Social Sciences – Page 38 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Novel Avenues to the Study of Language Structure

Edited By: Mihaela Tănase-Dogaru, Alina Tigău, Ioana Stoicescu, Ruxandra Dragan

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This volume presents papers from AICED 24, delving into language structure. Contributions explore the syntax, phonology, and semantics of Romanian and other European languages, as well as topics like translation and L2 learning. For all linguists interested in these fields.

Modern Legal and Political Thought

By: Larry May

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This global history challenges our understanding of modern law and politics. From the Renaissance to WWII, it reveals how liberalism and fascism shaped justice not only in Europe, but in societies like the Ottoman Empire, India, and the Cherokee Nation.

A Methodological Approach for Studying Transit Bus Driver Distractions

By: Kelwyn A. D’Souza, Sharad K. Maheshwari

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Driver distraction results in 340,000 roadway deaths annually. While most research covers personal vehicles, this book focuses specifically on transit bus driver distractions. It is an essential guide for transit agencies and professionals involved in transportation safety.

Staging and the Arts in Nineteenth-Century France

Appearing, Revealing, Disappearing

Edited By: Camilla Murgia

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In nineteenth-century France, staging was more than theatre. It was a process of appearing and disappearing that shaped how individuals were seen in the visual arts and culture. This book explores staging’s mechanisms, repercussions, and what it chose not to show.

Benedetto Varchi’s L’ Ercolano

A Focused and Annotated Translation

By: Michael S. Ward

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The first-ever translation of Benedetto Varchi’s L’Ercolano (1570). In a witty and lively dialogue, this 16th-century treatise tackles timeless questions: Are we the only communicating species? What was the first language? A surprisingly modern and entertaining exploration.

P. Ovidius Naso, Heroides 1 to 8

By: J. B. Hall, A. L. Ritchie, Michael Edwards

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Ovid's Heroides gives voice to mythical heroines in letters to their absent lovers. This groundbreaking volume offers the first-ever databank of medieval readings and modern conjectures, an essential resource for understanding how the poems' texts were established.

Ovid’s Heroides gives voice to mythical heroines in letters to their absent lovers. This groundbreaking volume offers the first-ever databank of medieval readings and modern conjectures, an essential resource for understanding how the poems’ texts were established.

The Treaty of Versailles and The Carthaginian Peace

Peacemaking and Mythmaking 1918-1919

By: Antony Lentin

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This book reconsiders the Treaty of Versailles against Keynes’ verdict of a ‘Carthaginian peace’. This powerful myth is contrasted with the reality of the Conference: a hard-won compromise. It highlights the mythology of Germany’s ‘destruction’ by a ‘Diktat’ of Versailles.

Confucian Moral Philosophy and Moral Development

By: John Joshua

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This book explores Confucian philosophy’s contribution to moral education. It discusses key philosophers and the path to moral development through self-cultivation, comparing Chinese and Western thought to highlight how they can complement and enrich one another on moral ethics.

Decadence and Repression in Henry James and Oscar Wilde

By: Susanna Lukács

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Though often cast as opposites, this study reveals surprising parallels between Henry James and Oscar Wilde. It uncovers a shared language of homoerotic subtext, dandyism, and lush decadence that both challenged and ultimately yielded to rigid Victorian conservatism.

Theologically Reading Metropolitan of Pergamon John Zizioulas

Orthodox, Ecumenical and Modern

By: Nikolaos Asproulis

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This book examines one of Eastern Orthodoxy's most significant contemporary thinkers. It fosters a dialogue between his theological vision and the challenges of (post)modernity, presenting a novel approach to the climate crisis, pluralism, and gender issues.

This book examines one of Eastern Orthodoxy’s most significant contemporary thinkers. It fosters a dialogue between his theological vision and the challenges of (post)modernity, presenting a novel approach to the climate crisis, pluralism, and gender issues.

Defending against Climate Risk

Lessons and Stories from a Foot Soldier in the Climate Wars

By: Gary Yohe

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The climate wars are not fiction. This book teaches you how to engage in the debate by thinking coherently about climate risk. It presents lessons in risk management drawn from the author’s experiences working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Media, Culture and Conflict in Africa

Edited By: Osakue Stevenson Omoera

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This volume explores the intersection of media, culture, and conflict in Africa. It examines how cultural practices, media, social movements, and new technologies can address the continent's political and social challenges. A vital contribution to an underexplored field.

This volume explores the intersection of media, culture, and conflict in Africa. It examines how cultural practices, media, social movements, and new technologies can address the continent’s political and social challenges. A vital contribution to an underexplored field.

Critical Race Theory and the American Justice System

How Juries Wrestle with Racial Prejudice

By: Paul Zwier

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Critical Race Theory is skeptical of racial justice in the courtroom. Yet the guilty verdicts in the Floyd and Arbery cases offer a challenge to that view. This book uncovers how these landmark convictions were won and asks what they mean for America.

Post Qualitative Inquiry in Academia

Animating Potential for Intensities and Becoming in Writing

By: Mary Catherine Garland

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A student quits college on her first day. Ten years later, she gets an imaginary second chance. This book troubles academic barriers through innovative writing, offering multiple entryways to speculate on future educational possibilities for all.

Eventualism and the Foundation of an Eventual Metaphysics

By: Mariano L. Bianca

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This book explores Eventualism, a metaphysical theory concerning reality and every "anything" that exists. It argues that "anythings" are not just physical things, but also creations of the human mind and artificial intelligence, and provides an analysis of their structure.

This book explores Eventualism, a metaphysical theory concerning reality and every “anything” that exists. It argues that “anythings” are not just physical things, but also creations of the human mind and artificial intelligence, and provides an analysis of their structure.

Critical Perspectives on Resistance in 21st-Century British Literature

Edited By: Nilay Erdem Ayyıldız

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This book is an intellectual journey through the critical perspectives on resistance in 21st-century British literature. It appeals to readers interested in cultural studies, literary studies, the humanities, and sociology, particularly resistance and discourse studies.

National Themes in Australian Opera from Federation to the Bicentenary of European Settlement

By: David Symons

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This is the first book to cover the development of Australian-composed opera from Federation (1901) to the Bicentenary (1988). It explores how the choice of national subjects and settings reflected the pursuit of a defined national consciousness for a wide readership.

Gender and National Development

Issues and Perspectives

Edited By: Nkem Fab-Ukozor, Onyebuchi Chima Alexander

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Women are the unsung heroes driving national development, yet their stories are seldom told. Stereotyped and marginalized, their voices are taken away, leading to gender inequality. This book highlights how to actualize social justice, proving women are vital to social change.

Human Rights and Nadine Gordimer’s Fiction

By: Mateti Prabhakar, Kanugula Ram Mohan

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This book explores Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer’s fictional world as a lifetime battle against apartheid. A crusader for human rights, Gordimer fictionalized her activism to fight the regime’s censorship and depict the denial of basic rights to Black people.

Gynocritics and the Traversals of Women’s Writing

Intersections of Diverse Critical Essays

Edited By: Hemant Verma, Ajit Kumar, Rafseena M.

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This volume's scholarly articles use feminist approaches to re-read male-centered narratives, revealing how women's rights and roles have been historically undermined. The book offers a space for scholars to contribute to the development of a more egalitarian world.

This volume’s scholarly articles use feminist approaches to re-read male-centered narratives, revealing how women’s rights and roles have been historically undermined. The book offers a space for scholars to contribute to the development of a more egalitarian world.