Between Myth and Reality
Ghibellino’s provocative thesis claimed Goethe’s beloved was not Charlotte von Stein but Duchess Anna Amalia. Dan Farrelly meticulously re-reads Goethe’s letters, refuting this thesis and proving that Charlotte was the true addressee.
The Lost Gospel
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.
With so much preventable suffering in the world, what does it mean to live ethically today? This collection explores our obligations to humans and other animals, the search for a meaningful life, and the relevance and vitality of ethics today.
Art, Politics and Society in Britain (1880-1914)
This collection of essays examines the convergence of aesthetics, politics, and spirituality in British modernism. It argues that this approach was not a push toward socialism, but a mutation of liberalism where fellowship and “decency” replaced abstract fraternity.
Receptions and Re-visitings
This collection of essays addresses politics, gender, the English Revolution, and more. With a strong historiographical dimension that extends to modern times, this is an accessible guide for general readers and specialists alike.
Novelist Winifred Holtby (South Riding) was a strong feminist who died aged only 37. This collection presents her mostly unpublished poems, which chart her life, her loves, the war, and her profound friendship with fellow writer Vera Brittain.
Music and Literary Modernism
Scholars examine the intersections of music, literature, and language in modernism. Essays explore music’s place in the writing of Joyce, Woolf, and Pound, and literature’s importance for composers from Antheil to The Beatles. Revised and updated second edition.
The Middle East and the Cold War
This volume integrates historical debate with fresh insights on the Cold War’s impact on the Middle East. Superpowers proved constrained in their interventions, while Middle Eastern rulers enjoyed remarkable autonomy, exploiting global rivalry to achieve their goals.
The Mirror Crack’d
How did Tolkien craft such enduring horror? Scholars reveal how he transformed medieval sources, turning landscapes, dragons, the Undead, and even darkness itself into potent symbols that tap into our most deeply rooted fears.
From Word to Canvas
This innovative collection of essays examines how women artists and writers use myth to explore feminine identity. Spanning literature, performance, and visual art, these global contributions reveal a powerful “feminine gaze” that gives myths new force.
Higher Education in the Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region on the globe, and its universities are experiencing a dramatic surge. This insightful collection explores the key dilemmas for higher education, from international markets to the university’s role in nation-building.
Andrew Graciano’s study re-evaluates Joseph Wright’s career, connecting his art to contemporary science, industry, and economics. Graciano reveals Wright as an intellectual painter and a gentleman whose social standing has been ignored by scholars.
In this collection, eminent academics explain the phenomenon of public sector reform. Drawing on vast theoretical, empirical, and comparative data, this is a first-rate resource for scholars seeking to understand its key trends, challenges, and dilemmas.
Overcoming Knowledge Sharing Barriers through Communities of Practice
This book analyzes the barriers obstructing knowledge flows and their impact on new product development in an automotive R&D supplier. It uses innovative social network analysis to map collaboration, identify problems, and improve organizational performance.
International scholars explore the work of Pat Barker, one of Britain’s most notable novelists. This collection offers fresh and innovative readings on themes of gender, class, and violence, exploring the social and ethical issues in her novels.
How do colonial experiences shape identity in contemporary Europe? This timely volume explores the impact on migrant diasporas, new EU states, and regional groups. Multi-disciplinary contributors offer new analyses within a post-colonial framework.
Family History in Lancashire
Leading historians explore the family in Lancashire during industrialisation. This book shows how the family was society’s most effective shock absorber, adapting to the social stresses created by immense economic change.
Speech Act Theory and Communication
This study investigates the pragmatic value and meaning-creation strategies of second-language students at the University of Venda. The analyses demonstrate the multi-dimensional thought processes involved and the nature of linguistic interaction.
Portraying Irish Travellers
This interdisciplinary volume explores the history of Irish Travellers, a conspicuous minority whose past is often ignored. Scholars address the problems that arise when a marginalised group is portrayed by the majority, proving Travellers deserve a place in Ireland’s narrative.
This book introduces Implicit Pragmalinguistics, a new branch of linguistics, to analyze prosecutors’ forensic speech. It compares the individual and stereotyped speech behaviors of English- and Russian-speaking prosecutors based on experimental results.
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