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American “Outsider”

Stories from the Irish Traveller Diaspora

By: Jean Ryan Hakizimana, Micheal O'Haodha

£34.99

This book jettisons preconceptions of America, throwing back the curtains on the hidden lives of Irish-American Pavees. Journey with these "people of the road"—shy migrants who live in the shadows of rumour, hearsay, and a hot summer sun.

This book jettisons preconceptions of America, throwing back the curtains on the hidden lives of Irish-American Pavees. Journey with these “people of the road”—shy migrants who live in the shadows of rumour, hearsay, and a hot summer sun.

Karl Marx’s Philosophy of Nature, Action and Society

A New Analysis

By: Justin Holt

£34.99

This work analyses Marx's philosophy of nature as the basis for his practical philosophy. Marx considered humans' relationship to the world as natural, social, and material. This material feature of human action is the foundation for social critique.

This work analyses Marx’s philosophy of nature as the basis for his practical philosophy. Marx considered humans’ relationship to the world as natural, social, and material. This material feature of human action is the foundation for social critique.

Crossing Over Redefining the Scope of Border Studies

Edited By: Antonio Medina-Rivera, Diana Orendi

£34.99

This collection of essays on ‘Border Studies’ offers innovative approaches to intercultural encounters, with comparative explorations of American, Latin-American, European, and Post-Colonial literature, as well as Linguistics, History, and Education.

New Literatures of Old

Dialogues of Tradition and Innovation in Anglophone Literature

Edited By: Dídac Llorens-Cubedo, José Ramón Prado-Pérez

£34.99

Artistic creativity is fuelled by dialogues between the past and the present. This book explores how these exchanges become active agents of intervention, creating spaces of dialogue and confrontation when establishing the cultural identity of a community.

Fictional Realities / Real Fictions. Contemporary Theatre in Search of a New Mimetic Paradigm

Edited By: Mateusz Borowski, Malgorzata Sugiera

£34.99

This collection tackles the problem of fictionality and reality in contemporary theatre. It analyzes how phenomena like new media and post-dramatic forms challenge the basic dichotomy between the fictional and the real on which Western theatre is based.

Anthropology and Development in a Globalized India

An Ethnography of Sericulture from the South

By: Eswarappa Kasi

£34.99

This book offers an anthropological and sociological view of sericulture in India, analyzing its emergence as a vital enterprise for rural development and employment. This interdisciplinary study is useful to scholars of Anthropology, Sociology, and Development Studies.

Questioning Linguistics

Edited By: Naomi Knight, Ahmar Mahboob

£34.99

This volume brings together diverse perspectives to question the nature of linguistics. Experts and new theorists challenge current thoughts on language theory and application, inviting us to reconsider the methods we take for granted in our research.

The Globetrotting Shopaholic

Consumer Spaces, Products, and their Cultural Places

Edited By: Annessa Ann Babic, Tanfer Emin Tunc

£34.99

This book examines the cultural, political, and social reasons why we consume. Exploring global consumer spaces—from Canada's West Edmonton Mall to Japanese theme parks—it reveals how consumer goods and spaces define who we are as human beings.

This book examines the cultural, political, and social reasons why we consume. Exploring global consumer spaces—from Canada’s West Edmonton Mall to Japanese theme parks—it reveals how consumer goods and spaces define who we are as human beings.

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber

Zanetta

By: Robert Ignatius Letellier

£34.99

Auber was one of the most successful French opera composers of the 19th century. His opéra-comique Zanetta, with librettist Eugène Scribe, is a tale of courtly intrigue where a nobleman's fake courtship of a gardener's daughter leads to true love.

Auber was one of the most successful French opera composers of the 19th century. His opéra-comique Zanetta, with librettist Eugène Scribe, is a tale of courtly intrigue where a nobleman’s fake courtship of a gardener’s daughter leads to true love.

Open Book

Essays from the Vermont College Postgraduate Writers Conference

Edited By: Kate Fetherston, Roger Weingarten

£34.99

This book of essays is a meeting of minds passionate about tempting language from imagination onto the page. For writers at all levels, it will inspire your imagination and tune your craft as you make that leap from “What if?” to the page.

Teaching and Learning Mathematics Together

Bringing Collaboration to the Centre of the Mathematics Classroom

By: James Pietsch

£34.99

How can teachers bring new ideas into classrooms where students are focused on assessment? This book provides an introduction to the thinking behind these ideas and puts forward a model for classroom activity based on collaboration rather than demonstration.

Brecht, Broadway and United States Theater

Edited By: J. Chris Westgate

£34.99

This provocative collection of essays traces the conflicted history of Bertolt Brecht's encounters with Broadway. It explores how his epic theater has been co-opted by commercialism and what this suggests for the future of political theater in the U.S.

This provocative collection of essays traces the conflicted history of Bertolt Brecht’s encounters with Broadway. It explores how his epic theater has been co-opted by commercialism and what this suggests for the future of political theater in the U.S.

Dylan at Play

Edited By: Nina Goss, Nick Smart

£34.99

Dylan at Play offers new ways to meet the singularity of Bob Dylan’s work. With a goal of play, not definition, this collection features fresh voices offering reverent scrutiny and mischief, inspiring readers to invent their own experiences of the artist.

Place

Local Knowledge and New Media Practice

Edited By: Danny Butt, Jon Bywater, Nova Paul

£34.99

This book explores tensions between global new media and local practices, focusing on artists in indigenous cultural settings. Through analysis of art and film, it asks how long-held attachments to place are transforming in the new media context.

Curious Collectors, Collected Curiosities

An Interdisciplinary Study

Edited By: Janelle A. Schwartz, Nhora Lucía Serrano

From £19.99

This interdisciplinary study investigates collecting from the sixteenth century to today. Using the cabinet of curiosity as a model, scholars expand our understanding of display, from art and film to everyday objects, showing its urgent relevance in our consumer age.

The Concept and Practice of Conversation in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1688-1848

Edited By: Katie Halsey, Jane Slinn

£34.99

This collection of essays discusses conversation in the eighteenth century as concept and practice. At its heart is a key question: are eighteenth-century conceptualisations of conversation still relevant to scholars and thinkers today?

Under Any Sky

Contemporary Readings of George Santayana

Edited By: Matthew Caleb Flamm, Krzysztof Piotr Skowroñski

£34.99

Under Any Sky showcases the cross-cultural relevance of George Santayana, a leading 20th-century intellectual. International scholars explore the major themes of his thinking, from ontology and skepticism to aesthetics, culture, and social philosophy.

Region, Nature, Frontiers

Proceedings from the 11th International Region and Nation Literature Association Conference

Edited By: Donna L. Potts, Amy D. Unsworth

£34.99

This collection of essays explores regional and national identities in literature from South Africa to the United States. Discussions include the American frontier, the relationship between non-fiction and place, and linguistic and postcolonial boundaries.

Heidegger and the Aesthetics of Living

Edited By: Vrasidas Karalis

£34.99

Prominent thinkers from various disciplines engage with Martin Heidegger to critically evaluate his controversial legacy. This volume goes beyond polarized perceptions to present a neo-humanist and post-political reading of what is still "livable" in his work.

On Exceeding Determination and the Ideal of Reason

Immanuel Kant, William Desmond, and the Noumenological Principle

By: Pablo Muchnik, Christopher D. Shaw

£34.99

This book argues that Kant’s metaphysical system conceals a deeper reality behind phenomenal appearances. Drawing on William Desmond, Shaw critiques Kant's theological limits and lays the groundwork for a new discourse: “Noumenology”.

This book argues that Kant’s metaphysical system conceals a deeper reality behind phenomenal appearances. Drawing on William Desmond, Shaw critiques Kant’s theological limits and lays the groundwork for a new discourse: “Noumenology”.