Social Sciences

Democracy of the Oppressed

Adivasi Poverty and Hunger

By: Ramdas Rupavath

From £33.99

This book assesses the impact of India’s MGNREGA scheme on Adivasi/Indigenous people. It uncovers rampant corruption and inefficiency in the scheme's implementation, while also providing new data showing the policy can be an important tool for mitigating violent conflict.

This book assesses the impact of India’s MGNREGA scheme on Adivasi/Indigenous people. It uncovers rampant corruption and inefficiency in the scheme’s implementation, while also providing new data showing the policy can be an important tool for mitigating violent conflict.

Mahatma Gandhi in Cinema

By: Narendra Kaushik

From £19.99

This book analyses 100 years of Hindi cinema to explore its portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi and his principles. It juxtaposes the celluloid Gandhi with the man himself, covering the major events of his non-violent struggle and their depiction on the silver screen.

Culture and Art of Immigrants in the Atlantic in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

By: Giovanni Polifroni Lobo

From £30.99

This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region's housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.

This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region’s housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.

The Anecdotal Narration and Encyclopedic Thought of Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia

By: Ágnes Darab

From £29.99

The numerous digressions in Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia should not be regarded as mistakes. This book's hypothesis is that these anecdotes are intentional. By analyzing them as exempla, their narrative role becomes clear, revealing Pliny’s contested skill as a writer.

The numerous digressions in Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia should not be regarded as mistakes. This book’s hypothesis is that these anecdotes are intentional. By analyzing them as exempla, their narrative role becomes clear, revealing Pliny’s contested skill as a writer.

Co-creating Actionable Science

Reflections from the Global North and South

Edited By: Gloria L. Gallardo Fernández, Fred Saunders, Tatiana Sokolova

From £29.99

This collection of essays provides insights into the challenges of collaborative, solutions-oriented research for sustainability. Probing how actionable science emerges in the global North and South, it offers valuable, empirically-based guidance for scholars and educators.

Language Assessment Literacy

From Theory to Practice

Edited By: Dina Tsagari

From £32.99

This book addresses the prominent field of language assessment literacy (LAL). Bringing together 14 chapters by leading researchers, it presents high-quality studies that fill a long-standing theoretical and empirical gap for language research, teaching, and learning.

The Competitive Challenge of Emerging Markets

China and India

By: Peter Enderwick

From £30.99

The rise of emerging economies like China and India has created a disruptive competitive challenge. This book examines their distinctive characteristics, the challenges of doing business, and the threat of emerging market multinationals as they aspire to surpass their rivals.

Botswana Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development

A Handbook of Theory and Practice

Edited By: Byron A. Brown, Lelokwane L. Mokgalo, Tsitsi Chipfuva

From £43.99

This book explores cultural heritage and sustainable tourism from an African perspective, using Botswana as a case study. It reconciles the demand to commodify heritage with the quest for its preservation, confronting the hard questions about its business, value, and future.

A Universal Philosophy of Confidence-Informed Social Motivation

By: Roger Wood

From £29.99

Humans are natural philosophizers. This book introduces a novel theory that we function at our best when confidence, motivation, familiarity, and expectation are at their peak. This provides a new key for understanding the universal economics of human behaviour.

Variations on Process Metaphysics

Edited By: Alexander Haitos, Helmut Maaßen

From £29.99

This book collects essays on Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy, pointing to its relevance for our time. The essays highlight a range of issues to which process philosophy speaks, including aesthetics, the notion of life, political science, and neuroscience.

Aldo Capitini on Opposition and Liberation

A Life in Nonviolence

Edited By: Jodi L. Sandford, Piergiorgio Giacchè

From £32.99

Imprisoned as an anti-fascist, philosopher Aldo Capitini developed a civil rights movement between that of Martin Luther King and Gandhi. He championed nonviolence and social change from the bottom-up, proving that “today’s utopia can be tomorrow’s reality”.

Financial Accounting

From Its Basics to Financial Reporting and Analysis

By: Simeon Spiteri

From £37.99

For students, entrepreneurs & managers, this book explains financial accounting using a practical approach. It covers recording transactions with VAT, accounting controls like bank reconciliation, and final accounts for enterprises like sole traders, partnerships & companies.

Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume Two

To and From Jerusalem

By: Andries Van Aarde

From £32.99

This book argues against the scholarly trend that contrasts Jesus, Paul, and Matthew. It reveals their shared vision: Jesus replaced a ‘politics of holiness’ with a ‘politics of compassion,’ forming a fictive family of God's children based on our potential to absorb the divine.

This book argues against the scholarly trend that contrasts Jesus, Paul, and Matthew. It reveals their shared vision: Jesus replaced a ‘politics of holiness’ with a ‘politics of compassion,’ forming a fictive family of God’s children based on our potential to absorb the divine.

A New History of Tudor England

Essays for Students, Teachers, and Workers

By: Daniel Bender

From £24.99

This book challenges the idea that Tudor England is a bygone era. It reveals how its educational and labor systems mirrored one another, marginalizing students, teachers, and workers. These legacies persist in the 21st century, calling for activism, resistance, and reform.

Contemporary Challenges to Human Rights Law

Edited By: Richard Lang, Jack Clayton Thompson, Claire-Michelle Smyth

From £35.99

This collection of essays examines the contemporary crisis facing human rights. Bringing together academics and practitioners, it links austerity and the rise of the far-right to a crucial question: are human rights rights at all?

An Analysis of the Role of Cycling in Sustainable Urban Mobility

The Importance of the Bicycle

By: Ricardo Marqués

From £29.99

This book analyses why cycling is returning to cities to solve the crisis of the car-centric model. It argues that it is not possible to solve this crisis without giving a central role to the bicycle as a key part of any sustainable urban mobility project.

Populist Hearsay of 1939-45

The Myths, Blunders, Accidents and Prima Donnas

By: Andrew Sangster

From £30.99

Histories of WWII are often biased to justify a home nation. Britain claimed it “won the war” single-handedly; other countries have their own self-centered versions. This book confronts these nationalistic views and challenges accepted versions of traditional national histories.

Industrial Labour and the Environment

Notes for a History of a Global Transformation

Edited By: Federico Paolini

From £29.99

This volume brings the history of the environment together with that of work, bridging a cultural divide. It explores how human work impacts ecosystems, from the fractures between workers and communities to the redevelopment of industrial areas.

Rituals in Interreligious Dialogue

Bridge or Barrier?

By: Marcel Poorthuis

From £29.99

Rituals are the treasure of religious memory, connecting us to the past and community. But what happens to rituals when different religions meet? This book takes them seriously, exploring the rich traditions of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity to find new possibilities.

Can We Cope with the Complexity of Reality? Why Craving Easy Answers Is at the Root of our Problems

By: Rolf Jucker

From £25.99

In an era of climate change and fake news, our future hangs in the balance. We can’t fall for easy answers. This book uses emerging insights from various fields to build evidence-based and wise solutions, challenging the flawed mental models that hold us back.

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