Social Sciences

Adapting Gaskell

Screen and Stage Versions of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Fiction

Edited By: Loredana Salis

£39.99

This collection charts the adaptation of Gaskell’s fiction, placing her alongside authors like Shakespeare, Austen and Dickens. It will surely prompt more investigations into the adaptability of her work. – Deborah Cartmell

Platonism for the Iron Age

An Essay on the Literary Universal

By: Frederic Will

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The present book is a study of Platonic idealism as it can play out in daily life. It buttresses its defense of the Platonic through reference both to Classical Greek and eighteenth-century thought, and to language in the pressure cooker of the American street.

Interpersonal Trauma and its Consequences in Adulthood

Edited By: Alicja Kuczyńska, Agnieszka Widera-Wysoczańska

£39.99

This book presents studies on the influence of childhood abuse on adult functioning, including various symptoms, problems, and personality and neurobiological disorders. It also contains psychotherapeutic issues connected with interpersonal trauma.

Negritude

Legacy and Present Relevance

Edited By: Isabelle Constant, Kahiudi C. Mabana

£39.99

Is Negritude a relic of the colonial era? This collection shows its continued vitality. African & Caribbean writers demonstrate how, beyond race, Negritude remains a relevant poetic, philosophical, and cultural force in its modern forms.

Recovering Memory

Irish Representations of Past and Present

Edited By: Hedda Friberg, Irene Gilsenan Nordin, Lene Yding Pedersen

£39.99

This collection of essays examines representations of memory in Irish literature and culture. It explores public and private memory, the intersection between collective and individual, and the relation between memory, identity, and Ireland's tragic past.

Selected Papers from the 2006 Cyprus Syntaxfest

Edited By: Kleanthes K. Grohmann, Phoevos Panagiotidis

£39.99

This volume presents contributions from theoretical linguists on left peripheries and their interface interpretation. It offers eleven studies on clausal and nominal phenomena across diverse languages, underscoring the importance of studying the edge of constituents.

The “Nation” in War

A Study of Military Literature and Hindi War Cinema

By: Gita Viswanath

£39.99

The Nation in War explores notions of nation and nationalism in Indian military literature and Hindi war cinema. This book examines how these narratives construct the “nation,” create consensus for war, and portray women as national subjects.

How Pupils Cope with School

By: Cedric Cullingford

£39.99

Based on pupils' experiences, this book demonstrates that the education system has a disastrous effect on young people. It thwarts their intelligence, exploits their vulnerability to trauma, and fails to fulfil its own aims. The research points to clear conclusions.

Based on pupils’ experiences, this book demonstrates that the education system has a disastrous effect on young people. It thwarts their intelligence, exploits their vulnerability to trauma, and fails to fulfil its own aims. The research points to clear conclusions.

Children and Childhoods 3

Immigrant and Refugee Families

Edited By: Katey De Gioia, Peter Whiteman

£39.99

Some people choose to cross borders for adventure or opportunity; others are forced to flee conflict or abuse. Immigrant and Refugee Families provides insights into the complex issues they face and explores ways to empower them when settling into a new country.

Radical Cultures and Local Identities

Edited By: Krista Cowman, Ian Packer

£39.99

This interdisciplinary collection explores the connections between radicalism and localism across the globe. It questions how the local fosters new political possibilities, empowers under-represented groups, and shapes distinct cultural forms of resistance.

New Trends in Lexicography

Ways of Registrating and Describing Lexis

Edited By: Olga Karpova, Faina Kartashkova

£39.99

This book develops new trends in theoretical and practical lexicography. It presents analysis of cultural issues, phraseology, idioms, and non-equivalent lexis, with a focus on innovations in specialized, bilingual, and monolingual dictionaries.

Purgatory between Kentucky and Canada

African Americans in Ohio

Edited By: Marsha R. Robinson

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In the purgatory between Kentucky and Canada, ordinary African Americans in Ohio fought to create a space of peace. These histories reveal how individuals in the 19th and 20th centuries used social networks to secure education, voting rights, and liberty.

Spoken Communication

Edited By: Isabella Chiari, Antonella Giannini, Massimo Pettorino

£39.99

This volume offers a description of current research on Spoken communication. It gives updated insights on cognitive and pragmatic perspectives, language pathologies, multimodal dialog, voice expressiveness, and sign languages.

Investment Portfolio Selection Using Goal Programming

An Approach to Making Investment Decisions

By: Rania Azmi

£39.99

This book provides practitioners with a superior scientific framework for investment decision-making. Using Goal Programming, it offers a realistic approach to portfolio selection that finds feasible solutions for complex, real-world problems.

Emergence of Linguistic Abilities

Edited By: Frédérique Gayraud, Sophie Kern, Egidio Marsico

£39.99

This book addresses the emergence of linguistic abilities during the critical first three years of life. Experts examine the continuity between language components, broadening the discussion with perspectives from phylogeny, pathology, and animal communication.

Cultural, Linguistic and Ethnological Interrelations In and Around Armenia

Edited By: Uwe Bläsing, Jasmine Dum-Tragut

£39.99

Armenia has long been a cultural bridge in the Southern Caucasus. While preserving its unique identity, it has been shaped by its neighbors. This volume offers an interdisciplinary view of the linguistic and cultural properties Armenians share with them.

Exploring English Phonetics

Edited By: Tatjana Paunović, Biljana Čubrović

£39.99

This volume is a meeting point for scholars in English Phonetics worldwide. It explores language varieties, research methods, and the challenges of teaching English to non-native speakers, offering intriguing results from original research.

Censorship across Borders

The Reception of English Literature in Twentieth-Century Europe

Edited By: Alberto Lázaro, Catherine O’Leary

£39.99

These essays explore European censorship of English literature, revealing why authors like Joyce and Orwell were targeted by opposing ideologies, from conservative Catholic morality to communism. This study uncovers the complex relationship between the state and culture.

Unity in Diversity, Volume 1

Cultural Paradigm and Personal Identity

Edited By: Julitta Rydlewska

£39.99

How is identity formed by culture and society? This collection of essays by multicultural scholars explores issues of difference, otherness, inclusion, and multiple ethnic, cultural, and gender identities from literary, social, and historical perspectives.

Sartre in Search of an Ethics

By: Paul Crittenden

£39.99

Jean-Paul Sartre spent his life trying to write a book on ethics. This study examines his three incomplete attempts, from his post-war existentialist notes to the dialectical ethics of his later years and the final interviews before his death.

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