Syllable Structure of Bangla
This study analyzes the structure of Bangla syllables in terms of phonology and morphology. It examines consonant clusters and verbal inflections using the frameworks of Optimality Theory and Distributed Morphology to understand the language’s unique structure.
How is the line between East and West drawn? This book examines the linguistic tools used to build and dismantle geopolitical boundaries, shaping identities and power struggles across the Eurasian space.
Chymia
This book consists of selected papers on the history of alchemy, shedding light on little-studied medieval and early modern texts, important doctrines, and prominent figures like Paracelsus. It also offers new insights on the history of Spanish alchemy.
Decolonization and the Other
Histories of the British West Indies focus on decolonization from the top down, ignoring the impact on local populations. This book explores local perspectives by using West Indian literature to supplement the historical record and understand these events.
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.
This book presents the latest approaches to Lexicology and Lexicography. It offers insights into specialized languages across diverse fields like cinema, fashion, law, and medicine, examining translation, word-formation, and teaching.
Canterbury
Since becoming the religious heart of the country in AD 597, Canterbury’s fame has endured. This book explores its history, from illustrious figures like Thomas Becket and Chaucer to the lesser-known people and events that shaped its identity.
This compilation of 21 case studies from leading researchers explores communication about sex in relationships. It provides tangible skills to improve relationships, encourage safer sex, and navigate difficult topics like media, health, and culture.
This volume examines important themes in medical sociology, documenting the thinking and frameworks shaping research today. It covers topics from the morality of death to conflicts between health providers, and will interest students and professionals.
Place and Tourism Promotion
This book examines Arusha, Tanzania’s place promotion strategies. It reveals how the city uses national parks and flag institutions to attract international tourists, boosting its popularity and growing the number of visits to its attractions.
Science and Empire in the Nineteenth Century
This book explores how sciences like anthropology and ethnography became tools of empire. It analyzes the link between knowledge and power, revealing the tension between scientific objectivity and imperialist propaganda in the British and American empires.
Obamagelicals
Obamagelicals demonstrates how Obama capitalized on a shift in values among younger, centrist evangelicals. Treating Protestant evangelicalism not as a monolith but a mosaic, he embraced cultural and political shifts that John McCain missed.
Zero to Hero, Hero to Zero
What makes a hero? This book challenges standard expectations, exploring the phenomenon of heroism from a range of viewpoints and asking why heroic qualities so often turn sour. Covering Euripides to Monty Python, it examines the changing notion of the hero.
What if urban planning could prevent war? Drawing on firsthand experience in conflict and disaster zones, this book reveals how disputes over land and property fuel societal collapse—and how smart urbanism can be a vital tool for building peace.
This collection offers an international perspective on evil in contemporary French literature. Essays explore how authors give account of human catastrophes—from genocide to terrorism—investigating the origins of evil and the ethics of writing on suffering.
This study explores the intersection of masculinity and domesticity in contemporary film and literature. It argues that texts since the 1990s address “new fatherhood,” problematizing the legitimacy of “new fathers” and “alternative families.”
Negation Raising
This book explores the syntax of negative sentences, addressing the tension between negation’s variable forms and its stable logical meaning. A new mapping operation is proposed to unify its interpretation and explain phenomena like negative concord.
Born in the Jungles of Burma
In WWII’s unforgiving China-Burma-India Theater, a unique US-British air unit, Air Commando 1, was forged. It pioneered large-scale air supply and support deep behind enemy lines, establishing a vital method of warfare for all subsequent wars.
This volume expands on orthodox distinctions in language study to explore a wider concept of linguistic interfaces. It examines clashes between languages and politics, contact between languages, and language as influenced by cognitive and other factors.
Barbarians at the Gate
The study of language attitudes investigates how our beliefs about language shape racial issues, social policy, and cultural stereotypes. This volume examines four key intersections in language attitudes research: Authority, Affiliation, Authenticity, and Accommodation.