Social Sciences

The Life, Art and Religious Iconography of David Wright

By: Peter French

£47.99

For the first time, this book demonstrates the extraordinary contribution of Australian glass artist David Wright. Including the first catalogue raisonné on the artist, it examines the stunning art glass he created for Australia's sacred and public spaces.

The Light and Dark Sides of Star Wars

Edited By: S. Serhat Serter

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This collection analyzes the Star Wars movies from diverse viewpoints—from history and politics to music and economics. The book will appeal to a wide audience, from students and academics to dedicated fans of the saga.

The Limits of the Human Species in the Face of Sustainable Development

A Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Alberto Roghi

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This book reveals the link between the COVID-19 epidemic and the environmental catastrophe, confirming that human survival depends on radical change. It offers anthropological, religious, and philosophical tools for understanding the present and future of humanity.

The Linguistic Sophistication of Morphological Decomposition

More than Islands of Regularity

By: Roberto Petrosino

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How do we recognize words? Challenging the idea that we rely solely on visual patterns, this book proposes a novel model of lexical access. It posits a mechanism where the brain generates multiple decomposition patterns in parallel, then evaluates them to choose the optimal one.

The Lionfish Effect

Reflections on Human-Lionfish Relations in The Bahamas

By: Shireen Rahimi

£67.99

In The Bahamas, the invasive lionfish is more than an environmental threat—it's a political one. This book explores how efforts to control the lionfish reveal the ways societies adapt to planetary change, and how these adaptations are mediated by class, race, and power.

In The Bahamas, the invasive lionfish is more than an environmental threat—it’s a political one. This book explores how efforts to control the lionfish reveal the ways societies adapt to planetary change, and how these adaptations are mediated by class, race, and power.

The Literary Reagan

Authentic Quotations from His Life

By: Nicholas Dujmovic

£64.99

This collection of authentic quotations reveals the inner Ronald Reagan. Based on his own writings and letters—not a speechwriter’s—it gathers over 1,500 quotes on everything from the Cold War and the power of government to personal humor, toasts, and even wine.

The Literary Representation of World War II Childhood

Interrogating the Concept of Hospitality

By: Mary Honan

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Focusing on twenty one primary texts about childhood under Nazism, Honan examines how childhood in literature has changed over the years, from the Romantic writers to child slave labour in the Victorian era, the child-soldier and the impact of deportation.

The Literary Side of the Armada

By: Cristina Vallaro

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While the 1588 Spanish Armada is famous, its impact on literature has long been neglected. This book presents the conflict through the literature of both nations, offering a view from Spanish and English voices: Shakespeare and Marlowe are flanked by Cervantes and Lope de Vega.

The Liturgy in the Jesuit Relations, 1610-1650

By: Brian W. Van Hove

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This study explores the Mass and sacraments developed by Jesuit missionaries and their Huron allies in 17th-century New France. Drawn from the Jesuits' own chronicles, it presents the liturgy celebrated before the community was massacred and became the North American Martyrs.

This study explores the Mass and sacraments developed by Jesuit missionaries and their Huron allies in 17th-century New France. Drawn from the Jesuits’ own chronicles, it presents the liturgy celebrated before the community was massacred and became the North American Martyrs.

The Lives of Animals in Words and Images

Edited By: Željko Uvanović, Suzana Marjanić

£72.99

This collection unravels how we represent non-humans in literature and film. From Noah’s Ark to Hitchcock’s The Birds, it probes the ethical and symbolic roles creatures play in our lives, challenging our perceptions and inviting us to reflect on their cultural significance.

The Lives of Texts

Exploring the Metaphor

Edited By: Andrzej Kowalczyk, Katarzyna Pisarska

£49.99

Exploring the metaphor of a text as a living organism, this book traces life-like phenomena—birth, maturation, death, and resurrection—in literature from the Middle Ages to popular culture, including works by Mary Shelley, J.K. Rowling, and Neil Gaiman.

The Local Meets the Global in Performance

Edited By: Pirkko Koski, Melissa Sihra

£39.99

This anthology explores how theatre functions at the interstices of local and global networks. It offers diverse critical viewpoints to argue that the local and global should not be regarded in opposition but as entangled, a potent force of expression and resistance.

The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes

Edited By: Elyssa Warkentin

£47.99

Out of the London fog, a mysterious stranger seeks lodging, but a horrifying secret lurks behind his gentlemanly façade. Can Mrs Bunting uncover his true nature and avert disaster? This thriller was the first novelization of the "Jack the Ripper" murders.

The Logics of Change

Poverty, Place, Identity and Social Transformation Mechanisms

Edited By: Andreas Koch, Clemens Sedmak

£49.99

In a world of constant change, inequality and poverty challenge well-being. This volume brings together researchers from different disciplines to shed light on theories, methodologies, and concrete applications of change concepts referring to poverty, place, and identity.

The London Underground Public Private Partnership 1997-2010

No Way to Run a Railway

By: Stephen Glaister

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Confidential files reveal the bitter feud between Blair, Brown, and Livingstone for the London Underground. Uncover the political spin behind the spectacular collapse of the UK's largest public-private deal—a staggering £450 million failure.

Confidential files reveal the bitter feud between Blair, Brown, and Livingstone for the London Underground. Uncover the political spin behind the spectacular collapse of the UK’s largest public-private deal—a staggering £450 million failure.

The Loss of Negative Concord in Standard English

A Case of Lexical Reanalysis

By: Amel Kallel

£34.99

Challenging the view that external factors caused the loss of Negative Concord (NC) in English, this study argues it was a natural, internal change. A lexical reanalysis of n-words triggered a single parameter reset, reshaping English negation.

The Lost Decade? The 1950s in European History, Politics, Society and Culture

Edited By: Heiko Feldner, Claire Gorrara, Kevin Passmore

£39.99

These essays reveal the 1950s not as transitional years, but as an astonishingly fecund period of experimentation. This volume explores the decade's profound impact on post-war European identities, society, politics, and culture.

These essays reveal the 1950s not as transitional years, but as an astonishingly fecund period of experimentation. This volume explores the decade’s profound impact on post-war European identities, society, politics, and culture.

The Lost Gospel

Christianity and Blacks in North America

By: Jerome Teelucksingh

£34.99

Religion was a key factor for US Blacks integrating into 19th-century Canada. Protestant churches were crucial in their transition to freedom, fostering education, developing Black leadership, and guiding assimilation into their new host society.

The Lowdown on China’s Higher Education

Edited By: Martin Wolff

£44.99

Banned in China for its truthfulness, this book reveals why "most Chinese are learning English like one learning swimming ashore"—a damning critique of a broken system.

Banned in China for its truthfulness, this book reveals why “most Chinese are learning English like one learning swimming ashore”—a damning critique of a broken system.

The Lucifer Syndrome

Narcissism and Evil

By: Maria Hsia Chang

£62.99

This book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to narcissism and its connection to evil. It argues that narcissism was the first sin of Lucifer and humanity, exploring the psychology of malignant narcissism and its role in the Lucifer Syndrome through a range of examples.

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