics

The Gavagai of Moral Discourse

By: Necip Fikri Alican

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This first comprehensive treatment of Quine's foray into ethics defends his infamous challenge to ethical theory: the methodological infirmity of ethics compared with science. The book demonstrates that the challenge is not only valid but valuable for reforming ethical reasoning.

This first comprehensive treatment of Quine’s foray into ethics defends his infamous challenge to ethical theory: the methodological infirmity of ethics compared with science. The book demonstrates that the challenge is not only valid but valuable for reforming ethical reasoning.

Quining and Unquining Qualia

An Examination of Daniel Dennett’s Consciousness Debate

By: John Moses A. Chua

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This book challenges the claim that qualia—our subjective sensations—are illusions. It proposes that qualia are essential aspects of consciousness that lie beyond science's reach, and are what distinguish human experience from artificial intelligence.

This book challenges the claim that qualia—our subjective sensations—are illusions. It proposes that qualia are essential aspects of consciousness that lie beyond science’s reach, and are what distinguish human experience from artificial intelligence.

Quintessential Wilde

His Worldly Place, His Penetrating Philosophy and His Influential Aestheticism

Edited By: Annette M. Magid

£62.99

Celebrating Oscar Wilde’s genius, this book explores a variety of subjects, including his travels, sexuality, novels, homosexuality, influence on others and morality. It offers historical, biographical, psychological and sociological perspectives written by international experts.

R.D. Laing and the Politics of Truth

Self, Society and Therapy

Edited By: Theodor Itten, Ron Roberts

£75.99

This collection of essays appraises R.D. Laing’s life, work, brilliance, and frailties. Contributions from colleagues, friends, and clients confirm the enduring relevance of this original, critical voice. This inspiring book will challenge you to rethink your assumptions.

R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi Milieu

A Sensitive World of Grotesque Realism

By: Sravani Biswas

£61.99

This book presents R.K. Narayan as a writer who addressed his times without giving in to ruling ideologies. It explores his ethical critique of colonial capitalism and positions him as a deceptively simple, yet foremost post-modern writer who depicted the subversion of influence.

R|EVOLUTIONS

Mapping Culture, Community, and Change from Ben Jonson to Angela Carter

Edited By: Jennifer Craig, Warren Steele

£34.99

Can art change the world? R|EVOLUTIONS is a unique collection interrogating intersections between culture, community, revolution, and evolution. Multidisciplinary in approach, it examines how enduring social issues intertwine with current concerns.

Race and Agency in Thomas Sowell

Revisiting the African American Liberal Integrationist Experience

By: Sami C. Nighaoui

From £32.99

This book exposes the ideological dogmatism behind Thomas Sowell’s attacks on Black culture and calls to end preferential policies, revealing them as a direct threat to the ideal of an ethnically integrated society.

Race and State

Edited By: Karen Fricker, Ronit Lentin

From £14.99

Speaking about racism is difficult, yet state racism is more acceptable than ever. Immigration detention and racial profiling impact our daily lives. Race and State breaks the taboo of discussing the links between “race” and state from multiple perspectives.

Race Theory and Literature

Dissemination, Criticism, Intersections

Edited By: Pauline Moret-Jankus, Adam J. Toth

From £29.99

This volume explores the unique interplay between literature and racial theories from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Spanning diverse genres and traditions, it features reflections on authors such as Kafka, Kleist, Voltaire, and Coleridge.

Racial, Ethnic, Gender and Class Representations in Margaret Laurence’s Writings

By: Andreea Topor-Constantin

£44.99

This study analyzes Margaret Laurence's work as an entity, exploring representations of race, ethnicity, gender, and class. Covering her fiction and non-fiction, it gives voice to the marginal to challenge readers’ perceptions.

This study analyzes Margaret Laurence’s work as an entity, exploring representations of race, ethnicity, gender, and class. Covering her fiction and non-fiction, it gives voice to the marginal to challenge readers’ perceptions.

Racism in Novels

A Comparative Study of Brazilian and South African Cultural History

By: Elaine Rocha

£34.99

Novels from early 20th-century Brazil and South Africa reveal a shared history: the use of racial policy to control society. Elaine Rocha examines how literature reflected the stark realities of everyday segregation in both nations.

Racisms in the New World Order

Realities of Culture, Colour and Identity

Edited By: Hurriyet Babacan

£34.99

In our globalized world, racism is constantly changing. This book moves beyond traditional ideas to examine contemporary racisms, their intersection with other prejudices, and their link to the ‘War on Terror’ and ‘Islamaphobia’. It presents strategies for action.

Radial Journalism

Going Beyond Traditional Lines

By: Alexandra Kitty

From £29.99

This book introduces Radial Journalism, an empirical method that moves journalists from chroniclers to active experimenters. By mapping an environment’s positive momentum, it creates innovative solutions to complex crises, allowing anything to become a medium for the message.

Radiance and Symbolism in Modern Stained Glass

European and American Innovations and Aesthetic Interrelations in Material Culture

Edited By: Liana De Girolami Cheney

£57.99

Written for students and the general public interested in the humanities, literature, history, art history, and new media and popular culture, this publication examines the visual beauty and symbolism of stained-glass windows in Europe and American cultures during the modern era.

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