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Freedom of Expression

Counting the Costs

Edited By: Glen Newey

£34.99

Freedom of expression is under assault from religious activists, political establishments, and technology. This collection explores these new challenges, asking how to weigh free expression against other rights and if free speech can survive its costs.

Postmodernism, Postsocialism and Beyond

By: Aleš Erjavec

£34.99

This book examines the relationship between modernism and postmodernism, visual culture, and East-West aesthetics. It argues that recent postsocialist visual art contradicts canonical theories of the avant-garde, offering a global view on the philosophy of art.

Middle-earth and Beyond

Essays on the World of J. R. R. Tolkien

Edited By: Janka Kaščáková

£34.99

This volume of essays on J.R.R. Tolkien takes new directions and challenges received wisdom. It covers new ground on sources, characters like Tom Bombadil, linguistics, and the environment, taking scholars and readers further into the world of Middle-earth.

Florida Studies

Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Florida College English Association

Edited By: Keith Huneycutt, Claudia Slate

£34.99

This volume includes essays on Florida literature and history. Of special interest are studies of 19th and 21st-century literature, the contributions of African-American figures like Zora Neale Hurston, and suggestions for teaching Florida Studies.

Kaleidoscopic Grammar

Investigation into the Nature of Binarism

By: Junichi Toyota

£34.99

This book explores binarism—pairs of binary features—as a powerful tool in the evolution of civilization, cognition, and language. It argues that binarism provides a base for complexity, proposing that the first verbs evolved from a split in early nouns.

Women and Depression

Edited By: Iffat Hussain

£34.99

This multidisciplinary collection of essays offers a comprehensive understanding of women and depression. Experts from psychology, public health, and other fields integrate research, personal experiences, and self-help strategies in an accessible guide for all.

Out of the Ordinary

Representations of LGBT Lives

Edited By: Ian Rivers, Richard Ward

£34.99

This book challenges the ordinariness of heterosexuality by exploring the politics of representing LGBT lives. It demonstrates how representation is a battleground for the visibility of ‘non-normative’ voices and a site for fruitful reinvention.

The Postmodern Mythology of Michel Tournier

By: Melissa Panek

£34.99

In a postmodern world where grand narratives have collapsed, Michel Tournier's mission is to create a new mythology. He reworks established myths and legends, allowing the reader to take the place of the author and create their own individual mythology.

In a postmodern world where grand narratives have collapsed, Michel Tournier’s mission is to create a new mythology. He reworks established myths and legends, allowing the reader to take the place of the author and create their own individual mythology.

a Wilderness of Signs

Ethics, Beauty, & Environment after Postmodernism

Edited By: Joe Jordan

£34.99

While postmodernism displaced "grand narratives," it evaded ethics, beauty, and the environment. At its dusk, this collection tackles critical issues for the good of humanity and the non-human world, from global capitalism to extending agency to the voiceless.

While postmodernism displaced “grand narratives,” it evaded ethics, beauty, and the environment. At its dusk, this collection tackles critical issues for the good of humanity and the non-human world, from global capitalism to extending agency to the voiceless.

Intermingled Fascinations

Migration, Displacement and Translation in World Cinema

Edited By: Jane Ramey Correia, Flannery Wilson

£34.99

This collection of essays analyzes Sinophone and Franco-Japanese transnational cinema, exploring films about migration, exile, and imprisonment. United by themes of displacement and liminality, this anthology reveals how cinema represents diasporic communities.

Writing the Other

Humanism versus Barbarism in Tudor England

Edited By: Mike Pincombe

£34.99

Writing the Other: Humanism versus Barbarism in Tudor England explores the dynamic opposition between the "human" and the "barbarous." These essays reveal how the cultural Other was invented to forge identities, from England to North Africa and the New World.

Writing the Other: Humanism versus Barbarism in Tudor England explores the dynamic opposition between the “human” and the “barbarous.” These essays reveal how the cultural Other was invented to forge identities, from England to North Africa and the New World.

European SME’s and Global Business

A Scandinavian Perspective

By: Henry Langseth

£34.99

Most research focuses on large firms, but this volume explores the internationalisation of small enterprises. Using Norwegian case studies, it reveals the factors influencing the speed of going global and its significance for entrepreneurs and governments.

Celebrations and Connections in Hispanic Literature

Edited By: Andrea Morris, Margaret Parker

£34.99

This collection of essays on Hispanic literature connects texts, contexts, and genres. Authors offer innovative approaches to the Hispanic world, challenging traditional assumptions about identity, race, and gender while exploring the experience of those on the margin.

Folk Music, Traditional Music, Ethnomusicology

Canadian Perspectives, Past and Present

Edited By: Anna Hoefnagels, Gordon E. Smith

£34.99

Explore the breadth of Canadian music scholarship, from First Nations traditions to Celtic and French folksong. Celebrating a rich history, this is a vital resource for academics and music enthusiasts alike.

Studies in Canadian English

Lexical Variation in Toronto

By: Adam Bednarek

£34.99

This publication focuses on vocabulary that reflects unique Canadian traits and a fluid national identity. Focusing on multicultural Toronto, the study uses questionnaires and texts from the Toronto Sun to observe Canadianisms within everyday discourse.

The Healing Power of Ancient Literature

Edited By: Stephen Bertman, Lois Parker

£34.99

Can the past cure the ills of the present? This anthology explores how ancient literature possesses a profound power to heal our souls. Scholars explore timeless wisdom from the Epic of Gilgamesh to Marcus Aurelius as sources of peace of mind.

Belief, History and the Individual in Modern Chinese Literary Culture

Edited By: Artur K. Wardega

£34.99

Modern Chinese literature raises complex questions about life amid changing values and uncertainty. This volume presents ten essays by Chinese and European scholars examining the individual and society, searching beyond national identities for global exchange.

Community College Finance

An Analysis of Resource Development at Mississippi’s Community and Junior Colleges

By: Frederick White

£34.99

This book explores resource development at Mississippi’s Community and Junior Colleges, determining if fundraising adequately serves their needs. Fundraising in a recession is necessary, and colleges that survive will learn invaluable lessons.

Post-Colonial Distances

The Study of Popular Music in Canada and Australia

Edited By: Denis Crowdy, Bev Diamond, Daniel Downes

£34.99

This anthology compares popular music in Canada and Australia. Both post-colonial nations create commercial music in the shadow of the US and UK industries, and both have seen tremendous growth in the popular music of their indigenous and immigrant groups.

Revisiting Mysticism

Edited By: Chandana Chakrabarti, Gordon Haist

£34.99

These essays examine mysticism from Eastern, Western, philosophical, and religious perspectives. Featuring studies of thinkers from Teresa de Avila to Nietzsche and Kant, this collection attests to the power of mysticism to provoke reasoned thought on ultimate matters.