Social Sciences

Reason’s Developing Self-Revelation

Tradition in the Crucible of Absolute Idealism

By: Stephen Theron

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This book expounds Christianity as the unfolding of Reason’s Developing Self-Revelation. It frees orthodoxy from figurative representation, progressing through Hegelian Logic to a final question: “Christianity without (or within) God?”

Redefining Modernism and Postmodernism

Edited By: Sebnem Toplu, Şebnem Toplu

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Twenty-first century crises demand a re-evaluation of modernism and postmodernism. This collection of essays by international scholars offers new perspectives on literature, film, art, and politics, navigating debates beyond the traditional dichotomy.

The Determinant Phrase in the Spanish Interlanguage of Native Speakers of Swahili

By: Maria Landa Buil

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This is the only study on the acquisition of the Spanish Determiner Phrase by Bantu speakers. It contributes to Second Language Acquisition and Creole formation by comparing the interlanguage of Swahili speakers with Spanish-lexifier Creoles for the first time.

Essays

Exploring the Global Caribbean

Edited By: Susan Roberson

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More than a location, the Caribbean is a global crossroads. This collection traces the flows of people, literature, and ideas that connect the West Indies to the world, revealing the islands as powerful makers of international culture and meaning.

Anti-Tales

The Uses of Disenchantment

Edited By: David Calvin, Catriona McAra

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The anti-tale is the fairy tale’s evil twin. It subverts, inverts, and deconstructs familiar stories. In this collection, Red Riding Hood retaliates, Cinderella’s stepmother tells her side, and Snow White becomes a postmodern vampire.

Within and Without Empire

Scotland Across the (Post)colonial Borderline

Edited By: Theo van Heijnsbergen, Carla Sassi

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This volume treats Scotland as a ‘theoretical borderland’ to question disciplinary borders. By bringing Scottish and postcolonial studies into dialogue, it fosters new paradigms for a deeper understanding of a world in dramatic flux and growing interdependence.

Environmental Issues in Political Discourse in Britain and Ireland

Edited By: Gilles Leydier, Alexia Martin

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This book examines the political response to environmental concerns in the British Isles. It explores debates on climate change and nuclear energy, the link between landscape and identity, and the discrepancy between political promises and implemented policies.

China and Europe in 21st Century Global Politics

Partnership, Competition or Co-Evolution

Edited By: Frauke Austermann, Anastas Vangeli, Xiaoguang Wang

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China and Europe shape global politics through partnership and competition. This volume investigates their "co-evolution"—cooperating where possible to minimize conflict. With balanced perspectives from Chinese and European scholars, it covers security, economics, and energy.

China and Europe shape global politics through partnership and competition. This volume investigates their “co-evolution”—cooperating where possible to minimize conflict. With balanced perspectives from Chinese and European scholars, it covers security, economics, and energy.

Southeast Asia between China and Japan

Edited By: Lam Peng Er, Victor Teo

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This book examines the triangular relations between China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. It argues that Southeast Asian states are not strategic pawns, but instead actively manoeuvre between these great powers, driving East Asian multilateralism.

Arctic Discourses

Edited By: Anka Ryall, Johan Schimanski, Henning Howlid Wærp

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This volume investigates how accounts of the Arctic have shaped history. It examines the discourse of “Arcticism,” modelled on Orientalism, and intersecting narratives of imperialism, science, and indigeneity across a wide range of genres.

The Moral Philosophy of Bernard Williams

Edited By: Chris Herrera, Alexandra Perry

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Bernard Williams, one of the most influential philosophers of the last century, argued for refinements in our basic ideas about persons, ethics, and politics. This anthology showcases scholars continuing his reflective and skeptical tradition.

French Romantic Ballets

Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer, La Sylphide Adolphe-Charles Adam, Giselle and Le Corsaire

Edited By: Robert Ignatius Letellier

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This collection presents music from La Sylphide, Giselle, and Le Corsaire—three of the most important scores from the Golden Age of ballet in Paris. Explore tales of fatal love, supernatural spirits, and spectacular drama.

The Foreign Policy Discourse in the United Kingdom and the United States in the “New World Order”

Edited By: Lori Maguire

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This book examines the foreign policy debates shaping the UK-US “special relationship” from 1992-2008. It reveals a bond founded not on shared values, but on something more surprising, shedding new light on the two nations and their partnership.

Mindlessness

By: Ezio Di Nucci

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Thinking is overrated. We perform best when distracted and under pressure. This book challenges the traditional picture of human action, arguing that our habits and skills allow us to be free and fully rational even when we act mindlessly.

Fundraising, Flirtation and Fancywork

Charity Bazaars in Nineteenth Century Australia

By: Annette Shiell

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The 19th-century charity bazaar was a paradox. While it funded Australia's major institutions, it encouraged a loosening of social restraint, giving women a public role where commerce, gambling, and even flirtation were actively encouraged.

The 19th-century charity bazaar was a paradox. While it funded Australia’s major institutions, it encouraged a loosening of social restraint, giving women a public role where commerce, gambling, and even flirtation were actively encouraged.

Insanity and Genius

Masks of Madness and the Mapping of Meaning and Value

By: Harry Eiss

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The truths we need come from a way of knowing not of logic, but of expression—a world that takes us beyond the grasp of reason. This book is an exploration of the greatest minds and how they have struggled to find the deepest truths about the human condition.

Performative Inter-Actions in African Theatre 1

Diaspora Representations and the Interweaving of Cultures

Edited By: Kene Igweonu, Osita Okagbue

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This book explores how plays of the African diaspora acknowledge home cultures while interacting with host cultures. Contributions attest that the diaspora is not solely outside the continent, but can be found in performances within Africa that engage with the world.

Values Across Cultures and Times

Edited By: Biljana Mišić Ilić, Vesna Lopičić

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In times of great change, this collection of articles examines the need to redefine values. Authors approach the challenge of reconstructing histories, moralities, and social relationships from the perspectives of literary studies and linguistics.

Crime and Madness in Modern Austria

Myth, Metaphor and Cultural Realities

Edited By: Rebecca S. Thomas

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This collection explores the history, politics, and representation of crime and madness in modern Austria. It reveals how cultural responses are steeped in mythmaking, while literary representations expose deep-seated attitudes about Austrian society.

Kitsch

History, Theory, Practice

Edited By: Monica Kjellman-Chapin

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Often dismissed as facile or lowbrow, kitsch is surprisingly complex. The contributors to this collection address how and what kitsch might signify, moving well beyond the simple binaries of good/bad, high/low, or art/kitsch into far more rewarding territory.

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