Malaysian Literature in English
This collection of essays by acclaimed international critics investigates major writers of Malaysian literature in English. It explores key thematic trends—including gender, ethnicity, and nationalism—and the unique challenges of writing in a postcolonial nation.
A new identity is emerging among Haitian-American youth. Forged by the consciousness of the black American underclass and its street culture, it now challenges the traditional bourgeois values and the Vodou Ethic of their Haitian heritage.
Communication in Postmodern Urban Fiction
Exploring urban fiction from the 1980s to the early 2000s, this book reveals an anxiety about the loss of self in our digital age. From Auster and Ellis to Palahniuk and DeLillo, it highlights how distanced communication triggers an imagination of violence and destruction.
Conflict Reporting Strategies and the Identities of Ethnic and Religious Communities in Jos, Nigeria
This book examines journalistic strategies in reporting the ethnic and religious conflict in Jos, Nigeria. Placing media logics at the heart of the conflict, it proposes Solutions-Review Journalism as a new framework for conflict reporting.
Contested Tourism Commodities
This book explores tourism’s contested niches, from slum tourism to trophy hunting. It traces how marginal pursuits explode into the mainstream, causing controversy as they are commodified, packaged, and sold while the lines between acceptance and outrage blur.
Home Front in the American Heartland
This collection explores World War One’s impact on the American Heartland, a region often overlooked in wartime histories. It uncovers the complexities of the home front experience, from conscription and propaganda to patriotism, class tensions, and gender roles.
Neohelice granulata, a Model Species for Studies on Crustaceans, Volume II
This book condenses 30+ years of research on the crab *Neohelice granulata*, a key model species. An essential reference for students and researchers in crustacean biology, it covers neuroanatomy, reproduction, metabolism, the visual system, and endocrine disruption.
Neohelice granulata, a Model Species for Studies on Crustaceans, Volume I
This book condenses three decades of research on the crab Neohelice granulata. An essential reference for students and researchers, it covers topics from embryonic development and ecology to population dynamics and the species’ ecological role in the ecosystem.
This handbook details an EU case law approach to discretionary eligibility in public procurement. Using examples from the CJEU, it provides insights into the discretionary power of contracting authorities and the legitimized limits set by both EU and WTO interpretations.
In an information-driven world where data is the most valuable resource, technology is not simply a cost. This book provides insights into how technology impacts knowledge, collaboration, and performance, showing decision-makers how to use it to realise strategic goals.
North American Indian Medicine Powers
This book challenges the notion that American Indian medicine powers are mere superstition. Utilizing a recent discovery in quantum mechanics, it explains shamanic ceremony, arguing there is now more evidence to assume these powers are real than to assume they are not.
This collection of essays by international scholars provides new pathways through Frankenstein. Chapters explore the iconic novel’s themes, cultural context, and its numerous afterlives in film, games, and more, stimulating a new appreciation for the classic.
Re-imagining African Identity in the Twenty-First Century
This book deconstructs the idea that African identity is based exclusively on ‘Blackness’. It argues for intermediality, a new way of thinking that embraces difference to envision a vibrant, cosmopolitan Africa open to people of all races and identities.
This cross-cultural study of shamanism investigates the shamanic trance as a mystical experience. It compares Buryat shamanism in Siberia with Buddhist and Hindu Yogic techniques, exploring the inner psychic states of the shaman and the systems of chakras and subtle channels.
This book reveals how masked activists in Saudi Arabia use social media to challenge a patriarchal society. It connects their hidden online identities to influential newspaper columns, investigating the true extent and consequences of a Saudi woman’s freedom of expression.
This book explores the challenges linking tourist motivations, World Heritage Sites, and local culture. With a focus on Portugal and Brazil, it draws on international examples to explore themes like marketing, sustainability, authenticity, and preservation.
The Business of Heritage
Archaeology is a global business. This collection of papers by international specialists examines how heritage consultancy protects the past and develops archaeological knowledge. From NASA’s space facilities to Roman ruins, this book provides global insights.
This readable, non-technical collection of essays explores the digitalized world, offering a comprehensive presentation of communication issues, trends, data, and future developments.
Husbands Bosworth Polish Resettlement Camp (1948-58)
This study of Polish resettlement camps in post-war Britain draws on eye-witness testimony—including the author’s own childhood experiences—and rare archives. It examines the unique nationalistic culture that emerged, a vital story in the history of multicultural Britain.
On Translating Arabic and English Media Texts
A must-read coursebook for students of media translation between English and Arabic. Adopting a practical approach, it introduces the linguistic features of news stories and media texts. Packed with extensive vocabulary, exercises, and seven types of media texts.
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