Social Sciences

Small-Screen Shakespeare

By: Peter Cochran

£59.99

Small-Screen Shakespeare is a guide to Shakespeare productions on computer or TV. From silent films to cinematic spin-offs, Peter Cochran gives an expert opinion on the best and worst, based on a lifetime of viewing, teaching, acting and directing.

Twentieth Century Borrowings from French to English

Their Reception and Development

By: Julia Landmann

£59.99

French's vast influence on English is well-known, but recent borrowings are little studied. This work analyzes 1677 20th-century loanwords from the OED to reveal their modern impact and semantic evolution.

French’s vast influence on English is well-known, but recent borrowings are little studied. This work analyzes 1677 20th-century loanwords from the OED to reveal their modern impact and semantic evolution.

Language Skills

Traditions, Transitions and Ways Forward

Edited By: Halina Chodkiewicz, Magdalena Trepczyńska

£59.99

This volume offers an international perspective on language skills. It explores the development of spoken, reading, and writing skills, incorporating technology and original empirical studies. A vital resource for researchers, classroom teachers, and students.

The Debt Crisis in the Eurozone

Social Impacts

Edited By: Nikos Petropoulos, George O. Tsobanoglou

£59.99

In a crisis comparable to the Great Depression, 20 social scientists delve into the causes and social impacts on Europe's periphery. They cover consequences from poverty to protest and offer policy recommendations to transform the crisis into an opportunity.

In a crisis comparable to the Great Depression, 20 social scientists delve into the causes and social impacts on Europe’s periphery. They cover consequences from poverty to protest and offer policy recommendations to transform the crisis into an opportunity.

Architecture and Royal Presence

Domenico and Giulio Cesare Fontana in Spanish Naples (1592-1627)

By: Sabina de Cavi

£59.99

This book offers an interpretation of Spanish architectural patronage in Naples. Focusing on architects Domenico Fontana and his son Giulio Cesare, it shows how Naples participated in the imperial program and explains the delayed flowering of its Baroque architecture.

Mixed Metaphors

The Danse Macabre in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Edited By: Stefanie Knöll, Sophie Oosterwijk

£59.99

This collection of essays reveals the lasting influence of the Danse Macabre, a European motif where Death summons us all—rich or poor. Mixing dance and violence, it inspired artists and dramatists like Shakespeare, and shaped culture from the Middle Ages to today.

Picturing the Language of Images

Edited By: Laurence Petit

£59.99

This collection of essays explores the complex interaction between the verbal and the visual across literature, painting, film, and comics. Spanning four centuries, these works re-think the very acts of reading and viewing.

Symbolic Forms as the Metaphysical Groundwork of the Organon of the Cultural Sciences

Volume 1

By: Israel Bar-Yehuda Idalovichi

£59.99

This work reclassifies the history of ideas through a new organon for the cultural sciences. Radically revising standard theories, it extracts principles from philosophy, arts, and sciences, and reshapes them as symbolic forms grounded in imagination.

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Education

Edited By: Hasan Arslan, Ercan Kocayörük

£59.99

This collection of essays from educators across Africa, Asia, and Europe explores key issues in education. Topics range from teacher education and psychosocial development to educational policy and language in teaching. For educators, researchers, and students.

Translation across Time and Space

By: Wafa Abu Hatab

£59.99

This book investigates aspects of translation, including its literary, legal, and machine forms, and covers a range of languages, from Arabic to French. It gives researchers interested in translation studies a detailed insight into translation as a product and a process.

Fresche fontanis

Studies in the Culture of Medieval and Early Modern Scotland

Edited By: J. Derrick McClure, Janet Hadley Williams

£59.99

Fresche fontanis presents major new research by leading scholars on Scottish culture of the 14th-17th centuries. Essays analyze writers, romances, chronicles, and manuscripts, making a significant contribution to this imaginatively productive period.

The United States between China and Japan

Edited By: Caroline Rose, Victor Teo

£59.99

The United States has played a pivotal, controversial role in China-Japan relations since WWII. This volume provides a multi-faceted overview of America’s interaction in East Asia, highlighting the obstacles to improved bilateral and regional integration.

The European Culture for Human Rights

The Right to Happiness

Edited By: Filomena Maggino, Elena Zamfir

£59.99

This pioneering analysis frames happiness as a human right, linking our quality of life to collective responsibility. It offers a pragmatic vision for improving our inner and outer worlds in a complex, modern society.

Psychology at Work in Asia

Proceeds of the 3rd and 4th Asian Psychological Association Conferences and the 4th International Conference on Organizational Psychology

Edited By: Anila Kamal, Jas Laile Suzana Binti Jaafar

£59.99

This book provides a valuable window into the development of psychology in Asia, especially in the workplace. Indigenous trends are provided by native authors, making it a must-read for academics, business professionals, and cross-cultural researchers.

Giacomo Meyerbeer

A Guide to Research

By: Marco Clemente Pellegrini

£59.99

The result of years of research, this guide is an essential bibliographical aid for Giacomo Meyerbeer. It presents his papers, music, and correspondence alongside resources on his life, contemporaries, and historical context, from scores to modern recordings.

Perspectives on Kurdistan’s Economy and Society in Transition

Volume II

Edited By: Serwan M.J. Baban, Alan Dilani, Almas Heshmati

£59.99

This volume is a collection of studies from the World Kurdish Congress, focusing on improving the quality of life, science, and culture for progress in Kurdistan. Topics cover health, education, politics, and industry, concluding with recommendations to the government.

Performative Inter-Actions in African Theatre 1, 2 and 3

Edited By: Kene Igweonu, Osita Okagbue

£59.99

This book set is a comprehensive exploration of African theatre on the continent and in the diaspora. Essays demonstrate how practitioners tackle colonial legacies and globalization, forging a thriving and distinctively African aesthetic.

Dreaming across Languages and Cultures

A Study of the Literary Translations of the Hong lou meng

By: Laurence Wong

£59.99

This groundbreaking study examines 14 translations of China's greatest novel, The Dream of the Red Chamber, in five European languages. A monumental work, it reveals the fascinating intricacies of language, translation, and culture.

This groundbreaking study examines 14 translations of China’s greatest novel, The Dream of the Red Chamber, in five European languages. A monumental work, it reveals the fascinating intricacies of language, translation, and culture.

Ethnicity and Intercultural Dialogue at the European Union Eastern Border

Edited By: Mircea Brie, Sorin Sipos

£59.99

Ethnicity and religious confession generate intense controversy. Diversity can lead to either cooperation or conflict. We face discrimination, marginalization, and the inequitable distribution of power. Intercultural dialogue is essential to build a multicultural society.

Yea, Alabama! A Rare Glimpse into the Personal Diary of the University of Alabama (Volume 2 – 1871 through 1901)

By: David M. Battles

£59.99

This second volume introduces several elements into the University of Alabama’s narrative, like its hassle with the state government through 1877 and its strict admission of women students. Other topics explored include the history of unofficial student sports from the 1870s.

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