Social Sciences

Jesuit Education and The Classics

Edited By: Shannon Byrne, Edmund P. Cueva

£39.99

Is Classics still relevant to a Jesuit education? This series of essays proves that Classics and Jesuit education are indivisibly intertwined, and any Jesuit school embracing liberal arts must have Classics at the core of its curriculum.

Business Process Reengineering

Strategies for Occupational Health and Safety

By: Graham Sturdy

£39.99

Master Business Process Reengineering. This practical guide provides expert strategies and the unique Sturdy BPR Matrix to implement real-world change and achieve your business objectives.

Back to the Future

Israeli Literature of the 1980s and 1990s

By: Dvir Abramovich

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This study opens a fascinating window into Israeli writing of the 1980s and 90s. It links the era's dramatic social and political transformations to the evolution of key literary genres like Holocaust literature, the Mizrachi novel, and detective fiction.

This study opens a fascinating window into Israeli writing of the 1980s and 90s. It links the era’s dramatic social and political transformations to the evolution of key literary genres like Holocaust literature, the Mizrachi novel, and detective fiction.

A Comparative Study of Four English Translations of Sûrat Ad-Dukhân on the Semantic Level

By: Saudi Sadiq

£39.99

This book offers a semantic comparison of four English translations of Sûrat Ad-Dukhân by Pickthall, ‘Alî, Arberry, and Ghâlî. By analyzing lexical and stylistic selections, it judges the accuracy of each, showing the correct and mistaken renderings.

If It Was Not For Terrorism

Crisis, Compromise, and Elite Discourse in the Age of “War on Terror”

Edited By: Banu Baybars, Lemi Baruh

£39.99

This book investigates the power elites and media wield through the “War on Terror” discourse. International case studies debate the construction of “terrorism,” the creation of “us” vs. “others,” media framing of civil liberties, and resistance.

Black and White Masculinity in the American South, 1800-2000

Edited By: Sergio Lussana, Lydia Plath

£39.99

These essays trace the historical construction of white and black Southern masculinities. From the antebellum era to today, they reveal how conceptions of manhood intersected with race, class, and power to define the American South.

English Author Dictionaries (the XVIth – the XXIst cc.)

By: Olga M. Karpova

£39.99

This guide to English Author Lexicography traces its development from early concordances to modern resources. It analyzes linguistic dictionaries (e.g., Shakespeare’s insults) and encyclopedic works for writers like Chaucer, Milton, and Dickens.

An Early Hautboy Solo Matrix

Solos for the Hautboy before 1710 based on a Symphonia/Sonata by Johann Christoph Pez that Demonstrates a Performance Practice of Adaptation

Edited By: Peter Hedrick

£39.99

Using Pez’s Symphonia, the earliest hautboy solo, as a template, this book reveals a lost seventeenth-century practice of adapting other works for the instrument, offering new repertoire for performers and insights for scholars.

Chris Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan

Honing the Hybridity of the Graphic Novel

By: DJ Dycus

£39.99

This book examines Chris Ware, a preeminent comics creator who fortifies and expands the genre. It analyzes comics in relation to literature and film before focusing on his magnum opus, Jimmy Corrigan, contextualizing it alongside other prominent figures.

Globalization and Social Responsibility

Edited By: Kiymet Tunca Caliyurt, David Crowther

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Amid corporate scandals and environmental concerns, the relationship between organisations and society is under scrutiny. This book explores the vital topic of Corporate Social Responsibility, examining the social contract between a business and its stakeholders.

Think Consumer

The Enforcement of the Trade Mark Quality Guarantee Revisited, A Legal and Economic Analysis

By: Jamil Ammar

£39.99

Contrary to mainstream thinking, this book argues that the quality function of a trade mark should be enforced by law. This encourages traders to improve goods over advertising, reducing consumer search costs and bridging the gap between legal theory and reality.

Manifold Identities

Studies on Music and Minorities

Edited By: Anna Czekanowska, Gerda Lechleitner

£39.99

“Manifold Identities: Studies on Music and Minorities” is a collection of essays on the music of minorities worldwide. Chapters cover groups from the Roma to the Masai and the Andes, alongside theoretical articles on minority identity and its relation to music.

Modes of British Imperial Control of Africa

A Case Study of Uganda, c.1890-1990

By: Onek C. Adyanga

£39.99

Uncovering the legacy of British rule in Uganda, this book argues that informal imperial control encouraged leaders to seek external legitimacy, fueling human rights violations by removing the need for popular consent.

Fathers in Victorian Fiction

Edited By: Natalie McKnight

£39.99

This book examines the changing roles of fathers in the nineteenth century as seen in Victorian authors' lives and fiction. They explored conflicting expectations of fatherhood, yielding memorable portrayals and asking a question still relevant today: What makes a good father?

This book examines the changing roles of fathers in the nineteenth century as seen in Victorian authors’ lives and fiction. They explored conflicting expectations of fatherhood, yielding memorable portrayals and asking a question still relevant today: What makes a good father?

The Word of Light

Piercing the Veil of Chaos

By: Shlomo Giora Shoham

£39.99

This book is a treatise on the genesis of the world, the birth of God, and the role of man. Was the cosmos an intelligent design? Is man the crown of creation, or will evolution relegate us to fossils? The book examines human norms, values, and morals.

Proceedings of the “Synergise!” Biennial National Conference of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators

AUSIT 2010

Edited By: Annamaria Arnall

£39.99

For the first time, AUSIT releases its conference proceedings in book format. Presentations from an international gathering of speakers address theoretical and practical aspects of cross-cultural communication, training, and the day-to-day work of translators.

Cultural Production in Virtual and Imagined Worlds

Edited By: Tracey Bowen, Mary-Lou Nemanic

£39.99

This collection of essays explores how visual and Internet culture interact, examining how we use virtual imaginings to construct who we are. It treats Internet images as contested sites of cultural activity and transformation, raising questions for future scholarship.

The World of South African Music

A Reader

Edited By: Christine Lucia

£39.99

This Reader is a selection of influential, rare, historic, and contemporary texts on South African music, chosen to provide a deep understanding of the music itself. Indispensable to scholars and enthusiasts, it is vital for those looking for a way into this world.

The World as a Global Agora

Critical Perspectives on Public Space

Edited By: Soumia Boutkhil, Larbi Touaf

£39.99

Ranging from architecture to gender studies, the essays in this collection explore public space as a vital aspect of public life. The authors agree that no matter what form it takes, public space remains fundamental to all societies as the basis for civic action.

Ancient Marriage in Myth and Reality

Edited By: Lena Larsson Lovén, Agneta Strömberg

£39.99

The study of ancient marriage has traditionally focused on elite texts and laws. This collection reveals a shift in focus, with essays examining demographic and contractual evidence, inscriptions, and visual imagery alongside innovative readings of authors.

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