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(Re)Creating Science in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Edited By: Amanda Mordavsky Caleb

£39.99

This collection reconsiders the history of science in nineteenth-century Britain. Moving away from a Darwin-focused history, these interdisciplinary essays offer fresh insights into scientific development through history, religion, literature, and art.

Racisms in the New World Order

Realities of Culture, Colour and Identity

Edited By: Hurriyet Babacan

£34.99

In our globalized world, racism is constantly changing. This book moves beyond traditional ideas to examine contemporary racisms, their intersection with other prejudices, and their link to the ‘War on Terror’ and ‘Islamaphobia’. It presents strategies for action.

The Rise of Authoritarian Liberal Democracy

By: Peter Baofu

£39.99

This book challenges the wisdom that separates liberal democracies from authoritarian systems. It argues that a liberal democracy not only can be as evil as its counterparts, but can become more authoritarian as it advances—an advanced stage of democracy itself.

Women Moving Forward Volume Two

An Intersectional Lens for a Tapestry of Diverse Voices

Edited By: Raúl Fernández-Calienes

£39.99

A weaving of stories about hope, fortitude, and resilience. This collection shares narratives of the global movement of women towards empowerment, exploring the challenges they face as they move forward. This profound volume both inspires and challenges.

Applying Theory and Research to Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language

Edited By: Masahiko Minami

£39.99

This book discusses adult learners of Japanese and English-Japanese bilingual children, addressing gaps in the literature. Its goal is to integrate theoretical concepts and research findings and apply them to the teaching and learning of Japanese.

World Constitutionalism

Edited By: Carmo D’Souza, Anthony D’Souza

£39.99

In World Constitutionalism, over two dozen scholars pen innovative ideas to visualize a future for a just world order. Their vision crosses national barriers through the realms of Human Rights, Environmental Law, and Global Democracy.

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.

“Toubab La!” Literary Representations of Mixed-Race Characters in the African Diaspora

By: Ginette Curry

£39.99

This study examines mixed-race characters in literature from the African diaspora across the US, Caribbean, Europe, and Africa. It analyzes the different ways multiracial characters look at the world, how the world looks at them, and their constant search for identity.

Ruskin in Perspective

Contemporary Essays

Edited By: Carmen Casaliggi, Paul March-Russell

From £24.99

This vibrant collection of illustrated essays draws John Ruskin’s ideas together around perspective. Offering a new interdisciplinary approach, it examines his legacy and shows how Ruskin can still teach us to read and see.

When East Meets West

Media Research and Practice in US and China

Edited By: Fran Blumberg

£34.99

This book serves as a reference that brings together theoretical perspectives and research on media from a Sino-American vantage point. It considers the issues China and the U.S. will encounter as they move toward greater interdependence, capturing a “decisive moment.”

Tove Jansson Rediscovered

Edited By: Malin Lidström Brock, Kate McLoughlin

£39.99

Best known as the creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson was also a novelist, painter, and cartoonist. This collection of essays by leading scholars discusses her children's fiction alongside her adult writing and visual art, revealing an extraordinary artist.

Best known as the creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson was also a novelist, painter, and cartoonist. This collection of essays by leading scholars discusses her children’s fiction alongside her adult writing and visual art, revealing an extraordinary artist.

British-French Exchanges in the Eighteenth Century

Edited By: Kathleen Hardesty Doig, Dorothy Medlin

£39.99

In the 18th century, the flow of people and ideas between France and Britain became a flood. This collection of essays examines these exchanges through correspondences, translations, and personal sojourns, revealing intellectual influences in the arts and sciences.

John Bull’s Italian Snakes and Ladders

English Attitudes to Italy in the mid-nineteenth Century

By: Annemarie McAllister

£34.99

This book examines how mid-19th century England used representations of Italians—from despised organ grinders to glamorous opera stars—to construct its own sense of 'Englishness', class, and masculinity.

This book examines how mid-19th century England used representations of Italians—from despised organ grinders to glamorous opera stars—to construct its own sense of ‘Englishness’, class, and masculinity.

Teaching Psychology around the World

Edited By: Sherri McCarthy, Stephen Newstead, Victor Karandashev

£44.99

This overview of teaching psychology internationally incorporates research from psychologists in over 30 countries. A must-read for instructors, psychologists, and students interested in the international aspects of the discipline.

The Future of Aesthetic Experience

Conceiving a Better Way to Understand Beauty, Ugliness, and the Rest

By: Peter Baofu

£39.99

Dr. Baofu argues that postmodernism is an aesthetic fad and the current debate on beauty is obsolete. He reveals the great transformations of aesthetic experience to come, both here on Earth and later in deep space, based on his new transformative theory.

Past Matters

Heritage and Planning History— Case Studies from the Pacific Rim

Edited By: Caroline Miller

£39.99

In a Pacific Rim setting, who benefits from urban planning? These case studies from Australia, New Zealand, and beyond explore difficulties faced by indigenous peoples and ask whose interests are at stake in urban heritage debates, challenging 'Metropolitan Theory'.

Bridging the Sino-American Divide

American Studies with Chinese Characteristics

Edited By: Mei Renyi

£44.99

In this volume, nearly forty scholars based in China reflect on American Studies. Major themes include globalization, the transmission of ideas across cultural boundaries, and the state of Sino-American relations, offering a sample of the field in China today.

Chinese Women Writers in Diaspora

Jung Chang, Xinran, Hong Ying, Anchee Min, Adeline Yen Mah

By: Amy Tak-yee Lai

From £19.99

Chinese Women Writers in Diaspora is a pioneering study of four writers whose popular and controversial works have received little scholarly attention: Xinran, Hong Ying, Anchee Min, and Adeline Yen Mah.

Higher Education in the Asia Pacific

Challenges for the Future

Edited By: Peter Kell

£34.99

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.

Recovering Hispanic Religious Thought and Practice of the United States

Edited By: Nicolás Kanellos

£39.99

The religious diversity of Hispanics in the United States has been inadequately studied, contributing to a perception of a monolithic Catholic culture. This volume presents original work on topics rarely addressed, laying the groundwork for a new sub-discipline.